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Christman, Gustafson and Connolly Visit ROC Victory Lane at Holland
Jake Christman of Walnutport, Pa., has been on a roll in Race of Champions competition of all types. He has won the first two Race of Champions Super Stock Series races and this past Saturday he used a late race restart move to edge out Jake Vernon for the first Sportsman Modified victory of his young career.
Chipotle construction should be done by end of summer, Target and Whole Foods plans being finalized in Towamencin, developer says
Redevelopment of the former Towamencin Village Shopping Center at Allentown and Forty Foot roads is slowly occurring behind the scenes, including finalizing Whole Foods and Target agreements, as owner Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation told residents during a brief update last month at the May 22 Towamencin board of supervisors session.
Pa. Crime Stoppers highlight missing man case
Schuylkill County, Pa. — Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help is solving a nearly decade-old disappearance of a Tamaqua man. Jesse Farber disappeared in 2015 after making a frantic phone call to his girlfriend to say he'd been chased up a tree by coyotes near Tamaqua High School, according to PA Crime Watch. Despite an immediate search by family and police, Farber was not found. A year...
William Allen High School graduation 2024 (PHOTOS)
Family and friends gathered at the PPL Center to see their seniors graduate from William Allen High School on Monday night. Freelance photographer Rick Kintzel was there to capture a few of the students on their big day. Lehighvalleylive.com will send photographers to graduations throughout the Lehigh Valley and Warren...
Penn State announces leadership changes for 3 local campuses
Penn State announced Tuesday the university is transforming operations for its Commonwealth Campuses with a new regional administrative model to create efficiencies across campuses and help reduce expenditures. Effective July 1, the Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses will be led by Chancellor Elizabeth Wright, who has been chancellor at Penn...
Northwestern softball runs into familiar roadblock Blue Mountain in state semifinal loss
The Northwestern Lehigh softball team proved for the second season in a row that it’s one of the best in the state in the Class 4A bracket. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they have to climb the steep incline that is defending state champion Blue Mountain in order to reach the PIAA 4A championship game.
R.A.F.T. event in Weatherly fosters unity and bipartisanship with local rafting event
Weatherly, Carbon Co. — Sunday R.A.F.T. (Reuniting America by Fostering Trust) for America and Whitewater Challengers in Weatherly held a rafting event. The event was held to help demonstrate that Americans are all in the same boat together regardless of their differences and political viewpoints. State Senator Dave Argall...
Update: Man killed in Schuylkill County crash is identified
A Schuylkill County man died early Tuesday following a crash. Carbon County Coroner Mark Smith said in a news release that Alvin Willoughby of St. Clair was pronounced dead about 12:30 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Carbon. Willoughby was injured in a crash along Penn Drive in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Smith said. The Carbon County coroner’s office and West Penn Township Police ...
Allen High School students walk the stage for graduation
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - High school seniors in our own backyard walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. William Allen High School held their graduation ceremony Monday night at the PPL Center. Students with honors were recognized and speeches were given. The diplomas were handed out one-by-one to each senior.
Allentown Planning Commission to get look at proposal for 37-story building Tuesday
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A developer wants to take Allentown's skyline to new heights. A proposed 37-story building downtown would dwarf the Lehigh Valley's tallest building - the 24-story PPL Tower just a few blocks away. Applicant Bryan Ring wants to build "The Peregrine Tower" at 90 South 9th Street. The...
Police K-9 event returns to Northampton
In Northampton, "Paw Prints on the Canal" celebrates its 15th year. The event was held in the Canal Street Park to benefit the local police department's K-9 Unit. It included all kids of activities, information and vendors geared toward pet lovers. Important services like micro-chipping and rabies clinics were held.
10 most expensive homes sold in Carbon County, May 27 - June 2
A house in Lake Harmony that sold for $925,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Carbon County in the past week. In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $332,900. The average price per square foot was $204.
‘From MFHS, With Love’
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc. (MFHS) held its inaugural Mother’s Day celebrations earlier this month in Scranton and Hazleton. From MFHS, With Love was a celebration of all the mothers in Northeast Pennsylvania, and an opportunity to thank them for all that they do.
Analysis Finds Patterns in Allentown Parking Tickets | WDIY Local News
In early May, the Morning Call published an article about the steady but dramatic increase in parking tickets in the city of Allentown between 2022 and 2023. The Lehigh Valley Justice Institute (LVJI), a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization examining the criminal justice system, conducted a study in response to look deeper into claims of higher ticketing rates.
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