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Jason Addy/Lehigh Valley Public MediaMore than two dozen people were displaced as the six-alarm blaze damaged seven rowhomes. But those numbers could've been much higher without crucial aid from other agencies, officials said. -
Emergency radio dispatches indicated the fire had escalated to a sixth alarm by shortly before 10 p.m., less than 90 minutes after it was first reported.
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Former state Sen. Pat Browne, one of Governor Josh Shapiro’s cabinet nominees, has officially become Secretary of Revenue. He represented the Lehigh Valley for nearly three decades. -
The repairs are being rolled out in two phases, with the first to be completed in the coming weeks. Other historic buildings are also seeing these changes as World Heritage reviews get closer by the day.
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Committees overseeing community development in Bethlehem Township have been busy this week, sending one plan to commissioners and looking for more on another.
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3M Co. has committed up to $10.3 billion, payable over 13 years, for remediation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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An argument over alleged misinterpretations of a Facebook post featuring video of West Ward WISE's Lance Wheeler's arrest broke out during Easton City Council's meeting Wednesday night.
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Rep. Ro Khanna of California's Silicon Valley and former Obama staffer, visited the Lehigh Valley on a tour of Pennsylvania and Ohio to discuss what the economic building blocks for the Lehigh Valley were in its recovery, and how it could be replicated.
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Plans filed with the city earlier this year show the building — set to be known as the Dream Grand Plaza — would have a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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A new event called LGBTQ Inclusivity in the Workplace taught local businesses how to better include and support LGBTQ people.
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Workers at a Starbucks store at Northampton Crossings are the latest to join a strike timed to Pride month, alleging unfair labor practices and disputes with the company over LGBTQ+ displays in stores. While striking, workers say they were kicked off of Starbucks property, with police involved.
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South Whitehall Township is creating a preservation plan called 'South Whitehall Landscapes.' Tuesday was the kickoff meeting for the plan's creation.
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Michael St. Pierre will assume the position as the diocese's fifth superintendent effective Aug. 1, the diocese said in a news release
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An Allentown police officer was arrested and charged Tuesday with attempted homicide and related counts, court records show. He was ordered to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $750,000 bail.
