Review of COVID-19’s effect on communities of color largely ignores Pa. inmates
A Pennsylvania task force on communities of color is calling on the Legislature to give corrections and parole officials greater flexibility to release incarcerated people during declared disasters...
View ArticleHow will kids stay masked and distanced on school buses? That has Lehigh...
With in-person classes set to start as early as Monday, Lehigh Valley and state education officials acknowledge that school buses are going to be a problem, as drivers can't be called upon to enforce...
View ArticlePIAA athletes can’t celebrate yet, as school boards get to decide if play...
While the PIAA gave the go-ahead for fall sports, it will be up to individual school districts and boards to determine if their schools resume play, and when.
View ArticleYour View: Bethlehem’s famed colonial buildings are in danger. We must save...
Op-ed: We must protect Bethlehem's colonial buildings from flooding, for today and for generations to come.
View ArticleFollowing Wilson shooting, police speak with ‘uncooperative’ gunshot victim
Wilson police are investigating a shooting that took place early Sunday morning in the 1500 block of Washington Street in the borough.
View ArticleCommentary: The way history is now being taught leads to a racist society
Op-ed: The way history is now being taught leads to a racist society, perpetuates white privilege and overlooks the contributions of women and minorities.
View ArticleCommentary: While American history is hard, it is also hopeful
Op-ed: Rather than cancel history classes, we need to increase our teaching of history, and improve the content and quality of that teaching.
View ArticlePenn State issues timely warning on Saturday sexual assault
Penn State issues timely warning on sexual assault
View ArticleCOVID-19 derails plans to address state funding for PennDOT, transit agencies
COVID-19 derails plans to address state funding for PennDOT, transit agencies
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Cases surpass 129,000 on Sunday, as 619 more...
The number of coronavirus cases across Pennsylvania surpassed 129,000 Sunday, with the state Department of Health reporting 619 new cases.
View ArticleUpdate on job hirings in the Lehigh Valley during coronavirus includes 100 at...
Here are employers in the Lehigh Valley hiring during the coronavirus pandemic.
View Article17 Lehigh Valley Wawa locations starting curbside pickup Monday
To offer customers new ways to access Wawa, 17 Lehigh Valley-area store locations are starting curbside pickup services Monday, company officials said.
View ArticleIndustrial fire breaks out at Talen Energy power plant along Delaware River
Emergency crews are fighting an industrial fire Sunday evening at Talen Energy’s Martins Creek Power Plant in Lower Mount Bethel Township, according to Northampton County emergency radio reports.
View ArticleActive weather pattern, rounds of severe weather expected this week
The next few days will feature an active weather pattern in the Lehigh Valley, including multiple threats for severe weather, meteorologists warn. The remnants of what is now Tropical Storm Laura could...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s unemployment fund was almost solvent, then the pandemic hit
Pennsylvania's unemployment compensation system faces a new round of debt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleSaylors & Co.: Your new neighborhood butcher shop inside Easton Public Market
We take a look at the newest vendor at Easton Public Market, Saylor & Co.
View ArticleTrump campaign’s election lawsuit in Pennsylvania halted
A federal judge in Pennsylvania is halting a high-profile election case, telling President Donald Trump’s campaign that its claims must wait, at least until October, for state courts in the...
View ArticleCommentary: Big Ten makes right choice to cancel season, putting lives ahead...
Commentary: The arguments for playing football, risks be damned, ignores the fact that Black and Latinx people are more likely to die from COVID-19.
View ArticlePeach recall alert: Wegmans, Target, Walmart and Aldi all affected
Peach recall: Wegmans recalling some bulk peaches and bakery items
View ArticleShooter police say blurted out ‘I did it’ to stand trial in Allentown homicide
An Allentown man who blurted out “I did it” to the police officers who arrived to investigate a homicide at his home in May will stand trial in Lehigh County Court.
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