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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley/The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, in coordination with Greater Easton Development Partnership, has established the fund to help victims of Friday's devastating fire at the Hotel Hampton building, 462 Northampton St. Also, a Red Cross emergency shelter operation has been relocated. -
Photo | Miller-Keystone Blood Center VanMiller-Keystone Blood Center requires about 350 blood donations every day to meet the needs of regional hospitals. Sunday's big winter storm forced the cancellation of multiple blood drives.
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The Emmaus Memorial Triangle could get a major facelift. A veterans group seeks to build a new memorial complex there and rename it. -
North Whitehall Township and kitten rescue Foxy’s Cradle have come to an agreement for how the nonprofit can operate. “It’s a relief,” owner Kandice Reinert said Monday.
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After a lengthy battle with a local zoning office, neonatal kitten rescue Foxy's Cradle has found a new way to continue their mission to save young felines: a mobile kitten unit, which was unveiled at a Slatington fire rescue on Sunday, May 5.
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The Wilson Area Communities That Care Coalition was honored for their community improvement efforts at the Love and Light Tour Honoree Recognition Ceremony in Philadelphia this week.
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The city is still "a few months away" from distributing pandemic-relief money to nonprofits as it works to establish an application process, Mayor Matt Tuerk said in April.
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An emergency response fund has been launched to provide immediate support for the families displaced by Tuesday's three-alarm fire in the 700 block of North Seventh Street in Allentown.
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Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab states that much of its current staff is in the form of short-term contracts, but it is optimistic it can meet new federal staffing guidelines.
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The PBS39 Community Advisory Board is a public media requirement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, designed to align programming and other policies with the community's specialized educational and cultural needs.
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Kitten season is upon us, with plenty of tiny furry friends appearing just about everywhere, and the Lehigh Valley Humane Society has plenty of advice to offer for prospective pet parents.
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Cedar Crest College held a groundbreaking ceremony on a $2.5 million softball field renovation project on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The current grass and dirt field will be replaced by an all-weather turf field, with lights installed.
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Some are former residents of the camp along Jordan Creek that officials shut down hours before the shelter’s early opening last week, but many are from outside city limits, a YMCA official said.
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The club’s youth, known as the Space Cadets, participated in NASA’s VIRTEX program—Virtual Field Trips to Extreme Environments—which connects students nationwide with NASA scientists through hands-on STEM learning.
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The 2026 Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event, will be held Sept. 28-Oct. 4 at Lehigh Country Club. The 54-hole tournament will feature a field of 78 PGA TOUR Champions players.
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The Northampton County Digital Navigator Coalition is broadening its reach through an AARP grant. It handed out free laptops and smartphones Wednesday during a stop in Bethlehem.
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Victor Martinez of radio station La Mega 101.7-FM plans to take his Harley-Davidson Street Glide across the country and back to raise money for pediatric research and treatment.
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Karl Stirner Arts Trail has confirmed a few upcoming residencies and programs, including a new building which could be used as a gallery and community space.
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Safe Harbor Easton has announced that because of the state funding impasse, services soon could be impacted, but the public can help through donations and spreading awareness.
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Be on the lookout for some colorful and crafty public art Friday, as Easton's Downtown district sees 11 artists custom-paint fire hydrants to spruce up the neighborhood.
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Organizers give residents food staples and dignity at a resource rally at the Salvation Army in Allentown on Wednesday.
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Lehigh University and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation are collaborating to create a more successful connection between rehabilitation applications and improvement for individuals with a range of injuries and conditions.
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From Allentown to Easton, volunteers spent the day beautifying schools, reading to seniors and building beds for shelters. The American Red Cross and the Allentown Fire Department also participated by installing smoke detectors in homes across the city during the annual event.
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A recent donation to the Lehigh Valley's County Animal Response Team, or LVCART, will provide the agency with life-saving equipment to aid pets within the first 72 hours after an emergency is declared.
