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 Community Connections Partnership joins social workers from the city's Health Bureau with police officers to connect people who need help with social services. The police chief says the program has been successful, but the idea is not universally popular. -
The County Council failed to override a veto from County Executive Lamont McClure, restoring full funding to an Easton hydroelectric project and cutting money for affordable housing and employee retention.
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When a Bethlehem resident used a public comment session to make antisemitic remarks, several members of the council walked out and the mayor also responded, saying, “The vast majority of people in our city are working to create a city where everybody feels welcome and inclusive and valued, no matter what their religion is."
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A nonprofit community group responsible for the lighted trees in Easton's Centre Square will flip the switch on new lights on South Side this Friday.
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Northampton County Council unanimously dedicated $100,000 to the charities that fund the improvements to Coca-Cola Park.
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Council members introduced measures to zero out the money budgeted for IronPigs Charities for 2023 and give the funds to other organizations.
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A driver was pulled over shortly after noon Monday, and ran into the woods before being arrested along I-78, police said.
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The channel, famous for its feel-good Christmas movies, has started streaming a live feed of historic Downtown Bethlehem on its website.
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At the first Allentown Winter Wonderland Extravaganza, visitors came to see vendors selling everything from soap to tractors — and also the baby goats.
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The founder of Godfrey Daniels, a storied folk music club in Bethlehem, has published a new book chronicling its 47-year history
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Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure first presented plans for an employee health center nearly two years ago. The county council on Thursday voted against realizing his proposal yet again.
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Plainfield Township supervisors voted to consider a zoning change that would pave the way for the Grand Central Landfill to expand. It's the first of many, many steps in the process.
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The state Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to renew Wind Creek's casino license, granting them another five years of operation.
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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain visited Allentown on Sunday to rally union members for the Harris-Walz ticket and other Democrats on the ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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StartUp Lehigh Valley, a "Shark Tank"-esque contest where startup founders pitch their companies to a panel of judges, awarded more than $33,000 in all to a handful of winners Tuesday night.
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Senator Bob Casey and representatives from the Pa. Treasury celebrated the progress of the state's ABLE program, which lets people with serious disabilities save money without jeopardizing their benefits.
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Dozens of former patients of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reunited with their prior caregivers Sunday.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries visited Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District Thursday to promote their parties candidates. Democratic incumbent Susan Wild and Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie are locked in one of the tightest U.S. House races in the country.
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Northampton County Council began hearings Tuesday on the proposed 2025 county budget. Council members reviewed the General Government budget, including administration, fiscal operations, and the controller's office, among other divisions.
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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.
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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.
