Ryan Gaylor
Northampton County reporterI’m LehighValleyNews.com’s Northampton County reporter. Before moving to Easton in September of 2022, I reported on state government and hosted All Things Considered for KGOU, Oklahoma City’s NPR station.
In 2021, I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with dual degrees in dramaturgy and journalism. Outside of the newsroom, I love listening to podcasts, bothering my dog, seeing theatre, and helping my friends write plays. Contact me at RyanG@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8208.
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A three-alarm fire fully destroyed one home and extended to at least seven others in the city’s Jordan Heights neighborhood early Sunday, fire officials said. One person was killed and four others treated. -
Northampton County Council voted Thursday night to once again seek a role in lawsuits to block the expansion of Bethlehem Landfill.
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Property taxes stay flat in Bethlehem Township's proposed 2024 budget, and its general fund will carry over a healthy balance. But that's not likely to be the case in years to come.
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The intersection of Freemansburg Ave. and Farmersville Rd. in Bethlehem Township is making steady progress toward a $10 million project to make it safer
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Three ballot questions before Northampton County voters in November would place new caps on how many consecutive terms most county officials can serve.
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A few weeks ago, a Bethlehem resident made an unusual request: 80 dogs in Bethlehem's Monocacy Park in one afternoon, to celebrate her mother's birthday. The community came through.
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The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission asked its two counties for $700,000 each for next year. Northampton County officials said they didn't get enough value from the commission to spend that much.
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An agreement between Bethlehem Landfill and the people suing them, reached Tuesday, limits the landfill’s work to expand while a series of lawsuits aimed at stopping the expansion go forward.
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Bethlehem Oktoberfest wrapped up its first weekend Sunday, with one more weekend of beer, German culture and wiener dog racing to go
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Northampton County's conservation district will become an independent agency after county officials announced Thursday they're breaking off their agreement with the district.
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An agreement between "car-sharing" company Turo and the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority won final authority approval Tuesday.
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The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority granted permission to their development partner Tuesday to secure financing for a planned airport hotel.
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Northampton County officials celebrated an issue-free election Wednesday, after voting machine troubles last year. Already, the November general election looms large.
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Upper Mt. bethel Twp. Board of Supervisors voted Monday for their solicitor to "take any action necessary" to dissolve the township's municipal authority.
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ArtsQuest's annual Cars and Coffee auto show began its season Sunday with hundreds of cars, from familiar models lovingly modified to seldom-seen supercars.
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Northampton County officials said Wednesday that while a staffing crisis at the county's juvenile justice center has eased over the past few months, they are still turning kids away because of a worker shortage.
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Northampton County Council voted Thursday to add a handful of new lots to Easton's Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program, and renew tax breaks for dozens of others.
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Northampton County Council rejected a planned health clinic for county employees last July. On Wednesday, officials asked the body to approve the same plans.
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The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley announced Monday they are adopting a new, simpler name.
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In his State of the City address Thursday, Bethlehem mayor J. William Reynolds said the city is in its best financial shape since Bethlehem Steel closed decades ago.
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Gateway on Fourth — a new mixed-income housing project on Fourth Street in South Bethlehem — will bring 120 apartments to part of the city long slated for redevelopment, officials said.
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Hanover Twp., Northampton County's board of supervisors approved a 144-bed behavioral health hospital built and operated by Lehigh Valley Health Network and health care behemoth Universal Health Services.
