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Phillies’ season ends with 11-inning loss to Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers advance to National League Championship Series with 2-1, 11-inning win over Philadelphia Phillies.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hyeseong Kim reacts after scoring the game-winning run on a ground ball by Andy Pages and a throwing error by Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering during the eleventh inning in Game 4 of baseball’s National League Division Series Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts, left, tries to get past New York Giants’ Darius Muasau during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Eagles pummeled by Giants for second straight loss

This forecast map shows the probability of excessive rainfall from a nor’easter set to impact the East Coast. (Courtesy National Weather Service)

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Paul’s House, a transitional veteran home located in the former Hotel Jonas, is seen Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Polk Township. The home is part of the nonprofit Valor Clinic Foundation, which provides medical care and shelter to veterans. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

In wake of homeless camp sweeps in the Lehigh Valley, a shelter for veterans offers a beacon of hope

Paul's House, a veterans homeless shelter north of the Lehigh Valley, offers a chance to veterans struggling to assimilate to civilian life.

Sports

The Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber follows through on his solo home run off Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS Wednesday night in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

NLDS: Kyle Schwarber’s 455-foot ‘revelation’ sparks Phillies to Game 3 win

For 21 innings, the Phillies’ bats were silent in the National League Division Series. They awoke, as did a few residents of East Los Angeles, to the sound of Kyle Schwarber’s bat Wednesday night.

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The Hellertown Halloween Parade makes its way down Main Street onto Water Street Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. This year's parade will be held Oct. 19. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley Halloween parades: When and where to celebrate

Here's when Allentown, Bethlehem and other Lehigh Valley municipalities will host their annual Halloween parades.

Bethlehem Township Police Department holds Annual “National Night Out” event | PHOTOS

The Bethlehem Township Police Department holds Annual “National Night Out” event
Groove to the music with salsa dancing | PHOTOS
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Easton vs. Northampton football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

Opinion

A protester holds a sign during a 2004 demonstration in Bethlehem against the death penalty in Pennsylvania. (ARTURO FERNANDEZ/The Morning Call)

Opinion: Lehigh Valley should lead the way to ending the death penalty in Pa.

Opinion: Let the Lehigh Valley lead the way to ending the death penalty in Pennsylvania.

Crime and Public Safety

Tilghman Street reopens after gas leak near Route 309 in South Whitehall Township [Update]

A gas leak has closed Tilghman Street near Route 309 Tuesday morning in South Whitehall...

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People shop for Black Friday deals Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

New smoothie, juice and Dubai chocolate bar opens at Lehigh Valley Mall

Drink Fresh by Djurdjura offers smoothies, juices and more with a new location at the...

Pennsylvania News

Spectators look on as U.S. Navy ships pass the viewing stand during the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along the Delaware River, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Ship parade in Philadelphia kicks off events celebrating 250 years of the US Navy and Marine Corps

A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to...

National News

In this photo combo, Malala Yousafzai, left, and Kailash Satyarthi, address the media, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Despite their many differences, 17-year-old Yousafzai and 60-year-old Satyarthi will be forever linked, co-winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, honored for risking their lives for the rights of children to education and to lives free of abuse. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, Bernat Armangue)

Today in History: October 10, Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, and Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old Indian man, were jointly...

Allentown

An exterior view of Allen High School. (Kristen Harrison/The Morning Call)

Teens charged after report of armed person prompts lockdowns at 2 Allentown schools

The lockdowns follow several recent bomb threats made against Allentown School District buildings.

Bethlehem Area

Former Bethlehem police officer Costas Alestas is seen in 2018. Alestas, assigned as a school resource officer to East Hills Middle School, admitted to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Former Bethlehem school police officer accused of sexually assaulting student plans to withdraw guilty plea

The former Bethlehem school resource officer at East Hills Middle School plans to withdraw his...

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