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Courtesy/Second Harvest Food Bank Facebook PageThe slashing of federal funding coupled with the state's budget impasse has set back Second Harvest Food Bank and the families in need it serves across the counties of Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Wayne, Pike and Carbon, organizers say. -
Christine Sexton/LehighValleyNews.comEnding months of BYOB, which patrons have come to like, the former Nonna Sulina's has moved to Fountain Hill under a new name and can finally announce full-service status.
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Up to $1 million in PennDOT funds are headed to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for a study of Route 22. The highway is among the most traveled in the region, hosting nearly 110,000 vehicles per day according to the LVPC -
Released Tuesday, results from Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion’s National Surveys on Energy and the Environment show Americans want to prevent future global warming, and also believe adaptation to climate change will require major lifestyle changes.
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Members of United Auto Workers Local 667 have voted nearly unanimously to authorize a strike against Mack Truck Lehigh Valley if a new contract is not reached by Oct. 1.
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Lehigh Valley's Long-Range Transportation Plan got its first scutiny at a meeting at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission on Monday. The project is a $5.36 billion investment in more than 500 road, bridge, trail and transit projects throughout the Lehigh Valley over the next 25 years.
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Congresswoman Susan Wild is advocating for $16 billion in additional dollars to support the sector.
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This year's Bake Oven Knob Autumn Hawk Watch has so far recorded more than 1,000 migrating birds of prey, not including the dozens logged Thursday morning.
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The Connect Lehigh County program will make police aware of where participating private groups and residents have installed security cameras. Police hope this can help them quickly collect video evidence as they investigate crimes.
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The controversial political action committee Back to School PA gave $5,000 to the conservative Republican candidate group Elevate Education at an event Monday.
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Lehigh County commissioners began reviewing the $520 million budget proposed for 2024. It anticipates the hiring of new positions and wage increases for nonunion employees, but no new property taxes.
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Kathleen Covalt, who teaches online classes through Northampton Community College for adults interested in learning about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, said there's hope for future disclosures.
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The club also hosted the event in 1992 and in 2000.
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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.
