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Distributed/Bensing Funeral Home/PA Office of the State Fire CommissionerCommonwealth flags will fly at half-staff in Northampton County through Nov. 29 to honor fallen Northampton Fire Department Captain and retired State Police Trooper Michael Booke, who died this month. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comNorthampton County leaders warn of looming tax hike as council votes down higher reserve requirementNorthampton County Council voted down a measure Thursday that would have doubled the amount of money officials are to keep in the county's emergency reserves. Both council members and the incoming county executive warned that a tax increase could be coming.
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Politics reporter Tom Shortell sat down with WLVR's Brad Klein to discuss the upcoming May 16th primary election, including a few standout races. -
The Northampton County DA's office announced Tuesday its most recent gun buyback brought in more than 200 guns, including a submachine gun.
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Find the answers to all your questions about Pennsylvania's closed primaries, mail-in ballots and voter registration.
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The warning is expected to last until 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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In filings released Thursday, lawyers for the Saucon Valley School District defended the decision to bar an "after-school Satan club" from campus, and said the group can reapply after the district makes a few policy changes.
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County Executive Lamont McClure told the council he would veto a 5-year extension for developer tax breaks in a portion of Upper Mt. Bethel Township if passed. On Tuesday, he followed through.
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The offices that help Pennsylvanians keep their Medicaid benefits are facing persistent vacancies and a heavy workload. Advocates and staff fear people could lose coverage as a result.
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The Lehigh Valley Zoo has three new African penguins, bringing its total colony to 14. As part of a species survival plan, zoo officials hope the birds will pair off a reproduce to bolster the endangered species.
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Another social-media fueled challenge has spurred a rise in the theft of Kia and Hyundai vehicles in Pennsylvania, but has the trend caught on in the Lehigh Valley?
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Court officials from Northampton County first asked for help getting more staff over a year ago. Since November, the center netted no new full-time hires.
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Lehigh County will be funding free walk-in mental health services administered by KidsPeace.
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Denise Snyder founded St. Luke’s Nurses Honor Guard for those dedicated to the profession.
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The program focuses on the risks of overdose from fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs. It's the county’s first funded with money from a settlement with opioid manufacturers and retailers.
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North Whitehall residents want to reduce commercial and warehouse development, keep taxes low and preserve the rural character of the township. But is that what the future will hold?
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Lehigh County has laid out a budget plan for the $17.5 million received through lawsuits with opioid manufacturers
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The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's comprehensive planning committee gave preliminary approval for a warehouse development in Upper Saucon Township and a recycling plant in Plainfield Township.
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The new unit will allow law enforcement from municipal, state and county agencies to pool resources for particularly complex cases.
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Residents at an open house for South Whitehall Township's draft comprehensive plan said they worried about industrial development and traffic.
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Northampton County Council held a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, but a clerical error meant they couldn't take any official action.
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Some Lehigh Valley school districts are reviewing their safety protocols for responding to injuries at area football games after Damar Hamlin's recent collapse brought renewed attention to the dangers of the sport.
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She served as deputy director of administration and the county's chief information officer.
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A rockslide shut down Route 611 north of Portland, Pa., in early December. Last week, PennDOT said the road isn't expected to reopen for another 7 months. On the heels of pandemic losses, many merchants said they don't know if they can withstand this hit.
