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A Lehigh Valley nonprofit is being honored by Congress for helping crime victims

A Lehigh Valley agency that helps people caught up in the world of human trafficking will be honored on the national stage this week.

Carol Andersen is CEO of Bloom for Women. The nonprofit will be honored in Washington DC for victim advocacy. Bloom for Women is a nonprofit providing support to survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

This illustration picture shows icons of Google’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) app BardAI (or ChatBot) (C-L), OpenAI’s app ChatGPT (C-R) and other AI apps on a smartphone screen on July 12, 2023. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Lehigh Valley lawmaker part of effort to take on Big Tech, propose chatbot protections for teens

Lehigh Valley food safety inspection reports

Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor

Morning frost covers grass, clover and autumn leaves, making for a beautiful close-up, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Freeze warning issued Tuesday for the Lehigh Valley

Liberty’s Ava Kopetskie is shown here driving down the court against Hazleton in a PIAA Class 6A girls second-round playoff game Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Kopetskie is The Morning Call’s player of the year for the 2025-26 season. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Girls basketball player of the year: Record-breaking season earns Liberty’s Ava Kopetskie top honors

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Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana neighborhood
Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana neighborhood
Fire damages well-known Poconos pub, one person rescued
Fire damages well-known Poconos pub, one person rescued
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open new restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open new restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
After near record-breaking warmth, Lehigh Valley in midst of cooldown. A freeze watch has been issued
After near record-breaking warmth, Lehigh Valley in midst of cooldown. A freeze watch has been issued
Outdoors: Pulling at heartstrings, bald eagles have landed in southeastern Pennsylvania
Outdoors: Pulling at heartstrings, bald eagles have landed in southeastern Pennsylvania
Affordable apartments in Allentown with ‘really elevated look’ get closer to completion. Take a look inside
Affordable apartments in Allentown with ‘really elevated look’ get closer to completion. Take a look inside
Retail Watch: Craft soda company ready to hire veterans as it relocates near Allentown
Retail Watch: Craft soda company ready to hire veterans as it relocates near Allentown
Allentown Center Square redesign set to begin. What to know about project, travel restrictions
Allentown Center Square redesign set to begin. What to know about project, travel restrictions
Lehigh County wants to create a joint juvenile detention facility in Berks. But critics are trying to put on the brakes
Lehigh County wants to create a joint juvenile detention facility in Berks. But critics are trying to put on the brakes

Local News

According to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates, 185,310 antlered deer were bagged by Pennsylvania hunters this year. (Photo courtesy of Tom Tatum)

Outdoors: Pa. Game Commission says deer harvest jumped for 2025-26 season

Hunters bagged 6% more deer than the season before

Sports

Nazareth’s head coach Stephen Genzale speaks to a player against Northampton on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, during a girls softball game in Northampton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley softball’s Elite 8: Nazareth, Northwestern Lehigh on the rise as last week’s leader has setback

Nazareth and the Northwestern Lehigh were the last two softball teams standing last year, but after slow starts, both are beginning to look like teams capable of making deep runs again.

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

A magnolia tree blooms Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Faith & Values: Spring’s quiet promise of renewal

None of us lives a perfect life. We all face mistakes, regrets and hardships. Yet...

Crime and Public Safety

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Texas truck driver charged in fatal hit-and-run on I-78 in Berks [Update]

State police say defendant was located in Louisiana.

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Business

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Oil prices climb as US stocks give back only a bit of their record-breaking rally

t’s a sharp turnaround from Friday, when oil prices tumbled.

Pennsylvania News

The view of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg from State Street. (Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA)

Shapiro wants to eliminate three ‘niche’ tax credits. Supporters say they should be expanded.

The Democratic governor wants a more flexible tax credit that’s focused on job creation.

National News

A man holds a candle during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting.

Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana

It was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years, authorities said.

Allentown

The Walnut Square Apartments site Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Allentown. Walnut Square is downtown Allentown’s first new affordable housing development. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Affordable apartments in Allentown with ‘really elevated look’ get closer to completion. Take a look inside

A one-bedroom apartment at the Walnut Square affordable housing project in downtown Allentown will start...

Bethlehem Area

Main Street in Bethlehem bustles with people on Monday, March 9, 2026. The downtown won USA Today’s 10Best Main Street competition for a second year in a row. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem’s Main Street is again voted the best in US in nationwide poll

A panel of USA Today travel experts selected the top 20 finalists. Then it was...