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Hayden Mitman/LehighValleyNews.comLehigh County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday introduced a measure enacting the 2026 county budget. It's the last step before a final vote this month. -
Courtesy/Armen Elliott PhotographyWhile a full report is expected next year, researchers behind Lehigh Valley Breathes have released a data analysis, which includes three comparisons looking at fine particulate pollution across eight monitoring locations.
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Lehigh County is sitting on $1.7 million for opioid abuse treatment. And millions more are on the way. -
Lehigh County is committed to keeping the IronPigs at Coca Cola Park and may be prepared to present an additional $3 million to help the organization afford needed stadium upgrades.
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The decision drew cheers and applause from a crowd of roughly one hundred people gathered, but township supervisors could overrule the recommendation.
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A strange radio contest involving a Lehigh Valley billboard showed just how far people were willing to go for a free home.
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Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong says that regardless of a lawsuit filed by former Trump administration officials, the county will use its five drop boxes in the upcoming election.
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District Attorney Jim Martin says someone should be stationed at the five drop boxes to ensure the law is followed.
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More than $3.5M of the $90M allocated statewide is coming to the Lehigh Valley.
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise at the Northampton County Prison (NCP) where just under half of the jail’s nearly 600 inmates are vaccinated.
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This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. President Joe Biden is expected to visit Shanksville, Somerset County, on Saturday, the site of the Flight 93 crash.
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The Lehigh County jail has held two voluntary mass clinics with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine since May, putting shots into 322 arms. Corrections Director Janine Donate said now they’ve switched strategies: they are waiting until they get enough inmates interested - about four or five - to use up a vial of vaccine.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A recent proposal from Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley would provide free legal counsel to renters who are behind on payments. It…
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Flood waters took the life of the father of a Moravian University student Wednesday as he was heading home from a college volleyball…
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is rallying votes in Washington for the Better Care Better Jobs Act.
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Tropical Storm Ida passed through our region Wednesday, dumping up to 8 inches of rain in some places.
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Joe Martellucci, the administrator of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Services for Lehigh County, said the opioid epidemic is far from over, despite the end of the state’s opioid emergency declaration.
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A local infectious disease specialist says with COVID-19 case counts rising in the area, everyone should be putting on a mask.
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At Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC), fewer students are signing up for classes this semester, even when compared to fall 2020.
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The rapid fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban surprised a lot of Americans.
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Mayors ask for federal funding for parks to keep communities connectedMore than a dozen city leaders, including the mayors of Lancaster, Lebanon, York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are calling on Congress to pass the Parks, Jobs and Equity Act.
