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After Grace Packer’s brutal murder, changes were promised. 10 years later, what’s been done to protect children?

Grace Packer's rape, murder and dismemberment, and the convictions of her adoptive mother and the mother’s boyfriend, shined a spotlight on a child welfare system that repeatedly failed. It's still failing them, some say.
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Pa. budget impasse ‘super stressful’ on those waiting for state money
A repeat of the 135-day delay last year is a real fear for many whose funding may be interrupted if it takes too long for Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg to make a compromise.
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler fires fastball at MLB after exclusion from All-Star game
Wheeler is 9-1 with a 2.28 ERA
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The futuristic hairdos are gone, but A Flock of Seagulls will still bring the ’80s nostalgia to Lehigh Valley-area show
More than four decades later, frontman Mike Score is still performing, writing new music and introducing audiences to songs that extend far beyond the band's '80s hits – minus the futuristic hairdo.
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Opinion: When we talk about the data center near Parkland High, we shouldn’t overlook this
Opinion: I keep coming back to one question I rarely hear anyone ask: How will...
Crime and Public Safety

State Police association calls for answers about driver who struck and killed trooper in Schuylkill County
A Pennsylvania State Police advocacy group is calling for answers on how the tractor-trailer driver...
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Evolution of the Trapper Keeper
Like scrunchies and crushed velvet, Trapper Keepers aren’t just a fad of the ’90s anymore.
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Polymarket is in a high-stakes race to win back trust as it recommits to the US market
Challenges include deceptive marketing claims.
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Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on data centers
A review of their positions on data centers shows at least two distinct differences, but...
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Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat
The extreme heat has shortened the harvest window for some farmers of certain fruits.
Allentown

Allentown group laments ‘total losses’ of century-old trees at West Park after storm
Allentown's beloved West Park may have been hardest hit by Saturday night's storm that downed...
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Bethlehem honored by another national media outlet. Find out which one and why
The city’s rich history, celebrated Main Street and holiday-hub identity helped put Bethlehem in the...















