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

Lehigh Valley Public Media slashes workforce, posts $1.8 million loss midway through fiscal year

BETHLEHEM, PA. — Lehigh Valley Public Media (LVPM) announced Friday it will undergo significant organizational and operational changes in response to mounting financial pressures, including...

Jan. 18, 3:54 p.m.

Wiz Kidz closes Allentown location, Bethlehem restaurant’s future uncertain

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A restaurant known for its cheesesteaks and retro-inspired atmosphere has closed its locations in the Lehigh Valley. The Allentown location of Wiz...

Jan. 16, 9:58 a.m.

Lehigh Valley’s NASA chief offers teen a job and fighter jet ride after he uncovers 1.5 million space objects

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, a Lehigh Valley billionaire and founder of payment company Shift4, publicly offered a job at the space...

Jan. 14, 10:24 a.m.

Lehigh Township police, neighbor rescue elderly woman who plunged into frigid pond

LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Lehigh Township police officers and a local resident helped save the life of an elderly woman who fell into a pond...

Jan. 12, 5:31 p.m.

Knife-wielding woman shot by police in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced an ongoing investigation into a non-fatal, officer-involved shooting...

Jan. 12, 3:31 p.m.

Hundreds gather in Allentown, Bethlehem to honor Minneapolis mother killed by ICE agent

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Hundreds of people packed the Cathedral Church of the Nativity Friday night to honor Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old mother of three...

Jan. 10, 6:49 p.m.

From “Stranger Things” to the big screen, Lehigh Valley company brings Hollywood monsters to life

MACUNGIE, Pa. — From the creatures of Stranger Things to the post-apocalyptic horrors of The Last of Us, the materials behind some of Hollywood’s most...

Jan. 7, 5:06 p.m.

GoFundMe launched to support family of Bethlehem mother killed in apparent murder-suicide

BETHLEHEM, PA — A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organized to support the family of Sarah Rice, a 39-year-old mother of three who died Friday night...

Jan. 5, 4:59 p.m.

McCormick backs U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug boats

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick said he supports U.S. military airstrikes on vessels suspected of trafficking narcotics, arguing the operations are necessary...

Dec. 28, 2025

Bethlehem man becomes first sentenced under new law banning AI-generated child sexual abuse material

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A Bethlehem man was sentenced Monday after becoming the first person convicted under a Pennsylvania law that makes it a crime to...

Dec. 17, 2025

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