2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (761+ words) By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JOSH BOAK The report draws in part on interviews by Democratic staffers of the House Committee on Natural Resources. Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (289+ words) The next generation of J's Steaks & Subs will soon begin with a new food truck in the Lehigh Valley. The food truck will operate at the Weyerbacher Brewing Co. taproom at 905 Line St. in Easton, according to an online announcement…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (915+ words) Few foods feel more American than the hot dog, a mainstay at'ballparks, street carts and Fourth of July barbecues. But to simply call hot dogs "American" is to miss a whole lot of nuance, and potentially offend local connoisseurs across…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (96+ words) A 40-year-old Bethlehem pub changed hands this week, as its owner prepares to retire. The sale of Ripper's Pub, at 77 W. Broad St. , closed Tuesday for $1. 075 million, now former owner Chuck Kovacs said. Kovacs, who was 30 years old when he purchased…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (166+ words) The Morning Call A Whitehall Township man with a history of drug trafficking will spend the rest of his life behind bars for delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 38-year-old woman in East Stroudsburg in 2023. Dimitris Smith Jr....

14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (271+ words) The electric vehicle maker run by Elon Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480, 126 cars, much higher than the 384, 122 from a year ago, as Europeans furious at Musk's embrace of far-right political candidates began buying again. It produced 451, 758 vehicles in the…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago  (460+ words) A challenge from a state senator to three new members Allentown's mayor wants to appoint to the city's unique tax subsidy district has ground the process to a halt. The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority was ready to seat…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1052+ words) Cuts to federal food assistance programs, alongside the uncertainty many local immigrant families are feeling regarding food access, have made summer meal distribution even more important than usual for local school districts. Food service managers for Lehigh Valley school districts…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (386+ words) Dangerous heat and humidity has led to changes or cancellations to a number of events in the Lehigh Valley, including Fourth of July celebrations. Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as neighboring Berks, Bucks, Carbon and Monroe counties, are under…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (252+ words) The U. S. alleges that Alibaba's U. S. -based payment processor, AUS Merchant Services, violated federal law by failing to prevent merchants from selling and importing illegal products into the U. S. through Alibaba. com and Ali Express. com. Alibaba acknowledges in an agreement with the…...