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“Art Matters” is a slogan synonymous with the Carbon County Creative Arts Fund. It certainly matters to 101-year-old Mary Kocher of Palmerton, who spent a large part of her life teaching local adults ...

A brush fire in Lehigh Township is sending up smoke that can be seen across the Lehigh Valley.

Pennsylvania’s wildland firefighters had a busy weekend, battling two fires - including one on Blue Mountain - as the state was forecast to be under high wildfire danger.

A large and smoky wildfire broke out on the Blue Mountain in Lehigh Township just before 2 p.m. Sunday. The fire brought crews from close to 20 emergency response agencies and resulted in the shutdown...

The tunnel under Route 248 where a mural was installed in the fall has been vandalized. Graffiti has returned under the tunnel where the Bowmanstown Area Residents Connected hung the entire mural. Kar...

Dad and I had struggled with alcohol dependence for years. But we took on the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail, a multiyear journey only made possible by sobriety.

Portions of the Palmerton Zinc Pile Site have been removed from the federal Superfund list of America's most contaminated hazardous waste sites.

19+ Lehigh Valley groups benefit from Martin Guitar Foundation grants Updated Feb 21, 2021; More than 19 nonprofit groups are benefitting from hundreds of thousands in funds distributed by the Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation. The foundation, which Christian Frederick Martin IV began in 1996, annually distributes funds to support programs. A total of 55 area and national businesses were named as recipients during the December 2020 Board of Directors meeting. This year’s grants mark a quar...

Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation Announces 2020 Grants News provided by Share this article Share this article NAZARETH, Pa., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce that it awarded 55 grants to Lehigh Valley and national organizations at its December 2020 Board of Directors meeting. This years grants mark a quarter century of giving since the Foundation was established by Christian Frederick Martin IV in 1996. C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. ha...