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                Matt Rourke/AP PhotoHere's all you need to know about the 2025 general election in the Lehigh Valley, where scores of local races are on the ballot — including county and municipal offices, plus school boards and Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention questions getting an unusual amount of attention.
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                Courtesy/Dischinat familyNancy Dischinat served as executive director of Workforce Board Lehigh Valley for the past 27 years, helping build an environment of skilled workers that created a sought-out business environment.
 
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                        The proposed legislation would prohibit sales of tickets that an agency doesn't actually possess, and prevent such organizations from using logos or images of venues with which they aren't affiliated.
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                        About 300 to 500 people are expected Tuesday night at the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown, led by members of the region's Jewish clergy.
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                        Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support has raised the state’s profile in the national school voucher debate and given advocates optimism the program will become law.
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                        Hamas has claimed responsibility for intense fighting and a barrage of missiles that rocked Israel Saturday. The attacks drew condemnations and concern for civilians caught in the crossfire.
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                        Becky Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, was one of three speakers in a Friday morning webinar focused on local climate action planning.
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                        It's in our coffee, our baked goods, our savory dishes, our beer... It's everywhere! Pumpkin spice season is in full swing, and we're here for the haters to hear why it's so awful.
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                        WLVR's Megan Frank talks with reporter Phil Gianficaro.
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                        Former space shuttle astronaut Terry Hart, of Lower Saucon Township, believes the psychological impact of spending more than a year in space on a mission to Mars is impossible to predict.
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                        Companion pups to the rescue: VALOR Clinic Foundation pairs black lab puppies with grateful veteransVALOR Clinic Foundation gifted a group of companion puppies to several deserving veterans at their facility grounds on Wednesday, one of many services the organization offers to those who have served.
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                        Every cellphone, television and radio in the United States will broadcast a message simultaneously on Oct. 4 as a test of both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
 
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                        Smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada will again spread across Lehigh Valley skies this week, the National Weather Service warned Monday.
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                        The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority's Board of Governors approved terms for a 125-room hotel to be built on LVIA property.
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                        The Lehigh County Conservation District and Dieruff High School are partnering to transform a vacant courtyard at the school into an urban garden.
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                        A team of students from Bangor Area High School placed ninth in this year's statewide Envirothon competition, essentially a scholastic scrimmage for environmental science. The team placed first for the wildlife station.
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                        U.S. Rep. Susan Wild supported a plan Wednesday to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling. If an agreement is not reached in the next week, the U.S. could devastate the global economy by defaulting on its debt.
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                        Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk met up with his counterparts from Scranton and Williamsport on Wednesday as part of a tour to highlight projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
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                        A beautiful May has left the Lehigh Valley searching for a drop in the bucket — a drop of rain, that is, after one of the driest months on record.
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                        A red fox in Northampton County earlier this month became the first mammal in the Lehigh Valley to contract bird flu.
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                        The salad, sold by Wegmans, has been found to contain undeclared milk, posing a potential risk to individuals with milk allergies.
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                        The Pennsylvania Humane Society honored a number of animal rights advocates Friday, including state Rep. Jeanne McNeill for her efforts to fight puppy mills in Pennsylvania.
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                        As a high pressure system moves in over the Lehigh Valley, we can expect dry, mostly sunny conditions, at least for parts of the region until Sunday.
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                        The program will be operated by Mid-Atlantic Rehabilitation Services (MARS) and is paid for by lawsuits against opiate manufacturers.