Limits on governor’s disaster authority nears statewide vote
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a measure Tuesday to take some emergency management power away from Pennsylvania's governors as lawmakers struck out at Gov. Tom Wolf's handling of the pandemic...
View ArticlePennDOT plans to toll major interstate bridges in need of repairs. Will...
PennDOT plans to unveil plans next month to add tolls to major interstate bridge projects, but no such projects are currently planned in the Lehigh Valley.
View Article‘Brutal Massacre: A Comedy’ tells story of twist of fate that led filmmaker...
"Brutal Massacre: A Comedy" reflects filmmaker's odyssey that led him to the Lehigh Valley.
View ArticleBitter cold and a potential winter storm lurk in Lehigh Valley’s frigid forecast
Bitterly cold air is forecast for the Lehigh Valley in the coming days, and meteorologists are keeping a watchful eye on a winter storm that could bring snow to the region early next week.
View ArticleSniffing out COVID: Could dogs be our next hope?
Column: How man's best friend could be one of the next weapon's against the coronavirus
View ArticleDrug overdose deaths surge 19% in Lehigh Valley region as Pennsylvania...
Evidence is mounting that the Pennsylvania drug overdose crisis has been made worse by coronavirus restrictions, and data collected from coroners by The Morning Call shows drug deaths in the...
View ArticleBangor teen killed in Monroe County crash, passenger injured
A 17-year-old Bangor girl was killed when her car went airborne, hit a tree and flipped several times Friday afternoon in Monroe County.
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Milan’s Bistro in Bethlehem offers refreshing and...
At Milan's Bistro in Bethlehem, the décor is limited, the menu condensed, but it doesn’t matter. It’s tiny, simple, and in a world of many options, it’s refreshing to have just a few good ones.
View ArticleLehigh Valley boys basketball: New team goes to No. 1 in the Top 10 rankings...
Allen and Central Catholic both lost at home in recent games and have fallen in the Top 10 rankings
View ArticleBiden replaces White House doctor, a Bucks County native, with longtime...
Dr. Sean Conley, a native of Doylestown, Bucks County, who served as White House physician under Donald Trump and oversaw his treatment when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, has been replaced by...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Cases, deaths rise as hospitalizations...
Pennsylvania reported 5,874 additional coronavirus cases. The seven-day moving average of newly reported cases was 5,028, continuing a near two-week decline.
View ArticleHungary in Bath? Third generation strudel maker serving up nearly 100 sweet...
Mattie’s Strudel Haus, offering a wide array of sweet and savory Hungarian strudels, opened Friday at 126 W. Main St. in Bath.
View ArticleAllentown shooting victim was 28-year-old man, according to coroner’s office
Authorities have identified the 28-year-old man shot to death in Allentown on Tuesday evening.
View ArticlePhiladelphia boy, 12, charged as juvenile in shooting death of girl, 9
Police said Wednesday the 12-year-old boy is facing juvenile counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangering another person in the 9-year-old girl’s Jan. 20 death.
View ArticleFormer city administrator Dana Grubb is second Democrat to announce a run for...
Former city administrator Dana Grubb announces candidacy for Bethlehem mayor
View ArticleRepublican Lisa Scheller to make another PA-7 congressional bid in 2022
Allentown Republican Lisa Scheller will try again next year to oust Democrat Susan Wild in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. Scheller announced Tuesday that she’s filed paperwork with the...
View ArticleFormer Northampton County corrections officer charged with having sex with an...
A 39-year-old Northampton County corrections officer is charged with institutional sexual assault after authorities say he carried on a sexual relationship with an inmate for several months last year.
View ArticlePennsylvania Senate passes COVID-19 relief package including grants of up to...
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a multi-faceted COVID-19 relief package that included $145 million for sorely needed grants to up to $50,000 each to small businesses hurt by...
View ArticleAllentown Diocese sells 171 acres to pay priest sex abuse victims
The Allentown Diocese sold some of its property in Lower Macungie and Upper Saucon townships to help compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse.
View ArticlePa. House moves child sexual abuse lawsuit ‘window’ toward referendum
The "window" to report clergy abuse retroactively could be extended two years in Pennsylvania.
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