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With restaurants facing high inflation, food and labor costs, Juan Martinez believes eventually, everything is going to level out and "good times will come."

The Small Business Administration has announced Pennsylvania’s Small Business Person of the Year is Dorothea Spencer, the owner and CEO of D. Gillette Industrial Services, who built her operation from the ground up via help from the community and the SBA.

Easton Police Chief Carl Scalzo responded to allegations of misconduct by his department in the arrest of Easton Councilwoman Taiba Sultana last year. Scalzo played video of police body camera footage during an Easton City Council meeting Wednesday night.

The Rutter's slogan is ‘Why Go Anywhere Else?’ — a loaded question in a Lehigh Valley landscape dotted with a Wawa or a Sheetz at seemingly every turn.

Representatives from convenience chain Rutter's appeared before Palmer Township's planning commission to discuss opening a new location in the Lehigh Valley.

Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox, which reinterprets contemporary hit songs as jazz, ragtime and swing music, will perform at the theater at 7 p.m. July 21.

The Easton Historic District Commission reviewed numerous alterations to a plan for The Confluence, a proposed 273-unit apartment complex at 185 S. Third St., where a Days Inn once stood.

Attorney General Michelle Henry’s office announced Monday they would provide an opportunity for those who purchased a ticket to a Philadelphia comic convention which never materialized to obtain a refund from the Easton company who organized the event.

Lehigh Valley restaurant owners get candid on inflation, labor challenges and the state of the industry as they struggle to bring customers in the door.

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“I believe we have overstepped our bounds as a council,” Daryl Hendricks said.

Heat index values up to 101 degrees are expected.

Hazardous trees are cut down due to old age and illness.

The 55-apartment complex is intended for residents who earn below the area's median income.

Keep jumper cables and coolant in your car just in case you need it.

UPDATED: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided a list of monkeypox vaccination distribution by jurisdiction.

As region's young professional population grows, so does the call for more robust late-night entertainment.

Easton Fire Chief Henry Hennings said the equipment will save lives.

The school runs four- and six-week certification courses for CNAs and home health aides.

There were around 1,500 cases reported in the U.S. as of Monday.

Councilwoman Taiba Sultana said she hopes her resolution will spark change.

Under the new rules, fines will stiffen and police will have more authority to confiscate vehicles.