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Man, 18, charged in Fountain Hill triple shooting, police say
An 18-year-old man from Fountain Hill has been charged after he shot three people Friday night in the borough, according to authorities.
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At Lehigh Valley Independence Day celebration, some worry about democracy’s survival
Some of those who came to the George Taylor House on Friday said Independence Day celebrations are taking on new significance amid political polarization and perceived threats to democracy.
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Phillies looking for solutions beyond Wheeler, Suarez and Sanchez
When playoffs arrive, three quality starters likely won't a long run make, but there's still time to work with the candidates for the rotation.
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Venture into Bethlehem museum’s vault and explore 100 years of dollhouse craftsmanship
Bethlehem’s Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is offering a peek behind the miniature curtains of one of the country’s largest antique dollhouse collections this summer.
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![Actors from the Bachmann Group participate Friday, July 4, 2025, in a reenactment of the original reading of the Declaration of Independence at the George Taylor House in Catasauqua. Taylor was a signer of the declaration and his home was one of the first places where the document was read to the public after being signed in Philadelphia in 1776. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-georgetaylor-0705013")
George Taylor House hosts annual Independence Day Event | PHOTOS
The George Taylor House plays host Friday, July 4, 2025, to a reading of the Declaration of Independence that takes place annually at the Catasauqua building. The event featured house tours, a Bell Choir performance, timeline parade, a reading of... -
![Community members march Friday, July 4, 2025, in the Annual Nazareth Kazoo Parade in Nazareth. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Kazoo-Parade24")
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![Flash flooding is seen Thursday evening, July 3, 2025, in the area of Santee Road in Bethlehem Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-FlashFloodSantee-0704-04")
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![People walk through lines of colorful cars Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. Bear Creek kicked off the Independence Day holiday celebrations early with a free concert, fireworks and Dadapalooza car show. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-EarlyCelebration-02")
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![Nurture Nature Center’s docent Jeff Mucklin explains how a smiley face fireworks is made with different chemicals that burn different colors in a mortar Wednesday, July 2, 2025, during an event hosted by Nurture Nature Center on how pyrotechnicians make rockets, fountains and explosions at Hackett Park in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-FireworksScienceProgram-01")
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![Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk hands out Allentown Pride shirts Saturday, June 28, 2025 at a flag-raising ceremony at Allentown City Hall hosted by the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 1969. The six days of riots following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, were a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-OutAndProud011")
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![Former Los Angeles Clippers power forward Steffond Johnson celebrates a good putt Monday, June 23, 2025, during the annual Andre Reed Celebrity Golf Classic at Woodstone Country Club in Lehigh Township. The event benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)]( "GOLF")
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Opinion: LANTA’s plan to cut bus service is unacceptable
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Today in History: July 5, Dolly the sheep born in cloning breakthrough
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at...
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Keaton Anthony atones for error with game-winning hit for IronPigs
Keaton Anthony extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a two-out, two-strike, two-run single...
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New Bethlehem record store hopes to continue legacy of former Double Decker in Allentown
The new Railroad Records store will let customers buy and sell records, CDs, antiques, clothing...