Tyler Pratt
Assistant news editorI’m the assistant news editor at LehighValleyNews.com who hails from West Texas. You may have heard my voice as WLVR’s former All Things Considered news anchor. I’ve spent more than a decade telling audio stories at public radio stations across the U.S., including KUT and KUTX in Austin; WNYC in New York; KCBX in California, and the Southern Foodways Alliance podcast Gravy. I’m a Columbia Journalism School alum with a passion for reporting on criminal justice, social justice, politics and LGBTQ+ issues. When I’m not helping run the newsroom, I love New Orleans Saints football, dance floors, barbecue, tasting new wines and trying out taco spots in the Lehigh Valley. I live in Easton with my sweet little dog, Tater, and I’m always on the hunt for my next vacation destination.
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Lehigh County’s fiscal watchdog is advocating for bail reform. -
A corrections officer at the Lehigh County jail died this week after testing positive for the virus in December. He was the first county employee to die from COVID-related complications.
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Democratic political leaders across the Lehigh Valley are expressing feelings of optimism after watching Joe Biden's inauguration.
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Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr Rachel Levine is poised to become the first openly transgender federal official. She’s been tapped by the Biden team for the number two spot at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The recent death of a 54-year-old inmate is raising questions about the Lehigh County Jail's ability to protect more than 1,000 staff and inmates.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network has named Dorney Park as the site to distribute mass vaccinations though exactly when it will be up and running is not yet known.
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Gov. Tom Wolf says he wants to separate “fact from fiction” about the COVID-19 vaccine and to dispel rumors that include the vaccine can give you the virus.
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Gov. Tom Wolf has condemned Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol as “an attempted coup,” adding that the actions of Republicans led to the violence.
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Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is calling the members of Pennsylvania’s Republican Congressional delegation, who plan to delay the counting of the state’s electoral votes today, liars.
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More than 17,000 Pennsylvania healthcare workers have received COVID vaccines. Tens of thousands more will be vaccinated in the coming weeks. But social distancing and mask-wearing are still needed, even if you get a shot.
