Whitehall Area

Firefighters respond to a fire Saturday evening Dec. 13, 2025, at the Fairmont Place Apartments on Maryland Circle in Whitehall Township. (Scott M. Nagy/Special to The Morning Call)

Fire breaks out at Whitehall Township apartment building | PHOTOS

By For The Morning Call

December 14, 2025 at 12:23 a.m.

A fire at Fairmont Place Apartments on Maryland Circle in Whitehall Township on Saturday evening prompted...

Fire at Whitehall Township apartment building goes to 4 alarms; Red Cross assisting displaced residents [Updated]

By Morning Call staff

December 14, 2025 at 6:52 p.m.

Fire broke out at a Whitehall Township apartment complex on Saturday evening.

Northampton players get ready to play against Catasauqua on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at Catasauqua Alumni Field in Catasauqua. The contest marked the 100th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving game between the two schools and the 102nd game overall (they played twice in the first two years). (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Northampton vs. Catasauqua football on Thanksgiving, 100 years after first game | PHOTOS

By Jonathan Broady

November 27, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

Photos: Northampton and Catasauqua face off in football on Thanksgiving Day in their annual rivalry...

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

Lehigh Valley man stole nearly $2 million through wire fraud, federal officials say

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

November 18, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

A Catasauqua man was part of a scheme that took businesses and individuals for nearly...

Married couple Juanita Mejia and Cesar Mejia stand inside their diner, Maraschino Diner, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Whitehall. Maraschino Diner recently celebrated its first anniversary after opening in Oct. 2024 in Whitehall Township, bringing back to life a property that hosted Lehigh Valley Diner, Salt & Pepper Family Restaurant and Jordan Parkway Diner. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Retail Watch: Lehigh Valley couple’s diner celebrates a year of community love and dreams

By Graysen Golter

November 8, 2025 at 2:46 p.m.

A couple's diner has celebrated its first anniversary in Whitehall Township, where it has earned...

The last of three defendants in a 2024 shooting death outside this store on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township was sentenced Wednesday. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Woman will serve up to 10 years for her role in killing of husband in Whitehall Township parking lot

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

November 5, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

A woman who pleaded guilty for her role in the killing of her husband outside...

Gunman pleads guilty in shooting death of man outside Whitehall Township store, gets up to 60 years in prison

By Morning Call staff

October 13, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

An Allentown man faces up to 60 years in prison after admitting to fatally shooting...

Saquon Barkley is inducted into the Whitehall Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at halftime of a Whitehall High School football game in Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

New Saquon Barkley documentary follows journey from Whitehall to Eagles star. What to know and how to watch for free

By Christopher Dornblaser

October 9, 2025 at 6:49 p.m.

The Amazon Prime documentary, titled "Saquon," covers five years of his life in the lead...

Tyrell Michael Holmes, 18, was stabbed multiple times and set ablaze early April 24, 2018, authorities said. His body was found behind a dumpster at the Parkhurst Apartments in Bethlehem. (Matt Coughlin/The Morning Call)

Money Rules Everything gang member found guilty in 2018 killing of man burned alive in Bethlehem

By Christopher Dornblaser

October 9, 2025 at 11:13 a.m.

Zahmire Welcome is among four Money Rules Everything gang members charged in the April 2018...

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

By Jonathan Broady

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

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

A school bus crashed into an embankment Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2025, at South Lehigh Avenue and Bridge Street in Whitehall Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

School bus crashes down embankment in Whitehall Township [Updated]

By Morning Call staff

October 2, 2025 at 1:07 p.m.

A school bus crashed down an embankment in Whitehall Township on Wednesday afternoon.

Moore Elementary School is shown Aug. 6, 2019. The school is scheduled to close as the district's elementary school realignment goes into effect for the 2026-27 school year. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Northampton Area schools to undergo redistricting affecting more than 2,000 students. Here are the plans

By Elizabeth DeOrnellas

September 26, 2025 at 6:53 a.m.

Northampton Area School District families can now view the updated boundaries to see which elementary...

Police tape Saturday evening, Dec. 7, 2024, surrounds the parking lot of a store at 1155 MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township where a man was fatally shot. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Woman pleads guilty in shooting death of husband outside Whitehall Township store

By Morning Call staff

September 22, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

A Palmerton woman has admitted to her role in the December 2024 shooting death of...

Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen was medical director of the John Van Brakle Child Advocacy Center at Lehigh Valley Health Network. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley dad convicted of killing baby daughter will soon walk out of prison; verdict vacated over controversial child abuse expert’s testimony

By Laurie Mason Schroeder

September 8, 2025 at 7:34 p.m.

The controversy surrounding a former Lehigh Valley child abuse expert resulted in a stunning hearing...

Faces in the Crowd: Whitehall’s plays Friday, Sept.5, 2025, against East Stroudsburg South at Whitehall High School. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Whitehall vs. East Stroudsburg football and Faces in the Crowd on Saquon Barkley Night | PHOTOS

By Amy Shortell

September 6, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Whitehall and East Stroudsburg South faced off in football Friday night. See photos of the...

Saquon Barkley interacts with fans as he is inducted into the Whitehall Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 5,2025, at halftime during a Whitehall High School football game in Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Saquon Barkley returns to Whitehall High School for induction into school’s Hall of Fame | PHOTOS

By Amy Shortell

September 6, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Photos: Saquon Barkley was inducted into the Whitehall High School Hall of Fame during halftime...

Saquon Barkley reacts as he is inducted into the Whitehall Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 5,2025, at halftime during a Whitehall High School football game in Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Return of a hero: Saquon Barkley came back to Whitehall to go into school’s Hall of Fame

By Keith Groller

September 6, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

He may be arguably the most famous athlete on the planet, but Saquon Barkley said...

George Dolgos speaks on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, during the Torpedo Restoration Project Dedication at V.F.W Post 7293 in Whitehall Township. About 18 months ago, the Lehigh Valley chapter of U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. acquired a torpedo that once was at the Naval Reserve center on Postal Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. It was moved to Post 7293 and is centerpiece of a new memorial. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Torpedo memorial dedicated at Whitehall VFW post honors submarine veterans

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan

August 23, 2025 at 12:50 p.m.

Lehigh Valley area veterans spent three years acquiring and refurbishing the World War II torpedo.

Dolores Reed receives a memorial plague by the Til Valhalla Project on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Keystone Harley Davidson in Whitehall Township. Dolores Reed is the mother of Jesse Reed, who served in the Army and was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan 15 years ago. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

‘Never let it go down in history as something being forgotten’: 15 years after tragedy, ceremony honors fallen Lehigh Valley soldier

By Andreas Pelekis

July 12, 2025 at 5:48 p.m.

Whitehall Township native Jesse Reed, who was killed in action while serving in the Army...

Seven-year-old Sebastian and four-year-old Charlotte died in a flash flood in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Their mother, Stephanie Trotter, grew up in the Lehigh Valley and graduated from Whitehall High School in 2013. (Courtesy of Tessa Hopkins)

‘Little Sebastian died trying to save his little sister:’ 2 children of Lehigh Valley native die in New Mexico flooding

By Evelyn Blower

July 11, 2025 at 2:56 p.m.

Stephanie Trotter-Hopkins, a Whitehall High School graduate, lost her two young children, 7-year-old Sebastian and...

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