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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The former Dixie Cup plant in Wilson Borough is on track to become a new mixed-use development, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure said Thursday. The county may help fund the project. -
Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity visited Martin Guitar in Upper Nazareth Township Tuesday, as part of her campaign to promote manufacturing in the state.
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Construction is set to begin this month on a new child care center for some Northampton County employees. County officials say they hope it will help attract and keep staff.
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This year's Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade in Allentown shares the island territory's culture.
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Northampton County Council unanimously approved new ethics rules Thursday night limiting when county officials and employees can accept gifts.
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Scott Parsons, a former member of county council and county government, was appointed Northampton County's new controller Thursday night.
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Northampton County Council interviewed 4 candidates for a five-month appointment as the county controller. Council will chose one of them Thursday and voters will elect a new controller in the fall.
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A Northampton County jury found Christopher Ferrante not guilty of drug delivery resulting in death Tuesday, while convicting him on six lesser charges.
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Testimony in the trial of Christopher Ferrante, charged in the 2020 overdose death of Michael Racciato, concluded Monday with Ferrante himself, along with his handler in the Allentown Police Department.
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The new service, run by Landline and American Airlines, connects typical airport gates in Allentown with gates in Philadelphia, like any regional jet.
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When can schools limit speech? Judge asks Satanic Temple, Saucon Schools to react in Satan Club caseThursday, a federal judge ordered parties in the Satanic Temple's ongoing suit of the Saucon Valley School District to address how a Vietnam-War-era Supreme Court decision affects their case. Their responses could be decisive.
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The bill, drafted in response to a mass poisoning at an Allentown daycare last year, would require child care centers to have carbon monoxide detectors.
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The four men, ages 21-22, shouted racial slurs at the victim before following him home and attacking him, according to investigators.
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Founded by Slovenian immigrants more than a century ago, the church on East Fourth Street is being sold and merging with 2 other congregations. 'It's hard,' said one longtime parishioner. 'And I keep picturing other people that were very close to us sitting in their special spots.'
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Northampton County Council voted to extend tax breaks for parts of Upper Mt. Bethel Township, including land set to become a massive industrial park.
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Saucon Valley schools Superintendent Jaime Vlasaty took the stand for nearly three hours Thursday, defending her decision to revoke permission for an after-school Satan Club to meet on school property.
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The proposed amendment to Northampton County's administrative code would expand an existing ban on county officials accepting gifts.
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The appeal asked a Northampton County judge to throw out zoning amendments in Lower Saucon Township that cleared the way for Bethlehem Landfill to roughly double in size.
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The Northampton County DA's office announced Tuesday its most recent gun buyback brought in more than 200 guns, including a submachine gun.
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The Northampton County Court of Common Pleas will soon rule on a disagreement between the City of Bethlehem and its Zoning Hearing Board.
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ArtsQuest hosted this year's first Cars and Coffee car show Sunday, drawing thousands of automobile enthusiasts from across the region to see everything from new Lamborghinis and Ferraris to a vintage tractor.
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In filings released Thursday, lawyers for the Saucon Valley School District defended the decision to bar an "after-school Satan club" from campus, and said the group can reapply after the district makes a few policy changes.
