5 tips for coronavirus high school graduates
Column: The Class of 2020 is entering adulthood at a difficult time. Here's some advice I hope they take with them.
View ArticleEaston area yoga and fitness studio set to open soon with COVID-19 safety...
Down Dog Fitness Studio, offering yoga and fitness classes for all ages and abilities, is expected to open by the end of June at 436 Cedarville Road in Williams Township.
View ArticleYour View: A yearning for righteousness to prevail
Op-ed on George Floyd death: A tragic loss of life. A tragic failure of the system.
View ArticleHokendauqua Bridge closed after suspicious package found
The Hokendauqua Bridge has been closed for police activity.
View Article‘Continuing to stay in business became impossible’: Lehigh Valley Mall eatery...
A Lehigh Valley Mall eatery specializing in Belgian-style, twice-fried French fries has joined a growing list of coronavirus-related business casualties.
View ArticleLehigh Valley community colleges to offer mostly distance learning in fall,...
Worries over a second wave of the coronavirus and how to safely distance students are causing the two Lehigh Valley community colleges to take a measured approach to restarting classes.
View ArticlePolice reforms proposed after Antwon Rose’s killing have languished in Pa....
The death of George Floyd has reignited a push by Democrats, but without Republicans the measures don’t stand a chance.
View ArticlePennsylvania reopening: The counties that have started and the ones that have...
Here’s a look at which parts of Pennsylvania have started reopening from the coronavirus shutdown, which ones soon will, and the rest that remain in the “red” phase, where non-life sustaining...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: State adds 69 deaths on Friday to bring...
The state Department of Health on Friday said 69 more people have died from coronavirus, bringing the overall toll from the disease in Pennsylvania to 5,886.
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 ArticleThese Allentown businesses received up to $5,000 in relief grants from the city
Allentown has awarded more than $500,000 in financial assistance to 124 city businesses through its small business stabilization fund program.
View ArticleBill that could shed light on coronavirus shutdowns stalls in Harrisburg;...
A bill that would let the public learn a lot more about the Wolf administration’s coronavirus shutdown decisions appears to be stuck in Harrisburg.
View ArticleLawsuit alleges Whitehall police used excessive force when removing students...
The families of two teenage boys forcibly removed from a Whitehall school basketball game in January are suing Whitehall Township police in federal court, alleging the officers involved violated the...
View ArticleHere is a schedule of Lehigh Valley high school graduation ceremonies
Lehigh Valley high schools are making graduation plans, though most are tentative as Lehigh and Northampton counties remain shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is the latest information...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus reopening: Gov. Wolf says 12 more counties,...
Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine on Friday provided an update on the reopening of Pennsylvania during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleBill White: What a 13-year-old story tells us about police harassment today
Commentary: I wrote a column 13 years ago about a black guy who was rousted by police on Hamilton Street. Sadly, nothing has changed in the last 13 years.
View ArticlePa. Auditor General DePasquale wins Democratic nomination to run for Congress
Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania's outgoing state auditor general, has won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry for the Harrisburg-based 10th U.S. House District.
View ArticleThousands of fish killed in the Bushkill Creek when lightning knocks out a pump
Trout Unlimited says thousands of fish were killed when a portion of the Bushkill Creek, nearly two miles long, dried up Friday after a lightning strike shut down pumps at Hercules Cement quarry.
View ArticleHundreds in Catasauqua turn out to decry racial injustice with peaceful protest
The event, which was billed as a peaceful march and protest in support of Black Lives Matter, was organized by Catasauqua High School students. It followed a trend seen in other communities, where...
View ArticleMan killed in Whitehall Township crash, coroner says
A 71-year-old man was killed Thursday night after driving off a road in Whitehall Township and striking several trees, the Lehigh County coroner’s office said.
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