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Biden leads Trump in Pennsylvania in election’s home stretch, new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll shows
Joe Biden holds a 7-point lead over President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in the final weeks of the 2020 presidential election, according to a Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll.
Jailed in Pennsylvania? In most cases, you can still vote
Helping county jail inmates - who are almost always eligible to vote in Pennsylvania - exercise their right to take part in an election has long been the practice in the Lehigh Valley.
Pennsylvania coronavirus update: Second highest case count of the pandemic recorded Saturday
Saturday’s coronavirus case count was the second highest total in Pennsylvania since the start of the pandemic, with 1,857 new cases reported by the state Department of Health.
Lehigh Valley residents ask, why did the mail come so late or not at all?
Lehigh Valley residents complained about the mail arriving late on Tuesday. A postal workers union official said that's not unusual the day after a holiday, but other factors made it worse.
Gisele Fetterman and racial slur: Wife of Pennsylvania lieutenant governor had perfect response
Column: Videos such as the one that Gisele Fetterman posted of a woman calling her the "N-word" outside a grocery store are a powerful weapon in the fight against racism.
Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee chairwoman reaps big harvest of campaign contributions from insurance industry
State Rep. Tina Pickett, whose position in Harrisburg gives her enormous say-so over what happens to proposed insurance laws, has more cash in her political campaign account than any of her 201 colleagues in the House ― thanks in large part to the...
‘Disgusted’ voters in Philadelphia suburbs could help Biden offset Trump’s gains in Pennsylvania
There has been a political transformation of Philadelphia’s suburbs, now largely Democratic and mobilizing against Trump in the final six weeks before the election.
Your Pa. election questions answered: When will mail-in ballots start to arrive?
Lehigh and Northampton counties plan to mail out their absentee and mail-in ballots by early October at the latest. Voters may want to drop off their ballot in person at their county election office as delays hamper US Postal Service deliveries.
Tear gas used on crowd in Lancaster protesting fatal police shooting
Lancaster police shooting: Police in Lancaster deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz while responding to a domestic disturbance call
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Police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early this morning after an officer shot and killed a man in Lancaster while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
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Missouri couple who brandished guns to keep protesters off their property will speak in the Lehigh Valley
A Missouri couple who made national headlines in June when they brandished guns to keep protesters off their property is scheduled to speak in the Lehigh Valley, thanks to some local Republicans.
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Missouri couple who brandished guns to keep police-reform marchers off their property will speak in the Lehigh Valley
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Virgin Mary statue repaired after vandalism at Allentown church, thanks to donations
A Virgin Mary statue that was vandalized at a Catholic church in Allentown has been repaired, thanks to community donations.
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A Virgin Mary statue that was vandalized at a Catholic church in Allentown has been repaired, thanks to community donations.
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Missing the Allentown Fair? Here’s how you can still get a taste
Allentown Fair is canceled for this year but we bring back three award-winning recipes that we'll always remember.
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Wanna Feast the Fair? Here's how...
(In keeping with tradition, you’re urged to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank)
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Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend coronavirus funds
Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday asked lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and outlined how he thinks the state should spend more than $1.3 billion left in federal coronavirus relief funds during what's left of...
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Gov. Tom Wolf asked lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and outlined how he thinks the state should spend more than $1.3 billion left in federal coronavirus relief funds.
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Bidding for Pennsylvania, Trump trolls Biden in old backyard
On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard of Scranton, Pa.
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Determined to keep Pennsylvania in his column, President Donald Trump took the fight to Joe Biden’s old backyard Thursday and insisted his Democratic rival would be the state’s “worst nightmare” if elected president.
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Joe Biden leads Donald Trump narrowly among Pennsylvania voters in new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll
A majority of likely Pennsylvania voters say President Trump does not deserve re-election, and rated his response to the coronavirus pandemic as “poor.” But a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg Coll poll shows Trump is buoyed in the key swing state by...
Republican ex-Congressman Charlie Dent endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president
Republican former Congressman Charlie Dent didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016. He won't do so this year either -- and this time is endorsing Trump's opponent, Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.
‘Pro-life Democrat’ Bob Casey opens up on abortion. Surprisingly, his plan to end them doesn’t involve the courts
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, one of the few self-described pro-life Democrats remaining in Congress, does not support the strategy behind the series of increasingly restrictive state abortion laws intended to spur a battle over abortion in the nation’s top...
Trump supporters gather in North Whitehall for Donald Trump Jr. appearance
About 300 supporters of President Donald Trump gathered Thursday in North Whitehall Township to hear the president’s son Donald Trump Jr., rally support for him in his re-election campaign.
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Trump supporters gather in North Whitehall for Donald Trump Jr. appearance
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Stein Mart, with a store at South Mall, plans to close most, if not all, locations
Stein Mart on Wednesday announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with plans to "close a significant portion, if not all, of its brick-and-mortar stores." The chain has six stores in Pennsylvania, including one at South Mall in Salisbury...
Coronavirus updates: Health officials around the US are quitting or getting fired amid the outbreak
Dozens of state and local public health officials around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid
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Coronavirus updates: Health officials around the US are quitting or getting fired amid the outbreak
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