Every year, we partner with the Pennsylvania Rivers chapter of the American Red Cross to honor the heroes here in our community.
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It’s an outreach that includes those who may need those books the most.
Chefs from La Kang joined us in the kitchen to share some delicious dishes.La Kang currently has three Lehigh Valley restaurant locations.
A Rhode Island teen who lost his brother to cancer wants others to know they are not alone when they are grieving.And he’s now using AI to reach out.
A pair of lifelong Eagles fans are set to tie the knot today, on Valentine’s Day & Eagles parade day.And they say it’s going to be the best day of their lives.
If you don’t get flowers from your significant other- you can stop and smell the roses at a car wash in Montgomery County.
Valentine’s Day in the Valley has lots to offer this year!
We’ve got the bows, the bouquets and everything you’ll need to style a lovely Valentine’s Day!
Most of us go through the day without thinking about our feet.It’s only when something goes wrong that we tend to realize just how important our feet really are.
For people searching for love this Valentine’s Day, an adventure awaits.A scavenger hunt at a Carbon County based paintball facility could be the perfect find.
When he’s not working at his local grocery store- Jared Corbett is making birdhouses.And a few years ago – he found a way to take what he loves doing, and make some money on the side.
Precious family memories were tossed off the back of a moving truck in Colorado but thanks to two strangers- those memories were recovered.
A homeowner in Wisconsin came up with a way to plow his driveway without ever going outside.
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, but, for many, the holiday can be stressful.
Alzheimer’s is a devastating brain disease that affects nearly seven million Americans.
But sometimes, it’s misdiagnosed.
Jo and Hutch Davis originally met in grade school.
Now, they’re in their 90s and are set to celebrate 72 years of marriage this month.
If you’re stuck and need an idea for Valentine’s Day, maybe you should turn to music.
A Virginia woman is sharing her love of reading- one book at a time- and is on a mission to donate one million books in her lifetime.It’s an outreach that includes those who may need those books the most, including students and inmates.
New national test scores show a continuing slide in reading skills in kids across America.
It’s a new year with a new president, so what does it all mean for business and for business owners?
US and World News
Doctors have prescribed “absolute rest” for Pope Francis to help him recover from a respiratory tract infection.Francis won’t deliver his traditional Sunday noon blessing which he could have done from his hospital room if he was well enough.The Vatican issued a medical update late Saturday.
That’s a day after Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital after a weeklong bout of bronchitis.The Vatican says he had a quiet first night, ate breakfast and read the newspapers and alternated rest with prayer and reading.Read moreDoctors order ‘absolute rest’ for Pope Francis while he’s being treated for a respiratory infection
An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil lawsuit against both men.
The filing was made on Friday evening.The unidentified woman in December added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit she had filed against Combs in Manhattan federal court, alleging that she was attacked by the singers in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver offered her a ride to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.Jay-Z, who vehemently denied the claims, said the woman’s decision to withdraw her claim was “a victory,” calling her accusations “laughable.” Read moreWoman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs alleging she was raped at age 13
Israel and Hamas have completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.Israelis expressed some relief as the three hostages appeared to be in better condition than the emaciated hostages freed a week ago.The ceasefire faces major challenges with its first phase concluding in early March.There have not been substantive negotiations over the second phase, in which Hamas would release all remaining hostages in return for ending the war.
U.S.President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove Gaza’s Palestinians and settle them elsewhere also has shaken the truce.Read moreIsrael and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left
Auburn was the No.
1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings unveiled Saturday by the committee that will select the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament.That was part of a big haul for the Southeastern Conference.The SEC also had 1-seeds with Alabama and Florida among five of the top six overall seeds.Duke was the other No.1 seed.SEC teams Tennessee and Texas A&M were the top 2-seeds.The preliminary rankings released Saturday are a snapshot of where things stand with about a month until Selection Sunday.Read moreAuburn, Alabama, Florida headline SEC’s haul in the NCAA selection committee’s early top-16 seeds
Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other states with similar laws in effect have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills.
By relaxing the cage-free rule, Nevada could get access to additional eggs, but the supply of all eggs remains tight because nearly 159 million birds have been slaughtered since the bird flu outbreak began to help limit the spread of the virus.It is not clear dropping cage-free laws will have a significant effect on prices that peaked at an average of $4.95 per dozen because the farmers who made the switch can’t easily go back to raising chickens in massive barns.Read moreCan suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
Israel and Hamas completed their sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners on Saturday after their ceasefire survived its latest crisis.Israel released more 369 Palestinian prisoners from custody after receiving three Israeli men held hostage in Gaza since the Hamas-led attack on Oct.
7, 2023, that sparked the war.There are just over two weeks remaining first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which began on Jan.19.The war could resume in early March if no agreement is reached on the more complicated second phase, which calls for the return of all remaining hostages captured in the Oct.
7 attack and an indefinite extension of the truce.Read moreMiddle East latest: Israel releases over 300 Palestinian prisoners after receiving 3 more hostages
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S.may no longer be counted on to support Europe.Meanwhile German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling in his country’s election after U.S.Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy and met with the leader of a German far-right party.
Forceful speeches from Zelenskyy and Scholz on Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference underlined the impact of a blizzard of decisions by U.S.President Donald Trump that show a rapidly growing chasm in transatlantic ties.Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia on Saturday all but ruled out that Europeans will be included in any Ukraine peace talks.Read moreZelenskyy calls for ‘European army’ as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine
Serbia’s protesting students and supporters of the president hold parallel rallies as tensions spike
Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic are holding parallel rallies as both mark the country’s Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages.
Saturday’s student-led rally in the central city of Kragujevac has drawn tens of thousands of people demanding justice, respect for the rule of law and an end to rampant corruption.Meanwhile, in Sremska Mitrovica, a small town northwest of Belgrade, Vucic aims to recycle an old nationalist theme, warning of alleged separatism threatening Serbia’s unity.Serbian authorities bused in thousands of their supporters from throughout Serbia as well as Bosnia to Sremska Mitrovica.Read moreSerbia’s protesting students and supporters of the president hold parallel rallies as tensions spike
Drayton will work with a Nittany Lions backfield that returns Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton.Read morePenn State hires former Temple head coach Stan Drayton to work with running backs
Police say a 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in Munich.
A 24-year-old Afghan man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker was arrested immediately after the attack.Prosecutors say he appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive.
Thirty-nine people were hurt in the attack on Thursday.Police said on Friday that two of those were very seriously injured.Bavaria’s state criminal police office said Saturday that the young girl and her 37-year-old mother from Munich had died of their injuries.Read moreA 2-year-old girl and her mother have died after the car-ramming attack in Munich
The parent company of President Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social says it lost $400.9 million last year and its annual revenue declined 12% to $3.6 million.
Trump Media and Technology Group reported its earnings late Friday, blaming the losses in part on a revenue-sharing agreement with an undisclosed advertising partner.After winning the presidential election in November, Trump in December transferred all of his shares — worth around $4 billion on paper — as a “bona fide gift” to the Donald J.Trump Revocable Trust.Trump’s shares amounted to more than half of the company’s stock.
Read moreTrump Media says it lost more than $400 million last year
All that talk about a record-breaking 16th medal.
And extending her perfect run of six medals in six career slalom races at the world championships.Mikaela Shiffrin’s array of international fans who gathered in the Austrian Alps may have entertained the thought of witnessing those achievements when the American stood third after the opening run Saturday.Shiffrin herself never quite expected much of anything beyond where she ultimately finished in only her second full slalom race since her crash in November: fifth.Read moreShiffrin OK with 5th place despite missing a worlds slalom medal for the first time
Cher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg: ‘Saturday Night Live’ is feted with a concert for the ages
Cher belted “If I Could Turn Back Time.” Lady Gaga performed her hit “Shallow.” Miley Cyrus sang “Flowers” and Lauryn Hill delighted the crowd with “Killing Me Softly.” “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” on Friday night boasted an epic lineup and featured some exciting and unique collaborations.Bonnie Raitt joined Chris Martin.
Arcade Fire, David Byrne and St.Vincent teamed with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Post Malone appeared with Nirvana, among others.
The event also streamed on Peacock is part of a huge weekend celebration for the 50 years “Saturday Night Live” has been in existence.Read moreCher, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg: ‘Saturday Night Live’ is feted with a concert for the ages
When the sun goes down at Daytona International Speedway, the green flag drops on the infield bash that annually celebrates the over-the-top campy nature of Daytona 500 race week.Wheel out the wheelbarrows.Bust out the karaoke machines and crank the volume to 11.Belly up to the homemade bars built with enough lumber to thin out a Home Depot.
At Daytona after dark, the good times never stop, even when the racing does at a track where, in both speed and celebrations, there are no limits.Read moreDaytona after Dark: The good times never stop, even when the NASCAR racing does
The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.This comes as the Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season were told they will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline, according to a letter sent recently to IRS employees.Read moreIRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season.
