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Sports bar closes after nearly two decades in the Lehigh Valley

A few things caused the closure, the owner said, including the fact that people don't seem to drink or stay out as late as much as they used to.

Fran Volpe stands in Volpe's Sports Bar at Fifth and Broad streets in Emmaus on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. (Catherine Meredith/The Morning Call)

A procession for Walnuttown Fire Company Chief Jeffory L. Buck, 60, and Assistant Chief Robert R. Shick Jr., 56, leaves the Lehigh County coroner’s office Monday, April 6, 2026, to go to the Ludwick Funeral Home in Kutztown. Buck and Shick, both of Maidencreek Township, were fatally injured late April 4 in a collision while they were searching for a missing woman on Route 222 in Richmond Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Procession for Berks County firefighters killed in crash | PHOTOS

A procession carrying the bodies of Walnuttown Fire Company Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick Jr. passes the fire company as they are returned to Berks County from Lehigh County, where autopsies were performed Monday. (Bill Uhrich – Reading Eagle)

Driver charged in crash that killed 2 Berks firefighters [Update]

Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley is urging a ban on hiring new employees who have ICE training. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh County controller urges policy against hiring former ICE agents

Lehigh Valley food safety inspection reports

Lehigh Valley food safety report: Roaches, rodents; moldy bologna, ice; clams, tortillas on floor

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Sports bar closes after nearly two decades in the Lehigh Valley
Sports bar closes after nearly two decades in the Lehigh Valley
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Two Berks fire company leaders killed in Route 222 crash
Plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County; highway reopens [Updated]
Plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County; highway reopens [Updated]
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Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge
6-vehicle crash slows traffic on I-78 in Lehigh County
6-vehicle crash slows traffic on I-78 in Lehigh County
‘I don’t want to land on the highway’: Air traffic audio sheds light on I-78 plane landing
‘I don’t want to land on the highway’: Air traffic audio sheds light on I-78 plane landing
WATCH: Interstate 78 emergency plane landing caught on video
WATCH: Interstate 78 emergency plane landing caught on video
Lehigh Valley food safety report: Roaches, rodents; moldy bologna, ice; clams, tortillas on floor
Lehigh Valley food safety report: Roaches, rodents; moldy bologna, ice; clams, tortillas on floor
Driver charged in crash that killed 2 Berks firefighters [Update]
Driver charged in crash that killed 2 Berks firefighters [Update]
Retail Watch: Long-time employee takes the helm as popular Quakertown brewery reopens
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Downingtown’s Steve Leszkowicz with a trout he caught and released early on opening day, Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Tom Tatum)

Outdoors: First day of trout season a family and friends affair

On a warm opening day, the fish were biting

Sports

Liberty High senior Nick Schenkel is not the best basketball player, but led his team in a positive, encouraging way. He is The Morning Call’s Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season. (Keith Groller / The Morning Call)

2025-26 boys basketball: Liberty’s Nick Schenkel is the ambassador of the year

Nick Schenkel didn't score a lot of points for the Liberty boys basketball team, but his leadership was instrumental in the team's run to the district final and state tournament

Things to Do

Jeff Foxworthy will bring his stand-up comedy to the State Theatre on Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Easton. (Kelsey Edwards)

Interview: Comedian Jeff Foxworthy previews State Theatre performance

"I’ve always loved the State Theatre. It’s been many years since I’ve been there so I’m really excited to come back," Foxworthy said.

Procession for Berks County firefighters killed in crash | PHOTOS

A procession for Walnuttown Fire Company Chief Jeffory Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr. left the Lehigh County coroner’s office Monday. See photos.
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Democrats for Congress in Lehigh Valley meet in first debate | PHOTOS
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Opinion

A crucifix is seen during Easter Sunday Mass on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Faith & Values: The sound of Anastasis

Resurrection is not only something we proclaim on Easter morning. Sometimes resurrection is something we...

Crime and Public Safety

Emergency crews respond this morning Saturday, April 4, 2026, to a small aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing on I-78 eastbound in Weisenberg Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

‘I don’t want to land on the highway’: Air traffic audio sheds light on I-78 plane landing

Air traffic audio captures what happened leading up to a small plane landing on Interstate...

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Pennsylvania News

Easton Fire Department paid about $500,000 for a 2012 pumper truck in 2019. (Michael Kubel/The Morning Call)

Pa. fire companies feel the pinch as private equity buys up truck manufacturers

Prices have outpaced inflation on fire equipment, emergency response leaders told state lawmakers.

National News

This photo provided by Jen Rickling shows U.S. Army staff sergeant, Matthew Blank, left, and his wife, Annie Ramos, posing for a photo while celebrating their wedding, in March, 2026, in Houston. (Jen Rickling via AP)

US soldier trying to halt wife’s deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military base

Federal immigration agents detained her at husband's army base in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Allentown

Emery, 13, and Dio, 12, play basketball Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Boys and Girls Club’s teen Cumberland Gardens Clubhouse in Allentown. The club’s contract with the housing authority to use the clubhouse is expiring, and the club is trying to fundraise for transportation to allow the kids access to another clubhouse in the area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Cumberland Gardens Boys and Girls Club, a resource for under-served Allentown kids, could close this year because of financial constraints

The Cumberland Gardens Boys and Girls Club in Allentown could close following cuts to the...

Bethlehem Area

Mary Stofanak Rzucidlo, 92, of Bethlehem shows her Easter basket filled with food Saturday, April 4, 2026, to be blessed by Rev. Giuseppe Esposito on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Stofanak Rzucidlo has been getting her Easter baskets blessed since she was 8 years old. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Easter food baskets were blessed on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem....