Bethlehem woman died when oxygen canister caught fire, coroner says
A woman who was smoking a cigarette while using oxygen died when the oxygen canister caught fire, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office reported.
View ArticleBeyoncé wants officers charged in black woman’s death
Beyoncé has joined the call for charges against officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman gunned down by officers who burst into her Kentucky home.
View ArticleDismay about ‘Live PD’ and 'Cops’ cancellations: They ‘showed what it really...
Many readers expressed frustration that A&E; Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD.” “God forbid we show police officers in a good light," one said.
View ArticleOld-fashioned milk delivery making a comeback in Pennsylvania, including...
The once-familiar tinkle of glass bottles at dawn is missing, as are the distinctive trucks and the crisp white uniforms of their drivers, but in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, home milk-delivery...
View ArticleYour View: Why we must stop investing in nuclear weapons
Op-ed: As we approach the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, the U.S. nuclear program wastes vast amounts of money to maintain its role with Russia as the purveyor of...
View ArticleReady to dine outdoors again? Here are more than 125 Lehigh Valley...
In a significant loosening of COVID-19-related business restrictions, Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced that restaurants in yellow-phase Pennsylvania counties can resume outdoor dining, with...
View ArticleSchool 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 ArticleSt. Luke’s Via Marathon for 2020 to be run virtually amid coronavirus concerns
The St. Luke’s Via Marathon won’t be happening as planned this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleLafayette College jumps in to bail out water rescue group in need of new home
Lafayette College has come to the rescue Pennsylvania Water Rescue, a longtime Easton-based nonprofit.
View ArticleBodies found in Bethlehem home identified as coroner seeks next of kin
Officials are seeking next of kin for two people whose bodies were found in a Bethlehem house Friday.
View ArticleGoodbye, Ruby Tuesday: Two of chain’s Lehigh Valley locations close, leaving...
Fans of Ruby Tuesday’s Garden Bar have two less restaurants to frequent in the Lehigh Valley.
View ArticlePa. advances reforms to create confidential police disciplinary database, as...
Democrats hailed the move as a long-awaited first step after seeing similar legislation languish. But transparency in officer discipline still lags behind New York and New Jersey.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Rate of positive tests lowest in a month; 28...
Since the pandemic reached Pennsylvania in March, there have been 79,121 people infected with the virus and 6,243 who died from it, after Monday's data showed 323 more COVID-19 infections and 28 new...
View ArticleLehigh Valley activists, state officials praise U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...
Activists in the Lehigh Valley’s LGBT community praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision that workplace protections afforded by federal law apply to gay and transgender employees.
View ArticleDriller charged over contamination in ‘Gasland’ town
Driller charged over contamination in ‘Gasland’ town
View ArticleHershey’s Chocolate World to reopen Chocolate Tour ride and Create Your Own...
The Hershey’s Chocolate Tour ride and the Hershey’s Create Your Own Candy Bar attraction at Chocolate World will resume operation June 19.
View ArticleDiocese of Allentown holding prayer service for reconciliation
Amid nationwide unrest following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, the Diocese of Allentown will hold a prayer service for reconciliation Friday at Saint Catharine of Siena.
View ArticleMalcolm Jenkins gets another platform for social justice message: CNN
Malcolm Jenkins, the beloved safety who spent the last six seasons playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, has added another platform for his messages of social injustice.
View ArticleBethlehem asks for public’s input on Climate Action Plan
There will be two forums in Bethlehem on Wednesday to gather input for the city's Climate Action Plan, which will hopefully be ready by the end of the year.
View Article‘Let me see my mom!’: Readers on allowing outdoor nursing homes visits
Some readers agreed it’s time to begin opening nursing homes back up to visitors.
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