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Freeze warning issued Tuesday for the Lehigh Valley

April 20, 2026 at 7:52 am

A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse

The plan proposes converting a 1 million-square-foot warehouse owned by logistics real estate company Prologis.

Warehouses in Upper Macungie Township. (Chris Shipley/The Morning Call)

Samuel Rolando Colon, 24, of Allentown, is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and several counts of reckless endangerment in the November 2025 fatal shooting of Ti’Shuan Singleton on Edward Lane in Catasauqua. (Courtesy of Lehigh County DA’s office)

Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide

Roosevelt Elementary School in Allentown, July 8, 2019.(Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges

This photo made from video from WNEP shows first responders at the scene of an explosion and fire in Lamar Township near Mill Hall, Pa., Sunday, April 19, 2026. (WNEP via AP)

Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home

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

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Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]
Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]
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
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
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
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open new restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open new restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
Fire damages well-known Poconos pub, one person rescued
Fire damages well-known Poconos pub, one person rescued
Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home
Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign will co-host this popular Allentown festival
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign will co-host this popular Allentown festival

Local News

Mediterranean quinoa salad is on the menu Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Circle Cafe on Main in Nazareth. The restaurant will open in April in the historic Kern House, where it will serve coffee, iced tea, quiches, soups, salads, deviled eggs and flatbreads. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

New cafe opens in historic Lehigh Valley home

Circle Cafe on Main has opened within a 200-year-old home in Nazareth.

Sports

Flyers’ Owen Tippett checks Penguins’ Erik Karlsson into the boards during the first period of Game 2 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Pittsburgh on Monday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NHL playoffs: Flyers rough up Penguins, come back to Philadelphia with a 2-0 lead in the series

Flyers shut out Penguins 3-0; goalie Dan Vladar blanks Penguins

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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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

Jones is fighting the liquidation of his company over $1 billion.

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 school bus passes the house where 8 children were killed

A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana

A Shreveport teacher broke down after learning her 5-year-old student was killed.

Allentown

City trucks collect and dispose of pallets, tarps and other personal belongings Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at the Jordan Creek homeless encampment in Allentown during a sweep to clear residents out of the site. While many residents were able to grab their belongings, others said they lost a lot because they didn’t have help. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Allentown mayor delays sweep of homeless encampment following public backlash

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has indefinitely delayed a sweep of a homeless encampment near Fountain...

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...