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Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comPennsylvania saw 201.6 million visitors, generating $49.9 billion in visitor spending and $83.9 billion in economic impact in 2024. In the Lehigh Valley, visitor spending increased 1.5%, generating just over $2.5 billion.
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Distributed/AKC ReuniteA 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.
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Drug shortages seem to be a big issue in the wake of the pandemic. Children's pain medication and other prescriptions have been hard to get in the past few months because of supply chain issues.
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IronPigs had their annual Pig Day celebration at Coca-Cola Stadium in Allentown.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact or that you might want to look at again.
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Former NFL player and Parkland graduate Andre Williams was the keynote speaker for the Young Professionals Council Leadership Summit at DeSales University.
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The nonprofit plans to build a new community center in Bethlehem where the Banana Factory is currently located, plus an event space in the former Bethlehem Steel grind and turn shop.
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Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s hospital just expanded its inpatient pediatric unit from 30 beds to 50. The expansion comes on the heels of a severe respiratory season.
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A second building is set to join the Home Depot being constructed at 5887 Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township.
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Professional organizers will host a free drive-thru shredding event at Freedom High School on March 25.
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Our daily list of useful information, chosen to inform and enhance your day, includes news you can use and then some!
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St. Luke's University Health Network cut the ribbon on their new Women and Babies Pavilion and Oncology center in upper Bucks County. This will expand services to women and babies as well as those going through cancer treatments.
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North Whitehall supervisors will host a conditional use hearing on Wednesday, June 5, for a revised plan of the controversial Rising Sun subdivision.
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Gas prices are up about 10 cents a gallon in Pennsylvania from this time last year, and up 11 cents in the Lehigh Valley region, according to AAA.
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A proposal to develop the old Dixie Cup factory in Wilson Borough into 405 apartments advanced after review by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's Comprehensive Planning Committee.
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Officials are expecting new facilities to bring hundreds of thousands of new visitors to Center City Allentown each year. The science center at 815 Hamilton St. opens this week.
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors' April report shows a bit of spring momentum, but demand continues to outpace available supply. The Lehigh Valley's median sales price is more than $320,000.
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Students from Broughal Middle School popped their way to the top at the sixth annual "What's So Cool About Manufacturing" (WSCM) contest Wednesday in Harrisburg.
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The sale to New Jersey’s State Agriculture Development Committee in Warren County, N.J., assures that the land will continue to be used for agricultural purposes, according to the deal.
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Thursday marked Allegiant Air's first flight between Allentown International Airport and Orlando International Airport. Allegiant Air now provides about 17 connections between the two markets each week.
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More than a decade after the Allentown Economic Development Corp. purchased the blighted former Allentown Metal Works on S. 10th Street, the property is due to open to new business.
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The merger is expected to be finalized later in the summer. Once fully approved, the two health care behemoths will form a partnership resulting in a regional provider overseeing 30 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient care sites.
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Taking a route that several Lehigh Valley municipalities already have, Lower Macungie Township is bracing its residents for a likely trash fee increase in the latter part of 2024.
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The rise of streaming platforms and labor unrest in Hollywood has forced Roxy Theatre in Northampton to change its business model. It started airing first-run films for the first time on Friday.