The playoffs provided lots of quality action at the Swain School this past Sunday as the semis were held.

Bethlehem City Council will pick a replacement for Councilwoman Karen Dolan, who is resigning after a grand jury concluded she is unfit for elected office, on Nov. 5.

The Lower Macungie Planning Commission gave the township's five-year capital plan a look-see on Tuesday night, lamenting that it was prepared too late to have much bearing on the 2015 budget.

Easton city council officially put a plan to hike the earned income tax paid by non residents on the table Wednesday.

When you turn 18 in Easton, you get a gift in the mail.

Bethlehem City Council on Tuesday approved a financing deal expected to erase at nearly $3.5 million of a $5.9 million deficit projected for next year.

Northampton County Executive John Brown on Wednesday accused county council of jeopardizing the public welfare and extorting his administration with council's vow to block legislation until he rolls back changes to employee health care.

One day, when he retires maybe, James Franklin plans to share some of the generous coaching advice fans have shared with him over the years. Some of the comments are quite complimentary.

• Penn State coach James Franklin on managing expectations

A report into an academic fraud scandal at the University of North Carolina released on Wednesday found that for 18 years two academic advisers ran a program of fake classes that helped many athletes at the school remain eligible to play sports.

Former Colonial League stars Aimee Oertner and Bridgette Dougherty are part of an Army women’s basketball team picked to win the Patriot League title this winter.

Anthony Stolarz may be the top goalie prospect in the Philadelphia Flyers system, but he knows the reality of where he is right now.

Parenthood should be affordable in this country, but the cost of raising a child from birth to adulthood is now a quarter of a million dollars and projected to double by the time today's toddlers reach their teens. Will having kids soon be out of reach economically for many American...

Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken died in 1956 at the age of 75.

I know there are people out there who think Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery was treated unfairly because he was suspended this week for passing around raunchy emails.

One of the top-ranked young competitors in the equine sport of eventing, Caroline Martin looked all over for a shampoo that would leave her horse's coat and mane shiny, but wouldn't dry out its skin with repeated grooming.

• Straight Arrow Products is expanding in Forks Township

In 2009, with the global economy still reeling from the financial crisis, Ford executives made a bold move when caution might have been expected.

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When Karen Dolan fell in love with it, the 19th-century grist mill along Bethlehem's Monocacy Creek seemed destined to rot away — an eyesore in a city revered for its historic architecture.

The manhunt to find Eric Frein is costing law enforcement agencies more than $1 million per week as hundreds of officers from three states have flocked to the Poconos to form a net around the man accused of gunning down two Pennsylvania state troopers.

Mark Juliano wants to build a convention center, double size of hotel in south Bethlehem.

A long month of Halloween fun awaits. Like to be scared silly? Got you covered. Enjoy getting just a little spooked? Check that. Looking for fall fun for the whole family? There are plenty of hay mazes, fall festivals, special events, parades, trick-or-treat nights and other events in the...

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Fans watch the Lehigh Valley Phantoms take on the Hershey Bears at the PPL Center on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.