Carbon County man charged with fatally shooting wife during argument
Keith Robert Else is charged with fatally shooting a woman Monday night at a Lower Towamensing Township home.
View ArticleSen. Bob Casey: Postal workers say efforts to sabotage mail are ongoing in...
Postal workers provided U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. with photos showing mail delays in the Lehigh Valley are ongoing after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pledged to halt changes in operations.
View ArticleBethlehem apartment fire ignited by man using lighter to ‘clean’ items,...
The 53-year-old man tried to stop the fire from spreading by stepping on it with his bare feet, police say.
View ArticlePennsylvania court battle erupts with Trump campaign over voters’ signatures...
Pennsylvania's top election official is asking the state's highest court to back her up in a new legal dispute with President Donald Trump's campaign over counting mail-in ballots when a voter's...
View ArticleLafayette College President Alison Byerly to step down at end of school year
Lafayette College President Alison Byerly will step down at the end of this school year
View Article‘A sad commentary about what’s going on in certain parts of the city.’ Second...
Jasiah Lopez, 20, apologized to his family during an emotional hearing Tuesday in Lehigh County Court and said he regretted taking part in the fight that left 33-year-old Lauren Gonzalez dead.
View Article‘It shouldn’t be us vs. them’: Lehigh County police, communities of color...
Four local police chiefs and four community leaders of color said during the livestreamed panel Black and Blue: Race, Relations, and Rhetoric, that improving relations between the two are an essential...
View ArticlePhiladelphia officials express alarm over 2020 gun violence
Philadelphia officials expressed alarm at surging gun violence this year that has already caused more homicides than were recorded in all of last year — and which continued Tuesday with more killings.
View ArticleProsecutors: Bar patron, 80, shoved over mask request dies
A New York man who authorities say confronted another patron at a bar for not wearing a mask and was shoved to the ground has died.
View ArticleEx-Palisades teacher pleads guilty to taking “upskirt” photos of students,...
Francis Reppert, 27, of Quakertown will be sentenced in about 90 days and could face more than five years in prison. He pleaded guilty before Bucks County Judge Raymond F. McHugh to indecent exposure,...
View ArticleBethlehem’s first female police chief unanimously approved by City Council
Bethlehem City Council unanimously approved the city’s first female police chief on Tuesday night, promoting Capt. Michelle Kott to the position after Mayor Robert Donchez recommended her last month.
View ArticleYour Pa. election questions answered: How do I vote by mail?
Planning to vote by mail in the presidential election but not sure how? Here's everything you need to know.
View ArticlePA Election 2020 Questions Answered: Am I registered to vote? Am I already...
Voters can check online or at their local elections office if they're currently registered to vote or if they're signed up to receive a mail-in or absentee ballot.
View ArticleYour PA election questions answered: Do I need an absentee ballot or a...
For the first time in a general election, Pennsylvania voters will cast both mail-in ballots and absentee ballots. Here's an explanation of the differences between the two and which one you may need.
View ArticleYour Pa. election questions answered: How secure is mail-in voting?
How secure is Pennsylvania mail in voting? Election officials say mail-in ballots and absentee ballots are safe and reliable, and that fraud rarely effects the outcome of an election.
View ArticleYour Pa. election questions answered: When will mail-in ballots start to arrive?
Lehigh and Northampton counties plan to mail out their absentee and mail-in ballots by early October at the latest. Voters may want to drop off their ballot in person at their county election office as...
View ArticleYour Pa. election questions answered: I received a mail-in ballot application...
Some voters are receiving mail-in ballot applications they never requested. That isn't cause for alarm. If voters decide they don't want to cast a mail-in ballot, they can still vote at their polling...
View ArticleYour Pa. election questions answered: How do I sign my mail-in ballot and...
Voters need to sign their mail-in ballots for them to be counted, but the name does not need to exactly match what's on file in their voter registration records.
View ArticleElection 2020: Your Pennsylvania voting questions answered
Here are the answers to your questions about Pennsylvania voting in the 2020 election, including how to vote by mail, absentee ballots, how to register and more.
View ArticleCanadian-born cold front will make for a windy Wednesday in Lehigh Valley
Low pressure passing through southern Canada will drag a cold front through the region later today, the National Weather Service said, making for a windy Wednesday in the Lehigh Valley.
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