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2024 District 11 softball playoff brackets
The brackets are out for the District 11 softball tournaments. The action gets started on Tuesday in the Class 6A and 3A brackets. The top seeds are Nazareth (Class 6A), Whitehall (5A), Blue Mountain (4A), Palmerton (3A), Williams Valley (2A) and Tri-Valley (A). Follow the links below for the brackets:
Memorial Day events
will be observed May 27. Here is a list of events set to be held in the Lehigh Valley. MAY 24 Pen Argyl Area High School, 501 W. Laurel Ave., will hold a Memorial Day assembly 8-9:30 a.m. in Alumni Stadium. The student body will gather outside for the student-run assembly where speakers will talk about the importance of Memorial Day and the history behind it. The guest speaker ...
Police investigate homicide of Lehigh Valley man
UPDATE: David Hittinger's roommate Joshua Moser was arrested and charged in his murder. Latest details here. An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in the Lehigh Valley Wednesday night. The Lehigh County Coroner confirmed that 37-year-old David Hittinger of Slatington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, at...
New restaurant coming soon to former J’s Steaks & Subs spot in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A new destination for burgers, rice platters and other fresh eats will soon welcome foodies in Northampton County. Elias Grilled Chicken Over Rice, a fast-casual restaurant serving made-to-order cheesesteaks, sandwiches, rice platters and more, is expected to open in about a month at 2140 Stekfo Blvd. in Bethlehem, co-owner Sayed Muhammad said.
Monroe County to host local government job fair
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — If a job in local government sounds like your speed, Monroe County may have the right opening. The county will hold a career fair at its Administration Office in Stroudsburg on Friday afternoon. It will run from 2 to 4:30 p.m. County department heads will be...
Dad of homicide suspect charged with witness taunting
LEHIGHTON BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say the father of a man accused of committing a homicide while wearing a ghost face mask has been arrested for taunting a witness with the mask. According to the Lehighton Borough Police, on May 14 officers were called to the 200 block of Carbon Street for a woman […]
72-Year-Old Missing In Northampton County, Authorities Say (UPDATED)
Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, police said. Police are looking for a man last seen in Bath on Wednesday morning, May 15. Stanley Olanin, 72, was last spotted on the 2400 block of East Scenic Drive in Moore Township, authorities said.Anyone with information is …
Clouds and a few showers Saturday but warmer and drier weather lies ahead
TONIGHT: Mainly cloudy with a few showers late.. Low: 56. SATURDAY: Cloudy and cool with a few showers, especially south and west of the Lehigh Valley. High: 67. Friday was yet another mostly cloudy day with a few rays of sunshine here and there. Minus the rain it was pretty m7uch a copy and paste of what we had seen on Thursday. Tonight however with a weak low pressure system moving through, we’ll see some scattered showers move through eastern PA. The showers remain mostly scattered with the best chance of rain being south of I-78. The rain lasts through Saturday morning and ends by early afternoon. With the presence of an ocean breeze once again, skies will be mostly cloudy which will limit our temperatures from rising again. Look for highs in the mid to upper 60s, however, if the sun does stay out a little longer, we might be able to break 70°. Regardless, temperatures will be below average on Saturday as the average high in Allentown is 74°. After this system moves out, we get a much needed break from all of the rain for a few days as an area of high pressure settles over the east coast. This will bring back the May-like temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 70s to start off the new work week, maybe breaking 80° on Tuesday and more sunshine. Our next system to bring us rain moves in on Wednesday afternoon/evening with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. However there are some disagreements with timing on some of the models as some push the rain back until Thursday. Memorial Day weekend looks a little unsettled right now with rain chances over the weekend. Some models are hinting at rain over the weekend and dry for Memorial Day while others have Memorial Day wet and the weekend dry. There will be more clarity as we get closer to next weekend. (Weather Intern Daniel Weaver authored this weather discussion with meteorologist Dan Skeldon).
This Lehigh Valley place added more people than any in Pennsylvania since 2020, U.S. Census says
The U.S. Census Bureau released annual population estimates for all cities, towns, boroughs and townships this week, including numbers for more than 2,500 places in Pennsylvania. The new data release is a more granular look at the state compared with the population estimates for counties that were published in mid-March. Pennsylvania’s overall population has been relatively stagnant since the ...
Foodservice distribution company opening center in Lehigh Valley, expected to bring nearly 250 jobs
NORTHAMPTON, Pa. - A foodservice distribution company announced Friday the grand opening of a distribution center in the Lehigh Valley that is expected to create nearly 250 jobs. Sysco Corporation says it opened Sysco Allentown, a new 454,000-square-foot distribution center in Northampton. Sysco Allentown features a culinary center for collaborating...
Half-million square-foot warehouse in North Whitehall, Dixie Cup apartments and bike trails under LVPC review
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - A warehouse that would exceed a half-million square feet is proposed for North Whitehall Township. That project on Route 309, along with the 405 apartments planned for the former Dixie Cup factory in Wilson Borough and bike trails are up for review this week by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
‘We’re not going away:’ Fight continues against plans to spread sewage sludge on a Lehigh Valley preserved farm
Plans to spread sewage sludge on a Plainfield Township preserved farm continue to be mired in controversy, more than two years after the Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority purchased the property. Continued objections from residents and township officials over the environmental impact of the sludge, known as biosolids, have delayed the start of the spreading, despite the authority’s ...
See the price of every Lehigh Valley home sold in the last 30 days: Deed transfers, May 18
Wondering how much that home in your neighborhood recently sold for? The Morning Call lists all real estate transactions in the Lehigh Valley during the last 30 days. The table below shows deed transfers reordered in Lehigh and Northampton counties during that time. The information is provided on a weekly basis by the recorder of deeds office in each county. The properties are not identified ...
Eat, Sip, Shop: Popular Lehigh County eatery bringing tasty eats on the road with new food truck
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A much-loved, family-run business in Lehigh County is bringing its cheesesteaks, chopped cheese sandwiches and other mouthwatering eats to a venue near you. SMP Mini Mart, which opened in November 2022 at 1341 Mickley Road in Whitehall Township, this week debuted its new deluxe food trailer...
Bethlehem police apologize, DA says more needs to be done after middle school cop arrest
Bethlehem police offered apologies and assurances after a now-former police officer was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student at the middle school he was assigned to patrol. Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta at a news conference Wednesday afternoon announcing the arrest of Costas Alestas acknowledged this is the...
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