Easton News

Country Music Hall of Fame quartet The Oak Ridge Boys will perform at Easton's State Theatre on Sunday, March 15, it was announced.

Easton residents were surprised to see streetlights swapped to LED fixtures last week, and city officials have halted the Met-Ed conversion project to review details before continuing the project.

Easton's Historic District Commission approved concepts for the Residences at Lynden, a 73-unit condominium project planned for South Third and Ferry streets Downtown.

Easton will have to rely on tax revenue anticipation and grant revenue anticipation notes to keep the city functioning as the state stretches over 100 days into its budget stalemate.

Wilson Area LINCS Coalition for Families and Youth has been named one of the five finalists for the $10,000 The Big Give Back, but in order to win those funds, locals will have to vote.

E-bike and scooter crashes are climbing in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. Police and public officials warn of rising deaths and confusion over Pennsylvania laws.

Martin Guitar welcomed guests from across the music industry to talk about protecting the environment at its first Sustainability Summit on Thursday.

PennDOT has decided to convert a normally empty parking lot off William Penn Highway into 30 or more truck parking spots. While warehouses have boomed across the Lehigh Valley, truck parking has failed to keep up.

Easton City Council commended a law enforcement officer and two nurses for their quick response which helped save the life of a newborn baby last week.

The Environmental Advisory Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to send City Council a letter stating the EAC’s intent to work on a dark skies ordinance and urging city officials to consider collaborating, then adopting it when the time comes.

Two men, including one at-large, have been charged with attempted homicide and other offenses in the shooting of six individuals in Easton this month.

The Bachmann Publick House in Easton soon will expand its visiting hours to accommodate more guests interested in touring the colonial landmark.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has proposed raising tolls on its eight toll bridges starting in 2026 to keep up with rising maintenance costs.

Bob's Discount Furniture just off Easton-Nazareth Highway (Route 248) celebrated its grand opening Friday by giving back to two Easton nonprofit organizations.

Part of Climate Action Campaign’s Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, the event centered on how extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, has deadly consequences.

Easton City Council approved a measure to partner with Solsmart, an organization which helps facilitate the growth of solar energy communities across the country, at their Wednesday meeting.

Easton's workforce housing initiative, which would benefit the "missing middle," will need some more consideration — especially in regard to who will run the program — before it reaches a vote at City Council.

Route 33 runs to the west and Hope Road to the east of the currently vacant site, with residential and commercial areas nearby. Northampton Country Club is located to the north.

Palmer residents and nearby neighbors came out to the supervisors' meeting Monday night to implore the board to take some action on the million-square-foot Easton Commerce Park warehouse project.

Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley, only the second such attraction in the country, opened its doors to an enthusiastic crowd at Easton's City Hall on Friday.

ICE has confirmed the arrest of a suspected murderer from Honduras, Yobani Bonilla-Bonilla, aka, Gilberto Perez-Alvarado, in Easton in June 2025.

The Zucchini 500 returned to Easton this Wednesday for its 19th year, offering kids and adults the chance to transform a squash into a vehicle and compete in a race of creativity and community.