Time’s up: Allentown Parking Authority expects to write a lot more tickets...
The Allentown Parking Authority told board members Wednesday that it will be writing more tickets as it resumes enforcing numerous regulations next week, a few days after the Lehigh Valley enters the...
View ArticleLehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley, DA Jim Martin at odds over call for...
Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley's calls for a committee investigating potential criminal justice reform leads to political squabbles with other elected officials Wednesday.
View ArticleSparked by George Floyd killing, Pennsylvania lawmakers begin passing police...
Pennsylvania’s House and Senate began passing legislation Wednesday spurred by widespread protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd
View Article‘The idiots set them off all day and night’: Reaction to constant Lehigh...
Readers are fed up with fireworks exploding almost nightly in Allentown and other Lehigh Valley communities.
View ArticleToo much focus on COVID-19 numbers, not enough on declining severity, Pa....
Too much focus on COVID-19 numbers, not enough on declining severity, Pa. doctor says
View ArticleElectricity ruled out as factor in New Jersey pool drowning deaths of 3
Authorities say electricity didn't play a role in the drowning deaths of three family members in their backyard swimming pool in New Jersey.
View ArticleFireworks are booming before July 4, but why the ruckus?
This year, fireworks aren't being saved for Independence Day.
View ArticlePa. lawmakers move on police reform bill that tracks use of force but keeps...
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to require use-of-force tracking and reporting, but critics contend it falls short of broader efforts elsewhere because it does not give the public...
View ArticleYour View: Is tearing down statues the best way to deal with our history?
Op-ed: I can understand why Joe Paterno’s statue has been removed and why it is now time to tear down statues of Robert E. Lee. But where do you stop?
View ArticleFree live music returns to ArtsQuest’s SteelStacks this weekend
Vibrant and popular Hector Rosado and Pancho Bongo y Su Orquesta will highlight the return of live music at SteelStacks Friday and Saturday as the ArtsQuest Center officially reopens for indoor and...
View ArticlePa. lawmakers begin passing police reform bills
The Pennsylvania state House and Senate began passing legislation Wednesday spurred by widespread protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, including legislation designed to...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: State reports 579 new cases on Thursday to...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday gave an update on the coronavirus situation in Pennsylvania.
View Article‘The government failed’: Pa. regulators turned blind eye to fracking, grand...
Report find Pennsylvania departments failed to police or investigate environmental complaints, failed to collect health data, and failed to warn the public when they were at risk.
View ArticleCatausauqua man ordered to face trial on charges of robbing man in Allentown...
A 22-year-old man was ordered to stand trial for allegedly robbing a man of $8,000 and a handgun in February.
View ArticleNew Allentown elementary school could be first in the district named after a...
The Allentown School District is recommending the new school on 12th and Gordon streets be named after Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays — an Allentown School District graduate who was first female...
View ArticleLehigh Valley fireworks and events that are still on this Fourth of July
This Fourth of July, fireworks will light the sky in Bethlehem but not in Allentown — which canceled the annual display at J. Birney Crum Stadium because of crowd restrictions during Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleVirtual Musikfest: Five ways to Fest, maybe even in person
Column: ArtsQuest is doing what it can to put on Musikfest amid the coronsvirus pandemic. Instead of complaining that it's being held virtually, let’s make the most of it.
View ArticleLehigh Valley Zoo announces reopening date with new procedures, limited capacity
The Lehigh Valley Zoo has announced its plans to reopen this summer, but with several changes to the zoo experience to comply with state requirements and CDC guidelines in light of COVID-19.
View ArticleIn Lancaster, Joe Biden touts health care plan, says Trump is ‘worried about...
Joe Biden visits Lancaster and makes a speech supporting Obamacare.
View Article‘How dare you sit here and steal an election,' Enid Santiago says to Lehigh...
Enid Santiago accused Lehigh County officials of stealing an election after they informed the Allentown Democrat she'd missed a deadline to contest her 55-vote loss to three-term incumbent Peter...
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