Will Oliver
Bethlehem Area reporterI cover the city of Bethlehem and its surrounding area for LehighValleyNews.com. I worked previously as a staff writer turned managing editor at The Houston Home Journal in Perry, Georgia. Before that, I worked as a co-host for the Morning Show on 94.7 WTBF-FM out of Troy, Alabama. During my time in the multimedia journalism program at Troy University, I contributed to the student-run publication, The Tropolitan, and had my undergraduate capstone project printed on the front page of The Montgomery Advertiser. I enjoy drumming, disc golf, going to concerts and trying to cook. My dog, Bella, and I would love to meet you. Give me a call at 610-984-8220 or shoot me an email at willo@lehighvalleynews.com.
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A bulk of it will assist low- to moderate-income groups, bolster tenant advocacy and local housing supply and improve key street corridors, officials said Tuesday. -
As the city ramps up for Independence Day festivities, it reminds residents and others celebrating that the fun shouldn’t come at the expense of safety. Bethlehem will put on a fireworks show around 9:15 p.m. Friday.
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Larry O’Donnell, a 15-year borough resident, was appointed to fill a council vacancy through the end of the year.
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Life changed for Bethlehem's Moravian community as the Revolutionary War waged. "Suddenly, the world just descends," said one historian. This is the first in a recurring series exploring the Lehigh Valley's place in American history.
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Developer Ishtiaq Ali Saaem’s bid to challenge the city zoning officer on a ruling related to inadequate lot size was postponed on Tuesday.
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The family-owned and family-run business based in the Netherlands will use the Bethlehem office as its sales, service and assembly headquarters for the Americas, employing about 30 people once fully staffed.
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If later approved by state lawmakers, the minimum wage in Bethlehem in particular would jump to $11 and would be increased incrementally each year thereafter as part of State House Bill 1150, officials said Tuesday.
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About 900 feet above sea level, the nearly 100-foot-high beacon atop South Mountain sports 238 brand-new LEDs and a jump in wattage from 5.5 to 7 per lamp, according to Bethlehem Electrical Bureau Chief Greg Cryder.
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Capt. Matthew Griffin, a Bethlehem firefighter for more than 18 years, has been chosen to lead the department as its newest chief and emergency management coordinator. His first day will be July 4.
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It’s due time Bethlehem officials assumed a unified front against the procedures of ICE, dozens of people told City Council during public comment on Tuesday.
- Ahead of interior renovations at Archibald Johnston Mansion, officials approve $71K of prep work
- Hundreds take to Bethlehem streets to protest ICE arrests
- ICE arrests 17 construction workers at fire-damaged Bethlehem apartment building
- Traffic-detouring utility work in Bethlehem planned to wrap up Friday
- Volunteers with The IMPACT Project vow to help Lehigh Valley youth keep on track
- Out with the old, in with the new: Moravian’s Haupert Union Building to open this fall
- How far can $1 take you? At the Great South Side Sale, organizers say it’s money well spent
- LVHN ‘building for growth’ with new ER expansion at LVH-Muhlenberg
- State grant breathes new life into century-old Goodman Building in Bethlehem
- ‘A traffic nightmare’: Proposed 268-unit apartment project on William Penn Highway sparks concerns
- Hellertown designs 'key connection' between Saucon Rail Trail and nearby shopping center
- Bethlehem’s 2025 street-paving season targets nearly 30 trouble spots