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Fatal crashes dropped statewide in 2025. How did the Lehigh Valley do?

Crash fatalities dropped last year in Pennsylvania, but that trend was not seen fully here in the Lehigh Valley.

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Braveheart Highland Pub has gone up for sale in Hellertown as the owner prepares to retire. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

Retiring owner puts nearly 20-year-old pub up for sale in the Lehigh Valley

The plans for an overhaul of the Route 100 interchange of Route 100 in Upper Macungie Township, which could become the Lehigh Valley region’s first diverging diamond interchange. (PennDOT)

PennDOT is sharing its plans to widen I-78, reconstruct Route 100 interchange. Here are the details

Firefighters battle a three-alarm fire Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at the Hotel Hampton at 462 Northampton St. in downtown Easton. (Dennis Wetherhold Jr./Special to The Morning Call)

Report details Hotel Hampton fire in Easton that injured firefighter, says building had not been inspected in years

A reenactor reads the Declaration of Independence on Sunday, July 7, 2024, during the annual Easton Heritage Day celebrations at Centre Square in Easton. The festival commemorates the city’s role as one of three places where the declaration was first read publicly July 8, 1776. (Emma Reed/The Morning Call)

How the Lehigh Valley is working to attract tourists for America’s 250th anniversary

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Man dies days after he was hit by vehicle in Lehigh County
Man dies days after he was hit by vehicle in Lehigh County
Lehigh Valley food safety report: tepid food, rodent activity, leaky ceiling, greasy equipment
Lehigh Valley food safety report: tepid food, rodent activity, leaky ceiling, greasy equipment
PennDOT is sharing its plans to widen I-78, reconstruct Route 100 interchange. Here are the details
PennDOT is sharing its plans to widen I-78, reconstruct Route 100 interchange. Here are the details
Parkland High School Prom | PHOTOS
Parkland High School Prom | PHOTOS
Retiring owner puts nearly 20-year-old pub up for sale in the Lehigh Valley
Retiring owner puts nearly 20-year-old pub up for sale in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley proms: All our photos from last weekend
Lehigh Valley proms: All our photos from last weekend
Whitehall High School Prom | PHOTOS
Whitehall High School Prom | PHOTOS
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
How the Lehigh Valley is working to attract tourists for America’s 250th anniversary
How the Lehigh Valley is working to attract tourists for America’s 250th anniversary

Local News

This undated photo provided by Bob Brooks for Congress in August 2025 shows Bob Brooks, president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association. (Bob Brooks for Congress via AP)

Democrats’ campaign arm officially backs Bob Brooks’ bid in competitive primary to challenge Rep. Ryan Mackenzie

Bob Brooks, a former Bethlehem firefighter and union leader who is one of four Democrats running to challenge Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in the fall, received the blessing of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week, a significant boost to his...

Sports

Liberty coach Andy Pitsilos shakes the hand of Freedom coach John Bisco after his team’s win in their last regular season finale on Monday, May 4, 2026 at DeSales University in Center Valley. Liberty defeated Freedom 19-8 giving Liberty coach Andy Pitsilos his 400th victory. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley baseball: Liberty’s Andy Pitsilos gets career win No. 400 in appropriate fashion

The milestone victory for Pitsilos came against his high school alma mater and at the place where he played college baseball

Things to Do

Danielle Boksan of Macungie enjoys a moment with her 6-year-old daughter, Avery, on Sunday, May 11, 2024, at a Mother’s Day brunch at Madeline’s in Upper Macungie Township. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

Treat Mom at these Lehigh Valley brunch, dinner spots for Mother’s Day

Here's where to treat Mom to brunch or a special dinner on Mother's Day in the Lehigh Valley.

5th annual DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game at Coca-Cola Park | PHOTOS

Fans and superstar athletes alike enjoyed the 5th annual DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. See photos.
Parkland High School Prom | PHOTOS
Whitehall High School Prom | PHOTOS
Bangor Area High School Prom | PHOTOS
Palmerton Area High School Prom | PHOTOS
Saucon Valley High School Prom | PHOTOS
Iconic Dixie Cup comes down from Lehigh Valley factory | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Opinion

Bob Brooks, president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, speaks during Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025 visit to the Bethlehem Fire Department. Shapiro has endorsed Brooks’ campaign for Congress. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Opinion by Bob Brooks: Why you should vote for me in Democratic congressional primary

Opinion by Bob Brooks: Politicians in Washington — even those within our own party —...

Crime and Public Safety

A judge’s gavel rests on a book of law. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Jury convicts Bethlehem man who tried to meet boy for sex

A Bethlehem man was found guilty of numerous crimes for attempting to have sex with...

Best Reviews

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6 affordable tablets with at least 32GB of storage

Tablets are a great way to remain productive if you don’t have a laptop and...

Business

FILE – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks to the crowd at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors

The company behind Character.AI has faced several lawsuits over child safety.

Pennsylvania News

The 2026 primary candidates for lieutenant governor. From left, Democrat Austin Davis, Republican Jason Richey, and Republican John Ventre. (Courtesy of candidates’ Facebook pages, Commonwealth Media Services)

Pa. primary election 2026: Your complete guide to the candidates for lieutenant governor

Incumbent Lt. Gov. Austin Davis is the only Democratic candidate. Jason Richey and John Ventre...

National News

The Mid-State Correctional Facility is seen in Marcy, New York.

Former prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in New York inmate’s fatal beating

Prosecutors said Messiah Nantwi suffered 69 blows from guards.

Allentown

Jalen Hurts takes his turn at bat Saturday, May 2, 2026, during the 5th Annual DeVonta Smith’s Celebrity Softball Game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

5th annual DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game at Coca-Cola Park | PHOTOS

Fans and superstar athletes alike enjoyed the 5th annual DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game on...

Bethlehem Area

In this Sept. 25, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in the booth before the Yankees’ baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

‘Voice of the Yankees’ John Sterling, who briefly attended Moravian College, dies at age 87

Legendary announcer died from complications after a heart attack