Your View: Why I support revising Parkland’s social studies classes
Op-ed: I feel compelled to offer my view in response to some of the objections levied against Parkland school board’s recent resolution on equity and anti-racist policies.
View ArticleJurassic Quest Drive-Thru Experience coming to Philadelphia Expo Center
Jurassic Quest Drive-Thru dinosaur exhibit coming to Philadelphia beginning Sept. 4.
View ArticleThousands of chicks shipped from Pennsylvania hatchery arrive dead to farmers...
At least 4,800 chicks shipped from a Pennsylvania hatchery to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in the recent weeks since rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s...
View ArticleCommentary: Michelle Obama delivers a speech for the ages
Commentary: Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic convention reminded us there is still room and a possibility for a better America, the author asserts.
View ArticleUS unemployment claims rise back above 1 million after two weeks of declines
The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. jobless benefits rose to 1.1 million last week, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the coronavirus bedevils the U.S. economy.
View ArticlePartying at Penn State raises alarms. Fraternity suspended after maskless...
Phi Kappa Psi chapter at Penn State was suspended after video surfaced of students partying indoors without masks or social distancing.
View Article‘Sheets of sleet’ and another warm winter ahead, says The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Phrases like “snowfall departure” and “warmer than normal” will again be common vernacular in the Lehigh Valley this winter, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It's calling for "sheets of sleet"...
View ArticleSalisbury Township School District pivots to fully remote learning for the fall
The Salisbury Township School District will now begin the school year entirely online, the school board voted last night, pivoting from its original hybrid plan.
View ArticleHome furnishings retailer that moved to south Bethlehem 2 years ago returning...
Derrick and Warren Clark, who founded Domaci as an e-commerce company in 2015, plan to open another brick-and-mortar location of their business in mid-September at 523 Main St. in downtown Bethlehem,...
View ArticleDark money mystery: Top Pa. lawmaker helped raise cash for nonprofit whose...
Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman’s campaign is run by the same man who launched the dark money group, but he said there is no coordination between the two organizations.
View ArticleFederal report on deadly Lehigh Tunnel crash in 2018 urges greater focus on...
The National Transportation Safety Board completed its investigation into a 2018 Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a truck driver when a tunnel conduit fell and smashed through the windshield.
View ArticleNo kid-ding around: Salisbury Township police take custody of goat running...
Officers called to retrieve a “tan dog” darting through traffic in Salisbury Township on Thursday morning quickly found out the caller may have been kid-ding around. The "dog" was, in fact, a goat.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 791 more cases reported; lawmakers advance...
On a day the state reported 791 more cases of the coronavirus, a legislative committee on Thursday approved a measure meant to give school families the option of seeking another year in school for...
View ArticlePIAA fall sports decision expected Friday. Will high schools play in 2020?
To play or not to play, that's the question the PIAA will likely answer on Friday in regard to high school fall sports.
View ArticleTwo Lehigh Valley mothers organize ‘Let Our Kids Play’ rally supporting...
Two Easton mothers, Julie Burkart and Rachelle Gibbs, organized Thursday’s Let Our Kids Play rally to let that message be known.
View ArticleConfused about how to vote by mail? This information from Lehigh and...
Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong released a message on YouTube Thursday, addressing confusion around mail-in ballots and the upcoming general election.
View Article‘Undeniable’ body cam and security video shows Alameda County cop shoved...
A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri shows an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy initially shoved Ujiri twice.
View ArticleBidding for Pennsylvania, Trump trolls Biden in old backyard
On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard of Scranton, Pa.
View ArticleJoe Biden leads Donald Trump narrowly among Pennsylvania voters in new...
A majority of likely Pennsylvania voters say President Trump does not deserve re-election, and rated his response to the coronavirus pandemic as “poor.” But a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg Coll poll...
View Article‘It’s going to be different this time': Reaction to whether Trump can win...
Reader: Many readers think Joe Biden will do what Hillary Clinton could not do four years ago: Win Pennsylvania.
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