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In the race for Whitehall Township commissioners, Democrats Jeffery J. Warren, an incumbent, and Ken Snyder won slots on both the Democratic and Republican tickets. Others on the Democratic ticket are incumbent Randy Artiyeh and Victor Nassar; filling out the Republican ticket are Elizabeth Fox and LoriAnn Fehnel.

Easton City Council members and the public engaged in a heated debate on what a metropolitan government can do in regard to international conflicts when Mayor Sal Panto Jr. removed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday.

The council plowed through three meetings about the 2024 budget without public comment before a member pushed to hear from some of the residents who showed up to speak.

The restaurant chain will open its new Lehigh Valley location on Dec. 19 and has released more than 200 job opportunties.

The kits will include a nasal dose of the spray along with how-to-use instructions. The health bureau says the kits will be available at hospitals, community centers and more.

Lafayette College needs help naming their nearly 100-year-old leopard mascot, and they're calling on the community to make the decision.

Easton Area School District's board approved a resolution to add nine new LERTA properties, putting the city one step closer to launching an initiative that could increase the district's tax revenue from the properties nearly ten times.

South Whitehall Township hosted a wrap-up meeting for "South Whitehall Landscapes," a plan guiding preservation efforts in the township.

The township election is on Nov. 7. Six candidates are clashing over a looming development project.

Sen. Lisa Boscola, a Democrat whose 18th District covers parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties, said policies like this draw heated, vocal support on both sides of the issue.