Northampton County News

The Upper Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors vetoed an inclusivity celebration in a heated meeting Wednesday night. The organizer says the event will still happen, but in a new location.

The high school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown serves students recovering from addiction.

Lisa Dente, 41, a teacher at Five Points Elementary School in Upper Mount Bethel Township, will run the Boston Marathon for the first time since the bombing in 2013 to raise money for PTSD victims.

The buyback, coordinated by District Attorney Terry Houck, trades $50-$200 grocery gift cards for unwanted weapons.

In light of the fraught East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, Northampton County announced a series of free classes that address both rail and pipeline incidents for emergency responders on Monday.

Two 15-year-old girls were removed from Northampton Area High School and will be charged after several threats of violence were made against the school.

The presentation also included a performance by high school choral students.

The three students placed in the C-Span StudentCam contest for their short documentary.

Nearly 140 candidates are running for dozens of positions on school boards across the Lehigh Valley.

Local state lawmakers are reacting to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s call for $1 billion in new public education spending for the state’s students and schools.

The animals, including dinosaurs, turtles, lions and bears, are made of resin. Some are going for upwards of $800.

Spraying began 9 a.m. at Washington Crossing State Park. Black flies have been a recognized pest of humans and livestock in Pennsylvania since the 1970s.

Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott outlined the potential for a part-time detective to team up with other agencies to address sex trafficking and child exploitation.

The company on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal to the Commonwealth Court, according to court documents.

Five of North America’s smallest falcon, four male and one female, were banded in an effort to help researchers study and bolster the declining species.

Lafayette on May 26 submitted plans to replant College Hill after it was deforested for a $1.2 million walkway project. Here's the plan.

After numerous meetings and deliberation, Bethlehem City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to deny the development proposal for a 6-story, 240-unit apartment complex at a semiconductor plant on Technology Drive in South Bethlehem.

Allentown Fire Department is warning against any outdoor fires due to dry conditions and elevated winds as a red flag warning continues for the region.

Bethlehem Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conflict-of-interest measure that would mandate recusal of “public officials in matters that they hold a financial interest.”

Township commissioners heard more Monday regarding the potential use of state grant money to improve amenities for walking, biking and public transit. The changes have to be completed by the end of September.

The college resubmitted plans May 26, two weeks after Easton officials sent a letter notifying officials that the walkway project had deforested a portion of a slope without city approval.

Landfill officials have less than a week to appeal a judge's ruling that halted expansion efforts and conditional use hearings. If not appealed, the process could be started over.