Isabel Hope

Isabel Hope is a journalist and website designer based in Bethlehem, PA. She graduated with a degree in journalism from The University of Alabama in 2022, where she served as News Editor of the student newspaper. Isabel has lived in the Lehigh Valley for three years and is passionate about reporting for the communities she now calls home.

341 articlesSince 2025

Latest from Isabel Hope

Three guys from Nazareth want to fix how the Lehigh Valley hires contractors

A Penn State computer science student and two Nazareth natives are beta-testing a new platform designed to change how Lehigh Valley homeowners and contractors connect....

March 31, 10:24 a.m.

Senate votes to fund TSA, but House opposition leaves LVIA workers’ paychecks in limbo

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — A pre-dawn vote in the U.S. Senate to fund large portions of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security...

March 27, 7:41 p.m.

Mackenzie urges end to DHS shutdown as LVIA workers survive on donated food and missed paychecks

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — As a partial government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security entered its 36th day, U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R)...

March 21, 5:21 p.m.

Signature challenges threaten to knock two Lehigh Valley Democrats off May primary ballot

Two Lehigh Valley Democratic candidates are facing court challenges that could knock them off the May primary ballot, with opponents alleging that both submitted invalid...

March 18, 7:59 p.m.

Gov. Josh Shapiro touts Lilly deal as Lehigh Valley celebrates $3.5B investment: “We’re competing again”

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro highlighted Pennsylvania’s push to speed up economic development and land major projects Tuesday as regional leaders celebrated the $3.5...

March 17, 8:28 p.m.

Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton declare snow emergencies ahead of major winter storm

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley is bracing for a major winter storm that could dump 12 to 18 inches of snow beginning early...

Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

Lehigh Valley braces for up to 21 inches of snow this weekend, Allentown declares Snow Emergency

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley could see anywhere from 8 to 21 inches of snow this weekend as forecasters grow increasingly confident that...

Jan. 22, 3:20 p.m.

Demolition begins in South Bethlehem to make way for Tempo by Hilton Hotel

BETHLEHEM, PA. — Demolition is underway along West Third Street in South Bethlehem, marking the first visible step toward construction of a new Tempo by...

Jan. 22, 10:01 a.m.

‘Deport ICE’: Lehigh County takes action against DHS over $115K in unpaid office rent

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County officials have issued an eviction notice to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, escalating a dispute over unpaid rent for...

Jan. 21, 5:05 p.m.

Snow equipment, heating emissions drive dangerous air quality across the Lehigh Valley

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Air quality across the Lehigh Valley deteriorated sharply Sunday, as levels of fine particulate pollution climbed into the “unhealthy” range, prompting regional...

Jan. 18, 9:36 p.m.

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