Ryan Gaylor
Northampton County reporterI’m LehighValleyNews.com’s Northampton County reporter. Before moving to Easton in September of 2022, I reported on state government and hosted All Things Considered for KGOU, Oklahoma City’s NPR station.
In 2021, I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with dual degrees in dramaturgy and journalism. Outside of the newsroom, I love listening to podcasts, bothering my dog, seeing theatre, and helping my friends write plays. Contact me at RyanG@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8208.
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The Pennsylvania Senate passed a resolution Tuesday giving Revenue Secretary Pat Browne three days to come before the body and explain why he hasn't turned over records regarding the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone. -
C.F. Martin and Co., the storied Nazareth guitar makers, unveiled a new space where dealers, distributors and artists can design a custom model from start to finish.
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Northampton County officials on Monday began testing all nearly 300 voting machines set to be used in the upcoming general election. What was a much-scrutinized task before this year's primary is back to being a sleepy part of the pre-vote process.
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Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley, founded to serve the region's LGBTQ+ community, celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday.
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Northampton County's proposed 2025 budgets cuts spending 9% while keeping taxes at 10.8 mills. County Executive Lamont McClure said a tax cut could be coming next year.
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Former Gov. Tom Corbett and two former federal judges said that petitions for recounts and other litigation could cause some Pennsylvania counties to miss the deadline to certify results of the November election.
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The Celtic Classic returned to Bethlehem Sunday, overcoming financial strife organizers said last year could spell the end of the festival celebrating Celtic cultures and heritage.
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A Vermont-based company called BETA Technologies plans to build chargers at Lehigh Valley International Airport to power both electric aircraft and plug-in cars, officials said Thursday.
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Greater Shiloh Church celebrated its 120th birthday Sunday with a special joint worship service.
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Northampton County elections officials are on track to mail out absentee ballots in early October, according to Registrar of Elections Chris Commini.
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Many of the nine candidates seeking one of five seats on the board said the race has been insulated from clashes over social issues.
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The program provides up to $10,000 to restore the facades of historic buildings in Easton, with the goal of restoring some of their original character.
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Northampton County officials are doubling the cap on loans to first-time homebuyers, in an effort to help residents afford rising down payments and closing costs.
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A Northampton County rental assistant program will soon come to an end, along with a vaccine mandate for some county employees.
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Former judge Stephen Baratta, looking to oust Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck, held court in the Government Center Rotunda Thursday.
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A federal judge issued an injunction Monday allowing the After School Satan Club to meet three times on district property this school year.
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The annual observance remembers the Lehigh Valley's victims of workplace accidents, including nine who died this year.
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When can schools limit speech? Judge asks Satanic Temple, Saucon Schools to react in Satan Club caseThursday, a federal judge ordered parties in the Satanic Temple's ongoing suit of the Saucon Valley School District to address how a Vietnam-War-era Supreme Court decision affects their case. Their responses could be decisive.
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The bill, drafted in response to a mass poisoning at an Allentown daycare last year, would require child care centers to have carbon monoxide detectors.
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The four men, ages 21-22, shouted racial slurs at the victim before following him home and attacking him, according to investigators.
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Founded by Slovenian immigrants more than a century ago, the church on East Fourth Street is being sold and merging with 2 other congregations. 'It's hard,' said one longtime parishioner. 'And I keep picturing other people that were very close to us sitting in their special spots.'
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Northampton County Council voted to extend tax breaks for parts of Upper Mt. Bethel Township, including land set to become a massive industrial park.
