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Distributed/Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage CorridorIn addition to live music, there will be more than a dozen local vendors, businesses and crafters, as well as trail and outdoor demonstrations, and group walks. -
Charlie Riedel/APThe heat this week was one of the hottest stretches of weather ever recorded in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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Guidance “continues to trend towards a warmer solution for Thursday’s storm,” the National Weather Service said, meaning it's going to be a wet, not white, Thanksgiving. -
May, an immature female broad-winged hawk, migrated through Hurricane Milton in Florida last month. The hurricane made landfall Oct. 9 near Siesta Key, Fla., as a devastating Category 3 storm.
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Forecasters have turned their attention to the end of next week, saying most model guidance indicates a storm system developing and affecting the East Coast — including the mid-Atlantic —around Thanksgiving Day and into Black Friday.
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey conceded to Republican challenger David McCormick on Thursday night. The Pennsylvania Department of State ended the automatic recount in the unusually close race since the result was no longer contested.
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The drought is far from over, but enough precipitation has fallen to boost the confidence of state officials when it comes to outdoor fires.
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Join Megan Frank every Friday at 9:30am and 6:30pm for Insights with LehighValleyNews.com on WLVR. This week, Brittany Sweeney takes her place, joined by politics reporter Tom Shortell and Easton reporter Brian Myszkowski.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is conceding his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick. The concession came Thursday, more than two weeks after Election Day. A statewide recount is showing no signs of closing the gap and Casey's campaign has suffered repeated blows in court.
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FirstEnergy sought to raise local customers' electric bills by more than 9%, but the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission blocked the higher rate.
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The bipartisan House Tourism & Economic & Recreational Development Committee spent three days in the Lehigh Valley this week. Part of the visit included a hearing with local organizers to discuss funding celebrations of America's 250th anniversary.
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After a steady – but not soaking – overnight rain, the area remains on track to break a pair of records that have stood the test of time. But more precipitation is on the way, including snow.
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School districts will establish their own policies in January.
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Fracking has been a dividing line between the 4 Democrats in the race.
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The plaintiffs argue disparities in school funding violate the state constitution.
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The House State Government Committee moved a bill forward along party lines Monday that would limit how county election departments can be funded.
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The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.
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Measures claiming to promote “energy choice” in Pennsylvania appear to be gaining momentum in the legislature.
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Kids aged 5-11 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Shots are already being administered across the Lehigh Valley.
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Some families are still waiting on funds they were supposed to get months ago to make up for meals students missed during last school year.
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The bill has bipartisan co-sponsors but a House Republican spokesperson says it is not a priority this fall.
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Gov. Tom Wolf and some Senate Dems are crying foul over two bills that would ease rules for Pa. gun owners.
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More than 81,000 documented oil and gas wells across the U.S. have been left unplugged by former owners — far exceeding the previous estimate of 56,000, according to a new report by the Environmental Defense Fund.
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The five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission has been waiting for a final, cleaned-up package of census data since the summer.
