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Developer buys $770,000 worth of farmland to build luxury homes in Lehigh Valley

The lot was sold to Hallmark Homes — Surrey Court LLC, which plans to build 10 homes.

A developer has purchased farmland in Upper Macungie Township with plans to build 10 homes.
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Nightcrawler: Third Eye Blind performs on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at Musikfest’s Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem.(Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Musikfest 2025 on Friday, Aug. 8 | PHOTOS

Third Eye Blind performs on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at Musikfest’s Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Third Eye Blinds performs at Musikfest 2025 | PHOTOS

A sign is seen along Two Rivers Trailway in Easton. Federal cuts are imperiling more than $830,000 in a grant to expand the trail.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call file photo)

Money for a Lehigh Valley bike trail is part of a multistate lawsuit against Trump, federal government

The exterior of Northampton County's Gracedale nursing home in Upper Nazareth Township is shown in 2023. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Will a new plan save Gracedale Nursing Home? Some on Northampton County Council are skeptical

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Developer buys $770,000 worth of farmland to build luxury homes in Lehigh Valley
Developer buys $770,000 worth of farmland to build luxury homes in Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem police investigating double shooting at South Side restaurant
Bethlehem police investigating double shooting at South Side restaurant
Allentown pharmacy to pay feds $825,000 to resolve false Medicare billing allegations
Allentown pharmacy to pay feds $825,000 to resolve false Medicare billing allegations
Pa. Turnpike I-476 section in Lehigh Valley to be closed for part of weekend
Pa. Turnpike I-476 section in Lehigh Valley to be closed for part of weekend
Musikfest 2025 on Thursday, Aug. 7 | PHOTOS
Musikfest 2025 on Thursday, Aug. 7 | PHOTOS
Vehicle crashes into Allentown market, seriously injuring 2 people
Vehicle crashes into Allentown market, seriously injuring 2 people
Allentown police officer pistol-whipped man after car chase, charged in ‘unjustified assault’, DA says
Allentown police officer pistol-whipped man after car chase, charged in ‘unjustified assault’, DA says
Crash on Route 22 ramp to Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem cleared
Crash on Route 22 ramp to Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem cleared
Money for a Lehigh Valley bike trail is part of a multistate lawsuit against Trump, federal government
Money for a Lehigh Valley bike trail is part of a multistate lawsuit against Trump, federal government
Man who died after being hit by vehicle on Route 22 in Northampton County is identified
Man who died after being hit by vehicle on Route 22 in Northampton County is identified

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Allentown pharmacy to pay feds $825,000 to resolve false Medicare billing allegations

An Allentown pharmacy and its owner will pay $825,000 to the federal government to resolve allegations that the pharmacy billed Medicare for medications that were not dispensed.

Sports

The Limeport Bulls celebrate winning the 2024 Blue Mountain League title and are back in the league finals again after sweeping the Limeport Dodgers in the semifinals. The series ended with a 13-1 win Thursday night. (Keith Groller)

Blue Mountain League baseball: Bulls eye another championship after semifinal sweep of Dodgers

The defending champion Bulls must wait to see who they will play in the league's championship series

Things to Do

People enjoy foods, sounds and the sights Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, during Musikfest on North side Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

The ultimate Musikfest 2025 guide: Lineup, food, parking and more

From how to get there to who to see, here's your guide to Musikfest 2025.

Opinion

Passengers board a LANTA bus at the Allentown Transportation Center. (RICH SCHULTZ/ SPECIAL TO The Morning Call)

Letters to the editor: Pass public transit costs onto SEPTA, LANTA riders

Letters: I pay more every year to operate my car so why shouldn’t public transportation...

Crime and Public Safety

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2 Allentown residents charged by feds in alleged drug-trafficking ring

Two Allentown residents were among eight people indicted by a federal grand jury in a...

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Business

A screen shows stock prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Wall Street clocks another winning week

Expedia and Gilead Sciences both rose sharply after reporting results that easily beat analysts' forecasts.

Pennsylvania News

State Rep. Paul Takac, D-Centre, speaks at an event in Oct. 2024 at Black Moshannon State Park in Rush Township. (Natalie Kolb / Commonwealth Media Services via Spotlight PA)

Tax relief for campgrounds in Pa. could come at the expense of revenue tool for local governments

Legislation to exempt campgrounds from local amusement taxes passed unanimously in the Pa. House, with...

National News

FILE- In this Aug. 6, 1945, file photo, smoke rises around 20,000 feet above Hiroshima, Japan, after the first atomic bomb was dropped. On two days in August 1945, U.S. planes dropped two atomic bombs, one on Hiroshima, one on Nagasaki, the first and only time nuclear weapons have been used. Their destructive power was unprecedented, incinerating buildings and people, and leaving lifelong scars on survivors, not just physical but also psychological, and on the cities themselves. Days later, World War II was over. (AP Photo, File)

Today in History: August 9, U.S. bombs Nagasaki

Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped a...

Allentown

Anthony Contreras won his franchise-record 287th game as IronPigs manager in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

IronPigs record-setting manager focuses on relationships, not milestones

IronPigs manager Anthony Contreras recently heard from former boss Mike Nutter when it was announced...

Bethlehem Area

Faces in the crowd Sunday, Aug. , 2025, at Musikfest in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Musikfest 2025 on Sunday, Aug. 3 | PHOTOS

Photos: People enjoy the sights, sounds and food of Musikfest 2025 in Bethlehem on Sunday.