Big Tech’s Fast-Expanding Plans for Data Centers Are Running Into Stiff Community Opposition
SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) — Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them.
State grants $150,000 for Iron Valley Trail land acquisition in Colebrookdale Township
State grants $150,000 for Iron Valley Trail land acquisition in Colebrookdale Township. The state is awarding $150,000 to help purchase land for the first phase of what’s now called the Iron Valley Trail in Colebrookdale Township.
42nd “Twelfth Night Festival” at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown
“We are pleased to present our 42nd ‘Twelfth Night Festival,’ says Andrew Lutz-Long, Christ Lutheran Church Associate Music Director and “Twelfth Night Festival” Conductor, adding, “More than ever, we marvel and give thanks for those who support this program year after year.”. The “Twelfth Night...
Longtime Perkiomenville bait shop to close its doors
It's the end of an era for a local mom and pop shop in Perkiomenville, Pa.
Meet the new Workforce Board Lehigh Valley director, whose job is helping people find...
Cathy Rychalsky has had a long career helping people, especially those looking for a job. While in college, she found her passion during a summer job as a state monitor under the Job Training Partnership Act that turned into a full-time gig and later a management position. As the new...
Local police officers make Christmas brighter for Parkland students
It was a happy day for select children from each of the Parkland schools who had the opportunity to shop for the Christmas holiday with local police officers at the Heroes for the Holiday shopping spree Dec. 9, 2025, at Target, 1600 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., South Whitehall. Three students...
‘A beautiful bridge’: Allentown’s oldest bridge undergoes 2.6 million dollar renovation
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Uncovered and bare, its wooden clothing cast aside, as its original wooden beams lay on the ground. "When you go over there, it's quite shocking. It looks like it's kind of disassembled," said Mandy Tolino, Director, of Allentown Parks and Rec. Bogert's Covered Bridge, Lehigh County's oldest,...
Morgan adds another club to his 300 list
Kyle Morgan grew up at the now-defunct Boulevard Lanes. The 32-lane center was a hotbed for area talent, including his incredibly skilled dad, George. Kyle cut his teeth in the commercial centers but for the past 15 years or so, his tastes have changed. “I actually bowl primarily in the...
Bucks County Man Charged with Aggravated Assault after Shooting Incident Over Food Suggestion at...
A request for a food recommendation outside a Bucks County restaurant escalated to gunfire on New Year's Eve, leaving one man wounded and another facing serious charges. Zacchaeus Williams, a 22-year-old resident of Bucks County, stands accused of aggravated assault, among other charges, after allegedly shooting a...
Police still seeking information in death of elderly woman in Bucks County
Police in Hilltown Township, Bucks County remain baffled about the case of Anne Turner.

















