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Emmaus' Old Fashioned Christmas on Saturday will ring in the holiday season for many participating businesses and nonprofits. It will be joined by other nearby festivities in the East Penn area.

A medical device component company is expanding in the Lehigh Valley. The Palmer Township operation is opening a new facility and adding more positions.

The Pa. Public Utility Commission suggests ways to stay warm and in budget this winter.

A developer is going back to the drawing board after the Allentown Zoning Hearing Board was reluctant Monday to approve its plans for a 445-unit self-storage facility.

Black Friday is almost upon us, when retailers kick off the holiday season with offers meant to get customers in the shopping mood. A number of stores that were closed on Thanksgiving, including Walmart and Target, reopen early Friday as the holiday shopping season begins in earnest.

The state Public Utility Commission announced a proposed settlement that also requires the Allentown-based utility company to absorb about $16 million in costs associated with corrective actions. It still requires approval by PUC commissioners.

Emmaus is among many Lehigh Valley communities to host Small Business Saturday events, to encourage residents to support locally-owned businesses.

Pennsylvania saw a nearly 50% increase in Hispanic-owned businesses between 2012 and 2019, according to Census data. Non-Hispanic businesses increased by 9.3%, which means Latinos are creating businesses at a higher rate than their non-Hispanic peers.

Combining art with sport, some skateboarders decorate their boards with graphics.

Local sellers will include Whole Foods, Giant and Amazon Fresh.

The nearly 100-year-old bridge will see more than 17,000 vehicles a day, PennDOT says.

Bowery Farming could hold a key to the future of food security.

Could be time for a new career.

The process of finding an alternative supplier can be complicated, officials say.

Staff and extra security will be looking for kids left alone.

Catasauqua Police are investigating the incident.

A perfect storm of inflation, housing market issues, and gas prices have created a climate in which people need food.

Journalists held a rally at the Allentown Arts Park in protest of what they call wage discrimination.

The FDA is working with manufacturers to try to increase production of infant formula.

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