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Upper Macungie is expected to boom in the next 25 years. How will they get everything to fit?

What was mostly farmland outside of villages such as Breinigsville, Trexlertown, Kuhnsville and Fogelsville has turned into acres of industrial buildings and housing developments.

Lauren Miller walks her dog, Tacoma, on Tuesday, Feb, 17, 2026, in Upper Macungie Township. In the background is the Air Products headquarters site, which Miller is concerned will become a giant data center. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Lehigh Valley at elevated risk of fire spread, forecasters warn

Whitehall Township Tax Collector Tina Koren speaks during a meeting Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Whitehall Township. (Andreas Pelekis / Special to The Morning Call)

Whitehall tax collector charged, used position to harass neighbors, DA says

The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone, which includes most of the downtown, reported record tax revenue for 2025. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown NIZ has another record year for tax revenue. Here’s where that money is going

Emmaus Theatre owners Butch Rossetti and Robert Audibert stand under the theater’s marquee Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley insider’s guide: Enjoy classics, new releases with these local movie theaters

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Funeral services for Berks firefighters killed in line of duty announced

Viewings and funerals for Walnuttown Fire Chief Jeffory L. Buck and Assistant Chief Robert R. Shick Jr. will be held at Fleetwood High School.

Sports

Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Jason Frederick runs home against Northwestern Lehigh on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during a boys baseball game at Northwestern Lehigh High School. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Colonial League baseball: Notre Dame beats elements, and Northwestern Lehigh

In a battle of defending District 11 baseball champs, Notre Dame-Green Pond built a 4-0 lead and held on for a 6-5 win at Northwestern Lehigh

Things to Do

Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs at the Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 7, 2024, in Nashville. The band is bringing its "All the Good Times" farewell tour to the State Theatre in Easton on Friday. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend: High energy film festival and a legacy band

From future Oscar winners showing off their films, to a band celebrating its 60th anniversary, there’s plenty to check out this weekend in the area.

Procession for Berks County firefighters killed in crash | PHOTOS

A procession for Walnuttown Fire Company Chief Jeffory Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr. left the Lehigh County coroner’s office Monday. See photos.
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Opinion

The Shield test for colorectal cancer screening requires a blood draw. (Business Wire)

Letters: Colon cancer can be a killer. This simple thing could save your life.

Opinion: Too many Pennsylvanians die from this disease that is highly treatable if caught early.

Crime and Public Safety

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Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with ‘El Mencho’ pleads guilty in US to conspiracy charge

Erick Valencia Salazar pleaded guilty to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge.

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Pennsylvania News

Benedictine Sister Anne McCarthy rifles through demonstration signs Monday, March 30, 2026, in Erie. (Joed Viera for Spotlight PA)

Pa. county jails earn millions of dollars detaining immigrants for ICE

Partnerships between Pennsylvania counties and ICE are receiving new attention as the president executes a...

National News

Former New York City police sergeant Erik Duran is seated during his sentencing hearing at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Thursday, April 9, 2026, New York, for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, Eric Duprey, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

Former NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash

Case has animated police on one hand and accountability activists on the other.

Allentown

Cumberland Gardens Boys and Girls Club, a resource for under-served Allentown kids, could close this year

The Cumberland Gardens Boys and Girls Club in Allentown could close following cuts to the...

Bethlehem Area

Michael Schade, AOS Architects, points to renderings of possible locations during a public meeting at Northampton Community College on the plans to open a community center on the southside of Bethlehem. (David Garrett/The Morning Call)

Plans for a new South Bethlehem community center reach major milestone

Bethlehem has reached a major milestone in its plans to open a new community center...

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