Republicans appear unwilling to let counties count Pennsylvania mail-in...
With 15 days until the presidential election, Republican lawmakers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania appeared unwilling Monday to authorize counties to process mail-in ballots before Election...
View ArticleLafayette College closes buildings, suspends sports because of increase in...
Lafayette College has closed its library and recreation center and has suspended all sports because of an increase of students testing positing for COVID-19.
View ArticleLehigh Valley restauranteurs rally in Bethlehem against Gov. Wolf’s decision...
On Monday, about 30 Bethlehem restaurant owners and members of the business community held a rally on Main Street, asking local representatives to override Wolf’s veto of a bill that would have...
View ArticleOld Country Buffet in Whitehall permanently closes as pandemic wreaks havoc...
Old Country Buffet, which bills itself as “America’s premier buffet restaurant offering a delicious variety of food items for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert,” on Sunday permanently closed its...
View ArticleMonroe County Vietnam veteran holds home intruder suspect until police arrive
A 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran in Monroe County pulled a pistol and held a home intruder at his house until police arrived, according to state police.
View ArticleLehigh County Commissioner Nathan Brown resigns
Lehigh County Commissioner Nathan Brown tendered his resignation Monday effective Oct. 30, saying he needed to focus on his career.
View ArticleSupreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.
View ArticleAllentown police say they know who was involved in fatal shooting on Hamilton...
21-year-old Christian J. Lopez Rodriguez, a former Dieruff student, was walking across Hamilton Street Bridge to visit family the Saturday he was shot and killed, a member of his family says. Police...
View ArticleForecasters are calling for a mild winter. Are clues to the season visible now?
Winter outlook | Autumn is no crystal ball to the winter season, meteorologists say. Summer-like warmth will persist in parts of the country in October — including in the Lehigh Valley this week —...
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 138th Pa. House race to...
Republican Ann Flood and Democrat Tara Zrinski will face off in the Pa. House 138th District election to fill the seat being vacated by state Rep. Marcia Hahn, who is retiring.
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 187th Pa. House race
Republican state Rep. Gary Day is facing a repeat challenge from Democrat Michael Blichar Jr. for Pa. House in the 187th District, which includes much of northwestern Lehigh County and part of...
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 133rd Pa. House race: Jeanne...
Democrats state Rep. Jeanne McNeill is facing a repeat challenge from Republican Dave Molony in the Pa. House 133rd District election, which includes the Whitehall Township area.
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 183rd Pa. House race
Republican state Rep. Zach Mako is facing a repeat challenge from Democrat Jason Ruff for the Pa. House 183rd District House election.
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 137th Pa. House race
Democrat Kate Brennan is challenging Republican state Rep. Joe Emrick in the Pa. House 137th District election, which includes upper Northampton County.
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in 132nd Pa. House race
Democratic Rep. Mike Schlossberg faces Republican challenger Michael McCreary in the Pa. House 132nd District election, which includes West Allentown and South Whitehall Township.
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in the 135th Pa. House race
Incumbent Steve Samuelson, Democrat who has represented the 135 District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 1999, will square off against Republican Scott Hough, a private security...
View ArticleQ&A: Meet the candidates who will square off in the 131st Pa. House race to...
Democrat Kevin Branco and Republican Milou Mackenzie face each other in the Pa. House 131st District election to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Justin Simmons.
View ArticleBuses return to Wind Creek Bethlehem casino, with modifications
Wind Creek Bethlehem, which had a robust busing program from New York City and New Jersey, resumed a modified bus program this week after a seven-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleProtest arrests show regular Americans, not urban antifa
The Department of Justice is using aggressive tactics against those it has charged in the civil unrest over systemic racism. An Associated Press review of more than 300 federal arrests made nationwide...
View ArticleCommentary: Will ‘hidden’ Trump supporters give America an Election Day...
Donald Trump and many of his backers insist that current polls underestimate his reelection chances because many Trump voters are not revealing their support.
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