Lehigh County News

Lowhill supervisors voted to deny the table plan for a warehouse at 2766 Route 100. The warehouse would be about 312,000 square feet on 43 acres.

The bill, spearheaded by state Rep. Mike Schlossberg, would dedicate American Rescue Plan money to training mental health care providers, creating more suicide prevention programs and supporting specialty courts.

South Whitehall has a new policy that outlines the process for implementing speed reduction measures in the township.

Smoke blanketed the Lehigh Valley area for a second straight day on Wednesday. Light scattering from particles in the smoke turned the sky a fiery orange in some areas.

State House Democrats approved adding $1.7 billion more education spending, including more money to the poorest districts. The final budget will be negotiated with Senate leaders and the governor's office.

Sedaris talked about his writing process, family life, time living abroad and fielded many questions from the audience after reading excerpts from yet to be published essays at the sold-out event at The End.

North Whitehall supervisors granted preliminary/final approval to the plan for housing development Greenleaf Fields at Parkland.

Andrew Joseph Tokach was part of Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division when it led the assault on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.

Those hitting the public pools in Allentown should do so safety says the city’s special events coordinator. Officials there want pool patrons to keep a few things in mind this summer season.

IronPigs Charities presented a $7,800 check to the Emerald Playground Association to help subsidize cost of field upgrades and installation of lights to ballfields.

The IronPigs have been 'a tremendous resource,' says Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong.

Staff shortages have become more severe.

Harrington took the 1st-place prize of $720,000 in the 3rd Senior Open played in the Lehigh Valley.

States that place restrictions on abortions will prompt women to travel for the procedure, health workers say.

General Manager Kurt Landes says stadium renovation costs have risen from $6M to $9.5M.

The idea is to get young swimmers, under heavy supervision, to get used to the water.

Lehigh County will certify both the 2021 general and the 2022 primary elections on Wednesday.

Hundreds turned out. 'We're all part of a global kaleidoscope,' said a participant.

The cyclists were on their way between the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and New York City.

The Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute will conduct up to 20 clinical trials at a time.

Both Lehigh and Northampton counties are considering changing the color of secrecy envelopes.

Both candidates attended the count in person.