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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ArtsQuest has worked to renovate the old Bethlehem Steel Turn and Grind Shop into an event space. First, workers will remove asbestos and other contaminants with the help of a $500,000 grant. -
For some candidates looking to hold office in Northampton County whose primary races ended with a tie, electoral fate rests with ping pong balls.
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Northampton County commissioners accused County Executive Lamont McClure Thursday of hiding information from the council. A recent audit found that money Council approved for staff bonuses instead funded Gracedale's operating costs.
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South Whitehall Township's board of commissioners are moving ahead with plans for a ballot question that could create a 0.1% income tax to fund open space preservation.
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An audit released by Northampton County Controller Tara Zrinski found more than half of the money County Council authorized for employee retention bonuses at the county-run nursing home instead covered operating expenses.
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The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce's 2025 awards ceremony, held Tuesday, honored individuals and organizations that have changed the city for the better.
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North Whitehall Township’s Board of Supervisors denied land development approval Monday for a broadly opposed 501,000-square-foot warehouse planned for the corner of Route 309 and Orefield Road.
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North Whitehall Township's planning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend rejecting a land development proposal for a 501,000-square-foot warehouse near the intersection of Route 309 and Orefield Road.
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The owner of a property at 4750 Tilghman St. is asking for permission from the South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board to use a 28,495 square-foot parking lot near the Pennsylvania Turnpike to store trucks and trailers.
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First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, which has worked toward building affordable housing on its 32-acre property, will put out a call for offers this week seeking a developer to work with.
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort's race of self-built cardboard sleds needed some modifications this year because of melting snow, but participants in Sunday's festivities couldn't be stopped.
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More than 1.7 million people attended ArtsQuest's festivals, concerts and events last year, the organization's president told a Northampton County Council committee Thursday.
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A Northampton County judge set simple assault charges against Easton City Councilwoman Taiba Sultana on a path to dismissal in a hearing Wednesday. District Attorney Stephen Baratta said her prosecution was influenced by politics.
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Upper Mount Bethel Township's Board of Supervisors voted Monday to dissolve the township's municipal authority. The authority was established less than six months ago as part of an agreement with developers behind the planned River Pointe industrial park.
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Judge John Morganelli ruled Monday that Moore Township's zoning hearing board did not violate the law in rejecting most zoning relief for a planned warehouse project. His decision also handed the developer a few wins.
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Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board examined rail cars that derailed Saturday morning after a collision in the Steel City section of Lower Saucon Township. They also retrieved video from inward- and outward-facing cameras on each train, and data recorders in each locomotive. A preliminary report is expected in 3 weeks.
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Representatives of three Slate Belt municipal governments spoke about the planned River Pointe industrial park at a special Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. meeting Wednesday, the first formal inter-government discussion about the development.
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Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure told the Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. Board of Supervisors Monday that his proposed changes to developer tax breaks for part of the township will soon come before the county council.
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A service at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Allentown observed two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, as aid seen as essential to the war's future stalls in Congress.
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Catasauqua Fire Marshal Raymond Anthony released a statement Thursday reminding residents to call 911 in the event of an emergency, not their local firehouse.
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Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Susan Wild visited Lehigh Valley International Airport Tuesday, highlighting a federal grant to build new air cargo infrastructure.
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Bethlehem Twp.'s Board of Commissioners approved changes Monday to a Wawa planned near the intersection of Nazareth Pike and Oakland Rd.
