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Southern Lehigh school district officials say they are ready to start a cautious rollout of artificial intelligence tools into classroom instruction.

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Parkland’s TJ Lawrence (1) was off to a great start, but suffered an injury in Friday’s win over Northampton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley high school football: The EPC’s award winners at the season’s midway mark

TJ Lawrence's injury qualifies as the season's worst loss so far, but the Trojans will still make a run at the District 11 6A championship

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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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Capping a 12-year political battle, the U.S. government approved use of the abortion pill RU-486.

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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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