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Olivia Marble/lehighvalleynews.comSouth Whitehall Township's board of commissioners voted Wednesday to purchase upgraded radios for first responders in the township through a five-year payment plan provided by Lehigh County. -
Matt Rourke/AP PhotoNearly a year after the Biden administration designated xylazine as an "emerging threat" to the United States, Gov. Josh Shapiro classified it as a schedule III drug, making unauthorized possession a crime in Pennsylvania. Experts say the move has partly served to clear the way for new illicit substances to enter the drug market.
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'I'm here to say I told you so': Whitehall traffic death, inaction, brings sorrow, frenzy at meetingAngry and frustrated family and friends of the late Edward Tomcics packed the Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, imploring them to address the speeding epidemic on Water Street. Tomcics, 75, was struck and killed outside his home on Dec. 25. An investigation into the incident is underway. -
Excelsior Farms was one of nine farms across the state recognized at the 109th PA Farm Show that have been in the same family for 100 years or more.
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Authorities are investigating after the body of a 39-year-old New Jersey resident was found in a dumpster behind the Santander Bank on Saturday.
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. LehighValleyNews.com spoke with local human trafficking awareness advocate Carol Andersen to learn how to be more aware of human trafficking in the region.
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Joshua D. Moser was found dead in his Lehigh County Jail cell on Saturday, Jan. 11. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, but Lehigh County Coroner and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office believe it to be a suicide.
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Ten Lehigh Valley children with disabilities were presented with adaptive bikes or strollers at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21. Each individually customized adaptive bike costs $3,500 to $4,000 and is not covered by insurance.
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Walkiewicz will report to ANCOR with relevant policy happenings out of Harrisburg and help to strengthen the nationwide I/DD-services network, for both at-home and community-based services.
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Sgt. Evan Weaver and former Vice officer Jason Krasley are accused of sexually assaulting the same victim between 2011 and 2015.
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Less than a year after its celebratory opening, the Wawa drive-thru-only convenience store at 6216 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township, closed on Jan. 5. No reason for the closure has been given.
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Volunteers from Los Rebolcones Jeep Club and Las Motos Mamis handed out gifts to children at the first celebration held on the last night of Lights in the Parkway.
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It will be the company's first manufacturing facility in the United States.
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The authority plans to expand but that can't happen just yet.
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The Lehigh Valley lawmaker says Pennsylvania should withdraw any investments tied to Russian assets.
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Trout season opens across Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 2.
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The two-year global health crisis has had a huge impact on young people's mental health.
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Community Action Lehigh Valley has another $25 million to distribute and plans to ask the state for $15 million more.
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Fire companies are also looking for ways to get more people to volunteer.
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16 ‘Structurally deficient’ bridges need more than normal repairs or renovations, Lehigh County saysLehigh County has its own bridge maintenance department but PennDOT performs routine inspections of locally-owned bridges.
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For now, only a small number of Lehigh Valley properties are being spurred by AI, says a local expert.
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The county put a freeze on its work-release program over a year ago, but that could be changing.
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The good news is that the number of bridges that are classified in poor condition has been going down, an expert says.
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Sen. Lisa Boscola condemns the changes, calls process 'back-room assault on the Lehigh Valley."
