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For every 10 mph of the posted speed limit, a school bus driver should leave the yellow warning lights on for one full second after the bus comes to a complete stop, before extending the stop arm and activating red lights, police said Tuesday.

The newly obtained seminary will combine with the existing Moravian Theological Seminary. Both sites offer degrees in divinity, ministry and theological studies.

Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone is bringing his back to school rally back to Scott Park this Sunday, with free supplies, food, and entertainment for the kids.

The school board on Monday retroactively approved unanticipated work and overtime pay for a facilities project at George Wolf Elementary School. One school director said deliberation on the matter happened "out of the public eye."

Steve Wozniak, who in 1976 with Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer, and Ariana Huffington, who founded HuffPost, will headline Lehigh University's Compelling Perspectives series.

Allentown received $1.5 million in grants from the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study to address transportation safety and carbon emissions in the city.

In January, a majority of faculty approved a no-confidence vote for Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd. This week, the college board of trustees approved an extension to her contract lasting until 2030. She joined Lafayette as its leader in 2021.

East Penn School Board voted Monday to pause work toward realigning grades 5-8. District officials will again study possible alternatives.

The new school is expected to serve about 1,200 Allentown students in kindergarten through eighth grade. City Center is optimistic it will be ready for the start of the 2027-28 school year.

The free event runs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13. It is open to all Allentown students, families and staff. There will be free school supplies, including backpacks, available.

The dance troupe entertained middle school and college students at a free performance on Thursday, April 13.

Muhlenberg College announced its second academic partnership with Villanova University today. This partnership will allow Muhlenberg prehealth students to earn a second bachelors in nursing at Villanova’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing in an accelerated time frame.

It would potentially take one of the pills used in a medication abortion off the market

The developer of Allen Flats hopes the building's first residents can move in by the end of 2023.

The Allentown School District has placed William Allen High School Principal Cheryl Clark on administrative leave after months of complaints from staff, students and parents about her leadership style.

Joseph Roy, the superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District, is being sued in federal court by Liberty High School Assistant Principal Antonio Traca. Roy says he has never struck a district employee. Read the complaint here.

Hamid will discuss his 2017 book, 'Exit West' and share his thoughts on migration and immigration at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11.

Emmaus field hockey Coach Sue Butz-Stavin has more than 1,000 wins and over a dozen state titles in her 47-year career. 'You have to play until the clock runs out,' she says as she looks forward to season No. 48.

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School district officials aren't publicly saying who is the current principal at William Allen High School. District spokeswoman Melissa Reese said Thursday it was a personnel matter and the district was unable to comment.

A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months. Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting.

BASD is scheduled to approve a purchase of the system on April 24. Other area students, as well as the ones at Freedom High School, could also experience the immersive learning.