Lehigh County News

Comcast said it will bring its full suite of internet, mobile, entertainment and security services from Xfinity and Comcast Business to the City of Bethlehem.

The LVPC on Thursday hosted a workshop, “Planning + Pizza: Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure,” aiming to collect feedback about where best to deploy EV infrastructure throughout the region.

South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners may approve placing a referendum on the November ballot regarding funding to preserve open space.

Allentown mayoral candidate Ed Zucal is confident he secured enough write-in votes to advance on the Republican ticket, but Lehigh County has yet to release the number of write-in votes at play. Incumbent Mayor Matt Tuerk dominated the Democratic primary with 80% of the vote.

Lehigh Valley International Airport will welcome back seasonal flights to Denver and Nashville on Thursday, May 22, just in time for the unofficial start of the summer season.

Roger MacLean, a former Allentown police chief, will take on state Rep. Josh Siegel in the November election for Lehigh County executive.

Included here are complete but unofficial results of contested races in Lehigh County for the 2025 primary election.

Jeremy Clark and James Fuller will face off in November in the race for a seat on the Northampton County bench. Meanwhile, Republican Patricia Mulqueen and Democrat Mark Stanziola will compete for the new judicial seat in Lehigh County.

Polling places across the Lehigh Valley faced mainly light turnout throughout Primary Election Day, with early morning turnout lagging.

Comments on the proposal to redevelop 249 N. Front Street on Tuesday were reviewed by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's comprehensive planning committee.

The Lehigh Valley lawmaker says Pennsylvania should withdraw any investments tied to Russian assets.

Trout season opens across Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 2.

The two-year global health crisis has had a huge impact on young people's mental health.

Community Action Lehigh Valley has another $25 million to distribute and plans to ask the state for $15 million more.

Fire companies are also looking for ways to get more people to volunteer.

Lehigh County has its own bridge maintenance department but PennDOT performs routine inspections of locally-owned bridges.

For now, only a small number of Lehigh Valley properties are being spurred by AI, says a local expert.

The county put a freeze on its work-release program over a year ago, but that could be changing.

The good news is that the number of bridges that are classified in poor condition has been going down, an expert says.

Sen. Lisa Boscola condemns the changes, calls process 'back-room assault on the Lehigh Valley."

Inflation has squeezed renters, too, and some landlords are taking advantage, a housing advocate says.

The ACLU filed suit in federal court on behalf of five voters who did not date their ballots.