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Lehigh Valley congressional candidate Bob Brooks apologizes for old Facebook posts

Democratic congressional candidate Bob Brooks has been pressed to explain two Facebook posts from 2019 that supported conservative perspectives.

Fire Fighters Association President Bob Brooks speaks Wednesday, April 1, 2026, during a debate at Moravian University with fellow Democratic candidates for the 7th Congressional District former Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure, former federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell and former PPL engineer Carol Obando-Derstine. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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Election 2026: Here’s where the money for the Lehigh Valley congressional race is coming from, and how candidates are spending it

Giacomo Sgroi, left, stands with his father Phillip at Nonna’s Italian Market in Hanover Township on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Giacomo's restaurant Tinto Tapas & Pasta will soon close in the Lehigh Valley. (Graysen Golter/The Morning Call)

Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says

Sixth graders eat lunch at Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem in this 2017 file photo. (CHRIS KNIGHT/SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL)

Bethlehem Area School Board open to limited pilot of universal free lunch

At a Doylestown press conference, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announces the filing of a lawsuit against the owners of 113 S. Main Street in Dublin. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)

Bucks County DA sues landlord from Lehigh Valley over 'deplorable' housing conditions in 'first-of-its-kind' lawsuit

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Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says
Popular Lehigh Valley Italian restaurant to close. It’s ‘not goodbye forever,’ owner says
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Another internet provider is coming into the Lehigh Valley. Here are the details
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
Lehigh Valley food safety report: facility closed for lack of water; live mice, dead mice, mouse droppings, cockroaches; food stored on floor
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
A new Lehigh Valley data center is proposed in place of a million-square-foot warehouse
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges
Lehigh Valley congressional candidate Bob Brooks apologizes for old Facebook posts
Lehigh Valley congressional candidate Bob Brooks apologizes for old Facebook posts
Bucks County DA sues landlord from Lehigh Valley over 'deplorable' housing conditions in 'first-of-its-kind' lawsuit
Bucks County DA sues landlord from Lehigh Valley over 'deplorable' housing conditions in 'first-of-its-kind' lawsuit
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Allentown man arrested in 2025 Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ homicide
Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]
Berks coroner ID’s Fleetwood teen who died after head-on Route 222 crash [Updated]

Local News

Salisbury’s Tessa Kemmerer pitches to Notre Dame-Green Pond on Monday, April 21, 2026, during a girls softball game in Salisbury Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Notre Dame-Green Pond plays Salisbury – girls softball | PHOTOS

Notre Dame-Green Pond plays Salisbury – girls softball

Sports

Executive Education CEO Bob Lysek (left) is joined by longtime area summer basketball league and tournament director Glen Klein as well as Executive assistant AD and boys basketball coach Ray Barbosa as they announce Executive as the new home for the Lehigh Valley summer league and the Cedar Beach Showcase tournament. (Keith Groller)

Executive decision: Lehigh Valley summer basketball league, Cedar Beach Showcase has found a new home

The summer league will run on Mondays and Wednesdays starting May 18

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)

Earth Day 2026: A guide to events and cleanups around the Lehigh Valley

Here's where to find community cleanups and other events in celebration of Earth Day.

Opinion

Lehigh County has not had its own juvenile detention center since 2014. A new partnership with three other counties to form a regional facility is up for a vote. (Rich Schultz/Special to The Morning Call)

Opinion: Lehigh County is rushing into misguided plan for a juvenile detention center

Opinion: Approving this could be one of the worst decisions ever by the Lehigh County...

Crime and Public Safety

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Lehigh County coroner seeks family of Bethlehem man who died recently

The Lehigh County coroner's office is searching for the family of a Bethlehem man who...

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FILE – The download screen for Truth Social app is seen on a laptop computer, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions

The company, Trump Media & Technology, didn’t give a reason for Nunes leaving.

Pennsylvania News

The view of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg from State Street. (Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA)

Shapiro wants to eliminate three ‘niche’ tax credits. Supporters say they should be expanded.

The Democratic governor wants a more flexible tax credit that’s focused on job creation.

National News

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives to the port of Split, Croatia, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Dubravec)

Navy review puts future of highest-tech US aircraft carriers in question

This review follows criticism from President Donald Trump.

Allentown

Roosevelt Elementary School in Allentown, July 8, 2019.(Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Former Allentown principal forced to resign over discrimination, harassment, lawsuit alleges

In the federal lawsuit filed April 10, lawyers for former Roosevelt Elementary School principal Elizabeth...

Bethlehem Area

Main Street in Bethlehem bustles with people on Monday, March 9, 2026. The downtown won USA Today’s 10Best Main Street competition for a second year in a row. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem’s Main Street is again voted the best in US in nationwide poll

A panel of USA Today travel experts selected the top 20 finalists. Then it was...