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How does the Pa. Turnpike keep nearly 3,000 miles clear in the winter? It’s a year-round operation

Altogether, the 460 turnpike workers in charge of keeping the highway clear have clocked a combined 56,500 hours this winter, including 38,700 hours over overtime.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has more than 400 trucks to maintain 565 miles of roadway during the winter. (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission)

Raymond Bautista is escorted by a deputy sheriff from a Montgomery County courtroom on March 3, 2026, to begin 4-8 year prison term for assaulting the mother of his unborn child. (Photo by Carl Hessler Jr. – MediaNews Group)

Allentown man admits beating pregnant Montgomery County woman, gets up to 8 years in prison

Rural Lower Mount Bethel Township is the site of a proposed data center. (Madeleine Cook / The Morning Call)

Lower Mount Bethel sets date for data center town hall as overflow crowd demands answers

Neighborhood House coordinator Shellie Frichtman speaks Sunday, March, 1, 2026, with London Clifford in Allentown. Neighborhood House is one of just a few day programs offered on Sundays for homeless people in the region. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

With most homeless programs closed on Sundays, Allentown’s Neighborhood House serves as a ‘godsend’

This 1 million square-foot warehouse in Upper Nazareth Township was recently sold for $158 million. (Courtey of CBRE).

A warehouse in Northampton County just sold for $158 million, one of largest Lehigh Valley deals in years

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Former LVHN executive files whistleblower lawsuit, claiming he was fired after raising fraud concerns
Former LVHN executive files whistleblower lawsuit, claiming he was fired after raising fraud concerns
A warehouse in Northampton County just sold for $158 million, one of largest Lehigh Valley deals in years
A warehouse in Northampton County just sold for $158 million, one of largest Lehigh Valley deals in years
Lehigh Valley food safety report: remove dead mice, expired milk, chewed food
Lehigh Valley food safety report: remove dead mice, expired milk, chewed food
Winter weather advisory issued for Lehigh Valley on Tuesday; snow and ice possible
Winter weather advisory issued for Lehigh Valley on Tuesday; snow and ice possible
Lehigh announces its new head football coach
Lehigh announces its new head football coach
Grammy award-winning rapper to headline Musikfest
Grammy award-winning rapper to headline Musikfest
Lehigh County dad who fled to Mexico with teen in 2018 loses bid to have sex assault case thrown out
Lehigh County dad who fled to Mexico with teen in 2018 loses bid to have sex assault case thrown out
EPC North football stats: Dieruff’s Jovan Rodriquez finishes with more than 1,500 yards passing
EPC North football stats: Dieruff's Jovan Rodriquez finishes with more than 1,500 yards passing
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Vote for Athlete of the Week: Here are this week’s nominees
Three new No. 1s in next-to-last Lehigh Valley-area wrestling rankings
Three new No. 1s in next-to-last Lehigh Valley-area wrestling rankings

Local News

A cardinal looks for a snack in the freezing rain on United Nations World Wildlife Day, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Bethlehem. Lehigh and Northampton counties were under a winter weather advisory 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. But while showers are possible most of the week, temperatures are expected to jump into the 60s. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Wintery weather in March | PHOTOS

Wintery weather in March

Sports

Northwestern Lehigh’s Shane Hulmes (left) and Easton’s Cole Ordway were the small school and large school winners respectively at the 66th annual National Football Foundation Lehigh Valley Chapter Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Northampton Banquet and Event Center on March 1. (Keith Groller)

High school football: Easton’s Ordway, Northwestern Lehigh’s Hulmes win scholar-athlete awards

Palmerton's Logan Anthony was saluted as the top lineman of the year

Things to Do

Rod Stewart performs Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at the PPL Center in Allentown. (Chris Knight/Special to The Morning Call)

From Rod Stewart to Sebastian Bach, here are the top acts performing in the Lehigh Valley in March

There's something for everyone this month in the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces 2026 Awards Banquet | PHOTOS

Did you make our gallery? See photos from the Lehigh Valley Top Workplaces 2026 awards ceremony and banquet at SteelStacks.
Purim Celebration | PHOTOS
Major winter storm dumps more snow on Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS
The calm before the snow as winter storm hits Lehigh Valley | PHOTOS
Dieruff High School students walkout to protest ICE | PHOTOS
Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena | PHOTOS
Northwestern Lehigh wins boys basketball Colonial League championship | PHOTOS

Opinion

The Tamaqua Area Middle School art club is painting Schuylkill County’s America250PA Liberty Bell recreation, pictured Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR)

Faith & Values: America’s 250th anniversary an opportunity to reflect on democracy, faith

The Lehigh Valley is asked to participate in Faith250, which invites people of various faith...

Crime and Public Safety

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Man shoots out Northampton County laundromat window, police say

An Easton man shot out the window of a laundromat Sunday afternoon in Wilson Borough,...

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Business

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Many experts applauded Anthropic's CEO for standing up for ethical principles.

Pennsylvania News

Basketball scores

Pennsylvania high school basketball scores from Saturday, Feb. 28

High school basketball scores from across the state

National News

Army veteran Christopher William McFarland protests the war in Iran on Monday, March 2, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Military families anxious about unknowns of Iran war, proud of their service members

In the military-heavy communities, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds.

Allentown

Thousands of fans coming to the PPL Center to watch Penn State in the NCAA men's hockey tournament can bring in millions to the Lehigh Valley economy. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Major sporting events are winners for the Lehigh Valley economy

Bree Nidds, chief operating officer of Discover Lehigh Valley, said that sports tourism is one...

Bethlehem Area

The wife of Philadelphia Eagles and Hall of Fame linebacker and center Chuck Bednarik, Emma Bednarik watches as her husband Bethlehem native and Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik had a plaque dedicated to him at Liberty High School in 2013. She died this week. (Donna Fisher/The Morning Call)

Emma Bednarik, wife of Eagles legend Chuck Bednarik, dies at 101

Emma Bednarik, the wife of Philadelphia Eagles legend Chuck Bednarik for 67 years until his...