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Easton Fire Chief Henry Hennings said the Hotel Hampton blaze exposed critical staffing shortages, delayed response challenges and growing risks in high-occupancy buildings.

KC and the Sunshine Band will bring that music to Easton's State Theatre at perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Tickets, at $90-$110, remain available, though some sections are limited.

Three Dog Night, which had hits such as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Joy to the World" and "Black and White," will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 27, and the stage musical of Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol," will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3.

With rising rents and limited inventory, the Lehigh Valley housing crunch is making it harder for many people to find affordable apartments or even think about buying a home.

The full story, to publish Wednesday, will explore why newly available apartments are attracting large numbers of applicants and what that reveals about the balance between housing supply and demand.

The My Generation Tour of Gary Lewis & The Playboys, The Lovin' Spoonful and The Hollies' Terry Sylvester that stopped Friday, March 13, at Easton's State Theater was a wonderful collection of memories — and an occasional surprise.

The Oak Ridge Boys will stop at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Easton's State Theatre. Tickets, at $65-$85, remain available at the theatre website and are expected to be available at the door at 453 Northampton St.

Gary Lewis & The Playboys and The Lovin' Spoonful will perform as part of The My Generation Tour at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Easton's State Theatre. Joining them will be Terry Sylvester of The Hollies, one of those British groups with which they competed, and which had five Top 10 hits of their own in the 1960s.

"The entire regiment deserves some sort of reconsideration, whether it’s by BusPatrol or by legislative change,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

A Multi-Agency Resource Center will be open from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Gallery at the State Theatre for victims of the Hampton Hotel fire in Easton.

It's time for PA Bacon Fest in Easton. Nov. 4 and 5 mark the return of the city's favorite festival, featuring plenty of salty, smoky bacon in just about every iteration you can imagine.

On Halloween in Riegelsville, a choreographed flash mob half a year in the making is the talk of the town, drawing hundreds to one one front lawn.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, hosted a roundtable discussion on the child care crisis at Bethlehem YMCA on Tuesday.

It's time for Halloween at Easton Area Public Library, where kids can enjoy spooky stories, costume contests, trick or treating, and arts and crafts in a safe space.

Apple Jam and Pumpkins and Pooches are joining forces for the most fall-oriented celebration in Easton this Saturday, with plenty of food, fun, and contests for just about everyone.

Palmer Township's Planning Commission held a meeting to review the final details of a new zoning ordinance Thursday, finalizing details before the document is sent off to the township's board for consideration.

Easton has been awarded a $120,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant, with the funding intended to reduce roadway deaths and injuries 75% by 2030.

Easton City Council members and the public engaged in a heated debate on what a metropolitan government can do in regard to international conflicts when Mayor Sal Panto Jr. removed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday.

Lafayette College needs help naming their nearly 100-year-old leopard mascot, and they're calling on the community to make the decision.

Easton Area School District's board approved a resolution to add nine new LERTA properties, putting the city one step closer to launching an initiative that could increase the district's tax revenue from the properties nearly ten times.

Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.

The community chorale's founder, Ed Milisits passed away in January 2022. The chorus is gearing up for its December performances.