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Daylight saving time returns. How the hour spring ahead can be dangerous to your health

A growing body of research shows that the clock switches involved in daylight saving time may not just be inconvenient and annoying but actually harmful.

FILE – Electric Time Co. employee Walter Rodriguez cleans the face of an 84-inch Wegman clock at the plant in Medfield, Mass. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. There’s been plenty of debate over the practice but about 70 countries — about 40 percent of those across the globe — currently use what Americans call daylight saving time. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Former Lehigh University professor Ruth Knafo Setton, the author of “Zigzag Girl,” an award-winning 2026 mystery novel set in the world of illusions, smiles before being sawed in half as part of a magic trick. (Joseph Setton/Contributed photo)

To tell a story of magic and murder, former Lehigh university professor appears to risk life and limb

Parkland Area School district educators and others throw dirt with shovels Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation project is expected to be completed in December 2027. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Parkland High School breaks ground on $68 million expansion

Northampton’s Brayden Wenrich fights for position against Council Rock South’s John Segata in the 114-pound semifinal in the PIAA Class 3A Wrestling Championships on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Hershey. (Nate Heckenberger photo)

PIAA 3A wrestling tournament: Northampton’s Wenrich, Emmaus’ Albanese inspired by chase for state titles

Taiba Sultana answers questions during a primary election debate with Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr., Monday, May 6, 2019, hosted by PBS 39 at Paxinosa Elementary School. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call)

Former Easton council member speaks out on Iran war after being stranded for 34 hours at Middle East airport

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Lehigh Valley football: One of Dieruff’s all-time greats has died at age 64
Lehigh Valley football: One of Dieruff’s all-time greats has died at age 64
Why an international team of journalists is spending four years on the ground reporting in Bethlehem
Why an international team of journalists is spending four years on the ground reporting in Bethlehem
Lehigh County man gets up to 15 years in state prison for woman’s overdose death
Lehigh County man gets up to 15 years in state prison for woman’s overdose death
Parkland High School breaks ground on $68 million expansion
Parkland High School breaks ground on $68 million expansion
Truck driver pleads guilty in Route 33 crash that killed family; gets 1-2 years in prison
Truck driver pleads guilty in Route 33 crash that killed family; gets 1-2 years in prison
Allentown man to spend up to 30 years in prison in DUI crash on Hamilton Street that killed couple
Allentown man to spend up to 30 years in prison in DUI crash on Hamilton Street that killed couple
Industrial building near Lehigh Valley airport is sold for $22 million
Industrial building near Lehigh Valley airport is sold for $22 million
PIAA Wrestling Championships: Class 3A semifinals, second and third round consolation results from Friday
PIAA Wrestling Championships: Class 3A semifinals, second and third round consolation results from Friday
Woman dead in Route 611 crash
Woman dead in Route 611 crash
PIAA wrestling results from Friday night’s championship semifinals
PIAA wrestling results from Friday night’s championship semifinals

Local News

Parkland Area School district educators and others throw dirt with shovels Friday, March 6, 2026, during the groundbreaking for an 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. The expansion and renovation project is expected to be completed in December 2027. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

PASD breaks ground on a 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School | PHOTOS

PASD breaks ground on a 84,914-square-foot addition at Parkland High School

Sports

Palisades’ Bryce Snyder, top, reached the Class 2A 170-pound state final for the second year in a row with a third consecutive pin. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Palisades’ Bryce Snyder no longer blinded by PIAA wrestling’s bright lights

Palisades' Bryce Snyder no longer blinded by PIAA wrestling's bright lights. The senior reached her second consecutive state final at 170 pounds with a third consecutive pin.

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

A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Letters: Iran war sets up nightmare scenarios for US

Letters: The men and women who wear our uniforms will pay the ultimate price for...

Crime and Public Safety

Kevin Esterly, 52, who made national headlines in 201 when he flew to Mexico with a teen, now faces charges alleging he raped a girl at his home. (Courtesy Miami-Dade County Corrections Department)

Lehigh County dad who fled with girl to Mexico guilty in sex crime case, faces up to 87 years in prison

In a decisively quick verdict, a Lehigh County jury on Thursday found Kevin Esterly guilty...

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Business

FILE – Holiday decorations are displayed during Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday light show and window reveal, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Saks Global to shutter 15 more department stores in bankruptcy restructuring

The shuttered Saks include stores in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Chicago and Las Vegas.

Pennsylvania News

Representatives from Point and a home equity loan industry trade group testify in Harrisburg. (Stephen Caruso / Spotlight PA)

A Silicon Valley firm offered gift cards as part of a campaign to defeat Pa. regulation. Lawmakers say that’s unethical.

A home financing firm offered its customers Amazon gift cards if they submitted testimony to...

National News

FILE – In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Kathryn Bigelow accepts the Oscar for best achievement in directing for “The Hurt Locker” at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Bigelow, the first and only female director to win an Oscar, directed the 2017 film, “Detroit.” (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Today in History: March 7, Kathryn Bigelow is first woman to win Best Director Oscar

Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director,...

Allentown

Dominae Jones and Ebony Gaines of Concentra Health Services draw blood from Allentown firefighter Kevin Cannon after a news conference Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Allentown Fire Academy on Lehigh Street to announce the launch of the Galleri multi-cancer early detection screening program for city firefighters. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Cancer is a leading cause of death for firefighters. Allentown introduces a test to help protect them.

Cancer is the No. 1 cause of line-of-duty deaths among firefighters. Allentown Fire Department members...

Bethlehem Area

The Thai-style La Kang Chicken & Rice restaurant will close next week in Bethlehem. (Photo courtesy of Jam Maca-antal)

Thai chicken and rice restaurant in Lehigh Valley closing: ‘Grateful for all the love and support’

A Thai chicken and rice restaurant in Bethlehem is closing after roughly one year of...