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Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of 12 games, name Don Mattingly interim skipper

April 28, 2026 at 1:04 pm

Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of 12 games, name Don Mattingly interim skipper

Phillies are among the worst teams in baseball after a month

was fired Tuesday. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Freedom High School’s Fife & Drum Corps marches Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, during the Bethlehem World Heritage Community Celebration in the city. The city and the Moravian settlements organization hosted the event commemorating the Moravian Church Settlements recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

A plan to unify Bethlehem’s historic sites could bring a funicular, cable cars to city

Clouds move across the sky Wednesday, July 16, 2025, with the steeples of Ss. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in view in Bethlehem. The region and all of southeast Pennsylvania are under a slight risk of flash flooding Wednesday night, and storms could produce heavy rain, with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Up to 4 inches of rain could fall in some areas. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

What will summer be like in the Lehigh Valley? Here’s what Old Farmer’s Almanac, NOAA say

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill last month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Bob Brooks’ campaign for Congress in the Lehigh Valley

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Local News

David Aungst, president of High Hotels Ltd. Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds and others shovel dirt Tuesday, April 28, 2026, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tempo by Hilton hotel. The 100-foot-tall, 141-room hotel marks a major investment in Bethlehem’s SouthSide, and is scheduled to open in October 2027. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) blocks a shot by Philadelphia Flyers’ Christian Dvorak (22) during the first period of Game 5 in the first round of an NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Things to Do

Southern troops led by Rick Eisenhart, of Hellertown, as Friends of Camp Geiger hold the 8th annual Lehigh Valley Civil War Days at the Whitehall Parkway Recreational Area to commemorate the waning of the Civil War and the 150th anniversary of the battles at Fort Stedman and Appomattox, which took place in spring 1965. -//// MICHAEL KUBEL / The Morning Call —- Sunday June 14, 2015

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Pennsylvania News

Voters wait to cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

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Allentown

Runners participate in the St. Luke’s Half Marathon on Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Allentown. More than 2,500 people registered for the 42nd running of the 13.1-mile race, the region’s longest-running long-distance race. The event also included a 5K race and Youth Run. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

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