Your View by Lehigh professor: Is defunding the police systemically racist?
Op-ed: The costs of crime fall disproportionately on Blacks and Hispanics. And we are on a path to seeing more crime if we have fewer police and lighter prison sentences.
View ArticleTrump’s taxes: Don’t blame him, criticize the tax system
Column: Is anyone really surprised that President Donald Trump paid little in federal income taxes? So who's to blame?
View ArticleMan convicted in Allentown assault dies in western Pennsylvania prison
A man convicted of aggravated assault in Lehigh County court died in prison, state corrections officials said.
View ArticleBlue Mountain Madness: Palmerton venue to host inaugural obstacle course race...
The inaugural Blue Mountain Madness OCR (obstacle course race) will take place this Saturday, Oct. 3. It’s a completely different look than the popular Spartan series canceled this year, and a...
View ArticleRepublicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to put hold on ruling extending...
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on a court ruling in the battleground state that extends the deadline in November's election to receive and count...
View ArticleBoys and Girls Club of Easton announces expanded hours, open house in push to...
As the Easton area grapples with a rash of violence this year and COVID-19 forces students to spend less time in school, the Boys and Girls Club of Easton announced longer hours and an open house to...
View ArticleAs Pennsylvania coronavirus cases top 156,000, Gov. Wolf says state has...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 676 more cases of the coronavirus on Monday, as Gov. Tom Wolf says the state has a stockpile of protective equipment in case the virus spikes in coming...
View ArticleWoman in critical condition following pair of Route 22 crashes involving 8...
A 31-year-old Delaware woman remains in critical condition after a pair of multi-vehicle crashes Sunday afternoon on Route 22 East in Bethlehem Township shuttered the highway for hours.
View ArticleLou Hershman, Allentown’s longtime fiscal watchdog, dies at 84
Louis J. Hershman, a fixture in Allentown City Hall who scrutinized budgets for decades as city controller, councilman and private citizen, died Sunday at 84.
View ArticleNorthampton County will install mail-in ballot drop boxes Thursday. Here’s...
Northampton County has started sending out its mail-in ballots, and four drop boxes will be in place across the county by Oct. 1.
View ArticleBethlehem Township fatal crash victim identified
The Northampton County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fiery fatal crash that occurred Friday in Bethlehem Township.
View Article‘Make America Gag Again’ vs. ‘Trump will win PA in a landslide’: Readers...
Is President Donald Trump correct in saying “We’ve got Pennsylvania”? About the same number of readers agreed and disagreed with the president.
View ArticleTrain hits car in Salisbury Township, police report only minor injuries
At least one person suffered only minor injuries when the car they were in was hit by a train Monday afternoon in Salisbury Township, police said.
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Lowhill Township fire, Kernsville Road closed for...
No one was injured in what was initially reported as a barn fire Monday night in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County emergency dispatchers said.
View ArticleGrab an umbrella, then a jacket. A big change in the weather pattern is coming.
The Lehigh Valley needs rain, and it’s going to get it. A big change in the weather pattern will bring storms and cooler air to the region starting today, meteorologists say.
View ArticleWho’s hiring in the Lehigh Valley during coronavirus? Here’s an update
Here are employers in the Lehigh Valley hiring during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleHistorically Speaking: We have partisan swamp that George Washington feared
Op-ed: Is there a chance for our nation to return to normalcy with our current two-party system? Or was George Washington correct when he suggested that we avoid parties altogether?
View ArticleYour View: Why rollback of methane rules is catastrophic
Op-ed: We need to cut climate pollution faster, not give a green light to the fossil fuel industry to pollute even more.
View ArticleMissing your favorite Lehigh Valley beer festivals? Netflix’s provocative...
Netflix new series tells the story of one man’s storming tactics and brutal quest to build the ultimate brü haus. Netflix is touting it by saying, “Secrets, lies, murder and betrayal make a potent brew.”
View ArticleWhy wasn’t Lebanon County allowed to open earlier? Records may offer clues
Column: A new law designed to force Pennsylvania government to operate transparently during emergencies such as COVID-19 may get its first legal test. It's the latest chapter in a feud between Gov. Tom...
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