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Slightly leaner Lehigh County budget passes with 16.7% tax increase

October 28, 2026 at 11:09 pm

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Slightly leaner Lehigh County budget passes with 16.7% tax increase

Lehigh County property owners will see a 16.7% tax increase in 2027, slightly less than the 17.7% increase Executive Josh Siegel had proposed.

The Lehigh County Commissioners held a budget hearing Wednesday.

People protest as part of the No Kings protest earlier this year. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Man steals signs from protesters, brandishes gun on Interstate 78 overpass in Lehigh Valley, police say

Connor Finni-Tedesco of the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band of Kearny, N.J., plays the bagpipes Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, during the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Celtic Classic ending after nearly 40 years in Bethlehem. ‘An incredibly difficult decision’

The Tavern at the Sun Inn, which is also owned by Christmas City Spirits, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Sun Inn in downtown Bethlehem. Founding Fathers and the Continental Congress visited the inn, which opened to the public in 1760, during the American Revolution. It's believed to be haunted. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Are these 6 Lehigh Valley places haunted? You decide

A sign welcomes voters to the Lehigh County Government Center for the primary election Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Justice Department to send election monitors to Lehigh County polling places

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Allentown woman admits to $1 million COVID loan fraud scheme, feds say

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Jefferson Health breaks ground on Lehigh Valley’s newest neighborhood hospital

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Celtic Classic ending after nearly 40 years in Bethlehem. ‘An incredibly difficult decision’
Celtic Classic ending after nearly 40 years in Bethlehem. ‘An incredibly difficult decision’
Jefferson Health breaks ground on Lehigh Valley’s newest neighborhood hospital
Jefferson Health breaks ground on Lehigh Valley’s newest neighborhood hospital
Man steals signs from protesters, brandishes gun on Interstate 78 overpass in Lehigh Valley, police say
Man steals signs from protesters, brandishes gun on Interstate 78 overpass in Lehigh Valley, police say
Allentown woman admits to $1 million COVID loan fraud scheme, feds say
Allentown woman admits to $1 million COVID loan fraud scheme, feds say
Emergency petition filed to halt I-80 widening in Poconos as work begins
Emergency petition filed to halt I-80 widening in Poconos as work begins
Allen High School placed on lockdown after swatting call in latest unfounded threat [Updated]
Allen High School placed on lockdown after swatting call in latest unfounded threat [Updated]
Ryan Mackenzie campaign issues cease and desist over Bob Brooks ad on mental health bill; Brooks stands by claims
Ryan Mackenzie campaign issues cease and desist over Bob Brooks ad on mental health bill; Brooks stands by claims
Lehigh Valley baseball: Blue Mountain League Hall of Fame adds 3
Lehigh Valley baseball: Blue Mountain League Hall of Fame adds 3
Justice Department to send election monitors to Lehigh County polling places
Justice Department to send election monitors to Lehigh County polling places
Lehigh County man dies from carbon monoxide after vehicle left running in garage
Lehigh County man dies from carbon monoxide after vehicle left running in garage

Sports

Emmaus’s David Hearn wins the boys 3A District 11 cross country championship Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 at DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

District 11 cross-country: Emmaus’ Hearn, Liberty’s McClarin earn gold again

Emmaus boys upset Parkland for 3A team championship

Northampton’s Gabe Ballard tops Lehigh Valley-area finishers at the Super 32 wrestling tourney
Half dozen reach milestones among Colonial Schuylkill season stat leaders entering Week 10
Lehigh Valley baseball: Blue Mountain League Hall of Fame adds 3

Things to Do

People celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos during a new Halloween celebration Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Allentown.

Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: Halloween movies, magic and more

Don your best costume and grab your plastic pumpkins — it's time to celebrate Halloween!

When can kids trick or treat in the Lehigh Valley? A town-by-town list
Lehigh Valley Ghost Guide: Haunted houses, corn mazes and more Halloween fun
From acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela to shock rocker Alice Cooper, here are the top acts playing in the Lehigh Valley this month

Data center

A woman holds up a sign Thursday, July 9, 2026, during a South Whitehall Township Planning Commission meeting involving the Project Atlas data center proposal in the auditorium of Springhouse Middle School in South Whitehall Township. Project Atlas has drawn concerns from township residents due to its potential impacts to the nearby Parkland High School and surrounding community. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

Parkland joins opposition against data center across from high school; a ‘ticking time bomb,’ member says

The Parkland School Board unanimously approved a resolution opposing a hyperscale data center proposal for a site across the street from Parkland High School.

‘They’re on notice’: Upper Mount Bethel board gives supervisors 60 days to take action on data center regulation
Here’s how a Lehigh Valley town could get $50 million if it approves updated data center plans
What do the Lehigh Valley’s legislative candidates think about data centers? We asked them

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Halloween Party on the Plaza | PHOTOS

Halloween Party on the Plaza hosted by the Bethlehem Health Bureau
Witches Walk in Easton | PHOTOS
Northwestern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh football face off in battle of undefeated teams | PHOTOS
Catasauqua-North Catasauqua Halloween Parade | PHOTOS
EPC cross-country championships at DeSales University | PHOTOS
Annual Nazareth Halloween Parade | PHOTOS
Nazareth vs. Bethlehem Catholic in high school football | PHOTOS

Barktoberfest at Promenade Saucon Valley | PHOTOS
Spirit of Children’s annual Spooktacular Halloween Party | PHOTOS
Isaias remnants bring Lehigh Valley drenching rain | PHOTOS
Allentown rowhome fire aftermath | PHOTOS
Students build guitars at Northampton Community College’s Fowler Campus | PHOTOS

Opinion

A voter drops off their mail-in primary ballot on Election Day in 2025, at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Letters to the Editor: Your last thoughts on the 2026 midterm elections

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Opinion: A key way to improve Lehigh Valley ER outcomes in medical emergencies
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Faith & Values: God, the rock, and we his living stones

Local News

2026 Lincoln Navigator. (Marc Grasso/Boston Herald)

2026 Lincoln Navigator moves people in American style

While the Blue Oval continues to produce mass-market trucks and SUVs for the everyday consumer,...

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Cheltenham locker-room assaults prompt new Pa. anti-hazing law
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Crime and Public Safety

Halima Salman shields her face leaving federal court in Brooklyn, NY.

New York woman found guilty of getting military training from ISIS in Syria

Halina Salman, 27, wearing a light purple hijab and pink hoodie, broke down crying as...

Lehigh County man dies from carbon monoxide after vehicle left running in garage
Woman, 81, dies week after being hit by car in Carbon County
Tractor-trailer crash causes cranberry juice spill, shuts down I-78 in Northampton County for hours

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Business

Semi trucks travel along I94 on June 21, 2019, near Lake forest, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images North America/TNS)

America’s truckers on the brink with 221 bankruptcies this year

America’s smaller trucking operators are feeling the pinch.

FTC orders Walmart, Delta and others to share how they use personal data to set prices and pay
Doing these 3 ‘wrong’ things with your money? I’m not worried
A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers

Pennsylvania News

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Lenape Middle School in Bucks County on Monday to sign Senate Bill 1014 into law, officially prohibiting cellphone use from bell-to-bell in schools across Pennsylvania. COURTESY OF COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICES)

Gov. Josh Shapiro signs bell-to-bell Pa. school cellphone ban into law

It takes effect for 2027-28 in all public, charter, cybercharter and private schools.

As Pennsylvania’s legislature wraps up its session, many bipartisan bills are poised to fail
Pa. high school football coach dies during game after having medical emergency
Pennsylvania high school football scores from Friday, Oct. 23

National News

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, right, draws from a fish bowl the first number in the World War I draft July 20, 1917. Current Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson will draw from this goldfish bowl on Oct. 29, 1940, the first number in a nationwide lottery to determine the order of calling men for military training under selective service for the new World War. (AP Photo)

Today in History: October 29, America’s first peacetime military draft begins

A blindfolded Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew the first number — 158 —...

900+ women criminally charged for their conduct during pregnancies
Dolores Huerta’s death sparks an outpouring from allies and admirers
Inmate’s escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee’s troubled prison system

Allentown

Seasonal-themed displays shine Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, during a media preview night of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Illumination Walk-Through Holiday Lights at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

From goat snuggling to photos with a camel, here are all the special events planned at Lehigh Valley’s Illumination

Illumination will feature camels, goat cuddling and nearly 2 million lights this season at Jefferson...

Allentown city and school officials plead for end to Allen High bomb threats: ‘Knock it off’
Allen High School has 3rd bomb threat this week; teens charged in 2nd threat [Updated]
Lehigh County 911 dispatcher charged with raping girl, 12

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