Latino Community

Patillas, Puerto Rico, has been named Bethlehem's sixth sister city. Puerto Ricans make up the fastest-growing segment of Latinos in the Lehigh Valley.

Several events are in the works to celebrate Latino culture across the Lehigh Valley during Hispanic Heritage Month, which starts Sunday, Sept. 15.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff played off an enthusiastic crowd at Dieruff High School to promote his wife Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

The visit will be Doug Emhoff's second to Allentown as second gentleman. He visited the region in May 2021 to promote the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.

Students were all smiles as they feasted on pizza and hot dogs — and picked up free school supplies — at the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley on East Fourth Street in Bethlehem. It was the second year for the community event.

Raising his young children to be good citizens and leaving the door to the 2028 Olympics open just a smidge are among the topics Lehigh Valley native Darian Cruz discussed as he returned from competing in wrestling at the Paris Olympics.

Lehigh Valley's Darian Cruz lost his Olympic bronze medal bout to India's Aman Sehrawat, 13-5, on Friday evening at the Paris Olympics. Cruz, the Bethlehem Catholic and Lehigh University champion, was representing Puerto Rico in honor of his grandparents who are native to the US territory.

Bethlehem's Darian Cruz will wrestle for an Olympic bronze medal on Friday in Paris.

Local state lawmakers joined members of the Legislative Latino Caucus in Allentown on Monday to celebrate how the new state budget. Specifically, they note the more than $1.1 billion in new funding for school districts, including about $526 million to correct inequities in public education.

Heavenly Coffee Shop in Easton serves authentic paisa eats like migao, hot chocolate and cheese and buñuelos.

This is the second time Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer have faced off .

Norberto Dominguez says a shortened timeframe to campaign affected his decision.

The Futuros Empresarios program encourages students to aim for high power jobs.

Candidates say they intend to run for the Lehigh Valley's new Senate seat as well as a 3rd state House seat in Allentown.

It's the 1st time the city, which has a majority of Hispanic residents, will host the convention.

LVHN's Dr. Robert Ray Jr. is working with an internal task force on diversity and inclusion.

Critics of the new maps, like Victor Martinez, say they reduced the number of Latinos in some districts.

Opponents say a new Lehigh Valley Senate seat splinters rapidly-growing Latino communities.

The term "LatinX" is meant to include everyone and make them feel welcome.

Impacting the lives of young people is a matter of partnerships, says a CADCA official and community organizer.

The money will be used in part for neighborhood improvement projects and job training.

The Democrat becomes the youngest ever elected to Allentown council.