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Organizers say the day is about community service, and honoring historic Moravian traditions.

Family Connection and Easton Area School District hosted "Reading Under the Lights" on Tuesday, with student athletes reading to children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

The district court judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania allowed the assistant principal for Liberty High School to file an amended complaint

Congresswoman Susan Wild is advocating for $16 billion in additional dollars to support the sector.

The fellowship focuses on bolstering students who show interest and promise in leadership and social impact. Of the more than 44,000 applications submitted, only 4,000 were accepted.

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The flag is a combination of different Hispanic and Latino countries, forming a giant tree with symbols of growth.

District Attorney Jim Martin said that people in the community should delete the video found on social media that shows a child being sexually abused.

Liberty High School in Bethlehem was closed Tuesday due to a power outage. The power has been restored and classes will be back Wednesday.

The controversial political action committee Back to School PA gave $5,000 to the conservative Republican candidate group Elevate Education at an event Monday.

All schools in the Allentown School District and the Easton Arts Academy are closed today and tomorrow amid concerns around the coronavirus. Multiple sources are reporting the Easton case is related to a student’s travel to New York.

The global coronavirus outbreak is disrupting spring break travel and study abroad classes for local colleges.

Penn State University Lehigh Valley broke ground on a 14.4 million dollar addition to its Center Valley campus yesterday.

Schools in the Lehigh Valley are collecting shoes this month for a local nonprofit called “Kindness is Magic.”

Bethlehem-based Lehigh University has cancelled its study-abroad program in Italy.

With the coronavirus outbreak causing school closures in the state of Washington, educators across the country are preparing for the possibility of having to do the same. The CDC’s director said last week students should prepare to attend virtually.

Local Lehigh Valley colleges are confronting the risk of infection for students studying overseas and traveling for spring break.

The Allentown School district is building a new school along Gordon St. between 12th and 13th Streets to replace two of its elementary buildings.