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Evan Vucci/APPresident Donald Trump will visit the Mack Trucks plant in Lower Macungie Township on Tuesday. It will mark the president's third public appearance in the Lehigh Valley since 2024 and the second time a sitting U.S. president has visited the facility in the past five years. -
Tom Shortell/LehighValleyNews.comMore than 120 people attended a Lehigh County Commissioner's finance committee meeting Wednesday night for a hearing on a proposed intangible personal property tax. Most people who spoke opposed the tax.
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State environmental officials on Thursday evening hosted the last of five public engagement sessions, as they work to create a Priority Climate Action Plan, or PCAP, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission statewide and mitigate further effects of climate change. -
The Upper Macungie Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday approved plans for a 60-foot tall, 326,859 square-foot building expansion to Americold Logistics’ cold storage warehouse at 7150 Ambassador Drive.
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The new official map marks recently acquired land, while setting priorities for future desired open space.
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A Tuesday evening webinar cosponsored by the Bethlehem Area Public Library and Bethlehem Food Co-Op focused on how residents can meaningfully participate in the city’s efforts to fight climate change.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its plant hardiness map, showing a warmer Lehigh Valley. The region has moved into a warmer zone from the one where it was placed more than a decade ago. Experts say it has consequences for plant seasons and species.
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Upper Macungie's Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 budget on Thursday. The property tax millage rate will stay at 0.64, but the refuse and recycling fee will increase by $30.
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The bill will be reworked by the Lehigh County Human Relations Advisory Council and legislators after conflicting amendments prevented it from moving forward
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Almost 11,000 birds of prey were counted this year during the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s annual autumn hawk watch as they made their way along the raptor "superhighway" in the Valley’s backyard.
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South Whitehall Township residents will not have to pay more in township taxes next year, but the waste collection fee will soon increase.
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Northampton Community College, Lehigh Carbon Community College and 13 other institutions have yet to receive operating funds authorized in the fiscal-year budget lawmakers approved over the summer.
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Inflation has squeezed renters, too, and some landlords are taking advantage, a housing advocate says.
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The ACLU filed suit in federal court on behalf of five voters who did not date their ballots.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - COVID-19 cases appear to be dropping in Lehigh Valley jails, but the omicron surge continues to drive new lockdowns for inmates and…
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The money will be aimed at hardest-hit communities and distributed over the next two decades.
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Bill Bachenberg hosted a rally featuring U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz earlier this week.
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A local pet food maker could shorten the supply chain between manufacturer and Fido.
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Both the senator and the candidate believe Pennsylvania will play a pivotal role in the 2022 midterm election.
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A political scientist suggests the Texas senator may be scouting fertile ground toward a higher office.
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Some prep time now will make it easier on the household when a family member tests positive.
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Cruz is set to endorse U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick in an appearance in Lehigh County.
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The legislation would place fewer restrictions on where amusement parks can serve drinks on their property.
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Meeko is on a mission to save the planet from single-use plastic.
