LeVar Burton will work with Lehigh Valley filmmaking company to direct...
Amid nationwide protests for Black Lives Matter, this story is an important one to tell while key figures are still alive, the release adds, especially as the Vietnam War and civil rights movement...
View ArticleVote by mail? Yes. Should state be paying postage? Heck no.
Column: We should encourage people to vote and make it easy and convenient for them. But as Pennsylvania showed, it’s possible to go too far.
View ArticleLibrary opens Black Bethlehem Project: ‘We have a history that needs to be...
The Black Bethlehem Project, an oral and written history of Bethlehem's African American community, opens at the Bethlehem Area Public Library. It chronicles the Black experience in Bethlehem from the...
View ArticleLooking for remedy amid health care crises, doctors launch voter registration...
Hospitals, doctors and healthcare institutions across the country this month are committing to efforts to engage Americans in the election process as part of Civic Health Month, a nationwide campaign...
View ArticleLittle Free Libraries in the Lehigh Valley
Little Free Library is a nationwide community book exchange, with many locations in the Lehigh Valley. With many schools going virtual, the libraries are a way to get books into children's hands.
View ArticleWhy Joe Biden’s choice of running mate matters more than usual this year
Despite all the secrecy and speculation, presidential running mates have almost never swayed an election in the modern era
View ArticleFlood-weary residents concerned over latest outlook for hurricane season: So...
Experts now predict the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will be the second busiest on record, news that is worrisome to flood-weary Lehigh Valley residents. The region has been under the same number of...
View Article‘$600 a week isn’t living high off the hog’: Readers debate unemployment...
Many readers say that it’s reasonable to pay unemployed workers $600 a week on top of their unemployment checks.
View ArticleYour View by Moravian pastor: How we just went backward on fair housing
Your View: President Trump's elimination of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule is one more attack by his administration on the poor.
View ArticlePedestrian injured in Allentown
A man was injured Monday morning after being struck by a car in Allentown.
View ArticleState tells people overcrowding Beltzville Lake and other Pa. parks amid...
Overcrowding at Betlzville Lake and other parks has promoted the state to issue a warning asking visitors to consider going elsewhere.
View ArticleReports: College football season in jeopardy as Big Ten leans toward...
The college football season is in imminent peril due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports from two big outlets indicate, as the Big Ten leans toward cancelling fall sports.
View Article13 south Bethlehem restaurants, including new Dinky’s and Flying V...
SouthSide Arts District’s Summer Takeout Week, kicking off Aug. 10 and continuing through Aug. 16, will feature dining deals at more than a dozen south Bethlehem restaurants, from familiar favorites...
View ArticleHotel Bethlehem moves up in USA Today’s Top 10 historic hotels list
For the second year in a row, Hotel Bethleheml has garnered national attention by earning a top spot – No. 2, to be exact – on USA Today’s 10Best 2020 Readers Choice Awards “Best Historic Hotel.”
View ArticleLower Macungie takes another 135 acres of farmland out of the path of...
On Thursday, Lower Macungie officials unanimously approved an agreement to preserve 135 acres of farmland on Indian Creek Road with a combination of cash and land totaling $3.1 million in value.
View ArticleCentral Bucks schools change course, will start school year virtually
Central Bucks School District will pivot from its initial plan to offer in-person options, and instead will launch its school year in an all-virtual format for all students.
View ArticlePennsylvania may seek federal loan to pay jobless benefits
Pennsylvania has contacted the U.S. Department of Labor about a loan to prop up its unemployment compensation trust fund as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for an extension of federal...
View ArticleAllentown Art Museum to reopen Friday at half capacity
The museum will reopen to the public on Aug. 21, a week after opening for members, complete with COVID-19 precautions, including mask-wearing and social-distancing.
View Article#MeToo: A timeline of events
From Harvey Weinstein and beyond, a chronological list of moments related to the #MeToo movement.
View ArticlePolice identify man who was shot, killed Saturday in Allentown
The Lehigh County coroner’s office has identified the man who was shot and killed Saturday in Allentown.
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