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Proposed Northampton County budget includes 43% tax hike. ‘We need to get ahead,’ executive says

It would be the first tax hike in Northampton County in eight years.

Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski speaks Wednesday, June 24, 2026, during her first State of the County address at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. Zrinski unveiled a plan for a Gracedale nursing home campus, with a new 700-bed skilled nursing facility, dialysis center, workforce housing and retail area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

First Presbyterian Church campus on Center Street in Bethlehem

Bethlehem’s First Presbyterian Church to redevelop campus, auction off accessories

The top half of the back of a yellow school bus.

Whitehall-Coplay School District ordered to resume district busing for charter school students by Monday

Mary Ellen Becker, who was born in October 1924, gives herself applause when her name and brief history are mentioned at the 12th annual Centenarian Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Green Pond Country Club in Bethlehem Township. The event celebrates residents who are turning 100 or older in 2026. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

The secret to a long life? Lehigh Valley centenarians share how they reached their 100th birthdays

Brad Weinhofer talks about farming Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, on part of his family farm in Allen Township. Weinhofer is fourth-generation farmer whose family works 2,200 acres of grain farms spread across Whitehall Township in Lehigh County and East Allen and Allen townships in Northampton County. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley farmers under pressure as fuel and other prices rise. ‘There’s not much of a profit to be made’

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Lehigh Valley officials urge caution after fatal motorcycle crashes. ‘A sobering reminder’

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Wind Creek Bethlehem has a significant drop in gaming revenue. What does that mean for Lehigh Valley?
Wind Creek Bethlehem has a significant drop in gaming revenue. What does that mean for Lehigh Valley?
Motorcyclist, 20, killed in Northampton County crash was a volunteer firefighter [Update]
Motorcyclist, 20, killed in Northampton County crash was a volunteer firefighter [Update]
Bethlehem’s First Presbyterian Church to redevelop campus, auction off accessories
Bethlehem’s First Presbyterian Church to redevelop campus, auction off accessories
‘Extraordinary number of arrests’ at Lehigh Valley high school football game leads district to question future of Friday nights
‘Extraordinary number of arrests’ at Lehigh Valley high school football game leads district to question future of Friday nights
An iconic Lehigh Valley hotel declares itself an AI-free zone
An iconic Lehigh Valley hotel declares itself an AI-free zone
Allentown nonprofit celebrates opening of new affordable apartments, where average rent is just $525 a month
Allentown nonprofit celebrates opening of new affordable apartments, where average rent is just $525 a month
Lehigh Valley officials urge caution after fatal motorcycle crashes. ‘A sobering reminder’
Lehigh Valley officials urge caution after fatal motorcycle crashes. ‘A sobering reminder’
Like coffee? Irish company brings its expertise to the Lehigh Valley
Like coffee? Irish company brings its expertise to the Lehigh Valley
Settlement reduces UGI rate increase and spreads out impact to customer bills
Settlement reduces UGI rate increase and spreads out impact to customer bills
Proposed Northampton County budget includes 43% tax hike. ‘We need to get ahead,’ executive says
Proposed Northampton County budget includes 43% tax hike. ‘We need to get ahead,’ executive says

Sports

Tony DeBiase of South Whitehall Township holds up a framed and autographed poster commemorating Bobby Thomson’s home run on Oct. 3, 1951 when the Giants beat the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds to win the National League. It was one of Major League Baseball’s most famous home runs and DeBiase was there as a 16-year-old kid who skipped school to see the game with his buddies. (Keith Groller)

Lehigh Valley man will never forget ‘The shot heard ’round the world’ on Oct. 3, 1951 in the Polo Grounds

Tony DeBiase was a 16-year-old high school student who skipped school in 1951 and got to experience the thrill of a lifetime

De George: An era of Phillies baseball ended Thursday, and history tells us what comes next
Lehigh Valley high school football: ACCHS, Northampton pull out close EPC wins to start season’s second half
Lehigh Valley boys soccer: Scott Mang reaches 100 wins at Parkland, school records fall as favorites start to take shape

Things to Do

A Halloween skeleton decoration greets guests on Saturday Oct. 11, 2025, at the Riegelsville Inn in Riegelsville. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

When can kids trick or treat in the Lehigh Valley? A town-by-town list

Some towns in the and around the Lehigh Valley have trick-or-treat times other than on Halloween — although many of them do this year, since Oct. 31 is a Saturday.

Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: Oktoberfest, farm tours and more fall fun
From acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela to shock rocker Alice Cooper, here are the top acts playing in the Lehigh Valley this month
Fall arts preview: Your guide to Lehigh Valley festivals, music, theater, art exhibits and more

Data center

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits PPL’s conference center in South Whitehall Townshp on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 to announce a federal investment of $71.5 million to help PPL improve an important transmission line. (Evan Jones/The Morning Call)

US to give PPL up to $71.5 million to boost grid, avoid AI-related blackouts

PPL will receive tens of millions of dollars in federal funds to upgrade an important transmission line, a move the Allentown-based utility said could lower rates for customers.

Planners raise questions about Allentown and Bethlehem data center proposals
A Lehigh Valley data center plan is missing key info, planners say
Study warns of electricity shortages unless supply keeps pace with data center growth

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Eagles & Friends Celebrity Pro-Am, Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic | PHOTOS

Eagles & Friends Celebrity Pro-Am, Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic
Celtic Classic in Bethlehem | PHOTOS
Nor’easter brings flooding to Jersey shore | PHOTOS
Palmerton vs. Pen Argyl in High School Football | PHOTOS
Faces in the crowd – Palmerton vs. Pen Argyl | PHOTOS
Executive Education football debuts new stadium atop parking deck vs. Palumbo Academy | PHOTOS
Pumpkin Season at Valley Fruits & Veggies | PHOTOS

Colonial League Golf Championships | PHOTOS
After 82 years, a Lehigh Valley World War II soldier is laid to rest | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Wicked Plant Festival | PHOTOS
Beam-signing ceremony at the new Lehigh Valley Health Network Turn and Grind Shop at SteelStacks | PHOTOS
Freedom vs. Nazareth football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

Opinion

Poll workers prepare for the opening of a polling place in Wisconsin, where the law requires open primaries, meaning independents can vote for Democratic or Republican candidates. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: It’s time to let independents vote in primaries

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Opinion: Open space preservation will stop data centers in Lehigh County — and so much more
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Local News

A painting of the 1761 Tannery, left, and 1869 Luckenbach Mill by Sergei Yaralov, one of four recently installed in the main dining room of Kirkland Village, is seen Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Bethlehem. Residents donated money to purchase the art, part of a collection of over 800 pieces. The Tannery produced leather from the hides of butchered animals. The building contained vats for tanning and dyeing and a large, ventilated room for drying tanned hides. The Luckenbach Mill was built over the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grist mill. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Kirkland Village residents welcome new art of historic Bethlehem | PHOTOS

Kirkland Village residents welcome new art of historic Bethlehem

Local entertainer Pat Garrett, known for songs, sheepskin and his amphitheater, has died
After two appeals, Allentown man pleads guilty to 2018 homicide
St. Luke’s opens new multimillion dollar heart hospital

Crime and Public Safety

The Northampton County Courthouse in Easton. (Morning Call file photo)

Northampton County man gets 10-20 years in prison for possessing ‘horrific’ child sex abuse images, AG says

A Nazareth man will spend at least a decade in prison for possessing dozens of...

Bethlehem man sentenced to prison in fatal Allentown overdose
‘Extraordinary number of arrests’ at Lehigh Valley high school football game leads district to question future of Friday nights
2 men killed, 2 charged in separate Allentown shootings; video and witnesses lead to quick arrests, DA says [Updated]

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Business

ARCHIVO – El logotipo de Amazon en la fachada de un edificio, el 18 de marzo de 2022, en Schoenefeld, cerca de Berlín. (AP Foto/Michael Sohn, Archivo)

Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts

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Pennsylvania News

Allentown Central Catholic and Emmaus football captains meet at midfield before their Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Pennsylvania high school football scores from Thursday, Oct. 1

PIAA football scores from across the state.

Bill to let unaffiliated voters participate in Pennsylvania primaries passes state House
Pennslyvania confirms 5th measles death, 3rd in Lancaster County
As Shapiro pumps money into downballot Democrats, Republicans lean on Jeff Yass

National News

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

Pike's lawyers argue her medical conditions made the execution method torturous.

In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms
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Allentown

Beverlyn Vazquez sits on the steps leading to her apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, during Ripple Community Inc.’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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