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A Q-tip found in the trash in the Poconos and spotless car were key evidence against Bryan Kohberger
Among the key evidence against Bryan Kohberger was a Q-tip found in the trash at his parents' Monroe County home.
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Tornado confirmed in southern Berks County on Tuesday
An EF0 tornado touched down Tuesday afternoon with peak winds of 70 mph. A downdraft packing those same potent winds continued northeastward in Montgomery County the National Weather Service said.
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The power of Bauer: Northern Lehigh standout scores 30 in a summer-league win
Rising junior Kellen Bauer continues to put up impressive numbers for the Bulldogs in summer-league games
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Venture into Bethlehem museum’s vault and explore 100 years of dollhouse craftsmanship
Bethlehem’s Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is offering a peek behind the miniature curtains of one of the country’s largest antique dollhouse collections this summer.
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![Isaiah Rodgers, a cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings, plays in the fourth annual Devonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. The event features players from the Philadelphia Eagles competing in a home-run derby and a softball game. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-DavontaSoftball011")
4th annual Devonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game 2025 | PHOTOS
The fourth annual Devonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game takes place Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. The event features players from the Philadelphia Eagles competing in a home-run derby and a softball game. See the photos below. -
![Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk hands out Allentown Pride shirts Saturday, June 28, 2025 at a flag-raising ceremony at Allentown City Hall hosted by the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 1969. The six days of riots following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, were a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-OutAndProud011")
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![Isla Rivera,3, enjoys the Sabor Latin Festival on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Steelstacks in Bethlehem. The festival runs through Saturday. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Sabor23")
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![Local residents and officials hold a celebration Saturday, June 28, 2025, for improvements at Allentown’s Stevens Park, including a full-sized basketball court and community mural. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-stevenspark-0629019")
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![Campers sing and perform skits Friday, June 27, 2025, during Camp Smile at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. The weeklong, space-themed day camp is held by the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley for children with cancer. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-CampSmileFri")
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![Team Tuskes throw balls while competing Thursday, June 26, 2025, in the Second Annual KidsPeace Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser at the organization’s Orchard Hill campus in North Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "Kid Peace DodgeBall")
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![Leila Ehtesham of Bethlehem holds a signs in protest Thursday, June 26, 2025 during a rally at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem. The event was hosted by coalition of Lehigh Valley organizations including Muslim Youth Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Democratic Socialists of America and the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern, in protest of the recent U.S.-backed bombing campaign in Iran. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-RallyAgainstWar-03")
Opinion
Opinion: PBS is a national treasure worthy of government support
Opinion: "American Experience" did something I never thought possible — it made me excited to...
Crime and Public Safety
Skydiving airplane goes off New Jersey runway, sending 15 people to hospital [Updated]
At least five people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went...
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Business
How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump’s tax bill
The episode revealed the enormous influence of a segment of the Republican Party that has...
Pennsylvania News
Bucks County Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick stands as the lone GOP holdout on ‘big, beautiful, bill’ vote
Brian Fitzpatrick was the only Republican “no” vote not to reverse by the early morning...
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Has ICE ‘gone too far’ in enforcing immigration laws? Here’s what a poll found
A major partisan divide was present in the polling.
Allentown
IronPigs outfielder Cal Stevenson patiently waiting for the results
The numbers don't reflect the quality at-bats IronPigs outfielder Cal Stevenson is having. He's patiently...
Bethlehem Area
New Bethlehem record store hopes to continue legacy of former Double Decker in Allentown
The new Railroad Records store will let customers buy and sell records, CDs, antiques, clothing...