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Man’s death at South Whitehall supermarket was due to drugs, health issues; not police Taser, authorities say
Investigators determined officers' Taser usage did not cause the death of a man in a police incident in May in South Whitehall.
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Lehigh Valley Zoo breaks ground on $10 million Children’s Activity Area project, with new playground coming this fall
Construction in the lower part of the North Whitehall Township zoo will be carried out in four phases, with completion expected in summer 2027.
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The NFL’s new kickoff rule is here to stay with a slight tweak. What else is changing?
The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns.
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Musikfest 2025: 28 years after their first blockbuster album, Third Eye Blind still drawing crowds
“We try to do things like almost like being DJs and we kind of try to mix ourselves as a live band and weave in different things back and forth is kind of the idea. So that's how I'm looking...
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![City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-TheStandard-01")
Construction starts on The Standard, the latest downtown Allentown complex | PHOTOS
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![A bridge dedication ceremony Tuesday, July 29, 2025, honors Air Force Maj. Frank Claveloux Parker III, who was on a secret mission when he and 10 others were killed during the Vietnam War. Parker lived on Ninth Street in Quakertown, where the bridge is. The memorial is funded by the Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-qtownvietnambridge-0729018")
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![Twin Rivers Tubing owner Mike Prieto rides a Jet Ski while supervising customers tubing Monday, July 28, 2025, on the Delaware River in Easton. The company said about 100 people tubed down the river Monday, when the real-feel temperature reached the high 90s. The Lehigh Valley is under a heat advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday, when the heat and humidity could feel like 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Weather-Art06")
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![Stoke Restaurant chef Abe Lopez cooks a summer squash risotto with chicken thighs during a cooking competition with Easton chefs Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Summer Squash Festival at Easton Urban Farm at the Neighborhood Center in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-SummerSquashFestival-09")
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![Northampton’s Jake Raysely scores on Saturday, July 26, 2025, during the A-Town Throwdown basketball tournament at Cedar Creek Parkin Allentown. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-cedarbeachhoops-0726013")
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![James McKenzie of Nazareth plays a song on a Martin Guitar instrument Saturday, July 26, 2025, during the Martin on Main festival in Nazareth where the company has its headquarters. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-MartinOnMain-09")
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Opinion: Future belongs to strategic AI users: Here’s how we prepare them
Opinion: Teaching students how to use AI strategically is about more than technical skills.
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Flood watch issued for Lehigh Valley as storms and heavy rain to follow ‘dangerous’ heat
Another day of "dangerous" heat is expected Wednesday in the Lehigh Valley before widespread showers...
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This is how you descale a Keurig
You can keep your Keurig working efficiently by descaling it regularly with these easy seven...
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Trump’s EPA is targeting key vehicle pollution rules. What that means for carmakers
The Trump administration is undoing incentives for automakers to go electric.
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Traditional Monday deer opener would return to parts of Pa. under lawmaker’s compromise proposal
Using Interstate 80 as a rough dividing line, the bill would have northern counties return...
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Search for answers after Texas’ deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country
The July 4 floods killed at least 136 people.
Allentown
‘Something that we desperately need’: Downtown Allentown apartments break ground, set completion date
Officials and developers broke ground for The Standard apartments in Allentown, hoping to offer hundreds...
Bethlehem Area
‘Changing the way people are moving around Bethlehem.’ City announces timeline for 3 major transportation projects
Bethlehem officials on Wednesday celebrated over $3.7 million million in outside investments to go toward...