Pa. Supreme Court rejects Republican lawmakers’ bid to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s...
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against an effort by Republican state lawmakers to end Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders.
View ArticlePennsylvania man charged with murder at age 11 sues state police...
A Pennsylvania man is suing a handful of retired state police investigators and officials alleging wrongful prosecution after he spent most of his childhood in prison for the shotgun killing of his...
View ArticleMonroe County man dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash
The 62-year-old was struck by another vehicle on Monday afternoon while he was driving his motorcycle in Hamilton Township, Monroe County.
View ArticleLehigh Valley fireworks and events for the Fourth of July
This Fourth of July, fireworks will light the sky in Bethlehem but not in Allentown — which canceled the annual display at J. Birney Crum Stadium because of crowd restrictions during Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleNew Pennsylvania mask order requires everyone to wear one whenever leaving...
State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine signed an order that requires Pennsylvania residents to wear masks in certain situations when they go outside of their homes.
View ArticleTroubled Pa. nursing home sued over housekeeper’s COVID-19 death
The family of a woman who died of COVID-19 while working at a Pennsylvania nursing home that struggled to cope with the virus outbreak filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the home and its owners...
View ArticleCourt sides with publisher of tell-all book by Trump’s niece
A New York appeals court has cleared the way for a publisher to distribute a tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece over the objections of the president's brother
View ArticleMan sues Allentown Diocese, Hellertown school, says teacher molested him
The Allentown Diocese faces another lawsuit brought under a potential loophole in the statute of limitations. A York County man claims he was sexually assaulted by a teacher at St. Theresa's school in...
View Article‘They don’t want to see us in existence,‘ local group joins lawsuit to keep...
Last week, the Bradbury-Sullivan Community Center joined a lawsuit filed by community clinics, health organizations and four doctors against the U.S. Health and Human Services to block the federal...
View ArticleTalking Business with Becky Bradley: We Must Face Our Race and Ethnic...
Despite strides made toward equity, recent protests in the Lehigh Valley recognize that the region is not exempt from institutional injustices against people of color.
View ArticleEaston Public Market’s Fieldstone Coffee Roasters closes
Fieldstone Roasters has closed its Easton Public Market location.
View ArticleLet Pennsylvania cities ban fireworks. Then let them regulate guns.
Column: Pennsylvania lawmakers want to let cities decide whether to regulate fireworks. They should let them decide whether to regulate firearms, too.
View ArticleYour View by PA’s secretary of aging: State extends hand to elderly in LGBTQ...
Op-ed: Despite societal progress in recent years, LGBTQ older adults have endured a lifelong history of discrimination, prejudice and social stigma.
View ArticleWould removing Confederate and Columbus statues ‘ease the pain of racism’?...
We asked readers: Should Confederate and Columbus statues be removed?
View ArticlePPL Center to get self-service ticket scanners, other safety measures for...
Operators of the PPL Center are modifying the downtown Allentown arena to prepare for events in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell, accused Jeffrey Epstein madam, arrested in New Hampshire:...
Ghislaine Maxwell was once Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend and close confidante.
View ArticleIs moving coronavirus patients between hospitals and nursing homes...
A wrenching conflict has emerged for people who are moved between hospitals and nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleHundreds of Lehigh Valley parents still cited for kids’ truancy, though fewer...
Hundreds of Lehigh Valley parents, especially in the Allentown School District, are suject to tickets and possible jail time for their children's truancy, though a change in the law encourages school...
View Article‘My neighborhood used to be quiet and relaxing:' Fireworks set off Lehigh...
Residents complain that fireworks are disturbing the peace and infringing on quality of life in Allentown and elsewhere in the Lehigh Valley, where cabin fever from the coronavirus pandemic may be...
View ArticleBEST SUMMER BEER: Try these sunny sippers brewed in the Lehigh Valley
Although your massive neighborhood blowouts, backyard barbecues and pool parties may have to wait, you can now enjoy a few delicious Lehigh Valley summer beers outdoors at your favorite pubs and...
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