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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At the first Allentown Winter Wonderland Extravaganza, visitors came to see vendors selling everything from soap to tractors — and also the baby goats. -
The founder of Godfrey Daniels, a storied folk music club in Bethlehem, has published a new book chronicling its 47-year history
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Several dozen people, bundled up against the cold, memorialized transgender people killed across the country in the last year. That included 48 people the event’s organizers could identify, and many others whose deaths garnered less attention.
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A hot, dry July this year slashed yields for many Lehigh Valley farmers this year, just as prices for fertilizer hit all-time highs. Now, Northampton County is offering help them implement new practices that could let them use less.
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Northampton County and Lehigh Valley Habitat for Humanity spent a combined $1.3 million on land for 50 new houses in response to families in need.
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Seeing Eye puppies are bred to be guide dogs for their blind future handler, and in order to do their jobs, they need to be exposed to as many different environments as possible — including the inside of an ambulance.
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Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan's former Minister of Education, will give this year's Wallenberg Tribute Lecture
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Pa. State Sen. Lisa Boscola secured a seventh term Tuesday, handily defeating opponent John Merhottein.
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Republican Milou Mackenzie faced a rematch with Democratic challenger Kevin Branco.
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Oz took over a Bethlehem Township warehouse to rally voters along with Congressional candidate Lisa Scheller, with 48 hours to go in the race.
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Northampton County Council voted Thursday not to repeal a LERTA tax incentive for much of Upper Mount Bethel Township's industrial land, set to become an industrial park.
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Three members of Northampton County Council and the body's attorney appeared before a judge Friday with opposing requests for the court to appoint a new member to the body.
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The Northampton County Council voted Thursday to ask a judge to fill the body's open seat after 12 votes and hours of debate ended in deadlock.
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Northampton County officials touted their Fake is Real campaign, aimed at curbing fentanyl overdoses, on Wednesday, one year after first announcing the program.
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Speaking at OraSure Technology's Bethlehem Township facility Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro laid out an expansive plan to reinvigorate economic development in the Commonwealth.
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The Hotel Bethlehem's ice cream parlor Sunday debuted the Ryan Crookham sundae, named after a Lehigh University wrestler. The hotel signed a name, image and likeness deal with the wrestler last month.
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The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority received more than $40 million in federal funding earlier this week for a new cargo terminal at Lehigh Valley International Airport. New details about the project emerged Thursday.
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A proposed 69-unit apartment building in South Bethlehem, to include 4,000 square feet of commercial space, received an OK from the city's zoning hearing board Wednesday.
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Easton City Councilwoman Taiba Sultana, no stranger to controversy over the past year, has announced a run for the Pa. House's 136th District.
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North Whitehall Twp. kitten rescue Foxy's Cradle is changing their operations in an effort to comply with township zoning rules they were found to have violated. They're also preparing for a possible court fight to determine the rescue's future.
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18-year-old John Bradley was charged in September with killing a mother and daughter in North Catasauqua. On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem shared three draft plans, ranging from 220 to 320 units, for a proposed housing project on church property.
