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Lehigh Carbon Community College remains closed amid IT outage

Lehigh Carbon Community College will remain closed through Saturday amid an IT outage affecting the school.

Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Fowler Education Center is seen on the main campus.

Allentown mayor Ed Pawlowski, pictured here in 2016, will be released from prison and into a halfway house in June. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, convicted in corruption case, says he’ll be released from prison this summer

After hearing a siren blast, people seek shelter inside a fortified stairwell in Bet Shemesh until an “all clear” signal is sent on around 1 pm Monday, March 2, 2026. A day earlier, an Iranian missile struck a bomb shelter , killing 9. With war planes audible overhead, the US and Israeli led attack continues. The hostilities began 3 days before the start of Purim - considered the happiest day in the Jewish calendar.

(Photo by Harry Fisher/ Special to The Morning Call)

‘Can be unnerving’: Retired Morning Call photographer in Israel recounts missile alerts, trips to safe rooms amid war with Iran

Hanover Elementary School exterior shot June 8, 2019. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem police and firefighters rescue missing girl near Lehigh River

This rendering from KCBA Architects shows the exterior design for a $53 million renovation planned for Allentown’s Bridgeview Academy and presented to the school board on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Courtesy of KCBA Architects)

State grant for LVHN will help develop allied health program for Allentown students

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Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, convicted in corruption case, says he’ll be released from prison this summer
Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, convicted in corruption case, says he’ll be released from prison this summer
Massive Northampton County development project at center of legal dispute
Massive Northampton County development project at center of legal dispute
Bethlehem police and firefighters rescue missing girl near Lehigh River
Bethlehem police and firefighters rescue missing girl near Lehigh River
Predicting how each weight class will shake out at the PIAA Wrestling Championships
Predicting how each weight class will shake out at the PIAA Wrestling Championships
Coroner seeks family of Bethlehem man who died recently
Coroner seeks family of Bethlehem man who died recently
Lehigh Carbon Community College remains closed amid IT outage
Lehigh Carbon Community College remains closed amid IT outage
Opinion: I represent one of the Quakertown students arrested during anti-ICE protest. Justice isn’t being served.
Opinion: I represent one of the Quakertown students arrested during anti-ICE protest. Justice isn’t being served.
Grammy award-winning rapper to headline Musikfest
Grammy award-winning rapper to headline Musikfest
Barbecue concept looking for new home in Lehigh Valley as lease nears end
Barbecue concept looking for new home in Lehigh Valley as lease nears end
New Hobby Lobby store coming to the Lehigh Valley
New Hobby Lobby store coming to the Lehigh Valley

Local News

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Army helicopter makes emergency landing in southern Berks [updated]

The aircraft touched down Wednesday afternoon in a field in Robeson Township.

Sports

Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, left, drives to the basket against Utah Jazz’s Mo Bamba, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

76ers bounce back to beat Jazz

One night after a 40-point loss to the Spurs, the 76ers edged Utah 106-102

Things to Do

Rod Stewart performs Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at the PPL Center in Allentown. (Chris Knight/Special to The Morning Call)

From Rod Stewart to Sebastian Bach, here are the top acts performing in the Lehigh Valley in March

There's something for everyone this month in the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces 2026 Awards Banquet | PHOTOS

Did you make our gallery? See photos from the Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces 2026 awards ceremony and banquet at SteelStacks.
Purim Celebration | PHOTOS
Major winter storm dumps more snow on Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS
The calm before the snow as winter storm hits Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS
Dieruff High School students walkout to protest ICE | PHOTOS
Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena | PHOTOS
Northwestern Lehigh wins boys basketball Colonial League championship | PHOTOS

Opinion

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Opinion: I represent one of the Quakertown students arrested during anti-ICE protest. Justice isn’t being served.

Opinion: Other injustices assaulted these children as well, beyond the behavior of the chief. The...

Crime and Public Safety

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Man shoots out Northampton County laundromat window, police say

An Easton man shot out the window of a laundromat Sunday afternoon in Wilson Borough,...

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Business

FILE – Bill Gates attends a dinner with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project

TerraPower filed for the permit in 2024 and construction is set to begin within weeks.

Pennsylvania News

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is reflected on the ground June 30, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Aimee Dilger/AP)

‘Victoria’s Law’ aims to stop the sale of animals raised in puppy mills in Pa.

Supporters say Victoria’s Law would help consumers by requiring more transparency and higher standards in...

National News

Officials remove the body of actor-comedian John Belushi from a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, Ca., where Belushi’s body was found dead, Friday, March 5, 1982. Belushi, 33, died of an accidental drug overdose. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

Today in History: March 5, John Belushi dies of an overdose

Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow at...

Allentown

Raymond Bautista is escorted by a deputy sheriff from a Montgomery County courtroom on March 3, 2026, to begin 4-8 year prison term for assaulting the mother of his unborn child. (Photo by Carl Hessler Jr. – MediaNews Group)

Allentown man admits beating pregnant Montgomery County woman, gets up to 8 years in prison

An Allentown man will spend up to eight years in prison after admitting he beat...

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Coroner seeks family of Bethlehem man who died recently

The Lehigh County Coroner is seeking the next-of-kin of a Bethlehem man who died recently.