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Lehigh Valley continues to grow, census says. Here’s how much

The Lehigh Valley added 7,000 new residents between 2023 and 2024, as more people moved into Lehigh and Northampton counties, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. County-level population estimates for 2024 show that about half of Pennsylvania’s counties lost population from 2023-2024. Lehigh and Northampton counties, however, along with every county […]

County map of Pennsylvania showing population changes since 2020.

The national sandwich chain Jimmy John's will reopen in the Lehigh Valley later this year.

National sandwich chain to return to the Lehigh Valley this year

An Allentown truck driver has been charged with fleeing the scene of a deadly wreck that killed a pedestrian on Interstate 80 last week, according to court records. Aziz Tajudeen Bello, 50, of 1722 E. Greenleaf St., is charged with fleeing the crash that killed 53-year-old Israel Cruz on Friday afternoon. According to the complaint, Cruz had been tending to a disabled commercial truck on the right shoulder of the highway at mile marker 257.1 in Butler Twp. Around 2:35 p.m., Bello, who was driving a white Penske tractor-trailer eastbound in the right lane, hit Cruz in an impact that […]

Allentown truck driver charged in fatal I-80 crash

Historic Alburtis Tavern, closed since last week for repairs, has been condemned after being without heat and electricity.

Historic Alburtis Tavern building condemned, declared ‘unfit for human occupancy’; property up for sale

On the same day online apartment search website gave new evidence that the Lehigh Valley's affordable housing concerns aren't going away anytime soon, area officials assembled to continue to look for solutions.

Lehigh Valley leaders hear housing strategy update: ‘We want people to work and live here.’

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