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President Donald Trump stopped in the Lehigh Valley twice over the weekend. Here’s why

President Donald Trump made two stops at the Lehigh Valley International Airport this weekend.

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters from Marine One at...

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters from Marine One at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Trump spent the weekend at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump walks toward reporters from Marine One at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Trump spent the weekend at his property in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Shelves that are normally filed with food are empty Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania in East Allen Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley food bank says federal cuts leaving food pantry shelves empty

Demolition continues Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at the former Fountain Hill Elementary School on Church Street in Fountain Hill. As work progressed, it briefly revealed long-hidden signs of the building’s past life as a high school, including a “Fountain Hill High School” sign on the front of the building. (Monica Cabrera /The Morning Call)

Fountain Hill Elementary School slowly disappears as demolition continues to make way for new building | PHOTOS

A Pennsylvania lottery sign outside a mini mart (MediaNews Group File Photo)

$5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Lehigh County

President Donald Trump, left, walks with Philadelphia Eagles football player Saquon Barkley before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Saquon Barkley says he declined position on President Trump’s national sports council

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Motorcyclist killed in Interstate 78 crash in Lehigh County; highway is open again [Updated]
Motorcyclist killed in Interstate 78 crash in Lehigh County; highway is open again [Updated]
Lehigh Valley warehouse to close, affecting more than 100 jobs
Lehigh Valley warehouse to close, affecting more than 100 jobs
3 people dead in separate Lehigh Valley motorcycle crashes over weekend are identified
3 people dead in separate Lehigh Valley motorcycle crashes over weekend are identified
Musikfest 2025 on Saturday, Aug. 2 | PHOTOS
Musikfest 2025 on Saturday, Aug. 2 | PHOTOS
Motorcyclist dead in Allentown crash
Motorcyclist dead in Allentown crash
$5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Lehigh County
$5 million Pa. Lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Lehigh County
Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican festival returns to Allentown | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican festival returns to Allentown | PHOTOS
After weekend in New Jersey, Trump again passes through Lehigh Valley airport and speaks to reporters before Air Force One departs [Video]
After weekend in New Jersey, Trump again passes through Lehigh Valley airport and speaks to reporters before Air Force One departs [Video]
As electric bills rise, here’s what Lehigh Valley utilities say customers should expect
As electric bills rise, here’s what Lehigh Valley utilities say customers should expect
Historic Lehigh Valley tavern to temporarily close following sale
Historic Lehigh Valley tavern to temporarily close following sale

Local News

Michael Stofanak runs drills Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, during Freedom High School football team’s practice in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Freedom football practice | PHOTOS

Freedom football practice

Sports

The Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber celebrates his home run during the eighth inning Sunday night against Detroit. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Phillies Notebook: Schwarber continues power surge against lefties; hits pair of bombs against Orioles

Slugger now has 39 home runs on the season, including 16 against lefties, most in a year for him.

Things to Do

People enjoy foods, sounds and the sights Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, during Musikfest on North side Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

The ultimate Musikfest 2025 guide: Lineup, food, parking and more

From how to get there to who to see, here's your guide to Musikfest 2025.

Fountain Hill Elementary School slowly disappears as demolition continues to make way for new building | PHOTOS

Fountain Hill Elementary School is slowly disappearing as demolition continues to make way for a new building. As the demolition continues, it's briefly revealing signs of the building's past as a high school.
Musikfest 2025 on Sunday, Aug. 3 | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican Day Parade | PHOTOS
Trump passes through Lehigh Valley airport after weekend in New Jersey | PHOTOS
Darius Rucker headlines Musikfest 2025 | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Puerto Rican festival returns to Allentown | PHOTOS
Musikfest 2025 on Saturday, Aug. 2 | PHOTOS

Opinion

Town Square Cartoons

Browse political cartoons for the week of Aug. 4

View Town Square/Opinion cartoons for the week of Aug. 4, 2025.

Crime and Public Safety

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Motorcyclist dead in Allentown crash

Allentown police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash on Tilghman Street early Sunday morning that...

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Business

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump attend the meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back

When asked about the apparent conflict of interest, the document was revised.

Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, at his inaugural celebration. (Commonwealth Media Services)

We finally know who paid for Josh Shapiro’s inauguration celebrations (kind of)

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2023 inauguration and the celebrity-studded ball that followed it cost more...

National News

FILE – In this courtroom sketch, flanked by defense attorneys Teny Geragos, left, and Brian Steel, right, Sean “Diddy” Combs, center, reacts after he was denied bail on prostitution-related offenses, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied release on bond to await sentencing

A judge says Combs can’t go home to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction.

Allentown

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Allentown. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Air Force One lands at Lehigh Valley airport as Trump heads to Bedminster golf course in New Jersey

President Donald Trump made an unexpected and very brief stop in the Lehigh Valley late...

Bethlehem Area

Freedom High School student T’Byus Briggs stands Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Monocacy Park in Bethlehem. Briggs won Freedom’s fifth annual Marketing Musikfest FAME Contest, earning a chance to perform at Musikfest. He will play at 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at Plaza Tropical. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Meet the latest high school student to take the Musikfest stage

Freedom High School student T’Byus Briggs, a rising senior, won the school’s annual contest for...