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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Costas Alestas, a former Bethlehem police officer and soccer coach at East Hills Middle School, intends to plead not guilty to multiple sex-related crimes involving two middle school students, his attorney said. -
The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office plans to announce criminal charges Wednesday against an East Hills Middle School resource officer accused of statutory sexual assault and related felonies. He also served as a middle school soccer coach, according to the Bethlehem Area School District.
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Northampton County prosecutors and Slate Belt police announced charges Tuesday in a string of robberies in Pen Argyl last winter.
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Bethlehem city officials and their nonprofit partners shared details Thursday about a test alley house project coming to West Broad Street. The joint project could lead the way for dozens more in years to come.
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Lehigh Valley Beer Week kicked off this weekend, celebrating more than just the beverage used in its name. Festivities will continue through May 11.
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The former Dixie cup factory in Wilson Borough has long been a candidate for redevelopment. A developer told Northampton County Council Thursday they plan to build apartments with a dog-friendly lounge on the site.
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An agreement between "car-sharing" company Turo and the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority won final authority approval Tuesday.
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The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority granted permission to their development partner Tuesday to secure financing for a planned airport hotel.
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Northampton County officials celebrated an issue-free election Wednesday, after voting machine troubles last year. Already, the November general election looms large.
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Upper Mt. bethel Twp. Board of Supervisors voted Monday for their solicitor to "take any action necessary" to dissolve the township's municipal authority.
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At a school board meeting Tuesday, superintendent Jaime Vlasaty defended the decision not to allow the after-school Satan club to meet on campus, saying the group violated district rules.
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20-year-old Ceu Uk, of Charlotte, allegedly threatened a shooting in the Saucon Valley School District in response to an after-school Satan club being allowed to meet on district property.
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Lower Saucon Township residents opposing the landfill expansion who received party status are permitted to ask questions of witnesses, present evidence, make arguments, and are allowed to participate in an appeal.
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Members of the city's Dominican community gathered to raise the Dominican flag over Allentown City Hall on Sunday. The city counts roughly 20,000 Dominicans as residents — nearly one out of every six people.
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The 1780 register was last seen by historians more than 160 years ago, and was thought to have been lost. Here's what we can learn from it.
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Bethlehem's Zoning Hearing Board voted to allow the project at a meeting Wednesday night
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The Zoning Hearing Board pushed the hearing to April, giving time for the Planning Commission to finalize its response to the project.
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Karen Britt is a professor of business at Northampton Community College and the founder of Juneteenth Lehigh Valley.
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The council signed off on a new incentive to develop "deteriorated" parts of South Side Bethlehem, plus a raise for shift supervisors at the Juvenile Justice Center.
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Members of the council's Finance Committee criticized County Executive Lamont McClure's handling of the studies they requested last year. He threatened to walk out.
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The cafe's union is among the nation's first to negotiate with the chain, on account of upcoming renovations.
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Bethlehem residents living near the proposed apartments shared concerns about the project with the city's development commission
