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Could nearby bald eagles stop Lehigh Valley data center projects?

Bald eagles are a protected species and data center builders would need a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to disturb a nesting site.

A bald eagle at Lehigh Valley Zoo. Local opponents are worried about the possible effects of data centers on nesting bald eagles in the Lehigh Valley. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Angelina Loiacono, 100, was awarded an honorary degree Tuesday, June 8th, 2026 during Easton Area High School’s graduation. Loiacono, at that time Angelina Moskella, left high school in 1942, when she was 16 years old, to work and support her family, but obtaining a degree was always a dream. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

100-year-old Lehigh Valley woman who left high school during WWII has finally received her diploma. ‘I’m happy now.’

A new Liberty Bell replica is on display Friday, May 29, 2026, in front of the Zion’s Reformed United Church in Allentown. From September 1777 to June 1778, the church hid the original Liberty Bell and 10 other bells taken from Philadelphia to keep them out of British hands during the Revolutionary War. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

America250: Allentown church had a small but key role in Revolutionary War efforts

Traffic travels in the rain Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Bethlehem. Despite an increase in rainfall over the past two weeks, the Lehigh Valley remains under drought conditions. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley to be under heat advisory as temperatures soar into the 90s, with high humidity and a chance of thunderstorms

Allentown City Hall. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Allentown neighborhood pushes back against proposed townhome development

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Pennsylvania riflemen played a critical role in battles during the American Revolution, including the Battle of Brooklyn, reenacted in Monmouth, NJ. (Courtesy of Gregory Kreitz)

America 250: George Nagle and company of Berks rifleman played key role in Revolution

Bill Nagle, ancestor of George Nagle, recounts his family's contribution as members of Thompson's Rifle Battalion.

Sports

The Lehigh Valley Carpenter Cup baseball team will include from left to right: Cameron Pengelly (Palmerton), Cayden Vishnesky (Pen Argyl), Evan Przyuski (Southern Lehigh) and Zak Novak (Nazareth). (Keith Groller / The Morning Call)

Carpenter Cup baseball: Lehigh Valley goes one-and-done again

The local all-star team was held to 3 hits and struck out 14 times over 7 innings in a 5-1 loss to Jersey Shore

Things to Do

Malina Moye performs Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 16th Annual Blues, Brews and Barbecue Festival in Allentown. (Emma Reed/The Morning Call)

Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: A blues barbecue, Rosé on the River and digital impressionism

Whether you're looking for some hot barbecue and cool tunes, a modern way to appreciate art or a slow sip of wine along the river, this weekend has you covered.

Easton Area High School Graduation | PHOTOS

Photos: Easton Area High School holds its 2026 graduation at Cottingham Stadium.
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Opinion

Northampton’s Aidan Sugra scores against Nazareth on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, during a boys baseball game in Nazareth. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Opinion: Baseball, education and the ‘2-foot voice’

Opinion: Teaching is about initiative, passion in what you do and being open to learning...

Crime and Public Safety

Harrison-Morton Middle School in Allentown. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Man, 22, accused of assaulting Allentown middle school principal who was breaking up fight between students, police say

An Allentown man is accused of assaulting Harrison Morton Middle School's acting principal last week...

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Business

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off at the Kennedy Space Center.

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Pennsylvania News

Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates Character AI, an artificial intelligence chatbot software that allows users to chat with popular characters such as EVE from Disney’s 2008 animated film, WALL-E, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Russellville, Ark. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)

As Pennsylvania cracks down on AI, multiple chatbots continue to pose as doctors

Five role-playing bots claimed to be doctors, then provided fake Pennsylvania medical license numbers when...

National News

This 19 November 1969 file photo released by NASA shows one of the astronauts of the Apollo 12 space mission on the Moon, standing by the US flag on the Moon and the Saturn V lunar module. An Apollo / Saturn V space vehicle launched the Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad, Jr., commander, Richard F. Gordon, command module pilot, and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot from the Kennedy Space Center, on November 14, 1969, on the Apollo 12 United States’ second manned lunar landing mission. (Photo by NASA / AFP) (Photo by -/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)

Questions about the American flag, answered

The American flag has been the country’s symbol across the world and even into space.

Allentown

A-Treat has announced the limited-edition Cherry Cola flavor to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. (Photo courtesy of Michael Schmid)

A-Treat announces limited-edition soda flavor to celebrate America 250

The Lehigh Valley soda brand has announced a limited-edition flavor to celebrate the United States'...

Bethlehem Area

Liberty High School holds its graduation Friday, June 5, 2026, at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem. Students gathered in the hallways before lining up for their ceremony in the arena. (Avery Folmar/The Morning Call)

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Photos: Liberty High School holds its 2026 graduation at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem. See photos.

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