Pa. Supreme Court orders Easton Area School District to release school bus...
The court said Easton Area School District did not prove it would lose federal funding if it provided the recording of a bus altercation to a reporter.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: Statewide COVID-19 infections surpass...
To date, there have been 80,236 COVID-19 infections across Pennsylvania since the coronavirus pandemic reached the state in March. So far 6,361 people have died from the virus, with 42 new deaths in...
View ArticleSUMMER BEERS: Try these top sunny sippers brewed in the Lehigh Valley
Although your massive neighborhood blowouts, backyard barbecues and pool parties may have to wait, you can now enjoy a few delicious Lehigh Valley summer beers outdoors at your favorite pubs and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia man charged with blowing up cash machine
A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged with using explosives to blow up a cash machine as demonstrations rocked the city this month
View ArticleAllentown’s Juneteenth event set for Friday postponed until June 26; other...
The threat of rain and other bad weather has led organizers to postpone Friday’s Juneteeth event scheduled for Allentown, but other events marking the milestone or civil rights in general are still on...
View ArticleWhy were nursing homes devastated by the coronavirus? Low pay and staff...
Nursing homes were hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak, accounting for about 30% of the deaths across the country and more like three-quarters of the deaths in the Lehigh Valley. Before the virus hit...
View Article‘My neighborhood used to be quiet and relaxing:' Fireworks set off Lehigh...
Residents complain that fireworks are disturbing the peace and infringing on quality of life in Allentown and elsewhere in the Lehigh Valley, where cabin fever from the coronavirus pandemic may be...
View ArticlePolice probing separate incidents in Easton after man found dead, another...
Easton police are probing two separate incidents after a man was found dead in the city's South Side. A man with a gunshot wound was also discovered at the hospital, but police haven't linked the two...
View Article‘We are not OK:' Allentown community members discuss white supremacy during...
A half dozen mostly black Allentown community members on Thursday night joined prominent activist Hasshan Batts and City Councilwoman Ce-Ce Gerlach in a virtual town hall, “We Are Not Okay,” to discuss...
View ArticleWarm and muggy for Father’s Day Weekend as summer officially arrives, with a...
The summer solstice arrives this Father’s Day Weekend, with building heat to follow as we head into a potentially blistering season, meteorologists say.
View ArticleAmid calls for police reform, Bethlehem police went beyond call of duty
Column: Bethlehem police likely could have withheld parts of its use-of-force policy from public view. But it released all of it, believing that was in the public's interest amid national calls for...
View ArticleYour View by Bethlehem school superintendent: How we will teach students to...
Op-ed: In order to cure the disease of racism, we need all of our students to understand the impact of racism on society so they are prepared to live their lives as anti-racists.
View ArticleDespite landmark ruling, Pa. GOP leaders in no hurry to extend LGBTQ...
Advocates say action is necessary to close gaps in equality, but a House Republican committee chair said he'll have "to see where this ranks” with other issues.
View Article‘Into the Wild’ bus removed from Alaska backcountry
An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said.
View ArticlePenn State, Bethlehem Catholic grad Joe Kovacs primed for another Olympic run
Kovacs now is back in training mode in preparation for the Olympic Trials, which are rescheduled for June 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.
View ArticleNew solo version of Aretha Franklin song about race, faith released
A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has arrived on Juneteenth.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus updates: 526 new infections statewide as last of...
Pennsylvania added 526 new coronavirus cases Friday, with more counties lifting restrictions on businesses and all but one county set to join them next week in the least-restricted green phase of Gov....
View Article5 Phillies players, 3 staff members test positive for coronavirus
Five Phillies players and three staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus at the team's facilities in Clearwater.
View Article‘Egregious’ Bethlehem shooting during child custody exchange earns man 23 to...
The brazenness of the daytime shooting that paralyzed a man was among the reasons a Northampton County judge said she felt it necessary to impose such a severe sentence on Eric Garcia Mulero.
View ArticleAMC reverses course, says customers must wear masks in theaters nationwide
AMC Theatres, which has two Lehigh Valley locations, unveiled plans to reopen its more than 600 venues nationwide, with masks optional for patrons as CEO and president Adam Aron looked to avoid...
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