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Distributed by Spirit Christmas/Getty Images/iStockphotoSpirit Halloween is trading its iconic orange and ghoulish mascot for St. Nick and Christmas cheer. Near the end of October and beginning November, some existing Spirit Halloween stores will shift to Spirit Christmas stores, including one in the Lehigh Valley. -
Distributed/PPL Electric Utilities/FacebookAs electric prices rise twice as fast as inflation, PPL requests its first rate increase in a decadePPL Electric Utilities this week filed its first distribution base rate request in a decade, seeking approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for an 8.6% increase in annual revenue — about $356 million.
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Lehigh Valley International Airport Executive Director Thomas R. Stoudt said Tuesday he is not opposed to additional hotels being built at the airport. A Courtyard by Marriott is slated to open there late in 2025. -
One hookah lounge owner said he bought a metal detector and is doing all he can to ensure customers are safe, but he wants help from police.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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'After-hours' establishments could face huge fines — and potential closure — for violating nuisance-abatement ordinances, under a resolution introduced by the city council. Council was critical of the Tuerk administration's response to violence.
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WLVR's Megan Frank talks with Julian Abraham and Jay Bradley.
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The Parkland School Board renewed a sports medicine and school health needs agreement with St. Luke's after state Sen. Jarrett Coleman urged them not to. He suggested the health network should find better ways to spend the money.
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Pennsylvania's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 in a close vote Tuesday. It has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Senator Bob Casey visited the chemical and gas company Air Products at its headquarters. Company engineers took him for a drive in a new hydrogen-powered Toyota.
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Officials with St. Luke's University Health Network on Tuesday said the children's hospital designation is the culmination of a coordinated effort within the system to reorganize pediatric care.
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Following the release of a blog post alleging racism in the Lehigh Valley Health Network residency program by a graduate, LVHN has released a statement saying it has launched an investigation.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates several times throughout the coming year.
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Experts have no idea when prices will begin to even out.
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Soltech Solutions, a Bethlehem start-up, helps 'bring nature indoors.'
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One hallway features a giant 'Lite Bright.'
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The concern with the growth in the warehouse industry is the strain on local infrastructure, especially roads.
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The average hourly wage for direct support professionals is under $15.
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Construction should begin next year, with a planned opening of mid-2024.
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Companies are offering bonuses and advertising $25- to $30-an-hour jobs on highway billboards.
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The clubs also plan to expand their Wi-Fi with the help of their donor.
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The bridge could cost the city up to $80 million.
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Observers are expecting legal challenges to Pa.'s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.
