Higgins understands the importance of the discipline of history, particularly Lehigh County history. Dr. Jim E. Higgins “The history of our county and its communities is really a microcosm of ...

History's Headlines Prohibition What is it ... he was one of the many people in Lehigh County who, by his own testimony, regularly flouted the law every chance he got. "Now the roadhouses out ...

As the country prepares to mark the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Bethlehem is celebrating the contributions its own Black residents have made to its history. Bethlehem’s Black leaders ...

Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month celebrated in February. Here are some events in the Lehigh ...

executive director of Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum and Lehigh County Historical Society, said the former president was a man of the people — that’s just how he did things. “He was extremely ...

According to the Lehigh County district attorney's office, officials first learned about the alleged abuse after one of the teens was reportedly seen running naked outside, in cold temperatures.

A commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County has the state’s first confirmed 2025 case of bird flu in domestic poultry, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said Monday, noting the case ...

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased as Krishan Kumar of Upper Macungie. Kumar died from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, and Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office believes the man is from Walnutport but is awaiting positive identification before releasing his name. The man was pronounced dead shortly after 11:30 p.m ...

The positive case was found in a chicken flock on a commercial farm in Lehigh County. This is the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry in Pennsylvania since ...