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Prairie View A&M knocks out Lehigh in March Madness First Four

March 18, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Prairie View A&M knocks out Lehigh in March Madness First Four

The Mountain Hawks finish the season 18-17 and Patriot League champions

Cory Wells (13) of the Prairie View A&M Panthers deflects the ball away from Hank Alvey of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks during the second half in the First Four game of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 18, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

A rendering of the future Eli Lilly and Co. manufacturing site in Upper Macungie Township. Work is scheduled to start this fall and be operational in 2031. (Courtesy of Eli Lilly and Co.)

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The Lehigh County Jail in Allentown. (Morning Call file photo)

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The former Allentown Toy Manufacturing Co. building, seen here on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Allentown Redevelopment Authority is seeking proposals from real estate developers to refurbish the currently vacant building. (Rebecca Villagracia/The Morning Call)

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Storm downs trees and blows off roofs around Lehigh Valley, causes thousands of power outages
Storm downs trees and blows off roofs around Lehigh Valley, causes thousands of power outages
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Pair of Lehigh Valley restaurants closed after wind from storm blows off roof; GoFundMe started
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People look at luxury vehicles Wednesday, March 18, 2026, during Lehigh Valley Auto Show 2026 at Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Bethlehem. The show features more than 400 vehicles from 66 different brands and runs Thursday-Saturday: 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

2026 Lehigh Valley Auto Show | PHOTOS

2026 Lehigh Valley Auto Show

Sports

Former Penn State running back Nick Singleton remains upbeat after he suffered a broken foot in late January at the Senior Bowl. (Rich Scarcella–Reading Eagle)

Penn State’s Nick Singleton remains grateful, optimistic as he awaits draft

Former Gov. Mifflin star is recovering nicely from surgery on his broken foot

Things to Do

Dogs dress in festive costumes Sunday, March 23, 2025, during the 66th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Your guide to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Lehigh Valley

From parades to pub crawls, here's where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the and around the Lehigh Valley.

Opinion

The west entrance to the Pennsylvania State Capitol at Third and State streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 3, 2026. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Howard Livingston — Florida Keys News Bureau via AP In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, photo provided by the Florida Keys
News Bureau, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, right, along with
members of his Coral Reefer Band including Mac McAnally, center,
perform during a concert in Key West, Fla. Buffett, who popularized
beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song
“Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into an
empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died,
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PIAA boys and girls basketball championship games schedule

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National News

This image made from a video provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows the Cottonwood Fire in Dawson County, Neb., on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Nebraska State Patrol via AP)

Nebraska wildfire fight drags into day 7 as winds ease, but danger still looms

Four fires have burned about 1,300 square miles.

Allentown

Storm damage from Monday night’s strong winds is seen Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at a house on Devonshire Road in Allentown. Storms blew off roofs and downed trees and power lines around the Lehigh Valley, leaving thousands without electricity. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Storm damage around Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS

Storms brought fierce winds to the Lehigh Valley late Monday evening, downing trees, utility poles...

Bethlehem Area

Samantha Harrison and son Bodey Price, 3, both of Bethlehem enjoy the festivities Saturday, March 14, 2026, during the 16th annual Parade of Shamrocks in downtown Bethlehem. The parade was presented by the Celtic Cultural Alliance and Historic Hotel Bethlehem. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration featured pipe bands, school marching bands and community groups, starting on Broad Street and ending under the Hill-To-Hill Bridge. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Bethlehem kicked off the St. Patrick's Day weekend with the 16th annual Parade of Shamrocks...