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 rise in rental prices is exceeding the rise in the rate of inflation, according to an expert.

Lehigh County was expected to certify primary election results on June 1 but will now wait.

Kevin Dellicker won in two of the four counties needed to carry the race.

The six-way race included three Democrats and three Republicans.

A perfect storm of inflation, housing market issues, and gas prices have created a climate in which people need food.

The seat was created when legislative maps were redrawn earlier this year.

An overwhelming number of mail-in ballot requests statewide and locally come from registered Democrats.

Journalists held a rally at the Allentown Arts Park in protest of what they call wage discrimination.

The ID will be required to board an airplane in the U.S., enter a military base and enter a federal facility.

The local nonprofit group was among 7 organizations statewide to receive a share of $89,000 in grants.

Half of the COVID relief aid this year will go toward nursing costs and an employee day care facility at Gracedale.

The program is open to homeowners with COVID-related hardships and income below 150% the area median.