Morning Call - Lehigh Valley & Allentown PA News, Sports, Weather, Business & Things to Do

Election 2026: Here’s where the money for the Lehigh Valley congressional race is coming from, and how candidates are spending it

Over six months out from the midterm election, candidates for Congress in the Lehigh Valley have already raised and spent millions in a bid for one of the most competitive seats in the House of Representatives.

(Getty Images/MediaNews Group)

Dr. Douglas Lundy, second from left, stands with four other doctors at a hospital in Lubongo, Angola. Lundy, the chair of orthopaedic surgery and vice president of medical services at St. Luke’s University Health Network, has made more than 30 medical mission trips to Africa during his lifetime. (Contributed photo)

From Africa to war-torn Ukraine, St. Luke’s doctor trots globe on medical mission trips

Warehouses in Upper Macungie Township. (Chris Shipley/The Morning Call)

A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse

Samuel Rolando Colon, 24, of Allentown, is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and several counts of reckless endangerment in the November 2025 fatal shooting of Ti’Shuan Singleton on Edward Lane in Catasauqua. (Courtesy of Lehigh County DA’s office)

Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide

Roosevelt Elementary School in Allentown, July 8, 2019.(Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges

Latest Headlines

Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home

1 second ago
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor

1 day ago
Salisbury police seek video of person setting car on fire

2 hours ago
Walmart to remodel 32 Pa. stores, including this one in the Lehigh Valley

20 hours ago
Dunkin’ is giving away 1 million free coffees today. How to get yours in the Lehigh Valley

3 hours ago
Pa. court recognizes ‘reproductive autonomy’ as a right, strikes down ban on public funding for abortion

20 hours ago
Man who produced child sex abuse videos arrested in Bethlehem, AG says

1 second ago
Sign up for email newsletters
Sign Up

Most Popular

Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]
Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home
Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign will co-host this popular Allentown festival
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign will co-host this popular Allentown festival
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Walmart to remodel 32 Pa. stores, including this one in the Lehigh Valley
Walmart to remodel 32 Pa. stores, including this one in the Lehigh Valley

Local News

Giacomo Sgroi, left, stands with his father Phillip at Nonna’s Italian Market in Hanover Township on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Giacomo's restaurant Tinto Tapas & Pasta will soon close in the Lehigh Valley. (Graysen Golter/The Morning Call)

Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says.

"This decision did not come lightly," the owner Tinto Tapas & Pasta said.

Sports

Flyers’ Owen Tippett checks Penguins’ Erik Karlsson into the boards during the first period of Game 2 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Pittsburgh on Monday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NHL playoffs: Flyers rough up Penguins, come back to Philadelphia with a 2-0 lead in the series

Flyers shut out Penguins 3-0; goalie Dan Vladar blanks Penguins

Things to Do

Jeff Mucklin of Nurture Nature Center in Easton holds a glass tube of liquid warmed by his hand during a demonstration on energy at an Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Fairview Park in Palmer Township. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Earth Day 2026: A guide to events and cleanups around the Lehigh Valley

Here's where to find community cleanups and other events in celebration of Earth Day.

Opinion

Lehigh County has not had its own juvenile detention center since 2014. A new partnership with three other counties to form a regional facility is up for a vote. (Rich Schultz/Special to The Morning Call)

Opinion: Lehigh County is rushing into misguided plan for a juvenile detention center

Opinion: Approving this could be one of the worst decisions ever by the Lehigh County...

Crime and Public Safety

lehigh-county-coroner-webstock-police

Lehigh County coroner seeks family of Bethlehem man who died recently

The Lehigh County coroner's office is searching for the family of a Bethlehem man who...

Best Reviews

<p>Adobe Stock</p>

Best egg poacher pan

While there is a definite skill set required, the best egg poacher pan makes it...

Business

Sports equipment lines the dugout

What travel sports really cost families — and how to budget for it

Travel sports can cost parents thousands of dollars a year.

Pennsylvania News

The view of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg from State Street. (Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA)

Shapiro wants to eliminate three ‘niche’ tax credits. Supporters say they should be expanded.

The Democratic governor wants a more flexible tax credit that’s focused on job creation.

National News

The bodies of dead prison mates lay under blankets in the prison yard after a fire at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio on April 21, 1930. Over 300 person, mostly inmates, were killed. (AP Photo)

Today in History: April 21, fire kills 322 inmates at crowded Ohio prison

Fire broke out inside the overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, killing 322 inmates in the...

Allentown

City trucks collect and dispose of pallets, tarps and other personal belongings Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at the Jordan Creek homeless encampment in Allentown during a sweep to clear residents out of the site. While many residents were able to grab their belongings, others said they lost a lot because they didn’t have help. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Allentown mayor delays sweep of homeless encampment following public backlash

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has indefinitely delayed a sweep of a homeless encampment near Fountain...

Bethlehem Area

Main Street in Bethlehem bustles with people on Monday, March 9, 2026. The downtown won USA Today’s 10Best Main Street competition for a second year in a row. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem’s Main Street is again voted the best in US in nationwide poll

A panel of USA Today travel experts selected the top 20 finalists. Then it was...