State & Regional News

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State officials on Thursday gathered at a Lancaster County dairy to announce the theme of the 2025 farm show. The farm show runs from Jan. 4 through Jan. 11 in Harrisburg.

The commonwealth's six-week leaf-peeping season has begun. Here's when the Lehigh Valley can expect peak colors.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were locked in a 48% to 48% tie in a poll of likely voters released Wednesday by Muhlenberg College's Institute of Public Opinion.

The industrial and transportation sectors are responsible for the largest share of the Valley's greenhouse gas emissions. The findings will form the foundation the next project, a regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan.

A state appeals court is upholding a lower court's finding that a Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot in April's primary election would be counted. The case is one of several election-related lawsuits being litigated in Pennsylvania, a hotly contested presidential battleground state. Tuesday's decision by a Commonwealth Court panel upheld a Washington County judge's month-old order.

This week on Political Pulse, Tom and Chris discuss what makes a poll scientifically accurate, including a breakdown of how political polls are conducted.

Leaf-peeping season is right around the corner in the Valley, moving from north to south as temperatures drop into fall across the commonwealth. Here's why the region could see an earlier, shorter season.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first campaign stop in the Lehigh Valley, addressing more than 1,500 people at Freedom High School's gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz wowed the crowd with a campaign speech at Freedom High School in Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon.

Public comment on a plan to invest more than $170M is open through month's end.

Ani Khachadourian headed to Brazil last month to compete in the Deaflympics.

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

At over $6 per gallon in Pa., some companies can't afford to put fuel in their trucks.

His speech Tuesday at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia was an attempt to reset the debate on the economy.

The Fran and Doug Tieman Center for Research is now open at Caron’s main campus in Wernersville.

The national network of stations would have similar payment systems, pricing, and charging speeds

Most solar products in the U.S. are imports.

The money will create nearly 450 new affordable housing units.

Toll booth payments were permanently phased out in 2021.

The proposed changes are intended to deal with the rash of fireworks-related complaints, particularly during summer.

The legislation cracks down on the illegal operation of dirt bikes and ATVs in the Lehigh Valley.