Lehigh County News

As Allentown’s warming station is set to open, a training program provides resources for how to engage those with active addiction. The St. Joe's program that typically trains first responders is branching out to community groups.

Check out searchable, unofficial returns for contested school board races in Lehigh and Northampton counties.

These are searchable, unofficial results as reported by the Lehigh County elections office on Tuesday night. Provisional ballots are not included. The vote will remain unofficial until certified in several days.

Republicans needed to win two of the four seats up for grabs on the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners Tuesday to regain the majority.

Unofficial results showed Democratic incumbent Mark Pinsley leading Republican challenger Robert Smith Jr. by more than 6,200 votes with nearly all precincts reporting. Pinsley has made headlines for his unconventional audits through his first four years in office.

Buglio, a Democrat from South Whitehall Township, has served as coroner since being appointed by the county commissioners in April 2022.

Several county and municipal races in the Lehigh Valley were uncontested in the general election. That includes two of the highest-profile jobs in Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as elected city representatives in Easton and Allentown.

North Whitehall Township's Zoning Hearing Board will hold a special meeting to discuss the zoning appeal for cat nursery Foxy’s Cradle on Nov. 20.

Some voters in Lehigh County said they came out to make their vote count in the school board elections. Others said they wanted to see what candidates would do for the community.

The three townships in the Parkland School District rejected an agreement to continue to give the district $5 from its Local Services Tax. The district will now lose an estimated $300,000 in revenue.

Pa. House Republicans have threatened to impeach the Lehigh County election board if the mail-in votes are counted.

Police say five masked men entered the Lower Macungie Township store and fled in under a minute.

The combination of supply constraints and the winter season is pushing energy prices up.

The number of drug overdoses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic.

The Holiday Hope Chest boxes include toys, toiletries and other essentials.

Most utilities will be raising electricity prices in December, according to the Pa. Public Utility Commission.

Lehigh County officials are not yet sure how much or when the Lehigh Valley will see infrastructure funding.

If the undated mail-in ballots are counted, state House Republicans have threatened to impeach the Lehigh County election board.

The money will be used to build more than 3 miles of roads as well as pedestrian and cycling paths.

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

Three children sleep overnight in the family SUV while their parents work the overnight shift at Walmart.

Gun violence in Pennsylvania has gone up in the pandemic. Pennsylvania State Police data show it’s risen 50% statewide.