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Students from Voorhees High School celebrated their prom on Friday night at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The fashion was stellar prom-goers arrived dressed to impress. The Class of 2026 spent the night laughing, dancing and snapping selfies as they celebrated four years of friendships

The first days of September 1939 dawned warm over the Lehigh Valley. Normally this would be late beach weather and there were crowds at New York’s World’s Fair. But there was nothing normal about this late summer as radios were blaring the news that World War II had begun with the German invasion of Poland and a declar

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A motorcycle crashed on Route 191 in Plainfield Township on Friday night. Northampton County dispatchers say the accident happened at the intersection of Kesslersville and Bangor Roads at 7:41 p.m.. The driver of the motorcycle reportedly crashed into a ditch. The driver was transported to t

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Two people were caught on camera, armed with weapons, smashing their way into a Lehigh Valley swim club. The Northwest Swim Club of Bethlehem is back to operating as normal after a break-in. The vandals left behind damage in room after room, even throwing furniture to the...

June marks the unofficial start of summer in Bucks County. It’s also the time of year when neighbors reconnect, families gather, and communities come together around traditions that have become part of the region’s identity. This June carries extra meaning. With America marking its 250th birthday, several events...

On one recent early morning, the valley smelled sweet from blooming Japanese honeysuckles and multiflora roses. As I sat looking at the eastern sky, a wasp kept flying around me. But it didn’t try to sting me — I was probably just too close to its nest. When...

Yardley Borough and Lower Makefield Township officials have joined the protest against the expansion of Trenton-Mercer Airport over concerns of a negative impact on air, water, and noise quality, writes Greg Vellner for The Reporter. The FAA has already approved a plan to quadruple the airport’s size and allow the...

Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast say speed was a factor in a crash that caused a truck to catch fire and triggered lengthy ramp closures at the busy I-78/Rt. 33 interchange in Lower Saucon Township last month. According to a June 4 crash report, the accident happened May 19, shortly...

Katie Steele recently took a three-day vacation to Florida. In August, she will travel to Arizona with her mother, Sue Steele, in August for another week of rest and relaxation. “My goal is to see all 50 states,” Steele said. The rest of the year, Katie Steele is 100-percent...

A vision for the Easton Highline elevated trail has taken a big step forward with more than $1.2 million awarded to buy an unused rail line for the project. Local and state officials gathered Friday at the access point for the project — a dusty parking lot where South Fourth Street becomes Lehigh Drive at the Washingto