Columbus statue toppled by Baltimore protesters
Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday night.
View ArticleBill Cosby invokes systemic racism as he fights #MeToo conviction for sex...
Bill Cosby hopes to use this moment to his advantage -- the debate about the treatment of African Americans and other people of color by police and the criminal justice system.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: New cases drop below 500 for first time...
The Pennsylvania Health Department reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
View ArticleMarchers: Allen High, other schools fail Black students; demand more funding,...
More than a month after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, protests in the Lehigh Valley continue to push for change across institutions: from police departments to school districts....
View ArticleNick Cordero, Broadway actor, dies at 41 after coronavirus complications
Nick Cordero, Broadway actor, Dies at 41 after coronavirus complications
View ArticleMan flown to hospital after car crash in Upper Nazareth Township
A man was flown to St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill after he crashed his car on Gracedale Avenue Sunday evening, said an Upper Nazareth police officer.
View ArticleNorfolk Southern train headed to Chicago hit, killed pedestrian in Easton
A Norfolk Southern train hit and killed a pedestrian on the train tracks Sunday night in Easton.
View ArticleShould Election Day be a holiday? Lehigh University students push to make it...
Lehigh University students and alumni are hoping to increase voter turnout by pushing the school to cancel classes on Election Day.
View ArticleFrom online cabins to virtual flagpole ceremonies: Here’s how summer camp is...
As Lehigh Valley eases into the green phase, local camps are working to deliver a socially distant experience, complete with virtual flagpole ceremonies, masks and take-home art kits.
View ArticleCommentary: Why Justice Roberts sided with the liberals on abortion
Commentary: Why Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberals in a recent decision on abortion.
View ArticleInternet speeds were awful, so these rural Pennsylvanians put up their own...
A group of mostly retirees in Pennsylvania banded together and took a frontier approach to a modern problem. They built their own wireless network, using radio signals instead of expensive cable.
View ArticleNo reprieve for Lehigh Valley as heat index nears triple digits today; severe...
A warm and muggy Monday is on tap for the Lehigh Valley, with severe weather in the mix later tonight.
View ArticleSupreme Court rules states can require presidential electors to back popular...
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 450 new cases reported Monday to bring total...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday provided an update on the coronavirus situation in Pennsylvania.
View ArticleWegmans announces permanent closure of all pubs, including Allentown location
Wegmans Food Markets has permanently closed all of its Pub by Wegmans locations, including its only Lehigh Valley venue in Allentown.
View ArticleGrocery store Lidl could replace controversial plans for psychiatric hospital...
Plans for a Lidl grocery store could replace a controversial psychiatric hospital proposed for 1838 Centre Street in Bethlehem, but the change depends on an amendment to the city’s zoning, said...
View ArticlePolice arrest Bethlehem man in shooting outside of Hamilton Tower apartments,...
The 22-year-old suspect is in Lehigh County Jail under $250,000 bail. Police arrested him after he emerged from the apartment building where authorities were conducting a shooting investigation.
View ArticleWhat Charlie Daniels had to say about Donald Trump, Confederate statues and...
In a 2018 interview, Charlie Daniels talked about Donald Trump and the controversy surrounding the removal of Confederate statues, topics that are once again at the forefront of the national conversation.
View ArticleDad sues over 9-year-old son’s near-death experience on Hersheypark’s Storm...
A New York man claims in a lawsuit he almost saw his son meet a horrible death on the Storm Runner coaster at Hersheypark.
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.
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