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Lehigh Valley’s ICE hotline is now serving a critical need for food delivery, assistance for immigrant families

As requests for grocery delivery, legal aid and help with household expenses increases, volunteers who aid Lehigh Valley immigrant families are expanding their support networks.

Lehigh Valley resident Bernie T. stands Tuesday, April 14, 2026, with south Bethlehem in the background. He is a volunteer with the emergency response network that supports immigrant families in the Lehigh Valley. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Exterior of the Lehigh County Government Center. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh commissioners approve regional Juvenile Detention Center plan in split vote after heated public debate

Lehigh Valley Health Network officials host a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Bethlehem for the expansion of Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg’s emergency room. The new space is set to be completed in the fall of 2026. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

With no deal in sight, thousands of UnitedHealthCare policy holders will be out of network with LVHN providers this weekend

Investors and real estate professionals attend the Lehigh Valley Real Estate Development Outlook on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Delta by Marriott Allentown Lehigh Valley in Upper Macungie Township. Hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, the event brought together industry leaders, investors and real estate professionals for panel discussions, market trend analysis and networking opportunities. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

What can be done about the Lehigh Valley’s housing shortage? Experts share ideas

The Visitor’s Center at the SteelStacks, pictured in 2013. (DENISE SANCHEZ/THE MORNING CALL)

CountryFest, a new free country music festival, coming this summer to SteelStacks

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Bethlehem police investigating if Lehigh commissioner charged in drug probe accessed city records as employee

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Parkland School Board members concerned a tax break for Eli Lilly would shortchange district

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Letters: Lehigh County officials are unfairly attacking ICE agents with effort to not hire them

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Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend: Wheels in your neighborhood, an Oscar winner and a trip to wartime history

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A plan to replace a massive Lehigh Valley warehouse with a data center is short on details, review finds

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Lehigh County mother faces trial in 2-month-old’s co-sleeping death

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$2.5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at Lehigh County supermarket

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$2.5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at Lehigh County supermarket
$2.5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at Lehigh County supermarket
CountryFest, a new free country music festival, coming this summer to SteelStacks
CountryFest, a new free country music festival, coming this summer to SteelStacks
Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says
Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says
Lehigh County mother faces trial in 2-month-old’s co-sleeping death
Lehigh County mother faces trial in 2-month-old’s co-sleeping death
Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Bucks County DA sues landlord from Lehigh Valley over 'deplorable' housing conditions in 'first-of-its-kind' lawsuit
Bucks County DA sues landlord from Lehigh Valley over 'deplorable' housing conditions in 'first-of-its-kind' lawsuit
Bethlehem Area School District works to close $8 million budget deficit, avoid layoffs and minimize tax hikes
Bethlehem Area School District works to close $8 million budget deficit, avoid layoffs and minimize tax hikes
Bethlehem police investigating if Lehigh commissioner charged in drug probe accessed city records as employee
Bethlehem police investigating if Lehigh commissioner charged in drug probe accessed city records as employee
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Executive decision: Lehigh Valley summer basketball league, Cedar Beach Showcase has found a new home
Executive decision: Lehigh Valley summer basketball league, Cedar Beach Showcase has found a new home

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Lehigh County man gets prison sentence for posing as medical professional, AG says

A Lehigh County man will spend up to two years in prison for posing as a medical professional in Carbon County, according to authorities.

Sports

Jayla Rosario became the first Dieruff player to score 1,000 career points in 25 years. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley All-Area girls basketball team: The best of the best from the 2025-26 season

First team dominated by guards who guided their teams to playoff appearances

Things to Do

Jeff Mucklin of Nurture Nature Center in Easton holds a glass tube of liquid warmed by his hand during a demonstration on energy at an Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Fairview Park in Palmer Township. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Earth Day 2026: A guide to events and cleanups around the Lehigh Valley

Here's where to find community cleanups and other events in celebration of Earth Day.

Opinion

Lehigh County has not had its own juvenile detention center since 2014. A new partnership with three other counties to form a regional facility is up for a vote. (Rich Schultz/Special to The Morning Call)

Opinion: Lehigh County is rushing into misguided plan for a juvenile detention center

Opinion: Approving this could be one of the worst decisions ever by the Lehigh County...

Crime and Public Safety

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Suspicious item prompts bomb squad response in Carbon County, police say

The cylinder had "chemical hazards" written on the side, which prompted police to evacuate the...

Best Reviews

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Acer Swift Go 16 vs. ASUS Vivobook 16: What’s the difference?

We recently had the opportunity to review two solid laptops, the Acer Swift Go 16...

Business

Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon’s claims about its control over AI technology in military systems

Anthropic's new filing addresses the court's questions ahead of oral arguments on May 19.

Pennsylvania News

during an ICE Out of Upper Bern Town Hall at the Shartlesville Fire Company on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)

The Shapiro admin’s unusual challenge to new ICE detention centers could take years to play out

A state agency has barred ICE from connecting to water or sewer via orders that...

National News

Victims of the fire at the Rhythm Club in Natchez, Miss., are viewed in a temporary morgue as relatives try to find their loved ones, April 23, 1940. Two hundred twelve people died in the fire which started when dried Spanish moss hanging from the rafters ignited. (AP Photo)

Today in History: April 23, hundreds die in Mississippi nightclub fire

Over 200 people trapped inside a dance hall died in the Rhythm Club Fire in...

Allentown

Roosevelt Elementary School in Allentown, July 8, 2019.(Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges

In the federal lawsuit filed April 10, lawyers for former Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth...

Bethlehem Area

Giacomo Sgroi, left, stands with his father Phillip at Nonna’s Italian Market in Hanover Township on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Giacomo's restaurant Tinto Tapas & Pasta will soon close in the Lehigh Valley. (Graysen Golter/The Morning Call)

Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says

"This decision did not come lightly," the owner Tinto Tapas & Pasta said.