Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 634 new cases Saturday
The Pennsylvania Health Department reported 634 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday.
View ArticleMan killed in New Jersey fireworks blast
Authorities say a man died in a fireworks explosion outside a housing complex in Jersey City, New Jersey, early on the Fourth of July
View ArticleMan killed after getting out of minivan on New Jersey parkway
Police say a Brooklyn man who apparently got out of his minivan on a New Jersey parkway because he thought he had hit an animal was struck and killed by a car
View ArticleJoey Chestnut, Miki Sudo repeat as hot dog champs in annual Coney Island contest
Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo repeated as men's and women's champions at Saturday's Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest.
View ArticleAt Penn State and other campuses, Black studies professors and students lead...
Concerns at Penn State mirror those from Black student groups and professors around the country, calling for change and a leading role in reforms in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.
View ArticleYour View: Sanders supporters shouldn’t sit this one out
Op-ed: For all of the Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters out there who are having a difficult time voting for former Vice President Joe Biden, I say: Please stop.
View ArticleColumbus statue toppled by Baltimore protesters
Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday night.
View ArticleBill Cosby invokes systemic racism as he fights #MeToo conviction for sex...
Bill Cosby hopes to use this moment to his advantage -- the debate about the treatment of African Americans and other people of color by police and the criminal justice system.
View ArticleMan killed at Trout Creek Park in Allentown identified
A man found shot Saturday afternoon at Trout Creek Park in Allentown died at an area hospital.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: New cases drop below 500 for first time...
The Pennsylvania Health Department reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
View ArticleConfrontations over fireworks leads to machete, gun arrests, police say
A Lehigh Valley man, and two Schuylkill County women have been charged with threatening neighbors over fireworks displays, police report.
View ArticleMarchers: Allen High, other schools fail Black students; demand more funding,...
More than a month after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, protests in the Lehigh Valley continue to push for change across institutions: from police departments to school districts....
View ArticleNick Cordero, Broadway actor, dies at 41 after coronavirus complications
Nick Cordero, Broadway actor, Dies at 41 after coronavirus complications
View ArticleMan flown to hospital after car crash in Upper Nazareth Township
A man was flown to St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill after he crashed his car on Gracedale Avenue Sunday evening, said an Upper Nazareth police officer.
View ArticleShould Election Day be a holiday? Lehigh University students push to make it...
Lehigh University students and alumni are hoping to increase voter turnout by pushing the school to cancel classes on Election Day.
View ArticleFrom online cabins to virtual flagpole ceremonies: Here’s how summer camp is...
As Lehigh Valley eases into the green phase, local camps are working to deliver a socially distant experience, complete with virtual flagpole ceremonies, masks and take-home art kits.
View ArticleCommentary: Why Justice Roberts sided with the liberals on abortion
Commentary: Why Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberals in a recent decision on abortion.
View ArticleInternet speeds were awful, so these rural Pennsylvanians put up their own...
A group of mostly retirees in Pennsylvania banded together and took a frontier approach to a modern problem. They built their own wireless network, using radio signals instead of expensive cable.
View ArticleSupreme Court rules states can require presidential electors to back popular...
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.
View ArticleHearing on alleged ‘voting crimes’ postponed after Enid Santiago files...
Enid Santiago accused Lehigh County officials of stalling after they postponed Sunday a Board of Elections hearing scheduled Monday morning on her allegations of ballot tampering and other “voting...
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