‘Look at Chicago, what’s going on in Chicago?’ When Trump talks about...
Chicago and its violence have been a frequent subject of President Donald Trump's attention. It was a common campaign thread Trump used to hammer Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and others....
View ArticleMAP: Pennsylvania coronavirus cases in nursing homes in each county
See how many coronavirus cases and deaths at nursing homes have been reported in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.
View ArticleBerks County mother drowns at Jersey Shore while trying to rescue her 3 children
The mother of a vacationing Berks County family drowned at the Jersey Shore trying to rescue her three children, authorities say.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Delayed reporting of 300-plus cases skews...
The state reported 1,153 more cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, but the Health Department said more than 300 of those cases are not new and actually occurred as far back as June.
View ArticlePat Toomey, other Pa. lawmakers to Gov. Wolf: Open sporting events to...
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and other Pa. Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Tom Wolf to ease restrictions on allowing fans at sporting events, but Wolf says Toomey should focus on more pressing issues,...
View ArticleFormer and current Scranton school officials did nothing about lead and...
A grand jury report says that officials in the Scranton School District were repeatedly told about dangerous asbestos and lead contamination in at least 10 schools.
View Article9 discarded Pa. ballots, 7 for Trump, were ‘a bad error’ not fraud, state...
An election worker’s decision to throw out nine military ballots in Luzerne County amounted to a mistake and not “intentional fraud,” Pennsylvania’s top elections official said Wednesday.
View Article2.2 million people tuned into Musikfest 2020, ArtsQuest says
Despite having to go to a mostly virtual format, more than 2.2 million people tuned in Musikfest 2020, ArtsQuest officials announced Wednesday.
View ArticleFeds: Bangor man a ‘fraudster’ who sold $1 million in worthless stock
Robert McCabe, 76, of Bangor was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with an investment scheme.
View ArticleWilliams Township softball coach pleads guilty to sexually assaulting...
Former Williams Township Athletic Association softball coach Weston T. Loxley, 31, pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports...
View ArticleTrump’s latest complaints about Philadelphia poll watchers is...
PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar dismissed President Donald Trump's complaints about Philadelphia election procedures from Tuesday's presidential debate. His claims that
View ArticleWhitehall wrestler remembered as family tries to make sense of Bethlehem...
Aiden K. Toussaint of Whitehall Township, a senior on the Whitehall Zephyrs wrestling team, is being remembered by friends and family after he was shot to death near Bethlehem's Saucon Park.
View ArticlePennsylvania House GOP pushes ahead plan for ‘election integrity’ panel
A proposal to set up a Republican-majority panel to review the fall election is headed for a final vote in the Pennsylvania House, over sharp Democratic objections.
View ArticleStill struggling with utility bills during coronavirus? Here are a few...
A lack of action on utility shutoffs and colder weather make it vital for Lehigh Valley consumers to know their rights and seek help if needed.
View ArticleTrump campaign threatens to sue over ‘bad things’ happening in Philadelphia
President Donald Trump’s campaign is threatening to sue over getting its campaign officials access to observe activity inside of newly opened satellite election offices in Philadelphia.
View ArticlePolice investigating incident at Garfield Street and Dover Lane in Bethlehem
Bethlehem and Freemansburg police are on the scene at are investigating an incident Wednesday night in the city, Northampton County dispatchers said.
View Article3 teens charged in Bethlehem shooting death of Whitehall High School student
Three teens have been charged in the Bethlehem shooting death of Aiden Toussaint, a 17-year-old Whitehall High School student-athlete, near Saucon Park on Tuesday night, Northampton County District...
View ArticleNew movies to watch this week: ‘Kajillionaire,’ ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’...
With more than two dozen movies releasing a week — the vast majority of them still straight to streaming — we’re narrowing the focus of our curation somewhat, spotlighting those of sufficiently high...
View ArticleYour View: Supreme Court battle shows we’ve lost any pretense of shame in...
Op-ed by Kutztown professor: Any pretense of shame in political hypocrisy appears to have been abandoned in filling the open Supreme Court justice seat.
View ArticleCatasauqua war hero slighted: Where is the promised sign to honor flying ace?
Column: The Hokey Bridge was renamed in honor of WWII hero Lt. Col. Thomas Lynch. But there's still no sign for him on the span nearly five years later.
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