Northampton County district attorney suing opioid manufacturers
Northampton County District Attorney Terrence Houck on Wednesday filed a 193-page lawsuit against 20 prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged “massive scheme” contributing...
View ArticlePassengers creep back to Allentown airport even as some service remains...
The number of people traveling out of Lehigh Valley International Airport has plummeted, but the regional airport is still outperforming the national average.
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s top cop apologizes, other officers disciplined, over tear...
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, apologized to the public Thursday for giving statements that were “substantially inaccurate” in the days after tear gas...
View Article‘History isn’t perfect but it’s our history’: Reaction to petition to remove...
Many readers came to the defense of Easton’s statue of Christopher Columbus. An online petition calls for its removal.
View ArticleAllentown Board names new school after first female Army general, who some in...
The Allentown School Board named its new elementary school after Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, a district graduate who was the first female general in the Army. Two months ago, community members asked the...
View ArticleDorney Park to open July 8 but just to season pass-holders at start
Dorney Park announces plans to open July 8 but will start with just season pass-holders.
View ArticleYour View by Lehigh professor: Why riots and looting do more harm than good
Op-ed: Many of the low-income neighborhoods that experienced riots will probably have to make do without the local Target, Walmart or Kroger that was burned down.
View ArticleCommentary by Andrew Yang: Make tech companies pay for your data
Andrew Yang: The data generated by our activities should be owned by us. We should decide what is being done with that information. And if anyone is making money on our data, it should be us.
View Article93-year-old woman killed in Walnutport crash
A pedestrian was killed on Main Street the morning of Friday, July 26, 2020.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 600 new cases -- biggest increase in 2 weeks
Pennsylvania Health Department on Friday reported 600 new cases of the coronavirus, the largest increase since June 12, bringing the overall total statewide to 84,370. The Lehigh Valley and all but one...
View ArticleTwo historic Bethlehem churches may become apartment buildings
Two Bethlehem churches that were houses of worship for immigrants around the turn of the 20th century may be converted to apartments under plans put forward by two separate developers. The Zoning...
View ArticleTwo men accused of 10 night church burglaries in and near Philly
Two men were charged with burglary and other crimes for allegedly breaking into 10 churches in Philadelphia and nearby suburbs, stealing safes, precious metals and electronics, prosecutors announced...
View ArticleMuhlenberg College officially names Kathleen Harring as President
Kathleen Harring, who has served as interim President of Muhlenberg College, has officially been named the 13th President of the Allentown college.
View ArticlePolice: Knife-wielding NJ man in ‘Joker’ makeup menaced teens
A man who had raised concerns by walking around a southern New Jersey town dressed as “The Joker” while clad in the movie character’s makeup is now accused of “menacingly waving” a pocketknife at some...
View ArticleAs the Lehigh Valley goes green, customers cautiously return to...
Customers cautiously returned to some of the businesses closed the longest during the coronavirus shutdown as the Lehigh Valley enters the green phase Friday.
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 ArticleIn race for coronavirus vaccine, Pa. biotech pioneer may have inside track
Within days, Inovio says, it will announce results of the first small human trial of its coronavirus vaccine. In March, the company’s DNA vaccine for the coronavirus was featured on "60 Minutes.”
View ArticleAfter 33 years, police identify woman found dead on Route 33
Investigators have identified Donna Kay Griffin as the unknown woman found dead on Route 33 in October 1987. They're still trying to piece together how the 37-year-old died.
View ArticlePop band cancels Allentown Fair performance
5 Seconds of Summer have canceled their September 6 Allentown Fair performance, it was announced Friday.
View ArticleHanover Township apartment complex discriminated against disabled residents,...
Traditions at Hanover, a Bethlehem-area senior apartment complex, settles claims with the Justice Department that it discriminated against disabled residents by canceling leases of disabled tenants and...
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