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                Matt Rourke/AP PhotoTwo federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The administration has said it can't fund SNAP with the government shuttered.
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                Molly Bilinski/LehighValleNews.comA group of demonstrators called on Congress Friday to permanently protect the Arctic from drilling, as well as drum up support from Lehigh Valley residents.
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                        Bethlehem Co-op Market wants members and future patrons to keep the faith. A summer opening is now the target.
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                        Trump overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House. He's expected to issue executive orders to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil fuel development and end diversity and inclusion programs across the federal government.
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                        Allentown City Council unanimously voted last week to add Juneteenth — celebrated on June 19 — to the city's list of paid holidays for full-time non-bargaining employees.
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                        Rachelle Carmenucci had Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit her Pittsburgh home in 1979. After being thrust into the media spotlight, the Carters flew her to the White House for lunch.
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                        While the snow took a few hours to start piling up, by mid-afternoon it was falling at rates of two inches per hour in some parts of the Lehigh Valley. Dangerous cold will follow the snow, forecasters say.
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                        Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Easton Area Community Center’s St. Anthony’s Youth Center received state grants to support violence prevention and out-of-school programs. The $1.1 million in funding will enhance community efforts to reduce violence and grow youth development initiatives.
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                        The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering the eastern hellbender for protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. Find out why habitat loss and the pet trade are contributing to population declines.
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                        If predictions stay true, the Lehigh Valley would be on the higher end of the 4- to 7-inch range of snowfall. PennDOT and the PA Turnpike Commission have set vehicle and road restrictions.
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                        Shapiro highlighted his administration's historic investments in K-12 public education in the last two years before his budget address in the first week of February.
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                        Depending on how the system evolves, a robust and plowable storm seems like the more likely scenario for the region, with the timing on potential snowfall beginning to lock in for Sunday afternoon.
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                        Frontrunners Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick did not attend the forum at Dickinson College.
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                        Christina Warren collects T-shirts, mugs and other items from companies that promised huge changes, but failed to deliver — often in spectacular ways.
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                        The local nonprofit group was among 7 organizations statewide to receive a share of $89,000 in grants.
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                        The war in Ukraine, abortion and strengthening democratic institutions were among the topics.
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                        The tests measure what a child knows on one day and there is no growth measure, Michael Faccinetto said.
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                        Observers are expecting legal challenges to Pa.'s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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                        Leading in the polls, Fetterman was grilled about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man with a shotgun.
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                        Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.
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                        ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown is getting a new emergency operations hub. The facility will provide more space for training firefighters from across the…
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                        They're the first known cases identified in Pennsylvania since 1984.
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                        Cynerio says the flaws could have allowed hackers to control the robots, open locked doors and watch patients.
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                        Because the state isn't complying with its plan, the EPA will redirect money and step up its inspections.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
