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Man, 18, charged in Fountain Hill triple shooting, police say

An 18-year-old man from Fountain Hill has been charged after he shot three people Friday night in the borough, according to authorities.

Police respond to the 900 block of Delaware Avenue in Fountain Hill on Friday night, July 4, 2025, after three people were shot at a residence. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

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Police respond to the 900 block of Delaware Avenue in Fountain Hill on Friday night, July 4, 2025, after three people were shot at a residence. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

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A vehicle accident Saturday afternoon has caused Route 22 westbound to close in Easton near the toll bridge connecting to New Jersey. (Denise Sanchez/Morning Call file photo)

Motorcyclist dead after Route 22 crash in Easton [Updated]

Butter Rum Chicken entree is seen on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Hanoverville Roadhouse in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The bar and restaurant, which has previously been a post office, general store, hotel, brothel and performing venue, is celebrating its 200-year anniversary with events including a ghost hunt dinner, parties, car shows and a murder mystery dinner. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Retail Watch: How a 200-year-old (and possibly haunted) Lehigh Valley restaurant will celebrate its history

Ken Dando, of South Whitehall Township, stands before the reflecting pool and the Washington Monument in 2024 in Washington, D.C. Dando was one of hundreds of veterans to take advantage of the Honor Flight program, which provides free trips to the nation’s memorials for veterans. (Courtesy Ken Dando)

A momentous journey: Honor Flight gives veterans ‘a memory that will last a lifetime’

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Michael Hollingsworth portrays Easton’s founder, William Parsons, during a July 4, 2025, celebration of Independence Day at the George Taylor House in Catasauqua. Taylor was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and his home was one of the first places the document was read to the public after it was signed in Philadelphia in 1776. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

At Lehigh Valley Independence Day celebration, some worry about democracy’s survival

Some of those who came to the George Taylor House on Friday said Independence Day celebrations are taking on new significance amid political polarization and perceived threats to democracy.

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Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo throws in the first inning Friday against the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park. He was fine then. (Laurence Kesterson – The Associated Press)

Phillies looking for solutions beyond Wheeler, Suarez and Sanchez

When playoffs arrive, three quality starters likely won't a long run make, but there's still time to work with the candidates for the rotation.

Things to Do

The Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection is seen Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts in Bethlehem. With 44 antique structures highlighting 100 years of architectural and decorative arts, the collection features a variety of dollhouses, stores, stables, mansions and verandas representing decades between 1830 and 1930, and more than 6,000 meticulously crafted miniature pieces. The museum this summer is offering exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of the collection. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

Venture into Bethlehem museum’s vault and explore 100 years of dollhouse craftsmanship

Bethlehem’s Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is offering a peek behind the miniature curtains of one of the country’s largest antique dollhouse collections this summer.