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A plan to unify Bethlehem’s historic sites envisions bringing a funicular, cable cars to city

Ideas include a funicular from the Colonial Industrial Quarter along Monocacy Creek up to Main Street, or cable cars to the Bethlehem Star on South Mountain.

Freedom High School’s Fife & Drum Corps marches Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the Bethlehem World Heritage Community Celebration in the city. The city and the Moravian settlements organization hosted the event commemorating the Moravian Church Settlements recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A rendering of The Standard apartment building that City Center Residential will open soon along the 100 block of North Sixth Street in Allentown. (Courtesy of City Center Residential)

City Center gets ready to open another downtown Allentown apartment building. Here are the details

A Jimmy’s Hot Dogs hot dog. (EMILY PAINE / THE MORNING CALL)

Jimmy’s Hot Dogs to open new location in the Lehigh Valley

Clouds move across the sky Wednesday, July 16, 2025, with the steeples of Ss. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in view in Bethlehem. The region and all of southeast Pennsylvania are under a slight risk of flash flooding Wednesday night, and storms could produce heavy rain, with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Up to 4 inches of rain could fall in some areas. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

What will summer be like in the Lehigh Valley? Here’s what Old Farmer’s Almanac, NOAA say

The price of regular gas hit a new high for 2026 on Tuesday, according to the latest survey from AAA. (John Haeger / Hazleton Standard Speaker)

Gas prices jump overnight to new 2026 high in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

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Bethlehem man found guilty in hit-and-run DUI crash that seriously injured woman

A Bethlehem man was found guilty of seriously injuring a woman last summer after he hit her with his car during a DUI crash in the city.

Sports

Sixers center Joel Embiid celebrates after making a basket during Game 5 of their playoff series against the Celtics Tuesday night in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Joel Embiid scores 33 as 76ers stay alive with Game 5 win over Celtics

Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the 76ers avoided elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their playoff series Tuesday.

Things to Do

Southern troops led by Rick Eisenhart, of Hellertown, as Friends of Camp Geiger hold the 8th annual Lehigh Valley Civil War Days at the Whitehall Parkway Recreational Area to commemorate the waning of the Civil War and the 150th anniversary of the battles at Fort Stedman and Appomattox, which took place in spring 1965. -//// MICHAEL KUBEL / The Morning Call —- Sunday June 14, 2015

Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend: Wheels in your neighborhood, an Oscar winner and a trip to wartime history

Here are your best bets for fun this weekend around the Lehigh Valley.

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new Tempo by Hilton hotel in south Bethlehem | PHOTOS

See photos from the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tempo by Hilton hotel on West Third Street in south Bethlehem.
St. Luke’s Half Marathon and 5K 2026 | PHOTOS
35th annual Lehigh Valley Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony | PHOTOS
Students release 2,000 beneficial lady bugs | PHOTOS
Legendary Lehigh Valley softball coach is honored with field dedication
Southern Lehigh High School Prom | PHOTOS
Pen Argyl Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

Opinion

University of Scranton student Myira Bruno attends the Earth Day Fair with friends held at the University of Scranton's Loyola Science Center in Scranton Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / MEDIANEWSGROUP)

Faith & Values: Earth Day is about environmental protection. Why that’s also a religious concern

There are theological and philosophical bases for caring for the natural world in many religious...

Crime and Public Safety

A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Allentown woman, 73, dies days after Route 222 crash

A 73-year-old Allentown woman has died, four days after she was injured in a car...

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In this photo from June 14, 2022, customers wait in line to order below signage for the Costco Kirkland Signature $1.50 hot dog and soda combo. (PATRICK T. FALLON/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Costco offers new option for its $1.50 hot dog combo

Shoppers can now opt for a 16.9-ounce bottle of Kirkland Signature water.

Pennsylvania News

Voters wait to cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Meet 2 of the 1 million independent Pa. voters shut out of next month’s primary

In Pennsylvania, voter registration trends show there are higher percentages of independents in the Lehigh...

National News

Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

The court found the government's interpretation of immigration law defies its purpose.

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St. Luke’s Half Marathon and 5K 2026 | PHOTOS

See photos from the 2026 St. Luke’s Half Marathon, the region's longest-running long-distance race, and...

Bethlehem Area

The Visitor’s Center at the SteelStacks, pictured in 2013. (DENISE SANCHEZ/THE MORNING CALL)

CountryFest, a new free country music festival, coming this summer to SteelStacks

CountryFest, Artsquest's new country music festival, will be held Aug. 21-22 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

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