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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comIn the Lehigh Valley, 22 out of just the last 30 days have seen dew points at or above 70, meaning nearly three-quarters of recent days have been sticky enough to feel more like Florida than eastern Pennsylvania. -
Jim Deegan/LehighValleyNews.comU.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie is sitting on $1.19 million in his campaign coffers. Meanwhile, Democratic hopefuls Ryan Crosswell, Lamont McClure and Carol Obando-Derstine raised a combined $616,675 toward their own campaigns in the past three months.
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Workers at a Starbucks store at Northampton Crossings are the latest to join a strike timed to Pride month, alleging unfair labor practices and disputes with the company over LGBTQ+ displays in stores. While striking, workers say they were kicked off of Starbucks property, with police involved. -
Officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for all of Pennsylvania, including the Lehigh Valley.
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A tornado warning was issued in the Martins Creek area of Northampton County on Monday afternoon as severe storms moved through. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed a twister had reached the ground.
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Officials gathered at The Waterfront to highlight the Environmental Protection Agency’s $5 billion climate pollution reduction grants program.
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A Pennsylvania state court on Tuesday rejected the latest Republican effort to throw out the presidential battleground state's broad mail-in voting law.
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Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
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Storms today could bring damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding or even a tornado or two across the region. The Lehigh Valley is now under an enhanced risk for severe weather.
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A coalition with wealthy backers is pushing Pennsylvania lawmakers to use public dollars to create tuition vouchers so K-12 students can attend private schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is in support of this idea.
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In the wake of an antisemitic group spreading hateful flyers across the area, Rep. Susan Wild and the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley are making it clear that hate has no place in the Lehigh Valley.
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The debate featured 13 candidates who want to be the next governor of Pennsylvania.
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Consumer prices should ease in about 6 months, experts say, after the supply bottleneck goes away.
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Political scientists say the more false claims are rejected, the lower the chance for more political violence.
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In a phone interview, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild looked back a year to the day she was whisked from the House chambers to an undisclosed location, hopefully out of harm's way.
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The Republican says the GOP needs to change its Trump-enthused strategy.
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The voting machine maker wants the machines to be examined only by an approved inspector.
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Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has boosted fossil fuels and denied climate change.
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It's uncertain whether the May primary election will go on as scheduled due to redistricting issues.
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The money will be used to pay for public transit systems in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Improvements have been made, but the rate still lags behind other developed nations.
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More than 5,000 Pennsylvanians died from overdoses last year.
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The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program is funded by coronavirus relief money.
