Manager of Lehigh Valley borough forced out after ‘Heil Hitler’ comment

The manager used the term “Heil Hitler” during a moment of frustration in a meeting with the mayor and a borough staff member.

Glenn Eckhart is no longer Catasauqua borough manager after council voted to dismiss him Monday night. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Slate Belt Holdings, a partnership between Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics, included this map as part of its preliminary land development plans sent to Upper Mount Bethel Township on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This proposed hyperscale campus layout includes 29 data center buildings and reflects previous plans sent to the township as part of two validity challenges filed against its zoning ordinance. (Slate Belt Holdings)

‘They’re on notice’: Upper Mount Bethel board gives supervisors 60 days to take action on data center regulation

Northampton County man fatally hit by train, coroner says

The Giant store, 4655 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, Berks County. (DONNA ROVINS – MEDIANEWS GROUP)

The Giant Co. website and app are back online following cybersecurity incident

Zack Robidas, a Reading native, joins an effort in Harrisburg on Monday calling on lawmakers to enact Marnie’s Law, named after his late wife, Marnie Schulenburg. The law would decrease the chances of missing a rare and serious form of breast cancer. Schulenburg died in 2022 at 37 years old of inflammatory breast cancer. (Courtesy of PA House Democratic Caucus)

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Bethlehem Catholic’s Joey Daleo celebrates a touchdown by Axel Burkart against Nazareth on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, BASD Stadium in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Pa. state football rankings: Ranked Colonial League heavyweights set for Week 9 tussle

Despite being involved in a 52-49 thriller, Bethlehem Catholic has dropped out of 4A's top 10 in the latest state rankings

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With intricate props, realistic sets, and professional special effects, accompanied by live actors and actresses enhancing the scenes, The Bates Motel, Haunted Hayride, and Haunted Trail remain among the best Halloween attractions in the nation, year after year. People travel from all over to get scared out of their wits there. (COURTESY OF ARASAPHA FARM)

Lehigh Valley Ghost Guide: Haunted houses, corn mazes and more Halloween fun

From haunted houses to not-so-scary family festivals, find all the ways to celebrate Halloween in our annual Ghost Guide.

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Here’s how a Lehigh Valley town could get $50 million if it approves updated data center plans

New plans submitted in Upper Mount Bethel detail what developers want in a deal that would give the township $50 million for approving data center plans.

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The Annual Nazareth Halloween Parade sponsored by the Vigilance Hose Company No. 1, started at Belvidere and Liberty Streets and ended at Nazareth Senior High School.
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Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski speaks Wednesday, June 24, 2026, during her first State of the County address at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. Zrinski unveiled a plan for a Gracedale nursing home campus, with a new 700-bed skilled nursing facility, dialysis center, workforce housing and retail area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Police investigate the scene where a 40-year-old man was fatally stabbed Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in a home in the 700 block of Second Street, in Whitehall Township. Daniel Latorre, 40, was stabbed about 8:35 p.m. and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he died from his injuries about an hour later. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Whitehall man accused of killing his father after argument with mother faces trial

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) attends a press conference after an NFL football game against Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Un grupo de manifestantes marcha desde el monumento a Washington hacia la Casa Blanca durante una protesta contra la violencia sexual en Washington, el jueves 8 de octubre de 2026. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)

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