Bethlehem Township teen missing for 3 months
Police need the public's help in finding Idayah James, 17, of Bethlehem Township, who's been missing since Oct. 15.
View ArticleSafety group gives Pennsylvania middling grade on highway safety laws
Pennsylvania received a cautionary grade on a highway safety law report card conducted by Advocated for Highway and Auto Safety.
View ArticlePennsylvania Gov. Wolf, now a lame duck, wants billions for workforce aid
Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers for a multibillion-dollar investment into workforce development and employment assistance to help Pennsylvania recover
View ArticlePennsylvania elections officials tell lawmakers of problems with state’s...
The electronic backbone of Pennsylvania’s election system — the software that holds every voter’s registration data and election participation — is being replaced, and elections officials on Thursday...
View ArticleState lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers
The push is underway in such states as Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania, where legislators are seeking a constitutional amendment to strip the governor of many of...
View ArticleGrieving during a pandemic: Denied chance to have funeral after daughter’s...
A Macungie mother struggled to grieve her daughter's death during the pandemic, until she got to meet other parents who lost children. Now she wants to help other families.
View ArticleFashion design and home decor shop, selling authentic Bethlehem Steel and...
A business offering handcrafted, locally-inspired home decor and fashions has found a new home in Northampton County.
View ArticleYour View: Bill would extend the evils of gerrymandering to Pennsylvania courts
Your View: Author argues that changing the way appellate court judges in Pennsylvania are elected to judicial districts opens the way for gerrymandering those districts and politicization of the bench.
View ArticleImproper mask usage? No playing. Bethlehem made right call to suspend Liberty...
Column: I hope other school districts are willing to bench their sports teams if they don’t wear masks properly while competing.
View ArticleCorrections officers, members of public vent outrage over COVID-19 deaths at...
During more than two hours of public comment at the Lehigh County Commissioners courts and corrections committee meeting, officers complained about conditions at the jail and questioned why those in...
View ArticleWhat’s brewing this weekend in Lehigh Valley? Super Bowl specials, PA Pride...
Every Friday, we go around the horn to share the latest beer releases, news and updates from Lehigh Valley area craft brewers.
View ArticleBethlehem Catholic High School goes to virtual learning after 3 positive...
Bethlehem Catholic High School goes virtual for Friday; sports suspended for the weekend, and wrestling through Wednesday.
View ArticleSaucon Valley wrestling scorekeeper Cathy Leibensperger’s life-long...
Saucon Valley wrestling scorekeeper Cathy Leibensperger's decades of dedication
View ArticlePennsylvania beginning to feel hurt from natural gas price drops
Pennsylvania and its communities have come to rely on money from natural gas drilling.
View ArticleHow to end homelessness: New Allentown commission weighs best investments of...
Allentown and Lehigh County public officials have set aside money to solve problems related to homelessness, and a new advocacy coalition is promoting a few initiatives as worthy of funding.
View ArticleEx-Bangor High School band director jailed on charges he had sex with student
Eric Michael Hahn has been jailed on charges that he had sexual contact with a student at the Bangor Area School District while he taught there, according to state police.
View ArticleUltimate guide to Lehigh Valley beer delivery and take out! Here’s how to get...
From traditional lagers to hoppy IPAs to tart sours, here are a few Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton area breweries now offering delivery along with takeout, outdoor seating, or all three.
View ArticleFormer Lancaster teacher sentenced in sexual assault of student
Former Lancaster music teacher sentenced in sexual assault of student
View ArticleFlip in control of U.S. Senate may give Pat Toomey, Bob Casey Jr., more...
Pennsylvania's senators, one from each party, could have more influence over next two years.
View ArticleWaiting for snow? Here’s why the incoming storm may hit a ‘brick wall’ in...
Piles of snow, or a nuisance storm? Meteorologists say a system taking aim at the Lehigh Valley - likely to become a nor'easter - has limited potential.
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