’They need it now’: In split vote, South Whitehall commissioners award bids...
South Whitehall residents may see a brand new playground at Covered Bridge Park come this summer, as commissioners narrowly voted to approve bids for its construction. It's one part of a multi-phase...
View ArticlePa. Supreme Court tosses county ban on medical marijuana for people on probation
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a county’s policy that forbade people on probation and other forms of supervision from using cannabis if they are registered in Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleJuly Fourth: Fireworks in Bethlehem but not in Allentown, which canceled its...
Fireworks will light up the sky in Bethlehem this Fourth of July despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that’s shut down much of the summer festivities across the Lehigh Valley and elsewhere. But...
View ArticleRestaurant specializing in charcoal-broiled chicken opens at former Popeyes...
Braza & Candela, a fast-casual eatery specializing in charcoal-broiled chicken, opened May 21 at 1756 S. Fourth St. The building previously housed fast-food chain Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, which...
View ArticleFormer Allentown cop who stole thousands from firefighters’ nonprofit will...
The sentencing for a former Allentown police officer who admitted to stealing $315,000 from the Lehigh Township Fireman’s Relief Association was delayed Thursday when a Northampton County judge learned...
View ArticleCoroner summoned to Plainfield Township crash scene
The afternoon crash happened at Mill Road and Pen Argyl Road.
View ArticlePa. will give health systems $175 million to lead coronavirus response inside...
These collaboratives will be tasked with implementing best practices for infection control and expanding testing “to include asymptomatic staff and residents," a critical need.
View ArticleSteelworker honors Martin Tower by building a remarkable likeness
Column: A Bethlehem steelworker who grew up blocks from Martin Tower has made a remarkable model of the building.
View ArticleThree charged in attempted robbery of Bethlehem drug dealer that ended in...
A man selling Xanax was set up by his customers in April to be robbed in Bethlehem and then was chased and shot at, police said.
View ArticlePa. Supreme Court orders Easton Area School District to release school bus...
The court said Easton Area School District did not prove it would lose federal funding if it provided the recording of a bus altercation to a reporter.
View ArticleEaston Hospital unions stage protest after St. Luke’s decides to cut staff,...
Easton Hospital unions staged a rally Thursday morning to protest St. Luke’s University Health Network's decision to cut staff, effectively disbanding two unions, representing about 330 nurses and...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to end DACA; president calls it a...
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: Statewide COVID-19 infections surpass...
To date, there have been 80,236 COVID-19 infections across Pennsylvania since the coronavirus pandemic reached the state in March. So far 6,361 people have died from the virus, with 42 new deaths in...
View ArticleSUMMER BEERS: Try these top sunny brews made in the Lehigh Valley
Although your massive neighborhood blowouts, backyard barbecues and pool parties may have to wait, you can now enjoy a few delicious Lehigh Valley summer beers outdoors at your favorite pubs and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia man charged with blowing up cash machine
A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged with using explosives to blow up a cash machine as demonstrations rocked the city this month
View ArticleAllentown’s Juneteenth event set for Friday postponed until June 26; other...
The threat of rain and other bad weather has led organizers to postpone Friday’s Juneteeth event scheduled for Allentown, but other events marking the milestone or civil rights in general are still on...
View Article‘We are not okay:' Allentown community members discuss white supremacy during...
A half dozen mostly black Allentown community members on Thursday night joined prominent activist Hasshan Batts and City Councilwoman Ce-Ce Gerlach in a virtual town hall, “We Are Not Okay,” to discuss...
View ArticleLehigh Valley breweries now open outdoors on yellow phase. Here’s what you...
With outdoor beer service resuming Friday, June 5, how are local brewpubs set up to serve you?
View ArticleWhy were nursing homes devastated by the coronavirus? Low pay and staff...
Nursing homes were hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak, accounting for about 30% of the deaths across the country and more like three-quarters of the deaths in the Lehigh Valley. Before the virus hit...
View Article‘My neighborhood used to be quiet and relaxing:' Fireworks set off Lehigh...
Residents complain that fireworks are disturbing the peace and infringing on quality of life in Allentown and elsewhere in the Lehigh Valley, where cabin fever from the coronavirus pandemic may be...
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