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Less than a week after Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy, court documents show at least 154 stores will close — including an Allentown location.

Union workers at the Mack Trucks assembly plant in Lower Macungie Township went on strike Oct. 9. The two sides are seemingly no closer to an agreement as the walkout is about to enter its third week.

DOE has selected PPL's application for consideration in the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.

Dorney Park officials said the first piece of Iron Menace arrived Thursday, and represents the first truckload of what will be about 68 total.

The $20 million mixed-use development is offering 75 apartments with one- and two-bedroom varieties among other things.

$2.5 million of renovations are completed for the Victory Firehouse in Southside Bethlehem as BSI Corporate Benefits' new headquarters. The renovations include modern office spaces, technology improvements, a new kitchen and re-adding firehouse-like garage doors.

Allentown officials and City Center representatives have said the new zoning regulations will lay the "framework" for the developer's ambitious plans.

Blackstone Structures’ Gary Newman said he considered refurbishing or moving the buildings in lieu of knocking them down, but those projects were too expensive and infeasible.

Another pediatric emergency room now is open in the Lehigh Valley. St. Luke’s University Health Network on Monday opened the Isaacman Family Children’s Emergency Room, after establishing a children’s hospital this past June.

An Amazon fulfillment center in northeast Pa. is giving Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s hospital $25,000. The money comes from the Amazon Goes Gold campaign.

The Grinch will be signing autographs and taking photos with shoppers amidst live music, games, gift wrapping, a photo wall and more.

Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.

Donerds Donuts — a donut and coffee shop that originated in a Volkswagen bus on the streets of Chile — will soon open a brick-and-mortar store in the South Side Historic District in Bethlehem.

The Building Hope for Kids project completed a home expansion in Allentown for two brothers to increase their home's accessibility.

There’s solidarity brewing in Whitehall, where Lehigh County lawmakers will join local Starbucks workers at a “sip in” Tuesday afternoon. The “sip in” is the latest coordinated action in which Starbucks workers are engaging as they look to unionize themselves and their stores across the country.

The Allentown organization helps kids with educational opportunities regardless of financial or home situation.

Sharp is now helping its clients take advantage of Lehigh Valley Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) after the completion of a six-month application process.

After opening its location in Emmaus last month, Wingstop will soon open a fourth location in the Lehigh Valley.

Check out these Lehigh Valley-centric Cyber Monday deals to save at local retailers, including big deals on entertainment at SteelStacks, and sporting events with Phantoms hockey and IronPigs baseball.

The annual Peace Candle lighting happened Saturday evening at Easton's Centre Square, aiming to promote local businesses.

Holiday shopping habits and a different approach by retailers serve to change the Black Friday experience. Shoppers at the Lehigh Valley Mall say tradition brought them out.