Harrisburg lawmakers to blame for failure to end gerrymandering of state...
A statewide effort to banish gerrymandering from the drawing of state political maps has failed because Harrisburg lawmakers failed to act, the leader of the effort says.
View ArticleMissing Allentown woman found safe
Allentown police are asking the public’s help in locating a missing woman with dementia.
View Article‘I’m listening to the argument that police don’t belong in schools’:...
The issue of militarized schools raised in the Black Lives Matter movement has prompted the Allentown and Bethlehem school districts to reconsider police officers in schools. School resource officers...
View ArticlePolitics and fear keep some with coronavirus from disclosing their contacts,...
Cooperation is key to coronavirus contract tracing, considered a proven method to stem disease spread. But many people are skeptical of government intervention and don’t want to share who they’ve been...
View ArticleIn its 5th year, Plant a Row program is growing in significance for those in...
Plant A Row, a donation program in its 5th year that allows gardeners to donate their excess harvests, returns for the season just when it's needed the most.
View ArticleYour View by PA House Democratic leaders: How to level playing field for...
Op-ed: Money matters in education. When we address the systemic racial and socioeconomic inequities of our funding mechanisms, we will make real progress toward closing the achievement gap.
View ArticleLehigh Valley musicians who played #HomeMadeMusic concerts are ready for...
To keep up their craft, musicians shared music on social media and through The Morning Call’s #HomeMadeMusic series, spreading positivity and offering comfort when listeners needed it most.
View ArticleAllentown police investigate shooting; one man injured
A man was shot early Saturday in center city Allentown, leading to a police investigation.
View ArticleCommentary: Searching for grace while black and blue
Commentary: My husband has a double mandate: to be vigilant as an officer and as a Black man, for both roles bring judgment that could put his life in danger.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 621 new cases, highest since June 12
A day after all but one Pennsylvania county reopened in the green phase, 621 new cases were reported by the state Department of Health on Saturday, the largest one-day increase in two weeks.
View ArticlePennsylvania has set its benchmarks for reopening. Here’s how the state’s...
Now that Pennsylvania has explained the requirements for areas of the state to begin reopening, see how the different regions stack up.
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter protesters find Trump supporters on march through Pen...
A Black Lives Matter protest in Pen Argyl remained peaceful, though marchers clashed with Trump supporters lining the route. The march was among those that have occurred daily singe George Floyd's May...
View ArticleScanner: Man struck by vehicle in Chapman
A 20-year-old man was struck by a vehicle Saturday evening in Chapman Borough, according to Northampton County emergency radio reports.
View ArticleJudge: Free immigrant children held in detention in Berks County, 2 other...
The order applies to children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania.
View ArticleNASCAR Cup Series: Kevin Harvick holds off Denny Hamlin for first Pocono win
Kevin Harvick held off Denny Hamlin Saturday to earn his first victory at Pocono Raceway
View Article‘It’s a big deal for Pennsylvania employees,‘ lawyers says of state Supreme...
A Lehigh Valley woman's whistleblower claim that Health Network Laboratories fired her for reporting discrimination led to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that widens the door for workers to sue...
View ArticleYour View by Pennsylvania lawmaker: Fireworks turn Lehigh Valley communities...
Op-ed by state Rep. Jeanne McNeill: I am working with my colleagues in Harrisburg to address fireworks in Pennsylvania so that a fair and balanced solution can be found. There is no reason why our...
View ArticleGettysburg, home to America’s most hallowed battlefield, reckons with...
While the Confederate flag may not fly on borough property, it’s a symbol that tourists — about one million per year — are used to seeing in Gettysburg, population 7,700.
View ArticleYour View: Our arts groups must learn to be more diverse
Your View: Suggesting in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed there is momentum for change of the racial status quo in the United State and that movement must be...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: State reports 505 new cases, 3 deaths on Sunday
The state Department of Health reported an additional 505 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 85,496.
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