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Power outage in Northampton County affecting 1,500 customers

April 16, 2026 at 8:02 pm

Popular ‘Giant Chip’ statue put back together outside Lehigh Valley ice cream shop

The popular Giant Chip statue has been restored at The Inside Scoop ice cream shop in Coopersburg after it was split in half by the wind in February.

Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the...

Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)

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Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)

U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-7th District, hosts a news conference Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at his Northampton County office. The session featured a breakdown of first-year accomplishments and remarks from constituents who received assistance from his office on a range of federal issues. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Election 2026: How much money the Lehigh Valley candidates for Congress have raised ahead of primary

This screenshot shows a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Garrett Nicholas, a Parkland High School grad and West Chester University student fatally hit by a vehicle. The online fundraiser has raised more than $80,000.

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John Ferrell fills his truck with diesel fuel Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Exxon station on Main Street in Hellertown. The average price in the Lehigh Valley has fallen 15 cent since last week. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Gas prices fall 7 cents nationally, even more in Lehigh Valley, AAA survey says

State Sen. Jarrett Coleman held a telephone town hall Wednesday to hear concerns about data centers. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley lawmaker pitches idea to limit data center development

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Things to Do

Jeff Mucklin of Nurture Nature Center in Easton holds a glass tube of liquid warmed by his hand during a demonstration on energy at an Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Fairview Park in Palmer Township. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

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Geraldine Munoz Castillo teaches a class in 2026 at the Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy in the 2000 block of East Pennsylvania Avenue, Allentown. (Photo courtesy of Allentown School District)

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National News

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Allentown

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Bethlehem Area

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