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Northwestern Lehigh School District is reaching out to help a school in an impoverished country halfway around the globe. With the help of the West Allentown Rotary Club, the school district has connected with Centennial School in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, a once exceptional school that was ravaged...

Nursing homes deserve a lot of scrutiny, as they care for vulnerable people who may not be able to speak up when something is wrong or may expose themselves to harm because they can't think clearly.Amid questions of whether homes in Pennsylvania have been scrutinized well enough, state and federal...

Wolf's poll numbers sinkDemocratic Gov. Tom Wolf's approval rating is tanking as his epic budget fight with the Republican-controlled Legislature has shown no sign of stopping even though the final pieces of a 2015-16 spending plan lapsed into law in March.Wolf's approval rating among voters dropped...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — The union representing professors and coaches at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities says members have decided against a walkout before the academic year ends in May.But the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties says delegates at its legislative...

ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION is looking for groups of volunteers to cook a meal for 60-70 homeless men, bring it to the mission and serve it. Volunteers should be age 18 and older and wear closed-toed shoes, pants or capris. Hairnets, gloves and plating and serving utensils will be provided. Call Deirdre...

Saturday's grand opening of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in downtown Allentown was a historic moment, and not just because it packed a crowd despite a mid-April snowstorm.The opening of the center, tucked away at 522 W. Maple St., marks the official start of the Lehigh Valley's first...

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY – Emergency police radio dispatches say a youth has been killed in an accident near Weaversville Road.Lehigh County dispatchers confirmed they have sent an ambulance to Weaversville and Colonial Road. State police at the Bethlehem barracks said troopers are on the...

ALLENTOWN — In their first two years in the Lehigh Valley, the Phantoms have quickly become one of the American Hockey League's most successful teams. Their attendance has ranked seventh or better in the 30-team league both years and they won an award from the AHL for outstanding fan experience...

NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band canceled their North Carolina concert because of the state's new law blocking anti-discrimination rules for the LGBT community, said guitarist Steven Van Zandt, calling it the kind of legislation that's like an "evil virus" spreading around the...

It isn't a joke. On Saturday, this third weekend of spring, it will snow.The Lehigh Valley can expect 2 to 5 inches of snow between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The highest accumulations will be in the higher elevations.Saturday's high temperature will be about 38...