Lehigh County News

Allentown's Christopher Roldan-Solis, 14, died Friday morning from complications of drowning, according to the Lehigh County coroner.

The first day of summer can be told by the sun's position, as well as the calendar.

The Neighborhood Center and Andre Reed Foundation are partnering to kick off the season with an event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 344 N. 7th St.

With the Lehigh Valley under an extreme heat warning next week, Allentown is offering free pool admission. Find out other ways to beat the heat.

Bill Bachenberg is a major supporter of President Trump and co-owner of Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in North Whitehall Township. A former board member, he recently became president of the National Rifle Association.

District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Gary J. Moyer 73, of South Whitehall, left a note among his final words saying, “Please convey my apologies to the officer who gets stuck shooting me.”

The Palm Trees & Power Tools luau event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at BTI's Allentown campus.

The project to replace the bridge carrying Fish Hatchery Road over the Little Lehigh Creek is expected to be done in 2029.

A group of officials have secured $1.5M in state funds to help build more parking spaces at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Speakers at the Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony at Allentown City Hall on Thursday emphasized the amount of work yet to be done in guaranteeing equality for all.

A strange radio contest involving a Lehigh Valley billboard showed just how far people were willing to go for a free home.

Daniel Brito returns to Frontier Field in Rochester, 14 months after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will stop in Allentown on Thursday as part of a tour around parts of the country with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong says that regardless of a lawsuit filed by former Trump administration officials, the county will use its five drop boxes in the upcoming election.

Third baseman Daniel Brito collapsed on the field during the first inning of a game against the Rochester Red Wings in July 2021, will return to Allentown's Coca-Cola Park on Thursday to meet with doctors who saved him.

District Attorney Jim Martin says someone should be stationed at the five drop boxes to ensure the law is followed.

County Executive Phillips Armstrong says it's time now for the city to step up to the plate.

More than $3.5M of the $90M allocated statewide is coming to the Lehigh Valley.

Gov. Tom Wolf this week unveiled a plan to provide pardons for people who have been convicted of minor, non-violent marijuana crimes. It could affect thousands in the Lehigh Valley

Residents in affected areas are being asked to voluntarily conserve water.

Lehigh County's balanced $522 million budget won’t raise taxes, but includes 3.5% raise for county employees.