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Hayden Mitman/LehighValleyNews.comMichael Breisch, of Wind Gap, was accused of killing Rose Josephine Hnath, a 78-year-old widow, in her North Whitehall Township home in January 1989, when he was 30 years old. -
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Thursday marked Allegiant Air's first flight between Allentown International Airport and Orlando International Airport. Allegiant Air now provides about 17 connections between the two markets each week. -
Rose Josephine Hnath, 78, was found dead in her North Whitehall Township home in January 1989. She had been repeatedly stabbed and beaten, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said.
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The Coopersburg Farmer Market will be open on Sundays starting June 2 through Oct. 27.
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More than a decade after the Allentown Economic Development Corp. purchased the blighted former Allentown Metal Works on S. 10th Street, the property is due to open to new business.
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Lehigh Valley Transportation Study officials laid out the next steps to getting the process started for resuming passenger rail service in the Lehigh Valley — if that's what they choose to do.
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The Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown is reopening next week and showing off a new 67,000-square-foot facility that includes cutting-edge technology and immersive experiences.
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Parkland School Board approved a preliminary budget Tuesday that would take the millage rate from 16.30 mills to 17.12 mills — an increase of 5%. A final vote on the budget is pending.
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A simulation led by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute showed local leaders the challenges people face with income, ID, employment and more after being released from prison.
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild said plans to consolidate the Lehigh Valley's mail processing center appear to have been pushed back. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy backed off a controversial cost-savings effort after receiving pushback from a bipartisan contingent of the U.S. Senate.
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Parkland School District is likely taking on two expansion projects at Parkland High School and Orefield Middle School. More details are now coming to light about what they will look like — and how much they will cost.
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To help ease the strain of surging COVID cases, officials are considering letting some inmates go home on work release.
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Many of the ceremonies will be restricted and streamed online because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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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.
