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The mailboxes were damaged and were slated to be removed, a spokesperson said.

NJAM won awards in several editorial, advertising and photography categories.

NJAM won awards in several editorial, advertising and photography categories.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, and has entered isolation at home.

The Biden administration recently announced a new $27 billion program for bridge repair. The funding has been allocated to states based on a unique funding arrangement.

July 13, 2021 3:45 PM, EDT Pennsylvania Ponders Package Fee to Pay for Roads, Bridges An Amazon delivery driver carries a package through the snow in Philadelphia in December of 2020. (Caroline Gutman/Bloomberg News) What if the solution to Pennsylvania’s transportation funding quagmire was all the brown boxes and padded envelopes left at people’s front doors? Officials tasked with finding new ways to pay for repairing the state’s roads and bridges are considering a delivery fee or tax fo...

This week in Lehigh Valley history: Quadruple killer Michael Ballard sentenced to death in 2011; racial strife at Easton High in 1971 (May 16-22) Updated 6:41 AM; affiliate The Express-Times and its predecessors from 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 years ago. These stories were pulled from microfilm at the Easton Area Public Library. The original text is edited for clarity and length. This week in Lehigh Valley history, in 2011, Michael Eric Ballard was sentenced to death for the brutal 2010 slaying ...

3 dead as coroner called to haz-mat situation at South Bethlehem hotel, authorities say Updated 4:03 PM; Facebook Share Responding to a request to check on three people Wednesday morning in a Southside Bethlehem hotel, authorities found them dead, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. It was labeled a hazardous materials incident at the Comfort Suites at 120 W. Third St. Lysek said it was a haz-mat scene to determine if something hazardous played a role in the deaths. The public was n...

Lehigh Valley International Airport gets $1.8M for terminal connection project Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 Rednerings of a planned new terminal connector at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.Photos Courtesy The Sheward Partnership | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share The grants are adding up for Lehigh Valley International Airport’s planned $22 million terminal connection and security checkpoint expansion. PennDOT announced the airport...

Shooter, victim dead following gunfire at Wawa, 2 other Lehigh Co. sites, authorities say Updated 3:17 PM; Facebook Share Authorities have not identified the gunman or any of the victims. “We don’t have any motive at this point. It appears that the three shootings ... were indiscriminate and unrelated,” Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said. The shooting spree began early Wednesday morning when the gunman, driving a white Toyota Corolla, shot at a woman driving a white car on R...