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Chris Kiskeravage, the Allentown Fire Department’s retired assistant chief for training, lost his battle with cancer June 9.

A four-vehicle crash shuttered Interstate 78 eastbound in Upper Macungie Township early Wednesday, state police said.

The proposed budget in North Whitehall Township accounts for a new summer program, farmland preservation and more funds for volunteer fire companies.

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The Parkland School District acquired the property at 3599 Broadway, next to Cetronia Elementary. The former landowner had previously planned to put a drug and alcohol recovery house there.

Parkland School District Superintendent Mark Madson recommended the district build additions to the high school to address its growing student population.

The new sportsplex in South Whitehall will have 47 indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, along with basketball and volleyball courts. It's in the old Westend Racquet Club.

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Dorney Park's Halloween Haunt has a new maze called The Ghost In The Machine. It features the backstory of the upcoming Iron Menace roller coaster.

The South Whitehall Planning Commission recommended final approval for Phase 1B of Ridge Farms.

Traffic, tickets, weather and more. Here's what to expect as former President Donald Trump makes his first official visit back to the Lehigh Valley since he was president in 2020.

Between 5,000 and 6,000 people are expected for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Schnecksville Fire Hall on Saturday, according to Lehigh County Republican Committee Chairman Joe Vichot.

The former president is holding a campaign rally Saturday at Schnecksville Fire Company — the same day nearby Shankweiler's Drive-In had planned its anniversary celebration. With road closures imminent, operators of the nation's oldest operating drive-in adjusted plans.

A practice that was always used to begin or end a workout is now being used as its own exercise form. The Stretch Lab in South Whitehall Township is an assisted stretch studio with certified flexologists.

The former president will visit Schnecksville Fire Hall in North Whitehall Township on Saturday, April 13 — his first visit to the Lehigh Valley since days before the 2020 election.

The three GOP candidates for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District discussed cutting taxes, reducing regulations and passing a balanced budget amendment as ways to improve the U.S. economy. (Third of five parts)

The township Zoning Hearing Board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow Verizon to build a cell phone tower at 6411 Haasadahl Road, on the border of Lowhill Township.

The North Whitehall Planning Commission reviewed a preliminary/final plan for Phase II of Timberidge Luxury Apartments, an apartment complex near Main Street and Levans Road that is currently under construction.

Edge of the Woods is a nursery with a purpose: to inform and educate the Lehigh Valley about the benefits of owning native plants and pollinator gardens amidst climate change

Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors hosted a resident workshop about its noise ordinance — the local law that governs how loud businesses and residents can be.

Following a multi-year renovation, Cas Seapka and his staff at Lehigh Valley Home and Garden Center in Allentown are debuting their new houseplant greenhouse ahead of a springtime rush

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