Gracedale Nursing Home’s license downgraded again after incidents in which residents were injured

Gracedale Nursing Home has had its provisional license downgraded once again following two incidents in which residents were injured.

Penn State Sports Network analyst Jack Ham, left, and play-by-play man Steve Jones get together before the Nittany Lions’ 2023 Rose Bowl win over Utah. (Rich Scarcella–Reading Eagle)

Jack Ham, Penn State radio analyst and Steelers Hall of Famer, hospitalized after medical emergency

Former Bethlehem firefighter Bob Brooks attends his election night party Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Brooks, a former Bethlehem firefighter and president of the Pennsylvania Fire Fighters Association, defeated first-term Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie to win a seat in Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th District. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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Tanamarie Williams, master hairstylist, Laura Sierra, master esthetician, Ashley McKinney, owner, master esthetician and educator, Mabel Ricart, pro lash and brow artist, pose for a picture at the salon LovelyyFaces Monday, Nov. 2. 2026, on Main Street in Hellertown. The salon offers services and certification for hair, makeup, skincare and waxing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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Faces in the crowd during the Easton at Freedom football during a District 11 Class 6A football quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

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Freedom’s Lashawn Johnson runs the ball against Easton during a District 11 Class 6A football quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

District 11 6A football: Freedom beats Easton in another thriller

For the second time in 3 weeks, a Nathan Stannard field goal provided the winning points for Freedom in an exciting win over Easton

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Brown & Lynch American Legion Post No. 9’s Dave Bennet salutes Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Wilson Borough during a Veterans Day parade. The event featured Northampton County Detachment No. 298 Marine Corps League, the honor and color guard from Brown & Lynch American Legion Post No. 9, and the Wilson Area High School Drum and Bugle Corps., who honored veterans with wreaths at the five war memorials between South 17th and South 21st streets. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Veterans Day events in the Lehigh Valley

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Here is a list of events honoring veterans in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.

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The water of the Monocacy Creek rushes Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Monocacy Park in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

With data center proposals in the Lehigh Valley, environmental group has plan to protect waterways

With municipalities rushing to write their own ordinances to regulate data centers, PennFuture has created a model ordinance for riparian buffers,

PA Bacon Fest marks 15th anniversary | PHOTOS

PA Bacon Fest marks its 15th anniversary in downtown Easton. See photos.
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Sixth graders at Trexler Middle School participate Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Allentown School District’s pilot program of CourseMojo, an artificial intelligence program designed to improve language arts instruction. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Opinion: Pennsylvania needs a clear AI education policy

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Denny Melendez of Whitehall is dressed as bacon and pancakes at the 15th anniversary celebration of PA Bacon Fest on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in downtown Easton. The festival served up food, music, family-friendly activities and every bacon treat you can imagine. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)

PA Bacon Fest marks 15th anniversary | PHOTOS

PA Bacon Fest marks its 15th anniversary in downtown Easton. See photos.

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FILE – In this Nov. 7, 1940 file photo, a large section of the concrete roadway in the centre span of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses into Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, Wa.. Known as Galloping Gertie, the bridge became famous for twisting and bending like a ribbon before collapsing in a windstorm on Nov. 7, 1940, four months after opening. Still cited as one of the worlds major engineering failures, the wreckage is now among the worlds largest man-made reefs. (AP Photo/File)

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Gen. Trexler’s former home in downtown Allentown has new owner after plans for apartment building fall through

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