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The Peeps chick drops to ring in 2026 on the second night of PeepsFest 2025, Wednesday evening, Dec. 31, 2025, at SteelStacks in Bethlehem (John Misinco/The Morning Call)

Peeps chick drop rings in 2026 at PeepsFest in Bethlehem | PHOTOS

December 31, 2025 at 9:25 p.m.

Photos: The annual Peeps chick drop rang in the new year early Wednesday night during PeepsFest in Bethlehem.

Naomi Noesi, 5, of Allentown sleds with her siblings Nathan, 8, and Nayla, 3, at Lehigh Parkway Sunday Dec. 14, 2025, in Allentown. An overnight winter storm brings snow to the Lehigh Valley. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Winter storm brings Lehigh Valley more snow than expected | PHOTOS

December 14, 2025 at 4:51 p.m.

Photos: See snow scenes from around the Lehigh Valley from the latest winter storm to hit the Lehigh Valley.

People show their support during the Southern Lehigh victory parade Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Coopersburg. Southern Lehigh football team is this year’s PIAA 4A state champion. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Southern Lehigh celebrates football team’s state championship with victory parade | PHOTOS

December 13, 2025 at 7:56 p.m.

Photos: The Southern Lehigh community held a victory parade Saturday for its state champion high school football team, which brought home the PIAA 4A title.

Madison, 1, a papillon, is groomed by Dave Welsh of Port Deposit, Maryland, during the Star of Bethlehem Dog Show on Dec. 11, 2025, at the Agriplex in Allentown. Cody ranks first of his breed in the country. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Star of Bethlehem Dog Show in Allentown | PHOTOS

December 12, 2025 at 7:57 p.m.

Photo gallery from the annual Star of Bethlehem Dog Show

Nicole Arcuri of Long Island, New York shops during the opening night of Christkindlmarkt on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Bethlehem. The German market returns for its 33rd year with a new, larger Winter Wonderland and other new experiences. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Christkindlmarkt, the beloved German market returns for its 33rd year | PHOTOS

November 15, 2025 at 10:34 a.m.

Christkindlmarkt has returned for its 33rd year with a larger footprint and more time to shop. The beloved German market opened to the public Friday. It’s open 10 a.m. to...

Thomas Brandt, Chief of Police Lower Saucon Township Police Department Chairman – Northampton County Chief’s of Police Association, presents Lt. Michael DiLuzio of Bethlehem City Police Department the Nathan Ogden Award, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at Gracedale in Upper Nazareth. The Nathan Ogden Award a Program which recognizes individuals who distinguish themselves through exemplary service and devotion to law enforcement. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Nathan Ogden Award | PHOTOS

November 12, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.

The Nathan Ogden Award Program recognizes individuals who distinguish themselves through exemplary service and devotion to law enforcement.

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

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

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

Motorcyclists arrive for the last Tucker Toy Run for St. Luke’s pediatric patients on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill . (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

The 15th and final Tucker’s Toy Run | PHOTOS

November 1, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

See photos from the 15th an final Tucker's Toy Run as motorcyclists delivered toys for pediatric patients to St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill.

Third graders from Roosevelt Elementary School “push” Engine 14 during a “push-in” ceremony Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at Fearless Fire Station in Allentown. Firefighters at Fearless and East Side Fire stations welcomed two new engines with the ceremony, a long-standing fire service tradition dating back to the 1800s, when firefighters would manually push their horse-drawn engines back into the station after returning from a call. (Jane Therese/ Special to The Morning Call)

“Push-in” ceremony for Engine 14 in Allentown | PHOTOS

October 20, 2025 at 8:49 p.m.

Third graders from Roosevelt Elementary School join a “push-in” ceremony for Engine 14 Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at Fearless Fire Station in Allentown.

Residents of the Jordan Creek homeless encampment in Allentown fill shopping carts filled with their belongings Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, as city officials sweep through the site to clear it out. While many residents were able to grab their belongings, others said they lost a lot because they didn’t have help. Allentown officials announced in early August that the camp would be cleared, citing flooding concerns. After an initial deadline of Aug. 25, Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk extended the evacuation date to Monday to coincide with the opening of the Allentown YMCA’s warming station. Despite the advance warning, however, some of the residents stayed up until the last possible moment, saying they had nowhere else to go. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Jordan Creek homeless camp residents scramble to remove their belongings | PHOTOS

September 29, 2025 at 10:11 p.m.

Dozens of homeless people in Allentown scrambled to move their belongings from the encampment along Jordan Creek before public works staff came to bulldoze the area Monday morning.

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