Unemployment claims hit 41 million as states struggle to reopen during...
Another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total to more than 41 million who have sought aid since March as the coronavirus forced employers to close and sent...
View ArticleSee the coronavirus curve in Pennsylvania’s most populated counties
See the curve showing the number of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in Pennsylvania's most populated counties.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus deaths continue to rise. Positive case count at...
Pennsylvania coronavirus cases and deaths: Here are the latest numbers from the state Department of Health.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus deaths continue to rise. Positive case count at...
Here are the latest number of coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania.
View ArticleShots fired in Easton during dispute involving dozens
Easton police say a dispute involving 20 to 30 people apparently led to shots being fired late Wednesday
View ArticleAwaiting trial in child porn case, Berks County man charged with recording...
A Berks County man awaiting trial on child porn charges was charged Wednesday with recording sex with a 16-year-old girl and sharing it with others, county detectives said.
View ArticleFlood of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania spurs fight to change deadlines...
Some county and state officials are warning that a flood of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania will create problems in Tuesday's primary election that must be fixed before November's presidential election
View ArticleEaston police searching for passenger of car that authorities say...
Easton police have charged an 18-year-old man with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and other crimes for his alleged role in the aggressive driving incident which ended in a wreck on Bushkill...
View ArticleLisa Scheller, Dean Browning clash over Trump, conservative credentials in...
In the Republican primary for the 7th Congressional District, Dean Browning has sought to portray himself as the conservative, Trump-supporting option. But it was Lisa Scheller who landed an...
View ArticleMan flees Allentown traffic stop, crashes through fence at recycling plant,...
A 34-year-old man fled a traffic stop in Allentown on Tuesday night and tried to escape by crashing through the fence of a recycling plant, but instead hit a trailer and injured himself, according to...
View ArticleCarbon County parents charged in 2-year-old’s shooting death
A Carbon County couple is charged after their 2-year-old son fatally shot himself in the head in their East Penn Township home Sunday, state police said.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus reopening: Business groups, including in Lehigh...
More than 20 chamber of commerce leaders from across eastern Pennsylvania, including the Lehigh Valley, say the pace of reopening from the coronavirus is too slow and want a push on Gov. Tom Wolf to...
View ArticleWawa clerk in Lower Macungie threatened after he asked customer to put mask...
State police say a man threatened a clerk at a Wawa in Lower Macungie Township after the clerk asked him to put his mask back on when paying for his items.
View Article'A monumental leap forward for female athletes’: Reaction to Easton girls...
Many readers cheered Easton Area School Board’s vote to start a girls wrestling program in the 2020-21 season.
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers deliver $25.8 billion budget, $2.6 billion in...
A temporary, no-new-taxes $25.8 billion spending package headed to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk on Thursday, passed in speedy fashion barely 48 hours after its details first became public in the...
View ArticleTwo charged following shots-fired call at Allentown park
Two men were are facing a drug and gun charges after they were arrested Sunday following a shots fired call at a south Allentown park, according to court records.
View ArticleSuspect spits on South Whitehall officer’s face during arrest on gun and drug...
A Wilson man being arrested for driving a stolen car fought with South Whitehall Township officers on Monday and spit in the face of one of them after he was placed in the back of a squad car,...
View ArticleLive Updates: Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Live Updates: The latest as Pennsylvania deals with the coronavirus pandemic. (We’ve lowered the paywall on this critical story during the coronavirus outbreak.)
View ArticleAllentown School District to hold virtual graduations in June, in-person...
The Allentown School District will have virtual graduation ceremonies for its three high schools, with in-person ones possibly occurring in August.
View ArticleMoravian College plans to have students back this fall, but with precautions
Moravian College is planning to reopen in the fall but intends to practice social distancing by limiting the number of students in a classroom and eliminating fall break because of the coronavirus.
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