State crosses into 'High' community transmission with more than 1,000 hospitalized.
Jordan Prushinski, the 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl bitten by a shark in Ocean City, Maryland, said she might not take the advice of doctors to seek plastic surgery.
Firefighters rescued a 12-year-old girl who was trapped inside a burning home in Minersville, Schuylkill County.
Nightcrawler: Faces of Musikfest seen Saturday afternoon.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it’s now safe for people to put bird feeders and baths back outside, lifting a recommendation made after birds were seen dying of a mystery illness.
The United States Census Bureau released the first in-depth data from the 2020 Census, and it shows major demographic shifts in the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania. Here are five key takeaways.
Americans love dogs, there’s no doubt about that. It’s estimated that the dog population in the United States is almost 80 million, and that 44% of households have a dog. 24/7 Tempo set out to identify the breeds that stay puppies the longest. Dogs reach adulthood at different stages, but some appear to stay puppies longer than others. We compiled the list based on a range of factors for which data were available, including life expectancy and size, as well as other more intangible factors such as temperament, playfulness, and cuteness. For similar lists visit 24/7 Wall St. .
A plan to build warehouses at the site of Dutch Springs has the tight-knit diving community frustrated. To them, Dutch Springs is a gem, a Northeast staple for longtime divers as well as newcomers seeking industry-mandated certification. Now, they're trying to figure out what they can do about it.
Whitehall football coach Matt Senneca knows there's a lot of expectations surrounding his defending District 11 champions, but points out that the Zephyrs haven't beaten an EPC South team in his tenure.
Your View: More guns do not mean less gun violence. Yet the authors of Pennsylvania House Bill 659 seem to believe the opposite is true.
Readers were divided about Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that the state’s prison guards get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 7 or face weekly testing.
It's time to vote for your favorite Lehigh Valley area businesses.
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Allentown police say they found no evidence of a shooting on the 1600 block of Hamilton Street Saturday.
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Do you have an Irish soda bread recipe that you think is award-winning? We have a contest for you.
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Your View: More guns do not mean less gun violence. Yet the authors of Pennsylvania House Bill 659 seem to believe the opposite is true.
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Lehigh Valley Flashback Aug. 15: In 1989, former Allen star Joe Wolf inks 4-year deal with Cardinals
A look back at Lehigh Valley sports stories over the years from Aug. 15., featuring Joe Wolf, A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti
Daniel B. Allen took his life in November, and his family is at a loss as to what caused him to spiral so quickly. The pandemic might have contributed.
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The Musikfest crowd that filled about two-thirds of the Steel Stage reacted precisely that way to Zedd, who not only is among EDM’s top performers, but also gave a euphoric performance — clearly elevated by his own joy in returning to live shows.
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Missing Piece, a 15-year-old Bushkill Township gift shop selling clothing, handbags, home decor and more, on Sept. 22 will close its brick-and-mortar store as it shifts operations solely online.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: The daughter of a single mother who immigrated from El Salvador, Salisbury senior Angie Lopez was always juggling school with taking care of her five siblings. She qualified for a nearly full ride to Cedar Crest College, where she'll study to be a caretaker for others: a nurse.
Freedom High School student Jakelyn Valenzuela will be the first in her family to go to college when she goes to Moravian College on a Superintendent's Scholarship next year.
PHOTO GALLERY: The best of our Lehigh Valley area high school prom photos from the 2021 season.
Summer is here and there are lots of fun events scheduled, and many of them are free. Here is your guide to free summer events in the Lehigh Valley.
Free Fun & Games
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Lehigh Valley Flashback Aug. 15: In 1989, former Allen star Joe Wolf inks 4-year deal with Cardinals
A look back at Lehigh Valley sports stories over the years from Aug. 15., featuring Joe Wolf, A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it’s now safe for people to put bird feeders and baths back outside, lifting a recommendation made after birds were seen dying of a mystery illness.
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In Pennsylvania, where there are more than 30 ski areas and amusement parks that operate chair lifts, little information about safety inspections or accidents is public unless the operator releases it itself.
Lehigh Valley restaurants, full-service again, are short-staffed and coping with supply shortages and high prices.
While Father's Day is Sunday, to some Lehigh Valley gay dads, Pride Month in June is more reflective of their families.
A forthcoming federal intelligence agency report on UFOs is expected to say the unidentifiable objects spied by pilots and caught on radar and witnessed by regular folks over the years are of unknown origin. The Lehigh Valley has had its share of sightings over the years.
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Downtown Allentown has changed drastically in the last decade of development, thanks to more than $1 billion of investment from a special taxing district. Has it worked? We asked Lehigh Valley residents whether their perceptions of Allentown have changed.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Historic photos of PPL building construction
National health and fitness news
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Is Apple's Apple Watch Series 6 their best yet? The Series 6 has blood oxygen monitoring, sleep tracking and more. Read on for our Apple Watch Series 6 review.
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A new study conducted on teens finds no connection between marijuana use and loss of motivation.
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On a highway south of Frankfurt recently, Thomas Schmieder maneuvered his Scania tractor-trailer and its load of house paint into the far right lane.
