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Booze, Belts, and Burns: Police officers and fire fighters want people to be responsible when drinking, wear a seatbelt, and be safe when lighting fireworks this holiday weekend.

After an outbreak earlier this month among the Humane Society's shelter dogs, the organization says it's now safe to adopt their animals. They are set to re-open to the public on July 1.

The Stocker family sold their house and hit the road in an RV. They are seeing the country and educating others about Type 1 diabetes.

A 12-year-old from Bethlehem is in a national design competition. Her idea for a Love Your Melon beanie is one of three finalists.

Pools around the Lehigh Valley participated in the World's Largest Swim Lesson with free sessions Thursday. Kids jumped in the wave pool at Dorney Park and Cedar Beach Pool in Allentown.

The Parkland School Board renewed a sports medicine and school health needs agreement with St. Luke's after state Sen. Jarrett Coleman urged them not to. He suggested the health network should find better ways to spend the money.

Making healthy choices easier and more accessible is the goal of a new project in Allentown. The city has teamed up with Lehigh Valley Health Network and a company called Blue Zones to improve the well-being of those who live there.

Officials with St. Luke's University Health Network on Tuesday said the children's hospital designation is the culmination of a coordinated effort within the system to reorganize pediatric care.

The next two Wednesdays in June, Ott will be hosting "Breathe Easy" Lunchtime Plant Therapy workshops at A Little Bit of Local at ArtsWalk, 21 N. Seventh St. in Allentown.

Following the release of a blog post alleging racism in the Lehigh Valley Health Network residency program by a graduate, LVHN has released a statement saying it has launched an investigation.

St. Luke's University Health Network offers real-life experience to adolescents. The latest group is concluding their time as high school students in the field.

Parents getting ready to send their kids may be wondering how to prepare, so the Greater Valley YMCA is offering some tips for summer camp survival. From clothing to food, they are taking the guess work out of the process.

Latino leaders from across the state said Thursday the 2021 Pennsylvania Latino Convention will take place in Reading this fall.

Some people in the LGBTQ community have had questions about whether it’s safe for them to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even if they are on other medications.

As the pandemic battered healthcare workers on the frontline, a group of retired nurses from Lehigh Valley Health Network jumped in to lend a hand.

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate voted June 10 to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster declaration. The resolution passed the house on June 8, and now goes back to that chamber for a final concurrence vote.

More than $1 million is coming to the City of Allentown from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Nearly half that money will be spent on child immunization awareness to help ease bottlenecks that happen each school year.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services is extending support for older youth who have aged out of the foster care system.

U.S. Speciality Formulations, based in Bethlehem, is preparing to launch Phase 1 trials of an oral, liquid COVID-19 vaccine that could change how people get future COVID vaccines.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services is extending support for older youth who have aged out of the foster care system.

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Pennsylvania recently set aside $847 million to support renters who could face evictions now that a federal judge has shot down a nationwide ban on the practice.

With more people vaccinated every day, it looks like municipal pools, which were shuttered since the start of the pandemic, will be open to help people beat the heat this summer.

The COVID-19 vaccine helps to prevent people from getting coronavirus. And the shot has other benefits, too.