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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Lehigh County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to seek state funding to study whether several municipal police departments in the county should be combined. -
Participants in this year's D&L RaceFest, the largest yet, took to Lehigh Valley streets and trails Sunday. The day's top prizes both went to Easton residents.
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A ban on open fires in Northampton County will take effect Sunday. Charcoal and propane grills still will be allowed, along with fires in a fireplace or otherwise contained indoors.
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After a polling place in South Bethlehem saw a six-hour wait to vote on Tuesday, Northampton County officials blame an unexpected jump in student turnout compared with 2020.
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Flood, a Republican, won a third term Tuesday night representing northern Northampton County in the state House of Representatives.
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Northampton County officials said extra voting machines were delivered to help alleviate the crush at the Banana Factory in South Bethlehem. It was an extreme example of a scene playing out on Election Day across the Lehigh Valley as voters waited hours in line to cast their ballots.
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A Muhlenberg College/Morning Call poll of Pennsylvania voters released two days before Election Day gives a slight lead to Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump — well within the survey's margin of error. Results also show the U.S. Senate race for Pennsylvania has tightened.
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The race to represent northern Northampton County in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives pits a newcomer to politics against an incumbent Republican seeking her third term in Harrisburg.
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A plan to expand sewer service to all of Bethlehem Township won an endorsement from the township's planning commission Monday.
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Hundreds of costumed kids scrambled for candy at Halloween parades across the Lehigh Valley over the weekend.
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An agreement between Bethlehem Landfill and the people suing them, reached Tuesday, limits the landfill’s work to expand while a series of lawsuits aimed at stopping the expansion go forward.
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Bethlehem Oktoberfest wrapped up its first weekend Sunday, with one more weekend of beer, German culture and wiener dog racing to go
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Northampton County's conservation district will become an independent agency after county officials announced Thursday they're breaking off their agreement with the district.
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A Northampton County judge handed down a five- to 10-year sentence for Christopher Ferrante, who was convicted of giving drugs to a former Pen Argyl wrestler shortly before his overdose death.
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A new Northampton County budget, introduced by County Executive Lamont McClure Tuesday, keeps taxes flat. He said he would have cut taxes, if it weren't for the County Council.
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The fifth edition of College Hill Porchfest saw about 150 musicians perform at 31 improvised stages across the Easton neighborhood.
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Bethlehem Landfill representatives presented a plan to add 86 acres of landfill space Thursday night, the latest step in their contentious fight to expand.
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A new tool announced Tuesday lets Bethlehem Township residents report flooding and other stormwater issues which are common in the township.
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The May shooting death of a man from Upper Mt. Bethel Township by his girlfriend was justified, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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Parents who say they were falsely accused of medical child abuse protested again Sunday outside Lehigh Valley Health Network's Cedar Crest campus.
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A proposal introduced Thursday night would create an annual $250 property tax credit for volunteer firefighters and EMS workers in Northampton County.
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Northampton County and its conservation district appear poised to split after a County Council committee meeting Wednesday showed deep distrust between them
