Lehigh Valley opening up to Juneteenth (Friday), America’s observance of the...
The Lehigh Valley plans for Juneteenth, which commemorates the June 19, 1865 anniversary of the end of slavery in all states — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation...
View ArticleBethlehem Police Department becomes first in Lehigh Valley to release its...
Bethlehem took the unusual step of posting on its website an unredacted version of the police department’s use-of-force policy Wednesday, becoming the first of the Lehigh Valley’s cities to do so.
View ArticleJohn Legend reveals the ‘special secret’ sauce in new album: The Grammys ......
At the Grammys he met a special collection of artists to collaborate with and to inspire him on "Bigger Love" — his seventh album to be released Friday.
View ArticleMother blames infant’s head trauma on fall, but Moore Township police say she...
The then 7-week-old infant had two skull fractures and significant brain bleeding from head trauma doctors say could only come from the force of a car wreck or violent shaking.
View ArticleDine al fresco in front of former Bethlehem Steel’s blast furnaces starting...
Starting this weekend, the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks’ new kitchen opens to the public, and customers will be able to dine al fresco with the former Bethlehem Steel Company’s iconic blast furnaces...
View ArticleWhat do Pennsylvania lawmakers say about the police reform bills poised for...
Both of Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators say they’re reviewing a Republican-drafted policing reform bill that was unveiled Wednesday. That measure is headed for a swift vote next week, when the U.S. House...
View ArticleBiden campaigns in Pa., says Trump exercises ‘no leadership’ on virus response
Joe Biden is ratcheting up his criticism of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic
View ArticleLehigh County judge again rules Allentown can’t collect business privilege...
Another nonprofit has successfully challenged Allentown’s attempt to charge it for conducting "business" in the city.
View Article’30 Rock’ cast reuniting to tout new NBC, cable schedules
Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and other “30 Rock” stars are reuniting for a corporate cause: to promote the shows and stars that will be part of the new season for NBC and its NBCUniversal cable...
View ArticleBethlehem police investigation of fatal fentanyl overdose leads to another...
Monday's arrest of a 34-year-old Bethlehem man was part of an ongoing probe into the March overdose death of woman who died in a city Wawa parking lot.
View Article‘One weak moment’: Remorseful man admits landing punch that killed his friend...
Calvin Brown Jr. admitted to landing the single punch that killed a 28-year-old Wilson man last year.
View ArticlePa. Health Department asks court to shut down auto show
The Spring Carlisle auto show poses a risk to the public due to coronavirus concerns and should be shut down, the Pennsylvania Department of Health argued in an emergency court filing made Wednesday.
View ArticleOwner of defunct Bieber bus company charged with writing bad paychecks
The owner of a financially struggling bus company, which closed last year after serving the Lehigh Valley for decades, has been charged with writing nearly $25,000 in paychecks that bounced.
View ArticlePa. Supreme Court to decide lawsuit seeking end to Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Gov. Tom Wolf’s request and took over a lawsuit by legislative Republicans that could end his pandemic shutdown order.
View ArticleRoof raised to make room for indoor amusement park at former Trexler Mall...
At Trexler Mall in Lower Macungie Township’s Trexlertown section, workers pushed up metal columns to raise a giant steel roof inside the former Bon-Ton department store.
View ArticleHow do you topple a Confederate statue? Popular Mechanics offers how-to guide
Popular Mechanics figured they'd weigh in on the issue, offering a how-to guide for eager topplers.
View ArticlePro tip from Chinese coronavirus researchers: Close lid before flushing
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Physics of Fluids, adds to an expanding list of studies which indicate that the virus can also attach itself to cell receptors in the small intestine, making...
View ArticleHealth officials failed to safeguard trust in Pa.’s coronavirus data, sowing...
The pandemic posed a massive challenge for an underfunded public health system, but experts say officials failed to heed best practices when presenting the numbers.
View ArticleCommentary: Would we be better off with a President Pence in these turbulent...
Column: What would a President Mike Pence do? It's a question no one is asking, so I guess it falls to me.
View ArticleYour View: Why George Floyd should not be defined by race
Op-ed: Two questions: 1) Was George Floyd to be defined solely by his race? 2) Is rioting something only African Americans do?
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