Bethlehem’s Route 22 data center to face public comment
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Tap water safe after chemical reaction at Allentown water plant; cause under investigation
Chemicals delivered to the Lehigh County Authority water plant in Allentown reacted Friday morning, sending five workers to the hospital to be checked and keeping people within a half-mile of the plant indoors until the evening.
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Allentown man pleads guilty in Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ killing, faces at least 6½ years
An Allentown man will serve at least 6½ years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in the shooting death of a 19-year-old during what witnesses called an armed game of "quick draw" in Catasauqua.
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Pa. trooper sentenced to 5 to 10 years in child exploitation, AI deepfake case
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal who possessed child sexual abuse material and used state computers to create AI-generated pornography of women was sentenced Monday to five to 10 years in prison.
By Jai Smith
Ty Myers named first Musikfest 2027 headliner in Bethlehem
Country singer-songwriter Ty Myers will play the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2027, the first headliner ArtsQuest has named for next year's Musikfest, the nonprofit announced Monday.
By Jai Smith
Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, Pa., closes after 58 years; owners’ plan has yet to reach council
Neshaminy Mall closed for good Saturday after 58 years, and the owners who plan to tear down about half of it have yet to bring a redevelopment plan to Bensalem Township Council.
By Jai Smith
‘Pakistani’ vs. ‘Made in America’: GOP mailer draws racism charges in Lehigh Valley House race
A Pennsylvania Republican Party mailer calls Democrat Meriam Sabih's "Pakistani" playlist "radical" and sets it beside a "Made in America" playlist for Republican state Rep. Milou Mackenzie, days before their Tuesday, Nov. 3, rematch in the 131st state House district.
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Nearly 60 antique dollhouses go on view at Bethlehem’s Kemerer Museum
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites has put nearly 60 antique dollhouses, some up to 4 feet tall, and more than 6,000 miniatures on view in "Art of the Dollhouse," a new exhibition that opened Thursday at its Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem bowling fundraiser to seek $50,000 for Meals on Wheels meal subsidies
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley will hold its annual Bountiful Bowl fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 7, at B Social, with a goal of raising $50,000 for its Meal Subsidy Program.
By Jai Smith
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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