Commentary: Trump losing support from active-duty military
Commentary: Military personnel, usually a rock solid group for an incumbent Republican president appear to be slipping from Donald Trump.
View ArticleCommentary: How trucking fracked gas endangers Pennsylvania communities
Commentary: Transporting LNG over land in such volumes and for such distances is dangerous, especially to the hundreds of communities from north-central Pennsylvania to southern New Jersey along the...
View ArticleMan charged in Allentown shooting that injured 2
Police charged a Northampton man in a shooting on an Allentown street that left two men wounded.
View ArticleThe Indian is out at Allentown’s Raub Middle School, with search on for new...
The Indian mascot is out at Raub Middle School, as the Allentown School District searches for a new and more culturally sensitive nickname for the school.
View ArticlePennsylvania suicides amid COVID-19: Worried about possible surge, Rep. Mike...
Pennsylvania has a plan reduce suicides statewide through a variety of steps, including reducing stigmas, improving health monitoring, increasing education and identifying people at risk of taking...
View ArticleBiden coming to Scranton for CNN town hall on Thursday
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Scranton, his birthplace, next Thursday.
View ArticleLehigh Valley airports land $10.4 million in federal grants
Lehigh Valley International Airport accepted $9.6 million in CARES Act cash to fund improvements to its two runways. Queen City Airport will receive more than $700,000 for improvements at the Allentown...
View ArticlePa. town blocks Republican rally featuring gun-toting St. Louis couple,...
Palmer Township canceled a political gathering Thursday featuring the Missouri couple who made national headlines this summer when they waved guns to keep protesters off their property. Northampton...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 1,008 new cases reported with increase...
Pennsylvania reported 1,008 more cases of the coronavirus Friday, with Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine attributing the latest increases to college students who have returned to campus.
View ArticleUpdate on the 11-year-old Bethlehem girl shot in the face
The 11-year-old Bethlehem girl shot in the face was a Nitschmann Middle School student enrolled in the district's e-classroom program.
View ArticleLehigh and Northampton counties will extend election office hours for voters...
Lehigh and Northampton counties will extend their election office hours as Pennsylvania prepares for the upcoming presidential vote
View ArticleBethlehem towpath rapist tries to withdraw guilty plea, but judge won’t budge
Justo Garcia, who admitted to raping a Bethlehem runner in 2011, told a Northampton County judge he pleaded guilty under duress and believed his attorney was ineffective and drunk. His comments were...
View ArticleMovie shot in Lehigh Valley and featuring Bethlehem’s “Fest” coming to...
The new musical film shot in the Lehigh Valley features local scenes including Easton's Porters Pub, Bethlehem's Godfrey Daniels, SteelStacks and Musikfest.
View ArticleBethlehem woman “aggressively” confronting political rally is charged with...
Nicole Flores twice kicked a Bethlehem police officer in the stomach as she was being placed under arrest for disorderly conduct.
View ArticleFirefighters and families remember those who sacrificed on 9/11 at Goodwill...
More than 50 people attending Friday’s annual 9/11 memorial observance at Goodwill Fire Company No. 1 in Upper Macungie Township.
View ArticleBethlehem’s Polk Street Garage is on hold, even after steelworkers memorial...
Bethlehem's 600-spot olk Street Parking Garage is put on hold because of the pandemic, but the Steelworkers Veterans Memorial was already relocated to make way for it.
View ArticleAllentown’s Sacred Heart school destroyed by fire won’t be rebuilt. $1...
Sacred Heart, the 115-year-old Allentown Catholic school heavily damaged in a June 10 fire, will be demolished and not rebuilt, Diocese of Allentown officials said Friday.
View ArticleNazareth Area Restaurant Week: Dig into deals at 16 businesses, including...
The second annual Nazareth Area Restaurant Week, Sept. 13-19, features 16 restaurants and other businesses offering special price-fixed menus, take-out menus, gift card deals and other promotions.
View ArticlePlans to restart Lehigh County jury trials amid coronavirus pandemic face...
As courthouses across the state attempt to resume operations following months of near-lockdown due to the coronavirus, questions of safety and fairness are being raised that must be answered before the...
View ArticleYour View by Pennsylvania Farm Bureau: How a law can let more farms offer...
Your View: Many farmers across Pennsylvania are diversifying by inviting the public to have fun on their farms and enjoy local food. But they need some legal protections.
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