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NWS/Mount HollyExcessive humidity and extremely warm temperatures have prompted a heat advisory for the Lehigh Valley on Friday. On top of the heat, there's a risk of severe weather and an unsettled weekend ahead. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comMembers passed a resolution supporting a Pennsylvania House bill to legalize marijuana and Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed budget, which projects millions in taxes from the move. Two former cops on council voted against the measure.
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PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center on Tuesday released its “Dirty Dozen” report, a ranking of the commonwealth’s top climate polluters. -
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 is the last day to apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot, in order to vote in the upcoming Pennsylvania primary.
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When voters go to the polls or fill out their mail ballots for Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election, they’ll see a slew of local candidates. Here are some steps you can take to prepare.
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The probe has been focused on a natural gas pipeline as safety investigators try to figure out the cause.
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On Sunday, a counterclockwise-spinning low pressure system was moving up the coast. The Lehigh Valley was on the western side of the low, which meant heavy rainfall.
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On July 1, the Girls on the Run Lehigh Valley and Pocono chapters will merge.
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Monday, May 1, is the last day to register to vote in the Pennsylvania primary.
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Hundreds of power outages were reported across the Lehigh Valley early Monday following heavy rains. At least 2.35 inches fell at the airport.
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Proposed shipping routes showed Norfolk Southern trains carrying LNG directly through several Lehigh Valley municipalities on their way to southern New Jersey.
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A $1.5 million grant program has been announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to support the Accelerated Program for PK-12 Special Education Teacher Certification.
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Pennsylvania’s state lawmaking session ended Monday, and with it, any chance for legislative intervention seeking to overturn the state’s election results.
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President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make permanent a program that protects some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children.
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President-Elect Joe Biden is preparing to pick key members of his Cabinet. As WLVR’s Tyler Pratt reports, one group is lobbying Biden’s team to make Pennsylvania’s top health official the next surgeon general.
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Democrat Joe Biden was certified Tuesday as winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, culminating three weeks of vote counting and a string of failed legal challenges by President Donald Trump.
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President Trump continues to claim voter fraud. In Pennsylvania, his legal team continues to press forward and keep the election from being certified.
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Pennsylvania's U.S. Senators are each approaching Democrat Joe Biden's projected victory in the presidential election differently.
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The post went viral on Facebook, falsely claiming that hunters are required to wear $30 fluorescent orange face masks featuring the state Game Commission's logo.
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“We need a relief bill right now, for food security, more money for medicaid, more money for state and local governments...We should start that now, long before there’s a new administration," said Senator Bob Casey.
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Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Trump after presumptively securing Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes. Biden won Northampton county by around 1,300 votes. WLVR’s Gabi Falk spoke with Lehigh University students to get their reaction to Biden’s win.
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild declares victory in the re-election fight.
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With the Presidential race still undecided, WLVR’s Brad Klein speaks with Pennsylvania’s Senior Senator, Bob Casey about the US Postal Service, and its role in the election.
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Eyes are on Pennsylvania as the nation waits for the remaining votes to be counted in the presidential election.
