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Jason Moorehead was awarded $131,500 for damages after he brought a lawsuit against the school district and its officials for violating his First Amendment rights.

About 400 people attended Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds’ State of the City address Thursday, the event’s largest crowd ever. And the mayor said that turnout, in concert with the efforts of previous administrations, represented a broader theme of “building Bethlehem together.”

This time around, developers look to better conceal the addition among neighboring structures, setting it back 28 feet from the original facade instead of a previously proposed 6 feet.

The newly opened YMCA River Crossing child care center in Whitehall is the ninth such center opened by the YMCA in the Lehigh Valley.

More than 8,600 crashes were reported on Allentown roads from 2019 to 2023, including almost 300 classified as "high injury" and dozens involving pedestrians, city statistics show. One of the ideas for improvements is to build roundabouts at problem intersections.

'A Community Conversation: The Road Ahead' will feature several guests discussing Lehigh Valley traffic and transportation issues. It will start at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection last week launched the Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction grant program. Aimed at schools and childcare facilities, the program is focused on testing for, and remediating, lead in drinking water.

Lehigh Valley business experts said it's too soon to determine how President Donald Trump's across-the-board tariffs of 10% or more will affect the economy but acknowledged that stakes are high.

Gov. Josh Shapiro made an appearance at Fegley's Brew Works in Bethlehem Wednesday to speak out on tariffs and how they could impact small businesses across the Lehigh Valley, including its thriving craft brewery scene.

The Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley has been providing programs for the community since 1968. Wednesday, the group announced its new partnership with the Latino Leadership Alliance.