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May 23, 2026 at 11:25 pm

Northampton Area High School Prom | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Northampton Area High School prom as students dress up for the big night.

Northampton Area High School held its 2026 prom Saturday, May 23, at SteelStack in Bethlehem. Students and their guests arrive to the big night. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

Street tacos served on warm corn tortillas with beef (barbacoa) are on the menu Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Tia B’s Street Tacos which recently opened in Easton, where it serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas and nachos. It also operates food trucks and previously had a New Jersey location. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Retail Watch: Enjoy Mexican street food at this new Lehigh Valley restaurant

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South Whitehall CVS reopens after vehicle crashes into building

FILE – Kyle Busch waits for the start of a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kyle Busch cause of death revealed: Severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, family says

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Freedom High School Prom 2026 | PHOTOS
Freedom High School Prom 2026 | PHOTOS
Northampton Area High School Prom | PHOTOS
Northampton Area High School Prom | PHOTOS
Kyle Busch cause of death revealed: Severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, family says
Kyle Busch cause of death revealed: Severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, family says
Retail Watch: Enjoy Mexican street food at this new Lehigh Valley restaurant
Retail Watch: Enjoy Mexican street food at this new Lehigh Valley restaurant
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Prom | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Prom | PHOTOS
Building fire temporarily closes historic restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
Building fire temporarily closes historic restaurant in the Lehigh Valley
Real estate company sells 11 Lehigh Valley industrial properties months after buying them
Real estate company sells 11 Lehigh Valley industrial properties months after buying them
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals
Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’
Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’

Local News

Freedom High School held its 2026 prom Friday, May 22, at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Students and their guests arrive to the big night. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Freedom High School Prom 2026 | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Freedom High School prom as students dress up for the big night.

Sports

Allen’s Alejandro Cartagena reacts after an inning against Easton on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, District 11 6A quarterfinal baseball game in Allentown. The game was postponed due to weather. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

District 11 baseball: It’s on to 6A semis for the high-flying Canaries after they beat Easton

After a two-day delay caused by the rain, Allen picked up where it left off and beat Easton to reach Monday's District 11 6A semifinals

Things to Do

Patrick, 7, bounces on a jumper ride Saturday, May 24, 2025, during Mayfair at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. The festival of the arts continues until Sunday evening with a 9 pm drone show. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend: Ringling Bros. at the PPL Center, ballet in Bethlehem and Mayfair Festival returns

Enjoy the long weekend at one of these events in the Lehigh Valley.

Freedom High School Prom 2026 | PHOTOS

Check out photos from the Freedom High School prom as students dress up for the big night.
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Prom | PHOTOS
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Opinion

People from the minority Ahmadi Community prepare Saturday, May 29, 2010, to bury one of the victims of an attack by Islamic militants the day before on two Ahmadi mosques in Lahore, Pakistan. The attacks killed 94 people and injured another 120. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Opinion: The price of faith: From the shadow of Lahore to the Lehigh Valley

Opinion: We cannot flee hatred in one part of the world only to let it...

Crime and Public Safety

Emergency responders are pictured after an explosion and fire at a shipyard on Richmond Terrace between Lockman and Andros Aves. on Staten Island on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Rose Abuin / New York Daily News)

1 dead, 36 injured after 'major explosion' rocks Staten Island shipyard

The blaze ignited in the basement of a metal building in Mariners Harbor around 3:30...

Best Reviews

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TikTok Shop has all the weird kitchen products you didn’t know you needed

TikTok Shop combines the power of community, creativity and commerce to deliver a seamless shopping...

Business

Denholtz Properties recently purchased a portfolio consisting of 18 Lehigh Valley industrial properties. (Courtesy of Denholtz Acquisitions)

Real estate company sells 11 Lehigh Valley industrial properties months after buying them

According to Lehigh County real estate records, the buyer was a limited liability company based...

Pennsylvania News

Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity. (Commonwealth Media Services)

Stacy Garrity and Josh Shapiro’s quiet primary for Pennsylvania governor is over

Incumbent Shapiro and Republican Garrity were both uncontested in the primary, which allowed them both...

National News

circa 1850: American inventor of the electric telegraph and morse code, Samuel Finlay Breese Morse (1791 – 1872). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today in History: May 24, America’s first telegraph line transmits ‘What hath God wrought’

Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as...

Allentown

Democratic candidate Ana Tiburcio answers a question during the House District 22 special election debate with Republican Bob Smith Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

State Rep. Ana Tiburcio concedes in Allentown Pa. House seat primary

“Although the results did not go the way we had hoped, I am overwhelmed with...

Bethlehem Area

Traffic is backed up Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Hill to Hill Bridge on Route 378 in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Improvements coming soon to Bethlehem’s Hill to Hill Bridge. Find out when work will start, how long it will last

The new Hill to Hill span will look like the current bridge and carry northbound...