Pop band 5 Seconds of Summer cancels Allentown Fair concert
5 Seconds of Summer have canceled their September 6 Allentown Fair performance, it was announced Friday.
View ArticleClimate change keeps changing the game for home gardeners
Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say.
View ArticleTrump is in trouble in Pennsylvania, but ‘he’s been way behind before’
Leaders of his campaign in Pennsylvania, seizing on Biden’s failure to shine as a favorite son, have sketched out a comeback path for Trump.
View ArticleThe greatest 5 Lehigh Valley girls basketball players of all time: Let the...
The greatest 5 Lehigh Valley girls basketball players of all time, led by the incomparable Michelle Marciniak.
View ArticleWhy Pennsylvania’s new mask rule won’t work
Column: At this point in our fight against the pandemic, I wonder how effective Wednesday’s mask order in Pennsylvania will be.
View ArticlePenn State student from Allentown dies from coronavirus at 21, possibly...
Juan "Juancito" Garcia, the first known Penn State student to die from the disease caused by the coronavirus, felt ill while in State College last month and returned to Allentown, where he tested...
View ArticlePennsylvania says anyone returning from states with COVID-19 spikes should...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration Thursday announced that anyone returning from states with spikes in COVID-19 cases should quarantine for 14 days.
View ArticleAllentown Police Department releases full use-of-force policy
The Allentown Police Department on Thursday afternoon released its complete use-of-force policy amid nationwide calls for police reform and greater transparency.
View ArticleYour View by LVHN president: Ways we can stop a second coronavirus wave
Op-ed by LVHN President Brian Nester: To prevent a second wave of COVID-19, we must be diligent because the virus is still present. Here is what each of us needs to do.
View ArticleSt. Louis couple who pulled guns on protesters on private street once armed...
The McCloskeys of St. Louis are engaged in a dispute with neighbors over a parcel of private land, and once grabbed guns over the property in the 80s.
View ArticleFireworks, alcohol help fuel Fourth of July’s ranking as one of deadliest...
The Fourth of July has been the deadliest day on American highways, recent data shows. State police will be out in force watching for drunk and aggressive drivers.
View ArticleBill White: Howling successes in bad writing contest
Bill White: This year’s edition of our Bulwer-Lytton writing competition has dragged on to the point where I suspect most of you had forgotten about it.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 832 new cases Thursday is largest increase...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 832 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the largest one-day increase in cases statewide since May, fueled by an “alarming” spike in Allegheny County.
View ArticleMan charged with making threats, pulling gun on trooper during vice...
A 52-year-old man threatened a state trooper who was in the middle of a a vice operation in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, on Tuesday and then pulled a gun on him before he was arrested, according to...
View ArticleREAD: Allentown police use-of-force policy
Read the Allentown Police Department's use of force policy, which the city has released following calls for police reform and community engagement across the country.
View ArticlePen Argyl man charged with homicide in fiery triple-fatal 2018 crash in...
A Pen Argyl man is facing homicide charges after an investigation into a 2018 triple-fatal crash in Stroud Township found he had been racing his Mustang at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour, according...
View ArticleA bear in the backyard is becoming more common in the Lehigh Valley, as...
Bear sightings in the Lehigh Valley are becoming more common but complaints about them to the Pennsylvania Game Commission are down, as people learn to live with the forest animals in their neighborhoods.
View ArticleUp to 200,000 mail-in ballots are expected to be cast in Lehigh Valley in...
With the primary results certified, Lehigh Valley election officials and political parties are grappling with how to adjust for the November election while dealing with more voters, a pandemic and a...
View ArticlePlan for Upper Bucks quarry on 196 acres draws concerns from neighbors
A quarry proposed for Upper Bucks upset neighbors, who worry about its effects on their health, well water and home values.
View ArticleYour View by state Sen. Pat Browne: Why we adopted a 5-month temporary budget
Op-ed: Pennsylvania's $26 billion five-month spending plan accommodates the extraordinary — and hopefully nonrecurring — financial conditions of this time.
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