Lehigh County News

Lauren and Juan Vargas, the owners of Nowhere Coffee Co., played host to President Biden as he swept through Emmaus to visit with local business owners Friday.

The troop from New Tripoli has set a goal of selling 6,000 boxes, with plans to use that money to fund a two-week trip to Europe next year.

South Whitehall Planning Commission on Thursday reviewed a sketch plan for a housing development 81 South Cedar Crest Blvd. The proposed development would be adjacent to Cedar Creek Park.

South Whitehall Township Vacancy Board appointed Public Safety Commission member Chris Peischl to a vacant seat on the Board of Commissioners. Peischl ran for the board in the 2023 election.

Lehigh County announced a new service that allows 911 operators to request live video communication from callers

President Joe Biden will make his second presidential visit to the Allentown area on Friday. The planned trip comes a week after he launched his re-election campaign by calling out former President Donald Trump as a threat to American democracy.

A severe rainstorm is expected to cause flooding that may impact roadways throughout the Lehigh Valley.

The funding for four projects came from the Growing Greener and Act 167 grant programs, both through the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Five farms in Lehigh and Northampton counties were the latest to be included in the commonwealth’s Farmland Preservation Program. The program aims to ward off development and protect open spaces.

The Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to make newly-elected supervisor Jeff Fleischaker the chairman of the board at its meeting Tuesday.

Lehigh County residents can call the warmline for mental health needs.

'Emmaus United for Progress: Vision 2030' highlights goals, action items, and ideals for the Borough of Emmaus to build into the next decade.

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