County News

Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure asked county council Thursday to repeal tax breaks for the developer of the planned River Pointe industrial park, less than a year after council voted to extend them.

The Pennsylvania Department of State is starting a new office to help train county election workers, Pa. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said. It also plans to update its guidance for logic and accuracy testing that could have caught issues with the Northampton County voting machines.

Only some of the newest Northampton County elected officials are actually new to county government. The new slate of county elected leaders will take office Jan. 2.

The new position will appear on the ballot in 2025. The Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas had one of the higher caseloads for counties of its size.

If ultimately completed, the combined health care system would operate 30 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient sites, with more than 62,000 employees, according to LVHN and Jefferson Health.

Northampton County Council bid farewell to four members Thursday evening, including its first Black president, Kerry Myers.

Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure announced Monday he approved the county's 2024 budget, leaving in place amendments made by the County Council last week.

In a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro, state Rep. Milou Mackenzie asked the Department of State to provide Northampton County with instructions on how to avoid more Election Day mistakes with their voting machines.

Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure on Friday named a human resources department manager as his acting director of administration. She joined the county in May 2022.

Northampton County Council voted Thursday to adopt a 2024 budget that keeps property taxes flat.

One hallway features a giant 'Lite Bright.'

Air quality in the Lehigh Valley got a 'C' grade for in 2021, up from a 'D' the year before.

The winning Bangor team will go on to compete in a statewide competition next month.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown is getting a new emergency operations hub. The facility will provide more space for training firefighters from across the…

After a 2-year break, the Red Cross is asking for volunteers and fire fighters to step up and help.

Frances Wolf says hunger should never be what holds a person back from succeeding in higher education.

The Futuros Empresarios program encourages students to aim for high power jobs.

Yorman De La Rosa ihas been named Lehigh County's first Community Liaison officer.

The Lehigh Valley has nearly made a full recovery from the pandemic, Cunningham said.

The traveling exhibit is at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Commmunity Center in Allentown until March 25 then it moves to Lehigh University.

The council will sell Camp Trexler in Monroe County and its staff headquarters in the Allentown area.

The club also hosted the event in 1992 and in 2000.