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Demolition is shown in 2020 at the former Pfizer Pigments plant. An attorney representing a Midwest developer wanting to build a massive warehouse at the former industrial site plans to appeal last week’s Easton Planning Commission vote against recommending the proposal. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call file photo)

What’s next after massive warehouse rejected at former Lehigh Valley industrial site

December 11, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

An attorney representing a developer that wants to build a massive warehouse at the former...

Tolls will be going up in the new year on the Route 22 bridge between Easton and Phillipsburg. (DEMETRA STAMUS/Special to TMC)

Delaware River bridges, including on I-78 and Route 22, to see a toll increase. Find out how much

By Evan Jones

November 25, 2025 at 1:43 p.m.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission approved new rates Monday that will go into...

Lehigh players celebrate their win in a Patriot League battle against Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at Lafayette’s Fisher Stadium in Easton during the 161th edition of college football’s most-played rivalry. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Lehigh vs. Lafayette football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

November 22, 2025 at 4:51 p.m.

Photos: Lehigh and Lafayette football faced off in the 161st meeting of college football's most-played...

Lehigh University and Lafayatte College displayed banners Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, illustrating the playful mockery of the rival schools. Members of the Lehigh community and Lafayette community spray-painted banners with jokes about Lafayette and vice versa to hang on their residences and around their campuses. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Lehigh and Lafayette poke fun at each other with bedsheet banners | PHOTOS

By Monica Cabrera

November 21, 2025 at 6:21 p.m.

PHOTOS: Lehigh and Lafayette poke fun at each other with bedsheet banners.

Easton team runs out to the field on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, during a District 11 Class 6A championship contest versus Parkland at Liberty High School. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Easton vs. Parkland football and Faces in the Crowd in District 11 6A championship game | PHOTOS

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

November 16, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

PHOTOS: Easton and Parkland face off in the District 11 6A championship football game at...

In a photo illustration, a box of Plan B emergency contraception pills is seen at the Rise N Shine Pharmacy on Nov. 20, 2024, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

Sharon Camp, an Easton native and force behind ‘Plan B’ contraceptive pill, dies at 81

November 14, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

Sharon Camp, the woman known as the mother of the 'Plan B' contraceptive pill, was...

Kindergarteners practice a relaxation exercise at Clearview Elementary School in Bethlehem on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The activity is part of the Shanthi Project, a mindfulness program for kindergartners and fifth graders in the Bethlehem Area School District. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

This nonprofit is teaching Lehigh Valley students how to be mindful. Here’s how it’s helping Bethlehem students

November 12, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Lehigh Valley nonprofit Shanthi Project is teaching mindfulness techniques to students in the Bethlehem and...

From left, Joseph Stemrich of Bethlehem Township, Louise Neal and her daughter Tamara Paff, both of Saylorsburg, attend a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Gracedale in Upper Nazareth Township. Neal’s brother Pvt. Emory L. Kreeger died 80 years ago in France near the end of World War II, and Neal recently got a picture of his grave, thanks to a chance meeting with a stranger. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

A chance meeting reconnected a Lehigh Valley teacher with her father, who died in World War II

November 10, 2025 at 7:01 a.m.

"We will never forget the sacrifices of these men," Hendrix said. "There is no greater...

People run Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Easton during the annual St. Luke’s D&L RaceFest. The event featured the St. Luke’s D&L Marathon, from Allentown to Easton; the D&L Heritage Half Marathon Run, from Bethlehem to Easton; St. Luke’s D&L Marathon Relay, with teams of up to five runners splitting the 26.2-mile marathon distance; and D&L Heritage Half Marathon Walk. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

St. Luke’s D&L RaceFest | PHOTOS

November 9, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

The St. Luke’s D&L RaceFest was held Sunday, with start lines in downtown Allentown and...

Taiba Sultana answers questions during a primary election debate with Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr., Monday, May 6, 2019, hosted by PBS 39 at Paxinosa Elementary School. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call)

Easton councilwoman’s lawsuit alleging defamation in failed Pa. House bid is dismissed

November 4, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

A Northampton County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Easton councilwoman Taiba Sultana, who alleged...

A voter goes inside a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Dieruff High School in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley’s newest voters: They’re younger and less likely to be Democrat or Republican

By Eugene Tauber

November 3, 2025 at 9:59 a.m.

What the latest voter registration data tells us about Lehigh Valley voters ahead of Tuesday's...

Kara Plesic of Steelton enjoys bacon-on-a-stick during BaconFest on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Centre Square in Easton. The festival which features music, family-friendly fun and, of course, bacon, continues Sunday. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

PA Bacon Fest 2025 in Easton | PHOTOS

By Jane Therese

November 1, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

PA Bacon Fest returned to downtown Easton with music, family-friendly fun, and of course, bacon....

Easton City Council discussed a resolution during its meeting Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, to support immigrant communities.
DONNA FISHER/THE MORNING CALL FILE PHOTO

Easton City Council tables immigration resolution that would have been sent to President Trump

October 23, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

Easton City Council again tabled a resolution that calls in part to provide a "clear...

Renee Amator of Easton protests during a No Kings rally Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, near the intersection of Emrick Boulevard and Freemansburg Avenue in Bethlehem Township. The rally, one of several in the Lehigh Valley, was part of another round of No Kings demonstrations held nationwide.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

‘No Kings’ protests held across the Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS

October 18, 2025 at 8:19 p.m.

Photos: "No Kings" protesters against President Donald Trump take to the street across the Lehigh...

Faces in the crowd during the Easton Rovers versus Freedom Patriots on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, during an EPC football game in Easton. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Freedom vs. Easton football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

October 17, 2025 at 10:04 p.m.

Freedom faced off against unbeaten Easton in an EPC high school football game Friday at...

Shante Mason was killed on Aug. 30, 2023, in her Wilson home, according to authorities. The killer,
Richard D. Fantauzzi-Aviles, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Northampton County Court.
(Submitted photo)

Lehigh Valley man sentenced in fatal stabbing of girlfriend, attempted murder of daughter

October 16, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

A 40-year-old Wilson man was sentenced Thursday for murdering his girlfriend and [stabbing their daughter...

The fiery wreckage of a plane crash Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, outside a home on Keystone Road near Devonshire Drive along the Little Lehigh Creek in Salisbury Township. The crash killed a student pilot and badly injured his flight instructor. (Contributed photo)

Flight instructor pleads guilty in 2022 plane crash that killed student in Lehigh County

October 15, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

The flight school instructor who was in command of a plane that crashed in 2022...

Matthew Walter, a former Children’s Home of Easton resident, talks with Anita Jo Paukovits, the home’s executive director and president, at the home’s 140th anniversary celebration Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Wilson. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

‘It has a piece of my heart:’ Alumni return to mark 140th anniversary of this Lehigh Valley group home for children

October 4, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

'The home to me... it has a piece of my heart'. 100 people returned Saturday...

People attend the 22nd annual Garlic Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Centre Square Easton. The festival, with the motto Eat, Drink, Stink, celebrates all things garlic with vendors selling garlic-themed food, drinks and other items. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call).

Easton Garlic Fest | PHOTOS

By Amy Shortell

October 4, 2025 at 6:48 p.m.

Photos: The 22nd annual Easton Garlic Fest was held in Centre Square on Saturday.

A speaker’s time runs over during an Easton Area School District School Board meeting Tuesday Sept. 30, 2025, in the EASD education center in the city. The district is investigating school nurse Kelly Keegan, also a Northampton County Council member, after her social media comments about Charlie Kirk sparked backlash. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call).

Easton Area superintendent addresses backlash over school nurse’s Charlie Kirk comments

By Morning Call staff

October 4, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Easton Area's top school leaders are addressing calls for action against Kelly Keegan over her...

Faces in the crowd during the Easton Rovers versus Northampton Konkrete Kids on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, during an EPC football game in Northampton. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Easton vs. Northampton football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

October 3, 2025 at 10:20 p.m.

See photos of the game action and Faces in the Crowd as undefeated Easton and...

Northampton County Council member Kelly Keegan. (Contributed photo)

School nurse’s condemnation of Charlie Kirk sparks fierce backlash against Easton Area School Board

October 1, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

The Easton Area School District faced fierce criticism from residents who want school nurse Kelly...

The Northampton County human services workers hold a lunchtime rally Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, outside the county Human Services Building in Bethlehem Township. The rally was held in protest of news this week that their jobs would be furloughed due to the ongoing state budget impasse.

‘What about our clients?’ Northampton County human services workers worry furloughs could affect most vulnerable

September 26, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

The 175 affected employees, who encompass more than half of the county’s 250 human services...

Avona Elementary School, July 12, 2019. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

This Lehigh Valley school is among Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon winners

September 23, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

Avona Elementary School in Northampton County joined a dozen other schools on the inaugural Pennsylvania...

Palmer Township’s municipal building. (Michelle Merlin/The Morning Call)

Longtime Lehigh Valley plastics manufacturer is sold 4 years after founder was killed by a driver high on meth

By Evan Jones

September 23, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Bardot Plastics Inc., which has a plant along McFadden Road, was sold to Altoona-based New...

Rodger Gilbert of Bethlehem Township holds a sign he made Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, outside Northampton County Courthouse in Easton against comments critical of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk allegedly made by Northampton County Council member Kelly Keegan. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Protesters call for Northampton County Council member’s resignation over Charlie Kirk post | PHOTOS

September 22, 2025 at 4:34 a.m.

Protesters gathered before a Northampton County Council meeting to demand member Kelly Keegan’s resignation over...

Northampton County Council condemns violence amid firestorm over member’s Charlie Kirk post, Kelly Keegan attends by phone [Updated]

September 22, 2025 at 2:50 p.m.

Northampton County Council member Kelly Keegan attended Thursday night's regular meeting, the first since she...

The late Charlie Kirk speaks at Texas A&M on April 22. Kirk the conservative leader, was assassinated last week while speaking at another college campus.
Northampton County Council member Kelly Keegan’s post calling Kirk a ‘monster’ under investigation by her employer, the Easton Area School District (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File)

Lehigh Valley politicians respond to Northampton County Council member’s post on Charlie Kirk

September 15, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Several Lehigh Valley candidates in the 2025 election have put out statements responding to comments...

Maracas Dominican Restaurant will use ingredients from local farmers and its namesake country when it opens this weekend in the Lehigh Valley. (Leo Gonzalez/Courtesy photo)

Check out the latest addition to Lehigh Valley’s restaurant scene this week, and snag some free dessert

September 15, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

Maracas Dominican Restaurant is opening this weekend in Easton.

Northampton County Council member’s post calling Charlie Kirk a ‘monster’ under investigation by her employer, the Easton Area School District

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

September 14, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

A post attributed to Northampton County Council member Kelly Keegan called Charlie Kirk a "monster"...

The exterior of Northampton County's Gracedale nursing home is shown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Northampton County has a plan to cut Gracedale expenses by millions of dollars, but concerns remain

September 12, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

In an effort to try to save millions of dollars, Northampton County is taking greater...

A wide variety of fresh meats and roasted pineapple are grilled over an open fire at Rios Brazilian Steakhouse in Nazareth on Thursday Oct. 17, 2019. A platter of fresh slices of prosciutto is served with parmesan cheese and bread. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Popular Lehigh Valley steakhouse to relocate after nearly 2 decades

September 12, 2025 at 6:26 p.m.

Rios Brazilian Steakhouse will temporarily close before it relocates within the Lehigh Valley.

FILE – Cardi B appears at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Cardi B is coming to the Lehigh Valley following her new album release. Find out when and where

September 10, 2025 at 11:17 a.m.

Cardi B is coming to the Lehigh Valley after her new album drops next week.

The George Taylor Monument in Easton Cemetery is surrounded by scaffolding Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as Preservation Works owner Rob Wozniak and his crew make repairs. Preservation Works was commissioned to clean and preserve the monument, which is believed to be the first publicly funded monument honoring a signer of the Declaration of Independence. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

A Founding Father is buried in the Lehigh Valley. A monument in his honor is getting a makeover for America’s 250th birthday.

September 10, 2025 at 7:01 a.m.

Ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, a historical monument to one of the signers of...

Easton firefighter Kevin Weidner, left, shakes the hand of his son Tyler Weidner, a third-generation Easton firefighter, Friday, July 2, 2021, during the Allentown Fire Academy graduation ceremony at the Mack South Fire Station. Tyler Weidner died Sept. 4, 2025. He was 33. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call)

3rd-generation Easton firefighter dies at 33, remembered for his ‘deep commitment to service’ and ‘never-quit spirit’

September 7, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

Third-generation Easton firefighter Tyler Weidner is being remembered for his "deep commitment to service." He...

A rendering of The Lynden, a condominium project in downtown Easton that will feature more than 70 units. (Courtesy of Serfass Development)

A mixed-use building with condominiums is proposed for a Lehigh Valley city

By Evan Jones

September 5, 2025 at 1:38 p.m.

Serfass Development announced Friday that it plans to build The Lynden at 101 S. Third...

14-year-old charged in shooting of teen in Easton near school stadium [Updated]

September 2, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

A 14-year-old was charged Tuesday in a shooting Monday that injured a 17-year-old near Cottingham...

Fisk Camera Shop owners Billy Fisk IV and Barbara Scattene pose for a picture behind the counter/in front of the shop Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Wilson. The shop is closing a century after the siblings’ grandfather, William Fisk II, opened it the 1910s or ’20s. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Final days of Fisk Camera Shop as it closes after a century of business | PHOTOS

By Amy Shortell

August 28, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

Fisk Camera Shop in Wilson is closing after a century of business. See photos from...

Century-old camera shop in Lehigh Valley to close

August 28, 2025 at 5:33 p.m.

The roughly century-old Fisk Camera Shop will close this week in the Lehigh Valley.

Chinedu Ekuma of Catasauqua pleaded guilty to a scheme that took businesses and individuals for nearly $2 million.

Ex-Allentown police officer gets time-served sentence for threatening wife in Northampton County home

August 27, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

A former Allentown police officer received a time-served jail sentence for threatening to kill his...

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd greets supporters Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, on her way to a faculty meeting where a no-confidence vote on her leadership was being held at the Easton school. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Months after a faculty vote of no confidence, Lafayette College extends president’s contract to 2030

August 19, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

The Lafayette College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a contract extension to keep President Nicole...

Naji Gillison, 29, left, and Oscar Delgado, 22, are charged in connection with a robbery turned shooting early Thursday morning, Aug. 14, 2025, in the 1000 block of Ferry Street in Easton. (Courtesy of Easton police)

1 suspect surrenders, another wanted in Easton shooting that left one person injured [Updated]

By Morning Call staff

August 15, 2025 at 8:29 p.m.

Easton police are looking for two men charged in connection with a robbery turned shooting...

Man injured in Easton shooting; police seek nearby surveillance video

August 14, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

A 35-year-old man was injured early Thursday morning in a shooting in Easton.

Easton City Hall (Donna Fisher/The Morning Call)

Easton rejects ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants

By Andreas Pelekis

August 14, 2025 at 1:03 p.m.

Easton City Council on Wednesday swiftly removed from its meeting agenda a "Welcoming City" ordinance...

Teen wanted in shooting that injured 6 people in Easton turns himself in, police say

August 13, 2025 at 2:18 p.m.

A 16-year-old wanted in a shooting that injured six last month in Easton turned himself...

A sign is seen along Two Rivers Trailway in Easton. Federal cuts are imperiling more than $830,000 in a grant to expand the trail.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call file photo)

Money for a Lehigh Valley bike trail is part of a multistate lawsuit against Trump, federal government

August 8, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

The Trump administration's effort to cancel a nearly $1 million grant for a Lehigh Valley...

Wooden barricades put up by developer Nat Hyman block access Thursday, July 31, 2025, to the Palmer Township bike trail through the parking lot of the former Crayola factory/office complex at 2025 Edgewood Ave. in Palmer Township. Hyman says the township is blocking his plan to put in about 100 apartments, so he put up the temporary barricade where the trail goes through his property as “leverage.” (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A parking spot for a popular path is closed. A dispute between a developer and Lehigh Valley township is the reason

August 2, 2025 at 7:01 a.m.

Walkers and bikers looking to park in a lot near a popular path next to...

This is the Route 22 toll bridge from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on Wednesday. /// EASTON – Shot on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Tolls on Delaware River bridges, including Interstate 78 and Route 22, could go up in 2026

July 29, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has proposed toll increases on its bridges, including...

Stoke Restaurant chef Abe Lopez cooks a summer squash risotto with chicken thighs during a cooking competition with Easton chefs Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Summer Squash Festival at Easton Urban Farm at the Neighborhood Center in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Summer Squash Festival in Easton | PHOTOS

July 28, 2025 at 4:01 a.m.

Photos: The Summer Squash Festival was held Sunday at Easton Urban Farm at the Neighborhood...

Inundated by Hurricane Irene, the Bushkill Creek floods in 2011 at Bushkill Park. (Michael Kubel/The Morning Call)

Extreme Weather tour stops in the Lehigh Valley, to say how federal cuts are making the region less safe

July 24, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

The Lehigh Valley has seen effects from devastating downpours, flash floods and more as recently...

People experience the Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley on Friday, July 18, 2025, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Easton Area Chamber of Commerce to mark the grand opening of the facility in Easton. Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley offers 3D holographic programs. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley holds grand opening | PHOTOS

July 19, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

Photos: The new Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley in Easton held a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by...

The Northampton County Courthouse in Easton. (Morning Call file photo)

Lehigh Valley school resource officer gets prison for sending explicit photo to student

July 16, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

A former school resource officer for Easton Area High School will spend up to nearly...

5 wounded in Easton shooting; victims ‘uncooperative,’ police say

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

July 13, 2025 at 4:35 p.m.

Five people shot in Easton late Saturday are expected to survive but aren't cooperating with...

The Bethlehem South and Bethlehem North skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers on Westgate Drive in Bethlehem in April 2020 (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Genesis Healthcare, owner of several Lehigh Valley nursing homes, files for bankruptcy

By Donna Rovins

July 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chester County-based skilled nursing company calls the decision ‘strategic,’ in order restructure debt.

Police and other first responders are seeing additional strain due to the need for behavioral health services in Delaware County.

Motorcyclist, 29, killed in crash on Route 22 in Easton identified