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PBS39Appearing on this week's Lehigh Valley Political Pulse with host Tom Shortell, Pinsley framed his campaign around what he described as “bread and butter issues,” arguing that rising costs remain the central concern for voters, and that corporate power is to blame. -
Matt Rourke/AP/APGov. Josh Shapiro's 2026-27 budget proposal falls back on familiar proposals to regulate skill games and legalize marijuana, two flashpoints that fueled a months-long budget impasse last year.
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The huge project came before the township again, this time for updates related to road usage. -
The mural, by artist Mercedes Salazar, is a collaboration with Lehigh Valley Arts & Cultural Alliance, Community Action of Development of Allentown, The Chamber Foundation and Allentown Mural Arts.
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Senate Republicans blocked a vote on a bill that would guarantee access to assisted reproductive technology. The effort came a day after Democrats blocked a Republican effort to penalize states that attempt to ban invitro fertilization treatments.
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Allentown police Sgt. Chris Hendricks has worked for years to equip Allentown police vehicles with defibrillators. That work changed his life when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest June 10 during a chase.
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Members of Teamsters Local 773 remain on the picket line outside Gardner Cryogenics facilities in the Lehigh Valley as they demand more affordable health care.
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For the first time in more than three decades, and at a cost of nearly $500,000, the Boardwalk at the Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary.has been completely restored and made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Lehigh County Commissioners on Wednesday authorized a federal grant to be passed through to the Valley Housing Development Corporation to build up to four affordable rental units at the Mill II development in Fountain Hill.
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Upper Macungie Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday approved a plan to renovate and expand truck stop Trexler Travel Center at 5829 Tilghman St.
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North Whitehall Township has added several new events to its recreation calendar this summer, including a food truck festival, a back-to-school party and a community concert.
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Barnes & Noble at Lehigh Valley Mall on Wednesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking a return to its original location. National award-winning author James McBride was on hand to sign copies of his latest novel.
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The student alleged police roughed him up after a brawl at a high school basketball game in 2020.
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More than half of the $18B coming to the state will go toward fixing roads and bridges.
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Survivors of and advocates against human trafficking gathered in the Bethlehem Rose Garden on Nov. 9, 2021 for a candlelight vigil to raise awareness.
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School districts will establish their own policies in January.
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The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.
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Measures claiming to promote “energy choice” in Pennsylvania appear to be gaining momentum in the legislature.
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Kids aged 5-11 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Shots are already being administered across the Lehigh Valley.
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Wolf again urged the Legislature to raise Pa.'s minimum wage to $12 an hour.
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More kids in Lehigh Valley can now get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Local health providers are rolling out plans to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 for COVID-19.
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A back-and-forth battle on Election Night ends with Armstrong saying he's captured a 2nd term.
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A major Lehigh Valley race is still too close to call. As of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Republican challenger for the Lehigh County executive, Glenn Eckhart, barely trailed behind incumbent Phil Armstrong, a Democrat.
