Easton Area

November 29, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

Construction is under way at a former Lehigh Valley Friendly's restaurant that closed in 2022.

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.

Zoey practices pickle ball skills Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at Wilson Borough Elementary School in Wilson. The school district recently received a grant from Capital Blue Cross to expand its pickle ball program. The grant helped pay for nets, paddles, balls and other equipment for the district. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Pickleball comes to all in this Lehigh Valley school district

November 17, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

A $2,500 Capital Blue Cross grant purchased nets and paddles to make pickleball lessons accessible...

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...

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...

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....

Plans to turn the former Glendon Hotel, shown being demolished in December 2021, into affordable housing have fallen through. But public money earmarked for the project has been designated toward other housing, according to Northampton County, which tried to spearhead the housing project. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Plans for a historic Lehigh Valley hotel property have fallen through. Here’s what’s happening

October 21, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

Plans to build affordable housing on the site of a former 18th-century hotel have been...

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...

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...

A biker takes in the Delaware Canal trail near Wy-Hit-Tuk Park off Route 611 in Williams Township. The Northampton County township remains a rural area of scenic beauty with a rich history dating to before the American Revolution. (Rob Kandel/The Morning Call)

A Lehigh Valley historical group ends its run after 50 years of chronicling community’s rich legacy

October 4, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

A Lehigh Valley historical group ends its run chronicling a community's legacy, but its work...

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...

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...

Cardi B arrives for a meet-and-greet to celebrate the release of her new album, “Am I the Drama?” on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Spin-Me-Round record store at the Palmer Park Mall in Palmer Township. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Fans wait in line for hours to see Cardi B at Palmer Park Mall | PHOTOS

By Morning Call staff

September 21, 2025 at 2:17 a.m.

Photos: Cardi B makes a grand entrance at the Palmer Park Mall on Saturday.

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...

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"...

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...

Palmer Township Supervisor Charles E. “Zeke” Bellis (Courtesy Palmer Township)

Lehigh Valley township mourns loss of elected official, community volunteer Charles ‘Zeke’ Bellis

September 3, 2025 at 8:31 a.m.

The Palmer Township community is mourning the passing of one of its elected supervisors with...

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

By Graysen Golter

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

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

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...

Crews respond to a large sinkhole Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, on Main Street in Palmer Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Another large sinkhole opens near Route 33 in Palmer Township

August 9, 2025 at 7:25 p.m.

Another sinkhole has opened along Main Street in Palmer Township, near Route 33.

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...

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...

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...

Policies on ICE operations at Lehigh County Courthouse are largely confidential. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)

Honduran man arrested in Easton wanted for homicide in home country, ICE says

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

July 18, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

A man arrested in Easton last month was wanted for homicide in his home country...

Aleksander Fedoryszak-Schroer, 3, plays as chickens roam Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in the backyard of their Forks Township home. The township says chickens aren’t allowed as pets, but Karolina Fedoryszak, Aleksander’s mother, insists she received verbal permission in 2019. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

A Lehigh Valley township says chickens aren’t permitted. But resident says she got permission 6 years ago.

July 17, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Forks Township's ordinance regarding pets, defined as "domesticated animals," does not list chickens, but one...

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...

Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey, is credited with rescuing 165 people, mostly kids from Camp Mystic, during the devastating flooding in central Texas. (Perry Shirzad/U.S. Coast Guard)

Warren Hills grad is Coast Guard hero who saved 165 people in Texas flooding

By Kyle Franko

July 7, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Scott Ruskan, a Rider University graduate and Coast Guard rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing...

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