Press barred from George W. Bush talk on democracy at Lehigh
By Adrian Stone
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Slatington repairman Douglas Royer faces mandatory 25 years on misdemeanor photo charge
A Slatington man faces a mandatory 25 years in state prison if he is convicted of photographing a 10-year-old girl's buttocks while working on a Lower Macungie Township home's heating system, the Lehigh County district attorney's office said Thursday.
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Shapiro signs law to phase out PFAS firefighting foam in Pa.
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday signed a law that ends the sale of a type of firefighting foam made with PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals, starting July 1, 2027, and bars fire departments from using it starting Jan. 1, 2028.
By Jai Smith
Allentown’s Crum Stadium expansion to start with $500,000 state grant
State Sen. Nick Miller presented the Allentown School District with a $500,000 state grant Friday to start a multi-phase expansion of J. Birney Crum Stadium, money he first announced in July.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem woman posts doorbell video of police entry, says jury sided with officers
Katrina Godbey says a federal jury sided with three Bethlehem police officers in her excessive-force lawsuit over how they entered her home in March 2024, when she says officers pushed through her door and knocked her into a staircase.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem Area School District to host listening sessions on school boundaries as enrollment falls
Parents and residents of the Bethlehem Area School District can weigh in on how the district uses its school buildings and draws attendance boundaries at five community meetings Wednesday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 6.
By Jai Smith
Stroudsburg rally to back Jane Doe in Cornell case
An "I Am Jane Doe" rally from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, outside the Monroe County Courthouse will show support for the former Cornell University student whose sexual assault allegations are now under a state special prosecutor's investigation.
By Jai Smith
Thieves are stealing radar sensors from behind Honda emblems in Bethlehem, police say
Bethlehem police said Thursday that thieves have been stealing radar sensors from behind the Honda emblem on newer Honda vehicles, most often in Center City.
By Jai Smith
Palmer Township church donates Bethlehem’s Christmas tree; crew cuts it Nov. 4
A tree from the grounds of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church at 715 Chestnut Lane will be Bethlehem's city Christmas tree this year, with a rigging crew due about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, to cut it down.
By Jai Smith
WDIY brings its “Hollywood” Squares game show back to Easton’s State Theatre on Oct. 27
WDIY 88.1 FM is bringing back its Lehigh Valley "Hollywood" Squares, a live game show fundraiser with local leaders in the celebrity squares, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 453 Northampton St.
By Jai Smith