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The National Weather Service's storm prediction center shows the Lehigh Valley falling in line with forecasts of high winds, potential hail and some severe thunderstorms Sunday evening.

About 120 workers at the distribution center in Palmer Township are represented by the United Auto Workers union. Leaders say the proposed deal increases wages 33% over the next five years.

A review of hundreds of decisions made by a powerful state oversight board sheds light on how Pennsylvania counties will be allowed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars from opioid settlements.

About three dozen Republicans jeered President Joe Biden throughout Thursday's night presidential debate while Democrats fumed that Trump was ignoring questions on child care and climate change.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off Thursday night in what will be the earliest televised presidential debate in American history. Given the two men's deep unpopularity and established public records, it will be difficult for either to move the needle in what's shaping up to be a close campaign.

The Libre Initiative, a conservative national organization, was founded more than 10 years ago but kicked off its Pennsylvania efforts a few months ago.

Lafayette College was selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host the nation's only vice presidential debate this year. The commission has called off that debate and three presidential ones that it had expected to organize.

The severe thunderstorm watch comes amid a heat wave that looks to break Monday as a cooler air mass mercifully moves into the region Sunday night.

Temperatures are high and could continue to skyrocket above 100 degrees. Officials preach against locking children or pets in hot cars, even if for a few minutes, but what should you actually do if you see it happen?

A protest for women's rights was held at Bethlehem's Rose Garden just two days before the two-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

While the political news cycle can change on a dime, some clear stories appear in store for 2026, including the Lehigh Valley's congressional race.

Beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, the office will transition away from the traditional, chronological structure of the area forecast discussion.

The rebate is meant to help seniors, widows and widowers and residents with disabilities who paid property taxes or rent in 2024.

Host Tom Shortell helps two contestants revisit the stories, scandals and curveballs that defined the year in politics.

After days of updates, forecasters say the overall message is not how much snow or sleet could fall, but how difficult travel could become, especially Friday night.

The Trump administration has sued several states, including Pennsylvania, arguing they are stymying efforts to ensure free and fair elections.

There's a possible scenario emerging Friday in which parts of the Lehigh Valley could end up with 6 inches of snow, and some could end up with a lot more sleet or even freezing rain.

In less than two weeks, local Democratic volunteers are set to help nominate a candidate for a Feb. 24 special election.

Asked Santa for a white Christmas? Snow may arrive a day late in the Lehigh Valley, forecasters say.

Nearly 87,000 passengers passed through Lehigh Valley International Airport last month, the airport's busiest November since 2004.

The legislation addresses longstanding concerns with Pennsylvania’s current insurance-tracking methods, which rely on paper notices and an outdated database that frequently leads to so-called F-stops.

Already above its December snowfall average, the Lehigh Valley is expected to add a little more to that total this week.