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                Keith Srakocic/AP PhotoAhead of Election Day, Political Pulse host Tom Shortell and political scientist Chris Borick break down what to expect, including the races to keep an eye on.
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                Will Oliver/LehighValleyNews.comA proper complement of 31 personnel each shift and at least one new fire station are needed given current on-the-job conditions and an increase in service demand, according to new staffing-study data from International Association of Fire Fighters Local 735.
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                        Kian Deater, 21, was sentenced by Lehigh County Judge James T. Anthony to serve 17 ½ to 39 years in state prison on felony charges of aggravated assault with attempt to cause serious bodily injury.
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                        Authorities have identified a Monroe County man who died Wednesday as the result of a motorcycle crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township.
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                        South Whitehall Board of Commissioners on Wednesday heard a proposal for a new PJ Whelihan’s in Ridge Farms, a mixed use housing development at the intersection of Cedar Crest Boulevard and Walbert Avenue.
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                        A dispute between the Whitehall Township Tax Office and Mayor's Administration has come to a head after legal action was threatened.
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                        Among the winners are projects to repaint the basketball court at Building 21; build several community gardens; and plant trees.
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                        Whitehall Tax Collector Tina Koren has been subject to "a series of possible civil rights and other violations" and is seeking legal remedies, according to the lawyer, Matthew Mobilio.
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                        State officials announced a $1 million pool for the 2025 Environmental Education Grants Program, as well as the Nov. 15 deadline to apply. Two Lehigh Valley projects were funded in the last round.
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                        The visit will be Doug Emhoff's second to Allentown as second gentleman. He visited the region in May 2021 to promote the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.
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                        Becoming a Lehigh Valley Ambassador will unlock a digital membership card, discounts and perks, it was announced last week. The cards can be stored in an Apple or Google wallet and used at participating partners.
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                        Following a Commonwealth Court ruling Friday, Pennsylvania counties cannot throw out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates.
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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.
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                        The number of drug overdoses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic.
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                        The Holiday Hope Chest boxes include toys, toiletries and other essentials.
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                        Most utilities will be raising electricity prices in December, according to the Pa. Public Utility Commission.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
