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Sarah Mueller/LehighValleyNews.comPennsylvania lawmakers were supposed to have a budget in place July 1. Their unwillingness to fulfill their responsibility to fund state government is disrupting many providers of early learning services. -
Contributed/Cole-Borghi photo taken by Wesley Works Photography. Rivera photo copyright of Olympus America.Democratic incumbent Zach Cole-Borghi has been charged as part of a criminal investigation into an interstate drug ring, upending the race between him and Republican Jacqueline Rivera.
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A tractor trailer truck helped herd a group of about a dozen escaped goats safely back home in Macungie last week. -
Lehigh County is sitting on $1.7 million for opioid abuse treatment. And millions more are on the way.
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Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, is hosting an event at the Allentown Fairgrounds with Christian rock band Newsboys and artist Marcos Witt.
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Lehigh County is committed to keeping the IronPigs at Coca Cola Park and may be prepared to present an additional $3 million to help the organization afford needed stadium upgrades.
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The Lehigh watershed has among the highest amounts of chemicals linked to reproductive health issues and cancer released into it in the country, according to anenvironmental advocacy group.
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The decision drew cheers and applause from a crowd of roughly one hundred people gathered, but township supervisors could overrule the recommendation.
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Lehigh County residents can call the warmline for mental health needs.
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'Emmaus United for Progress: Vision 2030' highlights goals, action items, and ideals for the Borough of Emmaus to build into the next decade.
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A strange radio contest involving a Lehigh Valley billboard showed just how far people were willing to go for a free home.
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Tiny homes are all the rage among the boho set, but in Allentown, some community members want to build them as temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.
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It’s been a year since Allentown schools were open. When the pandemic hit, the Allentown School District sent more than 17,000 students home to grapple with learning virtually.
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Microplastic contaminants have been found in 53 waterways in Pennsylvania, including in the Lehigh River, according to clean water advocacy group PennEnvironment.
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WLVR’s Tyler Pratt recently spoke with Norberto, who is now home. He said the conditions and isolation at the jail in lockdown were dramatically worse than any of his previous experiences.
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The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners Cedarbrook Committee was approving contracts for the long-term care facility when it was interrupted by a barrage of profane language - set to the song “Let It Go” from the Disney movie “Frozen.”
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Concerned residents held a vigil outside the Lehigh County Jail in Allentown over the weekend with signs and candles to remember an inmate and correctional officer who recently died from COVID-19 and to raise awareness of what they say are dangerous conditions inside.
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Lehigh Valley community members say the situation inside the Lehigh County Jail is bleak. Activists say COVID-19 conditions are causing harm to inmates and employees. And they plan to make their voices heard this weekend.
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Timothy Benyo, chief clerk for Lehigh County’s Voter Registration and Elections says November’s election was accurate, and things went mostly smoothly, all things considered.
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State courts told correctional institutions last year to reduce the number of inmates to help fight the spread of COVID-19 inside.
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At a public forum with several Lehigh County Commissioners on Jan. 28, they called their working conditions “life-threatening.”
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Lehigh County’s fiscal watchdog is advocating for bail reform.
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A corrections officer at the Lehigh County jail died this week after testing positive for the virus in December. He was the first county employee to die from COVID-related complications.
