DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley said the grants will help businesses, local governments, school districts, and nonprofit organizations.

Temperatures are going to jump Thursday as a warm airmass makes it way over the region, according to forecasters. A high of 90 is anticipated that day, but forecasters said it will feel like 100 with humidity. The Lehigh Valley will be under a heat advisory from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

The Allentown and Reading mayors announced zero tolerance for prohibited activity along waterways — concerns that extend beyond the cities’ borders.

The report, completed by labor market analytics firm Lightcast, found Lehigh generated $1.4 billion in economic activity within the Lehigh Valley in its fiscal year 2024, which the university said is equal to about 3.1% of the region’s total gross regional product (GRP).

Josh Shapiro joins a multistate lawsuit to challenge the withholding of $230 million in federal funding for Pennsylvania schools, Lehigh Valley school district leaders say current and future budgets are under strain.

Heavy rain caused flooding in Mary Klingman's neighborhood in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Monday. She describes the cleanup process, which included locating a number of missing fish.

At 11:32 p.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service released an updated flood watch in effect until Thursday at 3 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties.

The median sale price for homes in Lehigh and Northampton counties hit an all-time high at $370,000, The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors reported.

Consumer fireworks have been legal for residents in Pennsylvania for years now, but there are some restrictions. Cities, including the three in the Lehigh Valley, can implement their own limits. Ahead of the July 4 holiday,

President Joe Biden arrives at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to speak about the economy on July 28, 2021.

LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Fire crews were back at the scene of a house fire in the Lehigh Valley Tuesday night as flames rekindled. The fire broke out at a home on the 200 block of Cobblestone Road in Lower Nazareth around 10 p.m. Firefighters doused water on the blaze from above.