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                Matt Rourke/AP PhotoHere's all you need to know about the 2025 general election in the Lehigh Valley, where scores of local races are on the ballot — including county and municipal offices, plus school boards and Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention questions getting an unusual amount of attention.
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                Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comEric Dowdle led Lehigh County’s prosecution against two former Allentown vice officers before state attorneys took over those cases.
 
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                        A fall appreciation event gave those at Miller-Keystone Blood Center the chance to say “thank you” to those who give blood. It’s the first time they’ve been able to host an event like this since the pandemic.
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                        A Vermont-based company called BETA Technologies plans to build chargers at Lehigh Valley International Airport to power both electric aircraft and plug-in cars, officials said Thursday.
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                        A Lehigh County judge sentenced Rami Abouloh to life in prison Thursday for fatally shooting his wife and wounding a man in a Whitehall Township park in 2023.
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                        Rajgion Davis of Whitehall, was ordered by District Judge Jacob E. Hammond at a preliminary hearing Wednesday to face homicide and two counts each of attempted murder and aggravated assault, all first-degree felonies.
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                        The commonwealth's six-week leaf-peeping season has begun. Here's when the Lehigh Valley can expect peak colors.
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                        Allentown’s Cleveland School is set to be knocked down and fenced off after its new owner called it a “hot spot" and "magnet for crime." Community Action Lehigh Valley is planning to build a $20 million youth center but wants to secure the property until construction can start.
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                        Valley Youth House's THRIVE Program, which helps sex-trafficked folks, will receive $150,000 in state funding, Rep. Josh Siegel, D-22nd District, announced at a news conference on Wednesday.
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                        LVPC officials said the footprint of a 100,000-square-foot warehouse proposed for Lowhill Township should be reduced for its impact on infrastructure and natural resources.
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                        The industrial and transportation sectors are responsible for the largest share of the Valley's greenhouse gas emissions. The findings will form the foundation the next project, a regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan.
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                        The Allentown School Board approved metal detectors last year for the district's three high schools and J. Birney Crum Stadium. A public meeting is set later this week for middle school safety plans and input.
 
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                        Norberto Dominguez says a shortened timeframe to campaign affected his decision.
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                        In most cases the violators can't be identified, so no one will be prosecuted.
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                        The Senate Judiciary Committee will take the 1st steps toward confirmation Monday.
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                        Gerlach, a former mayoral candidate, left a 16-year-old runaway at a homeless encampment, authorities said.
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                        Six candidates -- 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats -- are vying for the Lehigh Valley's new state Senate seat.
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                        Yorman De La Rosa ihas been named Lehigh County's first Community Liaison officer.
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                        The Lehigh Valley has nearly made a full recovery from the pandemic, Cunningham said.
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                        The club also hosted the event in 1992 and in 2000.
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                        It will be the company's first manufacturing facility in the United States.
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                        The authority plans to expand but that can't happen just yet.
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                        The Lehigh Valley lawmaker says Pennsylvania should withdraw any investments tied to Russian assets.
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                        Trout season opens across Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 2.