Bethlehem News

Bethlehem City Council on Jan. 17 unanimously approved $88,802 to be put toward the designs of Phase II improvements along the Monocacy Way Trail.

Bethlehem Area School District administrators provided well over an hour of testimony advising their board to vote against a proposed STEAM charter school on Monday night.

Early education advocates say there has been a slow erosion of the number of programs, workers and classroom slots in the Lehigh Valley, and across Pennsylvania, since federal funding expired last year.

The team behind Lehigh University's "Community Mapping for Environmental Justice” project is creating an interactive map of litter in Bethlehem. Officials said the collaborative effort aims to improve the health and well-being of the entire community.

Bishop C. Hopeton Clennon's children delivered eulogies, sharing some of the fond memories and wisdom they gleaned from him. A funeral service for the 63-year-old was held at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem.

The new owner of Carl's Corner told LehighValleyNews.com that he settled on the property this week and looks to take over the business Sunday. Carl's Corner has locations in Bethlehem and Lower Nazareth Township.

Days away from its grand opening celebration, Bethlehem's Twisted Tees has something else to celebrate — a planned expansion that will bring mini golf and more.

Waste amounts coming from out of state to the Bethlehem Landfill are down 10% from last quarter, the dump's manager said Thursday.

IronPigs Charities/Phillies Winter Caravan was held at ArtsQuest on Thursday night. This year’s total of $71,500 increases the overall total to more than $1.3 million since 2007. Combined with the IronPigs’ Baseball contributions, $2.4 million in cash has been raised since its inception.

Lower Saucon Township Council debated a number of topics until midnight on Wednesday. Since no vote took place surrounding the tower's conditional use, the conversation is set to continue Feb. 7.

First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem shared three draft plans, ranging from 220 to 320 units, for a proposed housing project on church property.

Joshua Nathaniel Colon, 22, of Bethlehem, is charged with first degree aggravated assault in the Aug. 2022 non-fatal shooting of Jathaniel Lopez at Musikfest in Bethlehem.