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Temple University’s Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, in partnership with the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, is preparing to establish its first-ever rural dental education center and clinic in downtown Tamaqua. According to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124), the project aims to...

UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. — Barley Creek Taproom Saucon is open for business. The Pocono-based brewery announced plans to open its first Lehigh Valley taproom in September, initially projecting an opening date in October. On Friday, Nov. 28, the brewpub officially opened its doors to customers. "After an unexpected...

The FCC Media Bureau has affirmed its decision to cancel the license of WNJC(AM) in Washington Township, N.J, after discovering that the station had been silent for more than a year. Despite a petition for reconsideration filed by the station’s license holder, Forsythe Broadcasting LLC, emphasizing increasing...

SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A Lehigh County church is opening its doors for the community to come and enjoy a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. Volunteers at Jordan United Church of Christ in South Whitehall Township are busy preparing to serve hundreds a homecooked meal. "Last night I was here, I...

NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Plans for 105 single-family homes along Rising Sun Road received a recommendation for preliminary final approval from the North Whitehall Township Planning Commission on Tuesday night. The plan will go before the board of supervisors for full and final approval on Monday. Known as...

Macungie Boro. hires outside attorney to investigate its police department. A Lehigh County borough is hiring an outside attorney to investigate its police department.

Lehigh University Art Galleries has launched Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app that allows visitors to explore the museum’s collection both in person and remotely through photos, audio and video content. The app, created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides access to information about current exhibitions,...

Andy I. Uruchima Lema, 21, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem at 10:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He had been riding in the front passenger seat when the vehicle crashed in the area of...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown man has been sentenced to serve decades in state prison for his role in a murder last year in a city park. Carlos Landesta-Agramonte, 20, pleaded guilty in September to charges of third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, both third-degree felonies. At...

Luis A. Cruz, 46, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 4:40 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Cruz was hit when a tractor-trailer reportedly backed up along the 700 block of West Linden Street at approximately 11:30...