School budget deadlines are looming. Here’s what Lehigh Valley school...
Here's a roundup of what Lehigh Valley school districts are proposing for their budgets next year, including some tax increases, amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleElectrical problem caused fire that destroyed Bubba’s Potbelly Stove...
The Bucks County fire marshal’s office said the fire that ripped through Bubba’s Potbelly Stove restaurant outside Quakertown in April was caused by an electrical problem.
View ArticleAllentown Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival canceled due to coronavirus...
Crowd restrictions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic are resulting in the cancellation of the 2020 Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican Festival & Parade in Allentown scheduled for Sunday, July 26.
View ArticlePhiladelphia police officer surrenders to face charges of beating Temple...
A Philadelphia police officer surrendered Monday to face aggravated assault and other charges stemming from video that shows him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton.Police Staff...
View ArticleA dozen new coronavirus cases traced to Jersey shore beach house gatherings
A dozen new coronavirus cases in the Philadelphia area have been traced to someone who attended gatherings at beach houses at the Jersey Shore, according to the health department in Bucks County.
View Article'Everywhere you look, you see something that gives you hope’: Protesters...
In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arrested and charged
View ArticleGeorge Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be laid to rest today
The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage
View ArticleLehigh Valley planners looking for community feedback on $451 million...
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study plan is seeking feedback on its plan to address $451 million of transportation needs over the next four years.
View ArticleRoom for moderates: Pennsylvania race shows Republicans don’t have to blindly...
Column: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s win in last week’s primary election was a referendum on whether a moderate candidate still was viable in today’s hyper-political world.
View ArticleYour View for AARP Pennsylvania: How to tackle coronavirus inequalities
Your View: Pennsylvania’s multicultural communities face a disproportionately tough battle against the virus and its effects.
View ArticleGov. Tom Wolf backs off demand for weekly testing in Pennsylvania nursing homes
The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf is backing off its demand that nursing homes test all residents and staff for the new coronavirus weekly
View ArticleCoronavirus reopening in the Lehigh Valley: What you need to know
Coronavirus in the Lehigh Valley: Here is your complete guide to everything you need to know from important information to the latest developments on reopening.
View ArticleIn one scenario, East Penn students may attend school in the fall on...
In the fall, school could return to normal. Or, there could be a resurgence of the coronavirus and school would have to stay closed. Or, districts could be looking at something in between. The East...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Pennsylvania: What you need to know
What you need to know about coronavirus in Pennsylvania as it continues to spread, including resources and links.
View ArticleMilwaukee-area lawyer spat on high school protester, later kneed police...
A state representative is calling for the disbarment of a lawyer who spat on a high school student during an anti-racism rally and march in Shorewood, Wisconsin.
View ArticleWest Bethlehem homeowners find ‘Black Lives Matter’ graffiti, vandalism
Messages found spray painted and chalked onto sidewalks in Bethlehem Tuesday morning included "racist," "BLM" and "Dump Trump."
View ArticleWilson man, N.J. woman arrested in Atlantic City slaying
Authorities say a Wilson man and a New Jersey woman are being held in Pennsylvania due to charges in a slaying in Atlantic City.
View ArticleNew Jersey now allowing limited indoor, outdoor gatherings, Gov. Murphy says
Effective immediately limited indoor get-togethers and outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people can resume in an easing of rules meant to slow the spread of the cornavirus, Democratic New Jersey Gov....
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: Health officials issue new safety order to...
The number of coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania increased by 493 to 76,436, according to new data from the state Department of Health on Tuesday. Those figures showed 61 new deaths, bringing the...
View Article‘What a loss for downtown’: Reaction to closing of Allentown’s Bay Leaf...
Readers were dismayed to learn the Bay Leaf restaurant in downtown Allentown has closed permanently amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Hard to celebrate our anniversary without the Bay Leaf,” one said.
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