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Olivia Marble/LehighValleyNews.comThe controller's report — published in mid-July — says the Guardian ad Litem program in Lehigh County lacks centralization, oversight and consistency in billing and compensation. That undermines "public trust in child welfare proceedings," he said. -
Hayden Mitman/LehighValleyNews.comThe case against Matthew Wolfe relied heavily on the expert testimony of Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, the former Lehigh Valley Health Network physician being sued for alleged medical child abuse misdiagnoses. With her credibility under scrutiny, prosecutors agreed to cut years off Wolf's sentence.
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Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said toxicology testing showed a significant level of illicit controlled substances in Timothy Vanbilliard’s system, including methamphetamine, when he died May 11, 2025. -
The Lehigh Valley has a history of flooding, and climate change could be increasing the risk. With federal funding cut or on the chopping block, officials warn the Valley could be left unprepared.
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The unanimous vote to support the years-in-the-making plan came at the very beginning of a special meeting of the EAC dedicated to a mid-year goal review. The group also discussed progress on this year's goals.
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After devastating flash flooding in Texas earlier this month claimed the lives of at least 135 people, scientists and experts are warning similar conditions could happen in the Lehigh Valley.
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School directors voted 5-4 Tuesday to part ways with now former Superintendent Michael Mahon, who was on administrative leave for the last five months.
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The Southern Lehigh School Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the boardroom of Southern Lehigh High School to vote on both a separation agreement and mutual general release agreement between the district and Superintendent Michael Mahon.
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The 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.
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Ending 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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Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom is bringing another Philadelphia Eagle to the area for a charitable event.
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Alicia Knauff will start as the new acting head principal of Allen on Monday. She was hired as the principal of the school's Ninth Grade Academy before being tapped shortly after for the acting head role.
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More than 5,000 Pennsylvanians died from overdoses last year.
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Wintertime and the post-holiday doldrums can contribute to the condition.
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Mark Pinsley says it would reduce food waste and provide job training for the incarcerated.
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Keeping kids in school is a challenge as wages rise.
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Both Allentown and Bethlehem would be split into different Senate districts under the plan.
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The district attorney's office says Nothstein stalked a female acquaintance and her boyfriend.
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Lehigh County had one of the largest percent jump in liquor sales in the state since the start of the pandemic.
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Police say the "smash and grab" theft could be part of a bigger national trend.
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A total of 261 mail-in ballots remain uncounted and could swing the outcome.
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Pa. House Republicans have threatened to impeach the Lehigh County election board if the mail-in votes are counted.
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Police say five masked men entered the Lower Macungie Township store and fled in under a minute.
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The combination of supply constraints and the winter season is pushing energy prices up.
