State & Regional News

Lehigh Valley International Airport (LVIA) is set to introduce its new TSA Checkpoint and Terminal Connector this week. Here's what to expect and an overview of the airport's future investment we've covered.

Various PennDOT-led projects are occurring in the lead-up to Labor Day throughout the Lehigh Valley including on U.S. Route 22, I-78 and PA Route 33.

Sheetz made a price cut on Unleaded 88 gasoline. It's now $2.99 per gallon until Aug. 31, 2023.

The Hooters performed to a nearly sold-out crowd Friday at Univest Performance Center in Quakertown.

The airport will get $940,000 from the state to update facilities in the Multimodal Transportation Center and airport terminal.

The Lower Saucon Planning Commission voted 4-1, recommending a council vote in favor of the ordinance that would make landfills a permitted use on the parcels.

A woman accused of intentionally abandoning her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before she boarded a flight to a resort in Mexico earlier this month has been charged with animal cruelty and related charges.

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States. One study collected data from about 4,000 U.S. hospitals.

The Weather Prediction Center said one inch per hour rainfall rates are possible, as well as “precipitation totals on the order of 1 to 2 plus inches through the period.”

Conservative voters walked away impressed with Vivek Ramaswamy's performance in Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, but most still pined for former President Donald Trump.

State officials say that reports of price gouging continue to rise. The attorney general’s office says it has received 5,000 tips from consumers since the pandemic hit Pennsylvania. WLVR’s Tyler Pratt reports on how the state plans to enforce the law.

Thirteen western counties, comprising nearly 2.7 million residents and most of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, will see relief from Gov. Tom Wolf’s most restrictive pandemic orders on movement and businesses this Friday, May 15.

The current moratorium was scheduled to end Monday but the governor has extended it to July 10. WLVR’s Tyler Pratt reports state officials are asking landlords to be patient.

Protection from evictions for renters from the state may be ending, in some areas as early as next week. Chloe Nouvelle reports on what this could mean for tenants in the Lehigh Valley.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he has a plan to create more jobs in the state while also helping to fight the spread of coronavirus.

Pennsylvania’s primary election is four weeks from Tuesday, May 5, but many questions remain about how to conduct a “fair and free election” during a pandemic.

A coalition of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit late Monday over Pennsylvania’s mailed ballot return deadlines, seeking an extra week for voters to send them back.

Governor Tom Wolf plans to partially reopen some parts of the state on May 8. But, PA Post’s Ed Mahon, reports that’s not good enough for some GOP state lawmakers.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has been accused of halting inspections at long-term care facilities during the coronavirus outbreak.

Parks in Northampton County are slated to reopen this Friday — trails will open, but playgrounds and pavilions will remain closed.

Pennsylvania hospitals may be able to resume elective procedures and surgeries in the near future.

More than one-and-half million Pennsylvanians have submitted unemployment claims since mid-March, when the Wolf Administration started ordering businesses to close to help contain COVID-19.