Lehigh County

Whooping Cough Emmaus

Contagious whooping cough reported at four East Penn district schools

Lehigh County mother arrested after leaving 1-month-old with bus driver

Mother arrested Bethlehem LANTA bus

Lehigh County residents sue Juul claiming company marketed e-cigarettes to teens

Lawsuits Lehigh County Juul

Lehigh County priest removed from ministry following allegations of sexually abusing a minor

Catholic Church sexual abuse allegations Lehigh

The Onion article leads to police inquiry, outrage at Allentown-area high school

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Lehigh University student 'behaving aggressively' found with loaded gun, knife

Lehigh student gun

Mother to stand trial after dead newborn was found in a paint bucket

Mother charged dead baby paint can

Historic Hotel Bethlehem named third-best historic hotel in the country

Historic Hotel Bethlehem Pennsylvania

Lehigh County can keep cross on county seal, federal appeals court rules

Lehigh County seal court appeal

Lehigh County judge: Police can't search vehicle based solely on marijuana odor

Medical marijuana vehicle search

West Nile virus shows up in Allentown

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Macungie 22-year-old wins $64,000 in two 'Jeopardy!' games, will keep going on Monday

Macungie jeopardy contestant

Lehigh County mom allegedly 'ripped' baby from womb, prosecutors say

Lehigh County DA office

Pennsylvania woman dies in drowning off coast of Dominican Republic

Surely Miller

Mom sues Dorney Park, claims employee scared, injured daughter at Halloween Haunt event

Dorney Park

Murder of crows apparently guard Allentown from 'Bird Box' presence

Crow branch

Hundreds of exotic pets – some dead – found in Montgomery County home

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Woman fatally struck by minivan after voting in Lehigh County

Forks Township Community Center

Trick-or-treaters in blackface with Confederate flags confronted on video in Lehigh County

blackface halloween lehigh

More than 70 dogs rescued from home in Lehigh County

humane society dog rescue

Authorities dismantle major fentanyl operation in eastern Pennsylvania

Fentanyl Montgomery County Bust

Police: Bethlehem murder-suicide linked to possible love triangle

Bayard Street Bethlehem

Latest Bucks County explosion strikes lawnmower in Milford Township

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Water slides and giant pirate statue up for auction in Pennsylvania

Terry Hill Water Park

Memorable local moments from the poop files

Sidewalk Poop

Report: One local district shared in $237,000 of NRA grants to Pennsylvania schools

Allentown college closes campuses, citing threat of violence

lehigh carbon community college

Retiring Republican Pa. congressman on GOP dysfunction: 'Dad’s drunk again'

Charlie Dent

This new Philly-region area code is finally rolling out next month

Stock_Carroll - Verizon Wireless

Pennsylvania bar's viral 'Tide Pod Challenge' shot gets banned by Facebook

Tide pod shot

Judge: Pennsylvania county can't use Christian cross in seal

Young giraffe dies at Pennsylvania zoo after sustaining neck injury

Pa. judge drops murder charges against former WWE wrestler Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka

Lehigh University professor, wife sentenced in scheme to defraud NASA

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Pennsylvania county sued over Christian cross in seal, flag

A.G.: Pa. Turnpike workers clocked time for hours they didn't work

3-year-old girl dies in Lehigh County crash

Lehigh Valley scope maker to pay hefty settlement for alleged kickbacks and bribery

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Radio host buys historic Hess mansion in Allentown

Hess Mansion

Police: Bethlehem man stored loaded gun near three young children

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Allentown police not adopting anti-overdose drug - yet

Crime and Courts

Former Lehigh County Prison doctor sentenced for tax fraud

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