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Over a thousand employees from businesses and groups throughout the region volunteered thousands of hours of labor to assist nonprofits and community projects throughout the Lehigh Valley for United Way.

In the wake of a jail escapes in Chester and Warren counties, state Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a set of bills to improve county jail security, infrastructure and staffing.

How much snow is coming this winter? Model ensembles and long-range outlooks are starting to yield some clues.

The latest COVID booster was approved for people 6 months and older this week. A local doctor says not everyone should get it.

Following the approval of two contracts for solid waste and recycling disposal, Easton officials are warning rates for residents could increase due to hauling costs.

Officials at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center on Wednesday held their annual "Monarch Madness" tagging event. Four male and two female monarchs were tagged.

Valley Youth House hopes to raise $25 million toward its endowment. The agency supports life skills programs, family-based behavioral health, school-based programs and a summer camp.

District Attorney Jim Martin said that people in the community should delete the video found on social media that shows a child being sexually abused.

The Bethlehem Fire Department was called Wednesday morning to a tanker truck leak at West Third Street and the ramp to Route 378 near the Hill-to-Hill Bridge in South Bethlehem. Traffic was tied up for hours for the cleanup.

The August report from the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors shows a drop in new listings and closings. The median sale price for the month reached $336,500.