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New details have come to light about how the Alburtis Tavern was sold, for how much and what happens next.

The Alburtis Tavern has been condemned due to a lack of heat and electricity Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Alburtis. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Angela Kent, 15, mother Carissa Kent and grandmother Charlene pose for a portrait Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Bethlehem. All three have have endometriosis, a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus and can cause pain, bleeding and anemia. All three faced challenges getting diagnosed. Angelina is scheduled to undergo surgery for the condition in a couple of weeks. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

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Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto hits a two-run triple off Atlanta Braves pitcher Didier Fuentes (72) in the seventh inning during Game 1 of baseball’s National League Wild Card Series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Phillies 5-3 Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three Wild Card Series.

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Beverly Hague, owner of DEtangled Threads, places her crocheted Pig Picasso for sale Saturday, Sept, 27, 2025, during the West End Block Party held along 19th and Liberty streets in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Fall arts preview: Your guide to Lehigh Valley festivals, music, theater, art exhibits and more

From BaconFest to art exhibits, here's what's happening in the Lehigh Valley this fall.

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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits PPL’s conference center in South Whitehall Townshp on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 to announce a federal investment of $71.5 million to help PPL improve an important transmission line. (Evan Jones/The Morning Call)

US to give PPL up to $71.5 million to boost grid, avoid AI-related blackouts

PPL will receive tens of millions of dollars in federal funds to upgrade an important transmission line, a move the Allentown-based utility said could lower rates for customers.

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A person walks past a boarded up house in the 6900 block of South Ashland Avenue in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

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Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, stands in front of a projection of the doomed ocean liner Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, after speaking to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Titanic Discoverer Robert Ballard at Da Vinci Science Center

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Motorcyclist killed in Upper Bucks County crash

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In this handout provided by Amazon, A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Ind., on Oct. 2, 2025. (Noah Berger/Getty Images North America/TNS)

AI faces $6 trillion test to justify data centers, Bain says

Bain’s report highlights the hurdles ahead to make the current pace of AI development sustainable.

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Attorney General Dave Sunday speaks after taking the oath of office in Harrisburg on Jan. 21, 2025. (Commonwealth Media Services)

Fighting tech’s influence on kids emerges as a focus for Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday

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Officials gather between two tunnel-boring machines in North Bergen, N.J., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, during a ceremony for the construction of a new passenger rail tunnel linking New Jersey and Manhattan beneath the Hudson River. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Powerful drill roars to life to dig Hudson River tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey

Officials gathered to ceremonially flip the switch on the Gateway tunnel.

Allentown

The Executive Education Raptors play the Academy at Palumbo of Philadelphia in the first game in their new football stadium Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Allentown. The stadium is unique and the first of its kind in the region as it is built on top of a parking deck in the Coca-Cola Park parking lot. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

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