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The $39.95 promotional pricing reinforces "the company’s commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable transportation for its passengers," Trans-Bridge said.

A new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut. The vast majority of U.S. adults say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts.

Groundbreaking for a 72-unit apartment expansion was held at Fellowship Community senior independent living in Whitehall Township on Friday.

South Whitehall Township Planning Commission reviewed a plan for an Islamic Center along Ridgeview Drive. Members raised concerns about traffic and recommended a study.

There's still a ways to go before developers know what will be going inside the historic Wells Fargo bank building at 52 W. Broad St., according to Plamen “Rocco” Ayvazov, head of Monocacy Builders, the property owner.

After a decade of business, the restaurant inside the Renaissance Allentown Hotel is expanding its regional sourcing and guest experience with a new culinary concept and revamped interior. Director of Culinary and Restaurant Operations Nick Vogel said he intends to let local ingredients "shine" in the restaurant's four seasonal menus.

A proposed property tax rebate for senior citizens, drawn from hybrid police patrol vehicle fuel savings, will have to wait to be voted on until Jan. 2026.

Two North Whitehall Township supervisors on Wednesday rejected a challenge to township zoning rules surrounding at-home auto repair businesses. It's far from the end of a legal fight over whether township resident Gene Weierbach's business should be allowed to operate.

Community Bike Works in Easton is celebrating the 30th year of its Earn a Bike program. Low-income families from the Lehigh Valley can become eligible to get a bike by signing up online or in person for the 24-hour mentoring program.

Easton officials announced the launch of nonprofit HOME Easton and the start of a new Landlord-Tenant Engagement Program on Wednesday, with the goal to address affordable housing and improve the rental scene in the city.

Bradbury-Sullivan Interim Executive Director Bill McGlinn terminated the lease with Project Silk because the center no longer had a say in its programming.

Last month, Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) had 73,128 passengers passing through the airport, a 3.6% increase from November of last year.

Starbucks workers around the country are walking off the job starting Friday, in what will be a three-day strike. It will be the longest work stoppage in the year-old unionization campaign.

A landfill in Lower Saucon Township is on track to double in size, and some community members are doing what they can to fight it.

A Topgolf facility could be coming to Lower Macungie—just the third in Pennsylvania. There are locations in the Philadelphia area—one dubbed “Philadelphia Northeast” at 2140 Byberry Road, and another in Mount Laurel, NJ, just across the river—as well as a location in Pittsburgh.

Many of the Lehigh Valley's tree farms are already sold out for the season, and farmers say the shortage shows no sign of easing any time soon.

If both approved and built, the Lehigh Valley Town Center and the North Krocks Road Mixed Use Development will bring significant retail, residential and entertainment spaces to the township.

Evan Robinson will open 36E Fitness at a brand new location on Stefko Blvd. in Bethlehem. It will focus on 1-on-1 personal training, but also add a self-defense jiu-jitsu program. He credits the grappling-based martial art for taking his life in a new direction following a 15-year prison term.

Housing affordability is low, but the situation isn't as scary as it seems, according to the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors.

The legislation will also protect "interracial" marriage, which the Bethlehem NAACP says should not even be an issue in 2022.

Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Taylor Swift fans in Pennsylvania will get another chance to buy concert tickets.

The Wilbur Mansion, once home to former Lehigh Valley Railroad President E.P. Wilbur, is no longer a private residence. Instead, it has opened its doors as a boutique hotel, restaurant and private event space its new owners hope will beckon visitors from near and far.