Inmate found dead at Lehigh County Jail; DA and coroner investigating
Authorities are investigating the death of a 43-year-old Carbon County man who was found dead in his cell at the Lehigh County Jail Tuesday.
View Article‘Absolutely tragic’: Three found dead, two kids unharmed in Carbon County home
Three people were found dead inside a Lansford home and another two juveniles household members unharmed, authorities report. Police are still piecing together what happened.
View ArticlePennsylvania reopening: The counties that have started, the ones that soon...
Here’s a look at which parts of Pennsylvania have started reopening from the coronavirus shutdown, which ones soon will, and the rest that remain in the “red” phase, where non-life sustaining...
View ArticlePennsylvania restaurants in yellow phase counties can start outdoor dining on...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that restaurants in yellow-phase Pennsylvania counties can begin outdoor dining, with appropriate precautions, as of June 5.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: While case total approaches 70,000, Wolf...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday gave an update on the coronavirus situation in Pennsylvania.
View Article'Illegal and unconstitutional’: Reaction to state police citing Lehigh Valley...
Most readers cheered a Lehigh County gym owner who opened Sunday in defiance of the shutdown of non-life-sustaining businesses. “Illegal and unconstitutional," one said. "Can’t prevent anyone from...
View ArticleWoman kept grandmother’s body in freezer for 16 years to collect Social...
A Pennsylvania woman was charged Wednesday with hiding her grandmother's remains in a freezer so the dead woman's Social Security checks would continue.
View ArticlePoll: Only half of Americans would get COVID-19 vaccine, if available
Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed.
View ArticlePro sports can resume in Pennsylvania, without spectators
Professional sports can resume in Pennsylvania where the governor's stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus is no longer in force, but without spectators
View ArticlePa. House Democrats say they were in the dark for a week about Republican’s...
State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and immediately began self-isolation.
View ArticleEast Penn teachers, administrators take pay freeze to help district through...
East Penn teachers and administrators agreed to a pay freeze to help the district through the financial strain of the coronavirus.
View ArticlePennsylvania’s new rules for reopening restaurants: When can outdoor dining...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced new rules for reopening restaurants from the coronavirus shutdown, including allowing outdoor dining even in yellow phase areas. Here's everything you need to know.
View ArticlePennsylvania reopening: How do counties move to the green phase and what...
The first Pennsylvania counties have been selected to move to the third and final phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's reopening plan. Find out what it all means.
View ArticlePennsylvania’s 3 phases for reopening (red, yellow, green) and what they mean
A color-coded system of red, yellow and green phases will guide Pennsylvania's reopening from the coronavirus shutdown on a regional basis. Here is what happens under the three phases.
View ArticlePennsylvania’s coronavirus briefings: 3 ways to make them actually helpful
Column: Pennsylvania officials have a golden opportunity to educate citizens about the "new normal" during daily coronavirus updates. Instead, they're spouting statistics.
View ArticleYour View: In defense of Pennsylvania Health Secretary Levine
Op-ed: In response to Sen. Mike Regan’s op-ed in The Morning Call, I am writing to correct the record about the leadership of Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
View ArticleAllentown unveils $60,000 campaign to aid artists during coronavirus crisis...
The new fund will award $1,000-$3,000 stipends to artists struggling through loss of work during coronavirus outbreak by awarding grants for “projects of encouragement.”
View ArticleLehigh Valley procrastinator’s guide to the 2020 election
Has the COVID-19 crisis drawn your attention away from Pennsylvania's June 2 primary? The Morning Call has you covered with a procrastinator's guide for everything you need to know entering the election.
View ArticlePennsylvania is sitting on billions in coronavirus relief money. What’s the...
Gov. Tom Wolf said he and the GOP-controlled General Assembly are negotiating how to best spend the state’s pot of discretionary dollars.
View ArticleMAP: Where coronavirus is in Pennsylvania
MAP: Here is where all reported cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania are located.
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