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Christopher Dornblaser

Chris Dornblaser is the Digital Content Producer for the Morning Call. A Doylestown native, he previously covered courts and public safety in his hometown county for the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer newspapers for three years. Before that, he spent four years as the breaking news and crime reporter in York County for the York Dispatch newspaper. He graduated from Penn State in 2015.

Lehigh Valley man fatally hit by vehicle on Pa. Turnpike I-476 identified, was attending to disabled vehicle

January 2, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

The Allentown man was attending to a disabled vehicle on I-476 in Carbon County when he was fatally hit by a passing vehicle, officials said.

A crash involving a pedestrian Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, on MacArthur Road near Sutler Drive, which is between the MacArthur Town Centre and MacArthur Commons in Whitehall Township, is causing a road closure according to Lehigh County 911. (Dennis Wetherhold Jr./Special to The Morning Call)

Bicyclist who died in Route 145 crash in Lehigh County identified

January 2, 2026 at 10:11 a.m.

Officials have identified a Nazareth man who died Wednesday in a bicycle crash on MacArthur Road in Lehigh County.

Man dies after bicycle struck by vehicle in Whitehall Township crash, coroner says [UPDATE]

December 31, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

According to the Lehigh County coroner, a man has died after his bicycle was struck by a vehicle in Whitehall Township Wednesday afternoon.

Glass is shattered at the entrance to the Edward N. Cahn U.S. Courthouse in Allentown on Monday evening, Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marshals Service)

Allentown man vandalized federal courthouse doors; damage estimated at $2,000, police say

December 31, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

An Allentown man is accused of shattering the doors to the federal courthouse, causing more than $2,000 in damage, according to police.

Northampton workers clear snow Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, near the borough municipal building. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Snow on New Year’s Eve? Flurries could fall in the Lehigh Valley

December 31, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Forecasters said less than an inch of snow could fall Wednesday in the Lehigh Valley.

Monroe County man solicited sex from teen, police say

December 30, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

A Monroe County man is accused of soliciting sex from someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl, police said.

Flags blow in the wind in Bethlehem in 2020.

Lehigh Valley under wind advisory for gusts to 50 mph, as temperatures set to plummet

December 30, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

High winds are possible through Tuesday afternoon in the Lehigh Valley.

Shots fired at Easton home, police say

December 29, 2025 at 7:26 p.m.

A home in Easton was hit by gunfire in what police believe was a targeted shooting Monday morning.

Newborn baby boy in a hospital nursery. (Getty Images iStockphoto)

These were the top Lehigh Valley baby names in 2025

December 29, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

What were the top baby names of 2025 at Lehigh Valley area hospitals? Here is the breakdown at LVHN and St. Luke's.

Snow and ice cover Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem on Friday night, Dec. 26, 2025, as a winter storm made a mess around the Lehigh Valley. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Snow, sleet wrap up in Lehigh Valley after winter storm creates icy slop on roads [Updated]

December 27, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Wintry precipitation brought an icy slop to roads and sidewalks around the Lehigh Valley on Friday night, just as forecasters had expected.

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