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Dozens of students from across Pennsylvania will descend on Saucon Valley Middle School’s gymnasium for FIRST Tech Challenge’s robotics state championship, including two teams from the Lehigh Valley.
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Pennsylvania’s maple sugaring season is well underway. At the Monroe County Conservation District’s Singing Hemlock Sugar Shack, educators guided visitors through the history of maple syrup production.
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A flood watch remains in effect from 1 p.m. Saturday through Sunday evening for a large swath of the region, including Lehigh and Northampton counties.
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Forecasters say a weekend storm will not only bring active weather, windy conditions Sunday and Monday are likely to bring isolated instances of tree damage and power outages to the Lehigh Valley.
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Farmers say that the final offer for a property doesn’t account for fertile soil or product reliability. Plus, it doesn't accurately reflect the financial burden of moving to a new place.
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Advocates and officials across Pennsylvania have signaled their support the new standards for fine particle pollution, also called soot or PM 2.5. However, federal officials don’t anticipate communities will meet the standard for almost a decade.
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Norfolk Southern crews remained at the derailment site along the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Township. The company released no details on what the trains were hauling or where they were going.
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More than 200 years after the sanctuary was built, church leaders are working to make its heating and cooling more sustainable. While work is already underway, the oldest Moravian Church in North America still needs funding.
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After a washout Saturday in the Lehigh Valley, forecasters say a parade of storms could easily produce another 2 to 3 inches of rain or more over the next week.
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Brad Klein reviews the week’s astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy," Marty McGuire.
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Five teams of volunteers competed Saturday to pick up the most garbage and litter from city streets. Here's who won.
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Following heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, Northampton County Emergency Management Services is compiling an inventory of damages reported by municipalities.
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The Lehigh Valley is under an air quality alert for the second straight day, but heavy downpours could wash out the smoke.
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The “Take Action” campaign is designed to highlight connections for trail users through education and providing resources to boost engagement and opportunities to get involved and support the trail.
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The heavy rains wreaked havoc on the region, already saturated by a round of storms last weekend. And more rain is expected this week.
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With the strong possibility of more smoke this summer, the Valley's residents and event organizers are looking to the region’s leaders for guidance — but there’s no continuity or clear thresholds being imposed.
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How much rain fell in the Lehigh Valley on Sunday, turning streets into raging torrents of water?
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Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has been transported south and east and is moving into Pennsylvania.
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Messinger and South Main streets in Bangor turned into a waterway after downpours hit early Sunday. Said one resident: “By the grace of God we didn’t lose power and everyone is OK. That is the most important thing."
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The entire Lehigh Valley will remain under a flood watch through Sunday after another round of severe storms hammered the region. Tonight's Heritage Day fireworks show in Easton is postponed again, the city announced. Bushkill Park in Forks Township and parts of the Slate Belt were flooded.
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The disease, a relatively new and deadly threat to the American beech, has few treatment options and no known cure.
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Astronaut John Shoffner stopped by Crayola Experience in Easton on Friday, July 14 to discuss his voyage to the International Space Station and answer kids' questions about the cosmos.