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Distributed/PPL Electric Utilities/FacebookEXPLAINER: PPL plans $8 billion in grid upgrades, says electric demand could triple over next decadePPL Electric said it expects electric demand on its system could triple over the next decade. That growth is being driven largely by expansion of advanced manufacturing, new data centers and other large industrial electricity users.
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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comGas prices are rising across the country as global tensions push oil markets higher and lawmakers raise concerns about possible price gouging.
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A pair of North Whitehall auto repair shop owners have tapped a lawfirm to help them challenge a zoning decision — and the zoning code — they say was weaponized against them for a personal vendetta.
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One of more than 300 indoor pickleball locations nationwide will plant roots in Whitehall Township. The Lehigh Valley's first Pickleball Kingdom is expected to open in mid-November.
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Upset residents packed the last Upper Milford Township Zoning Hearing Board meeting to voice concerns against a zoning variance request at the TG Countryside ice cream shop. The applicants have withdrawn their request to turn it into a cigar lounge.
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Easton may soon opt to ban the sale of all animals in pet shops, in a move aiming to protect vulnerable creatures who often suffer from the retail trade.
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The taxiway expansion program is part of the LVIA’s new taxiway project for the proposed North Cargo Area Development Project.
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The owners of a childcare center looking into expanding the operation received a special exception from Allentown's zoning hearing board Monday evening, though in the end, that exception was not even necessary.
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Safety officials with PPL presented about a dozen demonstrations of electrical hazards to more than 100 firefighters in Williams Township. The event was designed to educate first responders about potential electrical mishaps at the scenes of emergencies.
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Residents displaced by a May fire at the Five10 Flats apartment and retail building could get a chance to move back in as soon as January, according to one building official.
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Bubbakaoo's Burritos, a national, Mexican-themed restaurant, will hold its grand opening in the Hellertown area on Tuesday.
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North Whitehall Township's planning commission raised questions over a supposed agreement between the Kornfeinds and the former owner of an adjoining property which will play into the development of the Kornfeind Car Wash.
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In its first meeting since raising borough property taxes more than 100%, Catasauqua Borough Council faced the wrath of the public Monday.
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The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority released its 2022 annual reports, showing a small drop in tax revenues from 2021.
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As Bed Bath & Beyond winds down operations, there are key deadlines the company will adhere to when it comes to coupons, gift cards and returns and exchanges. Here's what customers need to know.
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Township commissioners approved a zoning ordinance modification that helps to clear the way for the Lehigh Valley Town Center project that includes a TopGolf, an aquarium or nature center, and hundreds of apartments.
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Italian company Travaglini has selected the Lehigh Valley as its first location in the U.S. to manufacture equipment to cure meats and other delicacies.
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All guests ages 15 years old and younger must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old “in order to be admitted to, or remain in, the park” after 4 p.m. until close.
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The Archer Music Hall at 935-939 Hamilton Street in Allentown will be able to accommodate up to 1,800 people for concerts.
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A proposed new roller coaster at Dorney Park cleared the final hurdle from South Whitehall Township.
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“Leading Disruption: A Health-Care Innovation Summit” will take place this Saturday featuring speakers from around the country. Good Shepherd is opening the conference to employees as well as the community.
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FD Market, the eco-friendly refillery and houseware store, will be closing their original Emmaus location at the end of the month to better meet their customers where they are in Saucon Valley.
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The first phase of the Little Lehigh Redevelopment project calls for the construction of 50 housing units and a community building that will include a Head Start program.
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The Easton Zoning Hearing Board approved a variance request that will allow for the construction of a 27-unit apartment and retail building on Northampton Street in the Downtown area.