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Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of 12 games, name Don Mattingly interim skipper

Phillies are among the worst teams in baseball after a month

was fired Tuesday. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Freedom High School’s Fife & Drum Corps marches Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the Bethlehem World Heritage Community Celebration in the city. The city and the Moravian settlements organization hosted the event commemorating the Moravian Church Settlements recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A plan to unify Bethlehem’s historic sites could bring a funicular, cable cars to city

Clouds move across the sky Wednesday, July 16, 2025, with the steeples of Ss. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in view in Bethlehem. The region and all of southeast Pennsylvania are under a slight risk of flash flooding Wednesday night, and storms could produce heavy rain, with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Up to 4 inches of rain could fall in some areas. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

What will summer be like in the Lehigh Valley? Here’s what Old Farmer’s Almanac, NOAA say

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill last month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Bob Brooks’ campaign for Congress in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley and Pa. primary election 2026 guide: How to vote, who’s running and where candidates stand on issues

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The price of regular gas hit a new high for 2026 on Tuesday, according to the latest survey from AAA. (John Haeger / Hazleton Standard Speaker)

Gas prices jump overnight to new 2026 high in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

The price of regular gas in the Lehigh Valley hit a new 2026 high of $4.23, according to the most recent price survey from AAA. That is a $1.05 increase over the price a year ago. The average across Pennsylvania...

Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) blocks a shot by Philadelphia Flyers’ Christian Dvorak (22) during the first period of Game 5 in the first round of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penguins beat Flyers again to force Game 6

Pittsburgh wins 3-2; series moves back to Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Things to Do

Southern troops led by Rick Eisenhart, of Hellertown, as Friends of Camp Geiger hold the 8th annual Lehigh Valley Civil War Days at the Whitehall Parkway Recreational Area to commemorate the waning of the Civil War and the 150th anniversary of the battles at Fort Stedman and Appomattox, which took place in spring 1965. -//// MICHAEL KUBEL / The Morning Call —- Sunday June 14, 2015

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

Here are your best bets for fun this weekend around the Lehigh Valley.

St. Luke’s Half Marathon and 5K 2026 | PHOTOS

See photos from the 2026 St. Luke’s Half Marathon, the region's longest-running long-distance race, and 5K in Allentown.
35th annual Lehigh Valley Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony | PHOTOS
Students release 2,000 beneficial lady bugs | PHOTOS
Legendary Lehigh Valley softball coach is honored with field dedication
Southern Lehigh High School Prom | PHOTOS
Pen Argyl Area High School Prom | PHOTOS
Celebrating Earth Day at Covered Bridge Park | PHOTOS

Opinion

University of Scranton student Myira Bruno attends the Earth Day Fair with friends held at the University of Scranton's Loyola Science Center in Scranton Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / MEDIANEWSGROUP)

Faith & Values: Earth Day is about environmental protection. Why that’s also a religious concern

There are theological and philosophical bases for caring for the natural world in many religious...

Crime and Public Safety

A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Allentown woman, 73, dies days after Route 222 crash

A 73-year-old Allentown woman has died, four days after she was injured in a car...

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These 100-foot Ethernet cables deliver consistent high-speed internet

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Business

Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, left, speaks next to Denise Dresser, chief revenue officer of OpenAI, at a What’s Next with AWS event Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Amazon touts a ‘major expansion’ with OpenAI as Microsoft ties loosen

The collaboration with Amazon Web Services would involve co-developing a new platform for AI agents.

Pennsylvania News

Voters wait to cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Meet 2 of the 1 million independent Pa. voters shut out of next month’s primary

In Pennsylvania, voter registration trends show there are higher percentages of independents in the Lehigh...

National News

Five middle school students, who helped stop a bus after their driver passed out during a medical emergency, stand outside a bus in Hancock County, Miss., on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (WLOX via AP)

Mississippi middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver blacks out

The students were honored at a rally and will be treated to lunch.

Allentown

St. Luke’s Half Marathon and 5K 2026 | PHOTOS

See photos from the 2026 St. Luke’s Half Marathon, the region's longest-running long-distance race, and...

Bethlehem Area

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

CountryFest, Artsquest's new country music festival, will be held Aug. 21-22 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

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