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Lehigh Valley manufacturer announces federal funding that will keep 100 jobs in Allentown

Thanks to an infusion of federal funds, Mack Defense will continue producing heavy dump trucks in Allentown.

A view of a Mack Defense Heavy Dump Truck Friday, June 19, 2026, at the Mack Experience Center in Allentown. Mack Defense has received a $47 million defense contract to produce HDTs for the U.S. Army through the end of 2027. The extension will help preserve 100 jobs at the plant next to Queen City Airport. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A stone house built in 1741 and still used as a private residence is seen Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in South Whitehall Township. The property on which the home sits was once part of 1,000 acres owned by the Lorenz Guth family. It has since been split into residential properties and Covered Bridge Park. On May 27, 1776, about 900 members of the Second Battalion of Associates of Northampton County met there on how to move Pennsylvania toward favoring independence, which was being debated by the Second Continental Congress and the 12 other colonies. (Scott M. Nagy/Special to The Morning Call)

America 250: A meeting at Lehigh Valley farm played a big role in move toward US independence

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at PPL Center in Allentown. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

President Trump to visit Lehigh Valley next week

Harrison-Morton Middle School in Allentown, which is more than 150 years old, is one of the district's aging buildings that has drawn attention from school board members who say a tax increase is needed to fund new construction and infrastructure upgrades. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Majority of Allentown School Board defends tax increase to fund infrastructure investments

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has been planning a detention center at this warehouse in Upper Bern Township. (Bill Uhrich / Reading Eagle)

Report: ICE to offload warehouses in Berks, Schuylkill [Update]

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Good Shepherd announces new Autism and Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation will build the region’s first Autism and Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center, the health system announced Friday.

Sports

United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) and Antonee Robinson (5) celebrate after scoring during the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Without the injured Christian Pulisic, US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round

USMNT earned a knockout berth after only two matches for the first time.

Things to Do

People march in the Lehigh Valley Juneteenth Parade on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Easton. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

How to celebrate Juneteenth in the Lehigh Valley

Celebrate Juneteenth with these events in and around the Lehigh Valley.

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Opinion

People march in the Lehigh Valley Juneteenth Parade on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Easton. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Juneteenth and the meaning of true freedom [opinion]

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United States forward Folarin Balogun (20) scores past Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill (12) at SoFi Stadium in early June. Los Angeles is one of the host cities for the World Cup. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Is it worth it economically for US cities to host the World Cup?

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Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania skill game machine at a business near Harrisburg. (Sarah Anne Hughes/Spotlight PA)

The clock is ticking for Pa. lawmakers to regulate skill games. Here are the hurdles in their way.

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National News

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James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85

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Allentown

Allentown man sentenced, again, for throwing bodily fluids on women (Dreamstime/TNS)

Allentown man sentenced, again, for throwing bodily fluids on women

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Bethlehem Area

A sign for Route 22 is seen Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call).

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