1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (460+ words) A challenge from a state senator to three new members Allentown's mayor wants to appoint to the city's unique tax subsidy district has ground the process to a halt. The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority was ready to seat…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (833+ words) PHILADELPHIA " In sweltering heat that took your breath away, Phillies right-handed ace Zack Wheeler labored through 4 2/3 innings. The expected pitchers" duel between him and Pirates righty Paul Skenes, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, never materialized Wednesday. Phillies…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (244+ words) With a measles outbreak in eastern Pennsylvania, St. Luke's University Health Network is encouraging parents to take extra steps to protect their children. There have been 75 infections linked to an outbreak that began in Lebanon and Lancaster counties in late…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1052+ words) Cuts to federal food assistance programs, alongside the uncertainty many local immigrant families are feeling regarding food access, have made summer meal distribution even more important than usual for local school districts. Food service managers for Lehigh Valley school districts…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago  (730+ words) VOORHEES, N. J. " With one of the youngest rosters in the NHL, the Flyers wouldn't mind adding a veteran or two to their roster. When free agency opened on Wednesday, the Flyers wasted no time bringing 34-year-old center/winger Noel Acciari, late…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago  (709+ words) By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, AP Sports Writer Juli'n Qui'ones and'Ra'l Jim'nez'scored within a nine-minute span in the first half and'Mexico'defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a four-decade drought in the knockout stage and progress to the round of 16. Qui'ones opened…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (125+ words) The Morning Call USA vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup soccerfest at Steel Stacks Husband-and-wife Italian restaurant will replace longtime Lehigh Valley pizzeria Luzerne County motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor-trailer on Pa. Turnpike in Lehigh County B. Braun subsidiary to close Lehigh…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago  (351+ words) The 76ers added frontcourt depth by picking up Hukporti from the NBA champion New York Knicks, agreeing to a $3. 4 million, one-year deal. They agreed to a $39 million, four-year deal with Wade, according to the person who spoke to the AP on…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago  (509+ words) VOORHEES, N. J. " Every team needs a social glue guy. Two can be even better. First, we're talking about someone like Travis Konecny, a natural-born cutup who can keep the Flyers' locker room loose with a well-timed one-liner at the drop of…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago  (457+ words) The Philadelphia 76ers made a massive splash on the opening day of NBA free agency, landing Jaylen Brown in a trade from the Boston Celtics, per a report by ESPN. The 76ers traded away Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round…...