Lehigh County News

This development comes six years after voters in South Whitehall voted to allow the township to borrow $600,000 to repair the dam.

In 2020, Allentown scored a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index. This year, the city scored a 94.

Thousands in the Lehigh Valley and nearby remain without power as PPL sets up resource centers for those impacted

ArtsQuest said Christkindlmarkt shattered its attendance record by attracting 107,272 visitors to its Bethlehem campus in 2022.

The fundraiser Friday benefits the Stoess family. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Joe Stoess, 42, is battling cancer.

South Whitehall Township's Board of Commissioners approved the 2023 budget after making minor changes to the draft budget at their meeting Wednesday.

3D-printed casts are now being made by and administered at St. Luke’s University Health Network. The waterproof plastic casts are an alternative to the plaster or fiberglass casts traditionally used.

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

Grant Wahl, sports reporter, died from aortic aneurysm covering the world cup. A doctor from Lehigh Valley Health Network explains the signs and symptoms of the condition.

Representatives from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and elected officials from across the region gathered on Friday to celebrate that the team will be able to complete mandated stadium improvements in time for the start of next season.

An early part of the specific land development for Lehigh Valley Town Center project has taken shape, with more expected to come.

Racecar driver and property owner Marco Andretti should ease off the gas with his proposed West Broad Street apartment project, city planners agreed on Thursday.

Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said a 93-year-old woman from Upper Macugie Township was pronounced dead in her home Thursday. It's the first heat-related death reported in the area.

The teen died three weeks after the incident in Lynn Township, Lehigh County. He was with three other teens in the truck. State police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said he wants all Pennsylvania students have the resources they need to learn and grow, from early childhood through adulthood. That desire will have local impacts too.

Local leaders on Thursday unveiled a new sign renaming part of state Route 143 as Heroes Highway in honor of firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild had 10 times as much cash on hand as Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie as of June 30, campaign finance reports show.

A home on Spring Street in West Bethlehem could be up for demolition to make room for senior living units. The Diocese of Allentown owns the property and could replace it with a four-unit, 4,100-square-foot complex.

South Whitehall Township commissioners discussed new rules for Covered Bridge Park following reports of “unsafe and unnecessary practices” in the park.

Lehigh Carbon Community College might end its intercollegiate athletics program as soon as this year if it can't find an athletic trainer before the 2024-25 academic year begins. That could change, but nothing is official yet.

The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study recommended the second phase of studies to restore passenger rail to the region as some major logistic concerns remain about the process.

Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus were recorded within city limits. Here's where officials are spraying Wednesday.