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Allentown School District names new school leaders, including another acting principal at Allen High School
Alicia Knauff will be acting principal of William Allen High School, while Frank Derrick will move out of that role and become the Director of Alternative Learning at William Penn.
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An ‘active’ evening: Severe thunderstorms move through Lehigh Valley; 2,000 power outages reported
The Lehigh Valley is under a severe thunderstorm watch until Friday night while a heat advisory remains in effect.
Sports
Summer boys basketball: Parkland wins games in separate events, venues; Northampton pulls out of league final
The defending District 11 6A champs look more and more like the area's best team as the summer season is set to end this weekend
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How to beat the heat: Here are some of the best boating, kayaking spots in the Lehigh Valley region
Here are seven Lehigh Valley area spots where you can rent kayaks and canoes, or take your own for recreation.
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![Monique Thomas cuts picked sunflowers Friday, July 25 2025, at Seiple Farms in Allen Township. The farm’s sunflower festival began Friday. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Sunflower-Festival07")
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People take a wagon ride up to the sunflower field Friday, July 25 2025, at Seiple Farms in Allen Township. The farm’s sunflower festival began Friday. -
![Henry Wills,12, uses a fire extinguisher to put out a controlled fire Wednesday, July 23, 2025, as LVIA Fire Capt. Greg Hill keeps a close eye on the drill during Junior Firefighter Camp at Lehigh Valley International Airport. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Junior-Firefighter-Camp42_dae92d")
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![World War II Navy veteran Eli Rauzon, 102, shares his story with his fellow residents Monday, July 21, 2025, at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Upper Macungie Township. Rauzon, who enlisted when he was 17, served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, and later with the Air Force. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-WWIIVeteranPresentation-02")
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![Rumbamena, which focuses on honoring Latin culture through dance, performs Sunday, July 20, 2025, during Viva La Fiesta at Dorney Park. Viva La Fiesta, a tribute to Caribbean and Latin American culture, runs July 19 to Aug. 17, featuring live performances by groups such as Rumbamena, Manteca Blue & The Latin Corner, and Steel Pan Jam; and tropical food and sweets. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-VivaLaFiesta011")
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![Construction work progresses Thursday, July 10, 2025, on a seven-story hotel on Easton’s Centre Square. Work began on the hotel, which will have 49 rooms and two restaurants, in 2024. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-EastonConstruction015")
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![Creating Crystals, a small homemade jewelry business owned by Crystal Achey of Bethlehem, attends the Bethlehem Vintage Market as a vendor Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the Bethlehem Rose Garden. The market is scheduled to return 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, Sept. 14 and Oct. 12. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-BethlehemVintageMarket008")
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![Prince Zimeray, 11, of Williams Township competes during the blueberry pie eating contest Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites Blueberry Festival and Market to Go at Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem. This year’s Blueberry Festival returns July 19 and 20, 2025. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-BlueberryFestival-09")
Opinion
Opinion: Guns, and more guns; but where are they going and why?
Opinion: The Mexican-based drug trade propped up by American guns causes health, legal and economic...
Crime and Public Safety
Man fled from Allentown officers, crashed into multiple cars in chase that stretched into Whitehall, police say
A Philadelphia man crashed into multiple vehicles while fleeing Allentown police Wednesday night, police said.
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Business
Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?
Negotiations over President Trump's lawsuit with “60 Minutes” has been a cloud over CBS News.
Pennsylvania News
Police documents released after Bryan Kohberger sentencing detail strange happenings weeks before Idaho killings
In the weeks before Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students, there were strange...
National News
Today in History: July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination based on mental...
Allentown
Hulk Hogan remembered Allentown’s Ag Hall as a ‘hotbed’ for wrestling: ‘Brother, a lot of history went down back there.’
'Brother, a lot of history went down back there.' Hulk Hogan recalled his many appearances...
Bethlehem Area
‘Changing the way people are moving around Bethlehem.’ City announces timeline for 3 major transportation projects
Bethlehem officials on Wednesday celebrated over $3.7 million million in outside investments to go toward...