Coronavirus poses big fears and challenges for young people with chronic...
How the coronavirus affects young adults with chronic illnesses and rare diseases: 'This community often feels like an afterthought'
View ArticleFor errors in Jerry Sandusky case, former Penn State attorney gets scolding...
Former Penn State attorney Cynthia Baldwin, who once was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, was formally reprimanded for her handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State.
View ArticlePhiladelphia officer charged with pepper spraying kneeling protesters
The Philadelphia district attorney announced criminal charges Wednesday against a police officer seen on video lowering the masks of protesters to douse them with pepper spray as they knelt on a city...
View ArticleHearst employees say magazine boss led toxic culture
For decades Hearst magazines have advised American women on how they should conduct themselves in the home (Good Housekeeping, Redbook); in society (Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country); and in the...
View ArticleSecond teen pleads guilty in baseball bat attack on Lafayette College employee
An Easton teen pleaded guilty Wednesday in a December robbery assault that left a Lafayette College employee with serious injuries.
View ArticleBethlehem will expand outdoor dining areas to make up for restrictions on...
Bethlehem is adding parklets for outdoor dining following news last week that Gov. Tom Wolf would further restrict indoor dining.
View ArticleThousands without power in Lehigh Valley as storms roll through
Thousands in the Lehigh Valley have lost power Wednesday evening as thunderstorms rolled through the area.
View ArticleLafayette College moves to online classes for fall semester
Lafayette College will offer all fall semester classes online and the majority of students will stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleMontco man won’t face execution if convicted in girlfriend’s death
Prosecutors say a man accused of beating his girlfriend to death and calling an Uber to take her to a hospital will not face a possible death penalty if his is convicted of first-degree murder in...
View ArticleAllentown Arts Commission works with city to bring mural to Union and Walnut...
The City of Allentown is collaborating with the Allentown Arts Commission to bring public art to the city, starting with a mural between Union and Walnut streets.
View ArticleSoldier boyfriend to testify about his ‘observations’ of Upper Macungie teen...
Newly filed witness lists for Jamie Silvonek’s upcoming appeal hearing show that prosecutors plan to call her soldier boyfriend and co-defendant, Caleb Barnes, to testify about his “observations” of...
View ArticleFederal appeals court revives St. Luke’s RICO lawsuit over tobacco settlement...
A federal appeals court has revived a St. Luke's University Health Network lawsuit which claims that Lancaster General Hospital fraudulently inflated claims for reimbursement from the state tobacco...
View ArticleFBI links men’s rights lawyer to N.J., California killings
Federal investigators have unspecified evidence linking the killing of a men's rights lawyer in California to the suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey, authorities...
View ArticlePennsylvania county that defied Gov. Tom Wolf suing after he withholds $13...
Lebanon County has filed suit to compel Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders.
View ArticleLikely Allentown ballot questions: Should union contracts require city...
Allentown’s 24-year-old home rule charter makes clear that the mayor is the city’s chief negotiator with labor unions. Now, City Council wants to resolve longstanding ambiguity over its own role in the...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 631 new cases Wednesday, but Philly missing...
Pennsylvania officials reported 631 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a decrease from Tuesday’s 1,000-plus tally but with one big caveat: It doesn’t include the latest cases from Philadelphia.
View ArticleForecast: More heat, more humidity, more storms for Lehigh Valley
Another balmy, muggy day in store for the Lehigh Valley and we'll see more storms through the day.
View ArticleCoronavirus and sports: Lehigh Valley high school teams ease into uncommon...
After weeks of Zoom workouts and backyard dribbling, varsity athletes are back with their teammates on fields and courts — serving, dribbling, kicking, scrimmaging — all while maintaining social distance.
View ArticleMusikfest concert livestream: Watch over 40 free musical acts here
Watch live: Musikfest is streaming more than 40 concerts and performances exclusively online as part of its virtual festival for 2020.
View ArticlePottsville business, community leaders oppose plan to turn former Giant...
Pottsville business and government leaders called the Schuylkill County commissioners Wednesday to oppose their plan to buy the Giant supermarket property and convert it to a pre-release center.
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