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Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley enters crowded race for Congress in Lehigh Valley
Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley has joined the field of Democrats hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie for the Lehigh Valley's congressional seat next year.
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De George: In keeping Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford, Phillies need to find them roles
Both prospects can help win baseball games in the major leagues right now. The Phillies need to devise a creative way to deploy them and extract that value in the present.
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Musikfest 2025: 28 years after their first blockbuster album, Third Eye Blind still drawing crowds
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![YMCA camper Nyla makes a flag craft Thursday, July 31, 2025, during the second annual Let Your Colors Shine hosted by River Crossing YMCA at Grange Park in Allentown. The event brings together River Crossing YMCA’s camp communities to promote a sense of belonging and pride for Y campers. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-YMCA-Camp07")
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Lehigh Valley Phantoms mascot Melvin visits during the opening ceremony Thursday, July 31, 2025, of the second annual Let Your Colors Shine hosted by River Crossing YMCA at Grange Park in Allentown. The event brings together River Crossing YMCA’s camp... -
![City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-TheStandard-01")
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![Carolyn Fitzgerald, center presents an award during a ceremony Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the Lehigh Valley Humane Society in Allentown to honor it for meeting the benchmark to be considered a no-kill shelter by Best Friends Animal Society. Shelters receiving the no-kill recognition award saved more than 90% of the dogs and cats in their care in 2024; Lehigh Valley Humane Society said its live release rate was 90% for cats and 96% for dogs. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Humane-Society25")
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![A bridge dedication ceremony Tuesday, July 29, 2025, honors Air Force Maj. Frank Claveloux Parker III, who was on a secret mission when he and 10 others were killed during the Vietnam War. Parker lived on Ninth Street in Quakertown, where the bridge is. The memorial is funded by the Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-qtownvietnambridge-0729018")
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![Twin Rivers Tubing owner Mike Prieto rides a Jet Ski while supervising customers tubing Monday, July 28, 2025, on the Delaware River in Easton. The company said about 100 people tubed down the river Monday, when the real-feel temperature reached the high 90s. The Lehigh Valley is under a heat advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday, when the heat and humidity could feel like 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Weather-Art06")
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![Stoke Restaurant chef Abe Lopez cooks a summer squash risotto with chicken thighs during a cooking competition with Easton chefs Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Summer Squash Festival at Easton Urban Farm at the Neighborhood Center in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-SummerSquashFestival-09")
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![Northampton’s Jake Raysely scores on Saturday, July 26, 2025, during the A-Town Throwdown basketball tournament at Cedar Creek Parkin Allentown. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-cedarbeachhoops-0726013")
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Opinion: Future belongs to strategic AI users: Here’s how we prepare them
Opinion: Teaching students how to use AI strategically is about more than technical skills.
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Flood watch issued for Lehigh Valley as storms and heavy rain to follow ‘dangerous’ heat
Another day of "dangerous" heat is expected Wednesday in the Lehigh Valley before widespread showers...
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Apple overcomes Trump’s trade war, slow start in AI to deliver surprisingly strong quarter
The company earned $23.4 billion during its fiscal third quarter, a 9% increase from the...
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Traditional Monday deer opener would return to parts of Pa. under lawmaker’s compromise proposal
Using Interstate 80 as a rough dividing line, the bill would have northern counties return...
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‘Fire clouds’ over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate
A 'megafire' at the Grand Canyon is the largest fire burning in the continental U.S.
Allentown
‘Something that we desperately need’: Downtown Allentown apartments break ground, set completion date
Officials and developers broke ground for The Standard apartments in Allentown, hoping to offer hundreds...
Bethlehem Area
‘Changing the way people are moving around Bethlehem.’ City announces timeline for 3 major transportation projects
Bethlehem officials on Wednesday celebrated over $3.7 million million in outside investments to go toward...