Bethlehem News

On Aug. 25, Gov. Tom Wolf wrote a letter requesting the state legislature return to Harrisburg to work on legislation that would require mask-wearing in K-12 schools and child care centers.

The Bethlehem Police Department is once again hosting its annual Citizens Police Academy after a pandemic-related hiatus.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - PA STEAM Fest returns Saturday, August 21 to the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem. Event organizer Kat Mahoney of TheGeekGrid Studios…

The Bethlehem Area School District is giving students and parents COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the new school year. The vaccine clinics are a way to bring children up to speed on their shots.

The acting head of the state’s Department of Human Services, Meg Snead, visited Bethlehem Wednesday to detail a billion-dollar federal program to help renters in counties with substantial or high levels of transmission of COVID-19, like Northampton County.

All students in the Bethlehem Area School District will be required to wear masks this fall.

More than 1 million people attended about 500 performances during Musikfest 2021 which ran Aug. 5-14, according to ArtsQuest, the organization that coordinates the annual festival.

A “Code Orange” air quality alert is now in effect across the Lehigh Valley.

The Bethlehem Area School District has added a new position to address the social and emotional needs of students and staff. The move comes as schools bring kids back to full-time in-person learning this fall.

Coronavirus restrictions are easing up and many people are getting back to their favorite activities.

Heading into a huge summer holiday, people are looking to get out and cool down. But some city and state swimming destinations are limiting who they let in.

Members of the Lehigh Valley’s Black and brown communities came together on June 23 in Bethlehem to express solidarity with one another in the wake of a racially charged incident that occurred a few weeks ago.