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Those traditional heralds of spring — the drumming woodpeckers, blossoming magnolias and NCAA bracketologists — might be in for a shock if the season arrives as predicted, on the back of a snowstorm. Same goes for all the loyal sons and daughters of Hibernia who turn out every year for Allentown's...

EMMAUS — An Emmaus High School ninth-grader is asking the East Penn School District to end its relationship with Care Net Lehigh Valley, a faith-based nonprofit that operates three area pregnancy support centers and offers free sex education to local schools and other groups.On Monday, 15-year-old...

Efforts to create a nonprofit organization supporting Gracedale have taken another twist despite little opposition to the plan from Northampton County officials. County Councilman Robert Werner has withdrawn a resolution calling for the creation of Friends of Gracedale, a nonprofit organization...

Attorney General Kathleen Kane's lawyer, seeking a dismissal of the grand jury leak case against her, asked Friday for an investigation into how The Morning Call obtained information on FBI wiretaps of her consultant. In a motion filed in Montgomery County Court, Kane's attorney, Gerald L. Shargel,...

EAST ALLEN TOWNSHIP — Developer Abe Atiyeh has his eye on three parcels in East Allen Township for residential and commercial development. The projects range from an age-restricted community of 103 single-family homes along Route 512 that would include a restaurant and strip plaza; a personal care...

•Science awards: Forty-six Allentown School District students won awards in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 3 competition at Easton High School in February.Fares Saed, an 8th grader at Harrison-Morton Middle School, earned a perfect score of 5.0 for his project in the chemistry....

As the Pennsylvania primary approaches, the Republican field has narrowed. But Donald Trump remains the front-runner. Having won 19 primaries and caucuses, Trump has a considerable lead over his opponents. When he comes to Pennsylvania, he will find a significant number of the kind of voters who...

The fourth annual TEDxLehighRiver, an independently organized TED event, will be held 1-5 p.m. Sept. 17 at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown. TEDxLehighRiver 2016 will include live presentations, pre-recorded TEDTalks, and networking/conversation about "Ideas Worth Spreading."TEDxTalks are presentations...

April Fool's Day is two weeks away, but Mother Nature didn't get the memo.Instead, she's planning a cruel joke Sunday, the first day of spring, with cloudy skies, temperatures in the 30s and up to an inch of snow forecast. So, I hope you didn't pack up that shovel just yet.According to Ray Kruzdlo...

NAZARETH — The Nazareth Area School Board voted unanimously, and with palpable relief, to approve a contract for the district's teachers eight months after the last one lapsed, averting a looming strike.The vote took place during a special 9 a.m. meeting Friday at the Nazareth Area School District...