Commentary: U.S. may need France-like lockdowns to beat COVID-19
Commentary: The second wave of coronavirus infections hitting the U.S. as winter approaches may require a return to a severe lockdown policy similar to what is being done in parts of Europe.
View ArticleRestaurants and COVID: Requiring name and number is going too far
Column: Michigan authorities are going too far by requiring restaurant patrons to provide their names and phone numbers during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleMan accidentally shoots himself in hip outside Slate Belt polling place
A man who arrived at his Northampton County polling place to vote Tuesday morning accidentally shot himself in the hip area while in his car, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure confirmed.
View ArticleLehigh Valley voters brave long lines to cast Election Day votes: 'I want our...
With a record number of early ballots already cast around the country, Lehigh Valley voters turned out in force as Election Day 2020 dawned.
View ArticleNorthampton County investigating complaints over Williams Township election...
Northampton County Republican Committee Chair Lee Snover accused Northampton County of poorly training its poll workers. County officials dismissed the complaint and said things are going as smoothly...
View ArticleMask disputes arise at the polls, too
Face coverings have stirred the pot since becoming a forced fashion in March, so it was no surprise that complaints about them should surface at the polls Tuesday.
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect crashes in stolen vehicle after I-78, Route 33 chase
Troopers were chasing an armed robbery suspect in a stolen vehicle when he crashed Tuesday in Northampton County, state police said.
View ArticleBethlehem police looking to identify credit union robbery suspect
Bethlehem police are asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a credit union Tuesday.
View ArticlePennsylvania election night: What to expect hour by hour after polls close
There will be many twists and turns on an election night that could turn into an election week, or even longer, with Pennsylvania potentially playing the deciding role in the presidential race between...
View ArticleAllentown man whose videoed arrest in July sparked outrage pleads guilty to...
A man, who was subdued by Allentown police in a July incident sparking protests in the Lehigh Valley, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Tuesday in district court.
View ArticlePolling place confusion, a rejected legal challenge and mask-wearing among...
As Election Day got underway in the Lehigh Valley, some issues were quickly reported, ranging from confusion over polling place locations to complaints about poll workers without masks to controversy...
View ArticlePennsylvania emerges as online misinformation hotspot
Pennsylvania emerged as a hotspot for online misinformation on Election Day. Facebook and Twitter scrambled to take down false posts about polling locations in Scranton, Philadelphia and beyond to...
View ArticleNorthampton County judge rejects Republican committee challenge affecting 38...
Northampton County President Judge Michael J. Koury, Jr. denied a challenge Tuesday from the Northampton County Republican Committee that would have prevented election officials from disclosing 38...
View ArticleNew Jersey approves recreational marijuana
New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday
View ArticleMilou Mackenzie leads Kevin Branco in race to fill 131st House District seat...
Democrat Kevin Branco and Republican Milou Mackenzie face off in the race for the 131st House District seat, which is being vacated by Rep. Justin Simmons.
View ArticleAnn Flood leads Tara Zrinski in race for 138th Pa. House District seat
Democrat Tara Zrinski and Republican Ann Flood are competing for the 138th district seat in the Pennsylvania House, which is being left open by the retirement of Rep. Marcia Hahn.
View ArticlePA-7 congressional race between Susan Wild, Lisa Scheller too close to call...
The race to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress remained undecided late Tuesday as the three counties in the 7th Congressional District continued tallying a flood of mail-in ballots.
View ArticlePennsylvania presidential race: Ballot count continues, as secretary of state...
As the nation and world watch to learn whether Pennsylvania could be the final battleground in Tuesday’s presidential election, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said there were no reports of major or...
View ArticleUS formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change
The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change
View ArticleRunner-up in 2019 race is first lawyer to announce bid for 2021 Lehigh County...
Allentown attorney Zachary Cohen, a former president of the Lehigh County Bar Association, is the first lawyer to announce a bid for one of two seats that will be open on the Lehigh County Court of...
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