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What to know about on-demand mail ballots, and where to drop off your ballots in the Lehigh Valley

Election Day is just three weeks away, but there’s no need to wait to get your vote in. Here's what you need to know about on-demand mail ballots, and where to drop off your mail-in ballots.

What to know about on-demand mail ballots, and where to drop off your ballots.(MediaNews Group)

Slate Belt Holdings, a partnership between Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics, included this map as part of its preliminary land development plan submitted to Upper Mount Bethel Township on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This is an alternate layout design for the proposed hyperscale data center campus that includes fewer, smaller buildings. (Slate Belt Holdings)

Here’s how a Lehigh Valley town could get $50 million if it approves updated data center plans

A foreclosure sign stands on top of a sale sign in 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Why do the Poconos have one of highest foreclosure rates in the state, and the Lehigh Valley is just fine?

A sign at the Great Wolf Lodge in Monroe County on Oct. 13, 2026.

Police: Woman kills husband and son in room at Poconos resort (update)

Jennifer Gomez, Allentown director of planning and zoning, listens Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, during a planning commission meeting at Allentown City Hall in which the board granted an amended approval for a data center at 2401 W. Emaus Ave. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown planners approve data center in south Allentown near homes, businesses and nonprofit

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Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month

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Police: Woman kills husband and son in room at Poconos resort (update)
Police: Woman kills husband and son in room at Poconos resort (update)
Lehigh Valley home improvement store closing after nearly 70 years. ‘Thank you for the memories’
Lehigh Valley home improvement store closing after nearly 70 years. ‘Thank you for the memories’
New Chick-fil-A, Wawa to be considered for the Lehigh Valley
New Chick-fil-A, Wawa to be considered for the Lehigh Valley
Allentown planners approve data center in south Allentown near homes, businesses and nonprofit
Allentown planners approve data center in south Allentown near homes, businesses and nonprofit
Why do the Poconos have one of highest foreclosure rates in the state, and the Lehigh Valley is just fine?
Why do the Poconos have one of highest foreclosure rates in the state, and the Lehigh Valley is just fine?
Man, 71, dead after crash in Bethlehem, police say
Man, 71, dead after crash in Bethlehem, police say
Lehigh Valley restaurant closed indefinitely after fire: ‘Incredibly difficult’
Lehigh Valley restaurant closed indefinitely after fire: ‘Incredibly difficult’
Two charged in shooting near Allentown social hall
Two charged in shooting near Allentown social hall
When heartbreak causes heart problems: Lehigh Valley doctors discuss broken heart syndrome and signs to watch out for
When heartbreak causes heart problems: Lehigh Valley doctors discuss broken heart syndrome and signs to watch out for
Lehigh Valley food safety report: Recalled food for sale; dirty bathroom; raw food stored with ready to eat food
Lehigh Valley food safety report: Recalled food for sale; dirty bathroom; raw food stored with ready to eat food

Sports

Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott drills a field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in London. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Eagles’ special teams, offense face reckoning

The Eagles must fix more than one problem.

Phillies name Don Mattingly their full-time manager, reach contract through 2028
Bottom 5 shuffled in Colonial, Schuylkill top 10 football rankings; District 11 rankings
Lehigh Valley high school football rankings: Top-ranked Parkland and Nazareth will be tested down the stretch

Things to Do

Children watch North American otters on Saturday, Oct, 26, 2024, during the Boo at the Zoo event at Lehigh Valley Zoo in North Whitehall Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: Boo at the Zoo, farm tours, Barktoberfest and a running festival

This weekend's best bets include fun for the entire family — even the four-legged kind.

Lehigh Valley Ghost Guide: Haunted houses, corn mazes and more Halloween fun
Your guide to Lehigh Valley Halloween parades
When can kids trick or treat in the Lehigh Valley? A town-by-town list

Data center

On Oct. 8, 2026, Lou Pektor’s RPL East LLC filed plans to expand a proposed hyperscale data center campus in Upper Mount Bethel Township to include four data center buildings, battery storage and a power plant on approximately 152 acres east of River Road, at the site of the former Portland Generating Station coal-fired plant. (Upper Mount Bethel Township)

Lehigh Valley town already facing data center zoning challenge now faces another. What we know

A spokesperson for the development team said the partners envision the project as having multiple phases and added that the latest legal challenge is an attempt to clarify how zoning regulations would apply to the total proposed buildout.

Under pressure, Lehigh Valley township reconsiders developers’ role in data center regulation
What’s it like living in the shadow of an AI data center? These New Jersey residents know
US to give PPL up to $71.5 million to boost grid, avoid AI-related blackouts

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Isaias remnants bring Lehigh Valley drenching rain | PHOTOS

Isaias remnants bring Lehigh Valley drenching rain
Allentown rowhome fire aftermath | PHOTOS
Students build guitars at Northampton Community College’s Fowler Campus | PHOTOS
District 11 girls tennis singles championships | PHOTOS
Octoberfest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem | PHOTOS
Kirkland Village residents welcome new art of historic Bethlehem | PHOTOS
Eagles & Friends Celebrity Pro-Am, Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic | PHOTOS

Celtic Classic in Bethlehem | PHOTOS
Nor’easter brings flooding to Jersey shore | PHOTOS
Palmerton vs. Pen Argyl in High School Football | PHOTOS
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Executive Education football debuts new stadium atop parking deck vs. Palumbo Academy | PHOTOS

Opinion

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-7th District, is called on stage by President Donald J. Trump Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Mack Truck in Lower Macungie Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Opinion: Why give Ryan Mackenzie a second chance?

Opinion: Mackenzie is running on a record now. His votes belong to him. His alliance...

Opinion: The four reasons I’m voting for Mark Pinsley for state Senate
Letter to the Editor: Don’t ignore concerns about proposed Lehigh Valley data center
Opinion: Lehigh County voters can build an election board they’d trust no matter who’s in power

Local News

People protest during a No Kings rally Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, near Congressman Ryan Mackenzie’s office along Cedar Crest Boulevard in Salisbury Township. The rally, one of several in the Lehigh Valley, was part of another round of No Kings demonstrations held nationwide.
(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

No Kings rally turns into get out the vote events this weekend in the Lehigh Valley

No Kings: Vote Early events will be held Saturday throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Man, 71, dead after crash in Bethlehem, police say
Penn State leaders recommend cutting 47 programs, responding to low enrollment, employment demand
John Fetterman votes with his party less frequently since Trump took office, rarely attends meetings

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Two charged in shooting near Allentown social hall

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Shooting near Allentown social hall leaves 1 injured, police say
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Business

Passengers wait in line to make new travel arrangements at New Orleans International Airport after all flights to Dallas Airport were stopped due to severe weather on Thursday, June 11, 2009 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)

Nightmare flights and no vouchers: These disruptions now deemed out of airline’s control

Unruly passenger, clean-up after a death are off the list for compensation commitments.

GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from Japan
IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
Lawyers for Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook say White House hearing set up by Trump is ‘biased’

Pennsylvania News

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center. (Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PA)

High court rejects challenge to how Pa. treats users accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

In a concurring opinion, one Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice said “the spirit of the law...

Independent candidate closes in on Republican Senate incumbent as dark money spending surges
Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
ICE detained a disabled dad after a noise complaint. A county jail let him languish, he says.

National News

FILE – San Francisco 49ers defensive end Keion White arrives before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

4 arrested in the shooting of San Francisco 49ers player Keion White at a Super Bowl party

White was shot in the ankle and taken to a local hospital for surgery.

Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning
US coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison
Prosecutors urge life sentences for Alexander luxury real estate brokers in sex trafficking case

Allentown

The aftermath of a fire that tore through row homes early Saturday morning, Oct. 10, 2026, on the 200 block of South St. Cloud Street in Allentown. Sixteen people were displaced by the blaze, which started shortly after 1 a.m.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown rowhome fire aftermath | PHOTOS

See the aftermath of a fire that tore through multiple rowhomes in Allentown early Saturday...

Allentown fire tears through rowhomes, displacing 16 residents: ‘I lost literally everything’ [Updated]
Lehigh County constable accused of illegally using emergency lights in attempt to pull over woman
Man convicted in Labor Day 2024 homicide in Allentown

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