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Ex-MLB star Lenny Dykstra to be charged after traffic stop
Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra was in possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia...
Here are the most anticipated Allentown development projects to watch in 2026
From brand new schools to a re-imagined plaza in the heart of the city, several...
Bicyclist who died in Route 145 crash in Lehigh County identified
Officials have identified a Nazareth man who died Wednesday in a bicycle crash on MacArthur...
Here’s how Lafayette College is celebrating 200 years — with special merch from Abercrombie & Fitch, Crayola and more
Get your 200th anniversary merch before it sells out.
Lehigh Valley man fatally hit by vehicle on Pa. Turnpike I-476 identified, was attending to disabled vehicle
The Allentown man was attending to a disabled vehicle on I-476 in Carbon County when...
Best bets: Post-holiday fun and other things to do this weekend in the Lehigh Valley
It's a new year, and 2026 brings you a new feature in Go Guide: your...
The latest Lehigh Valley business openings and closings
Here are December's business openings and closures in the Lehigh Valley.
As Ethan Grunkemeyer enters transfer portal, Penn State’s Matt Campbell must rebuild roster [opinion]
Deciding on what to do at quarterback will be a high priority for the new...
Will anyone be charged in Bethlehem Five 10 Flats fire? Officials have decided
The fire at Five10 Flats in the 500 block of East Third Street displaced more...
Penn State football roster tracker: Who’s staying, who’s in the portal
Following the Nittany Lions' decisions as the NCAA transfer portal opens
Pennsylvania Turnpike’s restaurant offerings can feel like a trip back in time
On the Pennsylvania Turnpike, old-school brands such as Auntie Anne’s, Baskin-Robbins, and Sbarro dot many...
Pennsylvania high school basketball scores from Friday, Jan. 2
High school basketball scores from across the state
Even with injuries, Sixers keep coming up clutch
The 76ers are 13-9 in games decided in the clutch, a 59.1 winning percentage that...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Saturday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and...
Penn State officially hires D’Anton Lynn as its new defensive coordinator
Former Lions cornerback adds a former UCLA assistant to his defensive staff
Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers. A new drug being tested at Penn is giving patients and doctors hope
A new drug being tested in clinical trials around the world, including at Penn Medicine’s...
Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen named to Finland’s Olympic team
Rasmus Ristolainen found out on Friday that he’s going to be playing in his first...
A look back at Pennsylvania’s rocky education landscape in 2025
A look at the top education issues in Pennsylvania in 2025.
Lehigh Valley college basketball: Muhlenberg’s Rohn, Moravian’s Spirk set for last rivalry game
With the Mules' Ron Rohn set to retire, it marks the end of an era...
Penn State’s Ethan Grunkemeyer, J’ven Williams reportedly headed to portal
Six Nittany Lions announce Thursday they're returning for 2026 season
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Friday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and...
From the Eagles’ Super Bowl win to the Phillies’ bitter end, let’s look back at 2025 in Philly sports
A triumphant February, a bitter October, and 10 other months on the 2025 Philadelphia sports...
Time for Eagles fans to trust in Tanner McKee
Resting most of their starters doesn’t mean the Eagles are giving up on the No....
Candidate in Pa. House special election in Lehigh Valley drops out in frustration
One candidate says he is withdrawing from the Pa. House 22nd District special election to...
Pedestrian dies in fatal accident on Pa. Turnpike I-476 in Carbon County
A male pedestrian died early Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle on the...
Lehigh Valley weather: Snow squalls, freezing cold and high winds ring in new year
A cold front that brought snow squalls to the Lehigh Valley is also bringing even...
Meet the Lehigh Valley’s first babies of 2026: 1 born 11 minutes past midnight, another at 1:11 a.m. on 1/1
Lehigh Valley Health Network welcomed its first baby of 2026 only 11 minutes after midnight,...
How artificial intelligence became real estate’s new secret weapon
Across the country, real estate agents are weaving AI into almost every aspect of the...
How an anti-Trump crusader and a ‘boring’ Republican prosecutor forged an unlikely partnership
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin could not have more...
From Neko Case to Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas, here are the top acts in the Lehigh Valley this month
From Neko Case to Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas, here are the top acts in the...
Here’s why we eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day
Here's why we eat pork and sauerkraut as well as other good-luck foods for New...
WATCH: Allentown rings in 2026 with Phantoms puck drop and drone light show
WATCH: Allentown's New Year's Eve puck drop was accompanied by a drone light show.
WATCH: Bethlehem rings in 2026 with annual Peeps chick drop
Watch: Bethlehem rings in the new year (early) for 2026 with the annual Peeps chick...
About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration
A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort on...
Sleepy Flyers grounded by Flames in year-ending loss
Back-to-back games prove to be too much for Flyers in 5-1 New Year's Eve loss...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Thursday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and...
Travis Sanheim realizes Olympic dream with spot on Team Canada
Travis Sanheim's dream came true at noon on Wednesday, when the Flyers defenseman was named to...
Peeps chick drop rings in 2026 at PeepsFest in Bethlehem | PHOTOS
Photos: The annual Peeps chick drop rang in the new year early Wednesday night during...
De George: First win for 76ers’ Big 3 in books, with chance to shift narrative
Though it makes for good PR, the metric might no longer be accurate to gauge...
Flyers flip Egor Zamula to Penguins for Philip Tomasino
The Flyers' Egor Zamula Era came to an end Wednesday, the defenseman traded to the...
A 2026 wish list for sports includes tightening up the transfer portal, changing state tournament formats, and honoring Ed Stinner
The Allentown School District needs to name Allen's softball field in Ed Stinner's honor
Man dies after bicycle struck by vehicle in Whitehall Township crash, coroner says [UPDATE]
According to the Lehigh County coroner, a man has died after his bicycle was struck...
Lehigh Valley boys basketball: ‘Big shot Bob’ helps Nazareth turn back Whitehall in OT; Allen loses first
Bobby Grzenda got national attention for his game-winning 3-pointer against Easton on Dec. 20.
She held a dying pilot’s hand while rescuers raced to the crash site of two helicopters in N.J.
Dec. 30—Caitlyn Collins thought the grinding metal sounds and subsequent bang outside her Hammonton home...
Penn State special teams coordinator Justin Lustig is staying, report says
Nittany Lions had strong kicking game in 2025 season
With playoffs looming, Eagles’ offense is stuck in familiar rut
It’s a team effort inside the NovaCare Complex as the Eagles, entering the final week...
Allentown man vandalized federal courthouse doors; damage estimated at $2,000, police say
An Allentown man is accused of shattering the doors to the federal courthouse, causing more...
A couple told patients they’d created a breakthrough medical device. In a Pennsylvania courtroom, they admitted it was all a lie.
At clinics operated in Arizona and several other states, Mary Blakley and her husband, Fred,...
Bipartisan Pa. bills target youth vaping, funeral alcohol rules and more
Closing out a year where partisanship in the Capitol took a heavy toll on the...
Wife fatally shoots husband during domestic incident in Kutztown, officials say [Updated]
She's charged with murder in the shooting in the residence Tuesday night.
Snow on New Year’s Eve? Flurries could fall in the Lehigh Valley
Forecasters said less than an inch of snow could fall Wednesday in the Lehigh Valley.
America’s 250th birthday is the moment Philly museums have been waiting for
Embedded into the fabric of our nation’s birthplace, Philly cultural institutions are gearing up for...
Restaurant that replaced iconic Bethlehem breakfast spot closes after less than a year
The restaurant that replaced an iconic breakfast and lunch spot in downtown Bethlehem has closed...
Here are the notable Lehigh Valley people who died in 2025
Some were public leaders; others were stalwarts in business, education, medicine, religion and other areas....
EPC football ambassador of the year: Peyton Falzone didn’t have the senior year he wanted, but made the most of it
Peyton Falzone's senior season ended early when he suffer a fractured clavicle.
Lehigh Valley top stories of 2025: Chicken coop battles, ICE raid, children in danger and data centers
The Morning Call looks back at the biggest stories of 2025 in the Lehigh Valley,...
VJ Edgecombe’s OT 3-pointer leads 76ers to victory over Grizzlies
VJ Edgecombe scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to...
Lehigh Valley sports scores and a look at Wednesday’s schedule
Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores.
Allentown budget in limbo after council fails to override mayor’s veto of plan that removed tax hike
Tuerk said the failed override vote leaves intact his original budget with a 4% tax...
FLYERS NOTEBOOK: Tocchet stresses importance of working relationship with Sanheim for upcoming Olympics
Having an NHL coach and one of his team’s players on the same roster at...
These Lehigh Valley residents have earned their wings
The Morning Call’s annual Be An Angel campaign is underway, benefitting hundreds of Lehigh Valley...
Monroe County man solicited sex from teen, police say
A Monroe County man is accused of soliciting sex from someone he thought was a...
Pa. Turnpike toll rates to increase in new year. Find out how much
In 2026, the most-common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.86 to $1.94...
Lehigh Valley boys basketball: Catty’s Frankie Pujols gets his 1,000th point, Rough Riders and Bethlehem Christian get wins in Slatington tourney
Frankie Pujols reached 1,000 points with a 3-point shot in the first quarter of Catty's...
Ground beef sold in Pennsylvania, 5 other states recalled
The ground beef also was sold in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Washington.
Penn State board deliberated its business in public more often this year, Spotlight PA analysis shows
The university’s governing body spent 22% of its public meeting time in 2025 discussing Penn...
Here’s where to get out and get hiking in the Lehigh Valley on New Year’s Day
If getting fit in the new year is your resolution, here are some area hikes...
See the Lehigh Valley’s top commercial deals for 2025. They were led by land for a data center
In 2025, the Lehigh Valley’s biggest commercial deal involved something that could very much be...
Lehigh Valley high school football: Coaching legend will retire after 53 seasons
Joe Bottiglieri said that his 17 seasons involved with high school football were his most...
Eagles’ Sirianni admits he needs to help Patullo more
Coach Nick Sirianni said something revealing after the Eagles knocked off the Buffalo Bills Sunday,...
Saucon Valley’s Chunko, Nazareth’s Zuercher exact revenge on workout partners
Saucon Valley's Carter Chunko and Nazareth's Brayden Zuercher exact revenge on their workout partners to...
Penn State set to hire D’Anton Lynn as defensive coordinator, report says
Penn State football coach Matt Campbell is hiring USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, a former...
Giant to close Lehigh Valley fulfillment center, affecting more than 100 employees
Giant's parent company said this month that it is closing centralized fulfillment centers as part...
Dunkin’ opens at Lehigh Valley Mall
Dunkin’ has begun serving coffee, donuts and more at Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township.
Left-leaning Allentown advocates blast Lehigh County Democrats over candidate selection in Pa. House special election
Chair Lori McFarland defended the selection process, saying that it is dictated by state law...
Popular Whitehall Township restaurant closing, as team moves on to new spot
Griddle 145 will close this week in Whitehall Township after over a decade of service...
Lehigh Valley under wind advisory for gusts to 50 mph, as temperatures set to plummet
High winds are possible through Tuesday afternoon in the Lehigh Valley.
Shots fired at Easton home, police say
A home in Easton was hit by gunfire in what police believe was a targeted...
Girls volleyball all-area teams: Emmaus, Bethlehem Catholic get three each on the first team
Three different Eastern Pennsylvania Conference teams won championships in 2025 with Emmaus taking the league...
She left the dating parlors and courting buggies of Lancaster behind. Now she’s learning to date from scratch.
Susanna Nolt grew up in Ephrata, the eighth in a family of 12 kids. They...
PeepsFest chick to arrive in a fireworks-emblazoned crate created by Lehigh Valley students
LCTI students designed a new, fireworks-emblazoned crate for the chick that stars in Bethlehem's New...
Lehigh Valley boys basketball: Milestone for Catasauqua player could highlight holiday tournament week
Catasauqua's Frankie Pujols' getting his 1,000th point could be a tournament time highlight.
These were the top Lehigh Valley baby names in 2025
What were the top baby names of 2025 at Lehigh Valley area hospitals? Here is...
Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh dominate All-Area Colonial-Schuylkill League football teams
Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh dominate The Morning Call All-Area football teams to wrap up a...
Shapiro leaves Board of Pardons seat empty after concerns over member’s ‘inappropriate’ questioning
Outgoing member John Williams faced criticism from advocates after asking sexual questions and consistently voting...
Lehigh Valley food safety report: no sanitizer; dirty, dusty, crusty floors; dank mops
Here's the latest batch of food safety inspection results from around the Lehigh Valley.
5 things we learned in Eagles’ tight victory against Buffalo
The Eagles didn’t win pretty Sunday, but they won big — a 13-12 escape over...
Eagles Report Card: Grade ‘A’ effort by defense lifts Eagles past Bills
Buoyed by their defense, the Eagles hung on for a 13-12 victory over the Bills...
Eagles hang on to beat Bills 13-12 when Josh Allen misses an open Khalil Shakir on 2-point try
Josh Allen sailed a 2-point conversion attempt wide of open receiver Khalil Shakir in the...
Chet Holmgren scores 29 as Thunder pull away from 76ers
Chet Holmgren had 29 points and nine rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away...
Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic: Parkland’s Todora, Northwestern Lehigh’s Croll make semifinals
Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic action continues through the afternoon medal round, with the finals scheduled...
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring...
Freezing rain in Lehigh Valley could make roads, sidewalks dangerous overnight; advisory issued for high winds Monday and Tuesday
The Lehigh Valley is under a winter weather advisory for a "light glaze" of freezing...
Penn State owes thanks to Terry Smith for his calm leadership [opinion]
Interim Nittany Lions head coach finishes his stint with Pinstripe Bowl victory
What are the most popular jobs in the Lehigh Valley? Who gets paid the most?
What do you do for a living? How much do you make? Those are some...
Having trouble finding a job? You’re not alone. Several factors affecting market in Lehigh Valley
Uncertainty about the economy and politics have made some employers reluctant to add workers.
Colonial-Schuylkill League football: Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh teamed to make history
Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh teamed to make history in 2025, becoming the first Colonial League...
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens...
Eagles brace for Bills, elements
A late-season trip to Orchard Park, N.Y., rarely offers comfort or clean conditions. But today’s...