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Plans for a Taco Bell with a dual drive-thru in Whitehall Township were approved by the township's planning commission on Wednesday night.

A fast-casual restaurant is expected to open on the ground floor of The Nines at Cityplace, across the street from a soon-to-open music hall and hotel.

More than 22 million American households use the Affordable Connectivity Act to pay for high-speed internet. But with funding running dry and Congress gridlocked, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild and other Democrats are considering an esoteric rule to force a vote.

An Aussie-owned general store and café is “emerging from its lengthy hibernation,” owners said Tuesday on social media. What was once Tucker Silk Mill will now be known as Tucker Garage + Grocery.

Construction of a new Taco Bell was approved by the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night. The board also approved a zoning variance request, a zoning exemption, and tabled a discussion until May.

The Confluence apartment complex project has secured two variances linked to the building's sizable square footage following a zoning meeting, meaning groundbreaking may begin as soon as summer 2024.

The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley announced Monday they are adopting a new, simpler name.

Allentown City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday on the developer’s request to transfer a liquor license from a Germansville restaurant.

Despite obstacles, co-owners CJ Moyer and Rogelio Romero are prepping for the grand opening of La Maya, an ultramodern Mexican restaurant coming to downtown Hellertown

The announcement this week by Volvo Group, parent company of Mack Trucks, to build a heavy duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico has been met with disappointment and concern by UAW Local 677 and Lehigh Valley lawmakers.

Commercial passenger travel through the lehigh valley international airport dropped 70 percent this june as compared to the same time last year because of the pandemic. But as WLVR’s Ben Stemrich reports, officials say a new hangar that’s been under construction for nearly three years could bring in other flights.

This weekend, a community group in Allentown is hosting a special relief drive for residents in need. The event offers residents home-cooked meals, clothes, toiletries and more.

New restrictions for restaurants and bars in Pennsylvania are now in effect, as part of Governor Wolf’s effort to mitigate a surge in coronavirus cases. Some in carbon county who believe the one-size-fits-all approach isn’t right.

WLVR’s Hayden Mitman recently spoke with Angela Couloumbis, a reporter for Spotlight PA, to find out how this legislation might expand gambling in the state.

State senators are weighing the risks and benefits of Pennsylvania joining a regional cap and trade program targeting greenhouse gases.

Two unions are suing the federal agency in charge of mine safety, demanding it impose emergency rules to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among coal miners.

Easton Hospital union employees are worried about their future. Just over two weeks ago St. Luke’s University Health Network announced the purchase of the Easton Hospital in Northampton County, from the Steward Medical Group.

The Lehigh Valley will move to the green phase of reopening next Friday, June 26.

Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to intervene in his dispute with legislative Republicans who are trying to end pandemic restrictions he imposed in March to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Fresh produce, vegan treats and healthy alternatives for those in need. A local non-profit, Animal Defenders - Greater Lehigh Valley, is offering a vegan food bank in Easton.

For the second time during the pandemic - a Lehigh Valley business is getting the green light to develop a test that could help fight the spread of coronavirus.

A State House committee is advancing a measure to stop Pennsylvania from entering a regional cap-and-trade program without approval from the General Assembly.