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Volvo Macks Trucks receives $208 million from Inflation Reduction Act, will create 295 jobs across 3 facilities
L. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. -- Volvo Mack Trucks has received $208 million in federal money from the Biden Administration to support the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles at the company. The announcement was made Thursday morning and comes from the U.S. Dept. of Energy. Mack Trucks owns Lehigh Valley operations in...
Lehigh County commissioners forward affordable housing agreement
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners forwarded an agreement for the sale of county-owned land to a developer Wednesday night at the administration building. The county received an offer for the parcel, located at 43-47 S. Seventh St., from Urban Place Apartments. The sale is contingent on...
‘We’re back!’: Lehigh Valley restaurant that closed due to pandemic reopens 4 years later
S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – A chef's revived dream has led to a culinary comeback in Lehigh County. The Wicked Chef, a fast-casual restaurant offering “fresh homemade food with a twist,” reopened July 2 after a four-year hiatus at 279 Cetronia Road in South Whitehall Township. Chef...
Fairless Hills YMCA Part Of Regional Merger
The YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties has officially merged with the Greater Valley YMCA and is now operating under the new name River Crossing YMCA. The merger extends the reach of the organization across Northampton and Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Bucks and Hunterdon counties. Zane Moore,...
Lehigh Valley weather: Severe thunderstorms from Beryl in forecast today as fierce heat lingers
The Mid-Atlantic is facing multiple weather threats on Wednesday with dangerous heat indexes up to 108 degrees across parts of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey along with two rounds of severe thunderstorms from the remnants of Beryl. The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for both Lehigh and...
Update: Excessive heat warning affecting Lehigh and Northampton counties until Wednesday evening
An updated excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 3:08 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Lehigh and Northampton counties. The weather service says, "Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values ranging from 100 to 105 degrees." "Heat related illnesses increase significantly during...
United Way Announces Chris Martin and Martin Guitar Will Chair 2024 Campaign
Featured Image: Chris Martin United Way 2024 Campaign Chair. Martin and team will lead United Way’s largest fundraising effort to advance education, healthy aging and community stability throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley. Allentown, PA, July 9, 2024 – United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has announced that Chris...
$925K Bethlehem home tops June 24-30 list of most expensive sold in Lehigh Valley
A home in Bethlehem that sold for $925,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Northampton County in the most recent week of available deed transactions. The property at 2410 Main St. was built in 1950 and has a living area of 5,203 square feet....
Lehigh Valley under excessive heat warning Wednesday for heat index values up to 105; storms possible this evening
The Lehigh Valley is under an excessive heat warning as heat index values are expected to exceed 100 Wednesday. The National Weather Service placed Lehigh and Northampton counties under the warning until 8 p.m. In their warning, forecasters wrote that there will be “dangerously hot” conditions, with heat index values up to 105. The Allentown area is expected to reach those values between 2 ...
'The heat never bothers him one bit': Baseball players take the field in Lower Macungie, despite heat
LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - It's a hot one out there but the heat didn't seem to bother some athletes in Lehigh County. Legion Baseball players took the field for a playoff game. For some baseball parents and players, this kind of heat is just all part of the game.
Lehigh County commissioners poised to approve 30-unit family sustainable housing development
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - At the corner of 7th and Walnut in Allentown stands a parking lot filled with cars. But soon, the owners of those cars may have to find somewhere else to park. Lehigh County commissioners are poised to approve a 30-unit family sustainable housing development called Urban Place...
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