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Public media outlets in the Lehigh Valley face a significant financial hit after the U.S. Senate voted in favor of spending cuts that include slashing $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley said the grants will help businesses, local governments, school districts, and nonprofit organizations.
Center Valley and Coopersburg were hardest hit with water rescues reported and the Emmaus community pool closed until further notice due to flooding damage.
Temperatures are going to jump Thursday as a warm airmass makes it way over the region, according to forecasters. A high of 90 is anticipated that day, but forecasters said it will feel like 100 with humidity. The Lehigh Valley will be under a heat advisory from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Heavy rain caused flooding in Mary Klingman's neighborhood in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Monday. She describes the cleanup process, which included locating a number of missing fish.
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Lehigh Valley Live on MSNPa. cities crack down on illegal swimming amid broader safety, quality of life concernsThe Allentown and Reading mayors announced zero tolerance for prohibited activity along waterways — concerns that extend beyond the cities’ borders.
Josh Shapiro joins a multistate lawsuit to challenge the withholding of $230 million in federal funding for Pennsylvania schools, Lehigh Valley school district leaders say current and future budgets are under strain.
The median sale price for homes in Lehigh and Northampton counties hit an all-time high at $370,000, The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors reported.
Vice President Harris is in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday — a key part of a key state. The Lehigh Valley with its purple politics, economic history and demographic shifts could swing it all.
Nearly 30,000 jobs were added in the Lehigh Valley from 2010 to 2020, per the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, which didn't specify how many of those were in warehouses.
President Joe Biden arrives at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to speak about the economy on July 28, 2021.