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In the inaugural episode of Political Pulse, Tom Shortell and Chris Borick try to get a bead on how Democrats feel about a presidential ticket remade on the fly.

A renewable natural gas plant adjacent to the Bethlehem Landfill opened on Tuesday morning.

“We have cooler air coming in," Lehigh Valley meteorologist Bobby Martrich said in his latest update. "Cooler air and refreshing air coming in for the next several days.” How far will temperatures fall?

Council members are set to reconsider a $1.15 million contract just two weeks after they voted to table it until at least October.

Students were all smiles as they feasted on pizza and hot dogs — and picked up free school supplies — at the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley on East Fourth Street in Bethlehem. It was the second year for the community event.

Several local Democratic organizations are hosting a Unity Rally for Democracy at the Steelworkers Union Hall in Bethlehem at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26.

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts conducted a brainstorming seminar in Allentown on Monday to advance a statewide arts and culture plan.

More than 5 inches of rain was reported to have fallen in parts of the Lehigh Valley on Sunday, according to official data from the National Weather Service.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said Julian Diaz, 18, was burned by a bonfire that was ignited by an accelerant. Diaz died Sunday from his injuries, and state police are investigating.

The free exhibit, “America’s Beautiful,” at Lehigh Gap Nature Center runs from Aug. 21 to Aug. 29. It includes 50 watercolor paintings of Smokey Bear.