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Bangor Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Bangor Area High School prom as students dress up for the big night.

Bangor Area High School students and their guests gather Friday, May 1, 2026, ahead of their prom. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Saucon Valley High School held its prom Friday, May 1, 2026, at the Americus Hotel in Allentown. Students and their guests arrive to the big night. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

Saucon Valley High School Prom | PHOTOS

Palmerton Area High School students gather for Prom in the Park, on Friday, May 1, 2026, before heading to Bear Creek Mountain Resort for their prom.(Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Palmerton Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

The Allentown Housing Authority puts a home up for sale at 516 West Gordon Street in Allentown, at an affordable price for a low-income family. Photo taken on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

The Allentown Housing Authority is listing homes for sale below market value. Here is what to know.

A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Coroner identifies man, woman killed in Monroe County murder-suicide
Coroner identifies man, woman killed in Monroe County murder-suicide
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$2.1 million Pa. Lottery ticket sold in Lehigh County
Lehigh Valley bridge to reopen 8 years after it closed
Lehigh Valley bridge to reopen 8 years after it closed
Trucks crashes, injuring two, while fleeing police in Lehigh County
Trucks crashes, injuring two, while fleeing police in Lehigh County
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The Allentown Housing Authority is listing homes for sale below market value. Here is what to know.
A Lehigh Valley family raised $12,000 for a child’s service dog. But after a dog was donated, getting that money hasn’t been easy.
A Lehigh Valley family raised $12,000 for a child’s service dog. But after a dog was donated, getting that money hasn’t been easy.
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Allentown man gets 18 years in prison for 2022 shooting that killed 1
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Man killed woman, fatally shot himself at Monroe County home, police say
Saucon Valley High School Prom | PHOTOS
Saucon Valley High School Prom | PHOTOS
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Customers are taking Ikea to federal court in Philly to demand refunds for tariff price hikes

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Northwestern Lehigh’s Lily Kinnon (14) celebrates a scored run against Palmerton on Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Palmerton. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

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DeVonta Smith, a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles and the host, plays in the fourth annual DeVonta Smith Celebrity Softball Game Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. The event features players from the Philadelphia Eagles competing in a home-run derby and a softball game. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

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Bangor Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Bangor Area High School prom as students dress up for the big night.
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The exterior of St. Luke's Hospital-Anderson Campus is pictured Oct. 16, 2011, in Bethlehem Township. (Harry Fisher/The Morning Call)

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Spotify adds verification badge to distinguish human artists from AI

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Pennsylvania News

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt speaks during a 2025 National Poll Worker Recruitment Day event at the Berks County Services Center. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)

Pennsylvania has spent $1.4 million updating its voter registration system — but won’t provide progress reports

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National News

Miners working to free 50 trapped fellow workers receive instructions At the Silver Summit portal of the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, May 5, 1972. Rescue workers from Canada and the northwestern U.S. joined in the round-the-clock search effort. (AP Photo/Sal Veder)

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Allentown

Lincoln Leadership Academy held its prom Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Blue Grillhouse in Bethlehem Township. Students and their guests arrive to the big night. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lincoln Leadership Academy Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from Lincoln Leadership Academy prom as students dress up for the big...

Bethlehem Area

LANTA’s director of planning and scheduling AJ Knee speaks during a public hearing hosted by LANTA on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Bethlehem concerning upcoming service changes. The transit agency is proposing changes on 24 routes, including cutbacks on frequency of service. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Before cutting back on service, LANTA hears appeals from its riders

Changes are being proposed on 24 routes, which may have cutbacks on frequency of service....