Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 12,884 new cases- the highest daily increase...
Pennsylvania recorded another record number of coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 411,482 since the start of the pandemic, including 11,262 deaths.
View ArticleFire guts old church housing New York’s Liberty Bell
A historic Manhattan church that houses New York’s Liberty Bell has been gutted by a massive fire
View ArticleSnowstorm knocks out power to thousands in the Northeast
The northeastern United States is bracing for a powerful, windy storm that forecasters say could bring 18 inches or more of heavy, wet snow to parts of the region
View ArticlePennsylvania state prisons report several new inmate deaths from COVID-19
More than two dozen Pennsylvania state prison inmates have died of the coronavirus. On Saturday, Pine Grove state prison in Indiana County reported its first inmate death from COVID-19.
View ArticleTeen killed in multi-vehicle accident on Route 22 identified
The Lehigh County coroner's office said Ryan Carbone, 16, of South Whitehall Township was killed in a crash that closed a busy portion of Route 22 in South Whitehall Township early Saturday.
View ArticleSalisbury Township woman missing since Thursday after reportedly going to...
A Salisbury Township woman has been missing since Thursday after leaving the parking lot of her apartment on South Cedar Crest Boulevard to pick up a fare dispatched by Uber or Lyft.
View ArticleEast Stroudsburg University will bring about 800 students back to campus next...
East Stroudsburg University will bring a limited number of students back to campus this spring, ramping up toward a fuller in-person reopening in the fall.
View ArticleNo vets at annual Pearl Harbor ceremony, another WWII event that survivors...
On Pearl Harbor Day, in what may be a first in decades, no eyewitnesseswill attend the 7:55 a.m. ceremony marking the terrible moment 79 years ago when Japanese warplanes dove out of the sky to attack...
View ArticleYour View by Lehigh Valley day care centers: State funding changes will...
Op-ed: A change in child care subsidy payments resulted in combined cuts at six centers of over $80,000 in state funding in September, threatening our ability to provide quality child care and family...
View ArticleYour View: Can Biden pave the way for permanent citizenship for Dreamers?
Op-ed: Joe Biden has a lot of work to do to readdress DACA and to pave the way for permanent citizenship for Dreamers.
View ArticleFamily: Missing Salisbury rideshare driver’s cellphone detected in Center...
Eleanor Camacho, 58, was last seen around 5 p.m. Thursday leaving the parking lot of her apartment in the 1100 block of S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
View ArticleIt’s time to end ‘war on nature’: UN chief urges steps to curb climate change...
With new reports highlighting 2020′s record-breaking weather, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered yet another urgent appeal to curb climate change.
View ArticleEagles bench Carson Wentz during game against Packers; Jalen Hurts throws TD,...
The Philadelphia Eagles benched Carson Wentz during Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
View ArticleCurrent weather pattern leaves snow boots stashed away in Lehigh Valley
Based on December’s current pattern, it’s hard not to imagine a scenario where a story in written in March of next year begins something like this: This was not the wettest or warmest winter in Lehigh...
View ArticleWill the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy.
View ArticleYour View: What impact will Supreme Court ruling have on public health policies?
Op-ed: A Supreme Court decision presents a slippery slope. Are there no circumstances under which the government can implement measures to control a pandemic?
View ArticleKing George, one of Bethlehem’s first on-duty police horses, retires
Officer Al Strydesky, George's final regular partner on the beat, said everyone was saddened to hear that arthritis would take the 15-year-old horse off the streets. But the department is grateful to...
View ArticleWhy Pennsylvania businesses deserve to be shielded from frivolous coronavirus...
Column: Businesses, health care and other entities in Pennsylvania deserve to be shielded from frivolous lawsuits about the coronavirus.
View ArticleInterview: Allentown’s Amanda Seyfried talks about her Oscar-worthy...
The Lehigh Valley actress’s performance in “Mank,” now streaming on Netflix, has netted the best reviews of her career as well as heaps of awards buzz.
View ArticleRestaurant rewind: More than 100 Lehigh Valley eateries that opened or closed...
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Lehigh Valley lost longstanding restaurants Ritz Barbecue and Bayleaf in Allentown, along with other beloved spots such as Bear Swamp Diner in Macungie, Paulie’s...
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