Urinal Video Games, Dying Dog Top Lehigh Valley News

Urinal Video Games Installed at Coca-Cola Park

Coca-Cola Park will be the first sports venue to feature a new "Urinal Gaming System,” allowing fans to interact with the world's only truly hands-free urinal game controller, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs announced Tuesday.

Dying Dog Left Outside Pet Shop

Bracha was found in a box, malnourished and dying, in front a pet store in a strip mall outside of Easton.

$299K Grant to Train Students in LV Manufacturing Jobs

Gov. Tom Corbett cames to Lehigh Career & Technical Institute in North Whitehall with money to train students for high-tech manufacturing jobs. One of the biggest obstacles, he said, is in trying to overcome manufacturing's outdated image.

Dad Demands School Director's Resignation

An East Penn School District parent demanded that school Director Julian Stolz resign from the board because of Twitter posts that Stolz made in regard to public education. The controversy stemmed from Stolz’s Twitter exchange March 8 with Todd Kincannon, a former South Carolina GOP executive director.

Fatal Fire: 'It Hurt That We Couldn't Help Them'

A 24-year-old first responder recalls the duplex fire in March that killed four in Emmaus and the firefighters' all-out efforts to save them.

Crayola Gives Sneak Peek at Renovations

Ink that puffs up when you heat it. A 40-foot wall of crayon bins. An 85-foot water attraction. These are among the new attractions kids will be able to see and take part in when the Crayola Experience reopens in May.

Are Easton's Parking Meters Too High?

Easton officials are looking at whether they need to lower the city's parking meters. Not the costs, mind you. (You'll still pay a dollar an hour.) Instead, the city could physically lower some of its new credit card meters after complaints that some of them are too high for some people to reach.

Rapid land development in Lower Macungie Township is a major concern for residents who live in nearby municipalities.

Palmer Police Officer Charged with DUI Leaves Force

A veteran Palmer Township police officer charged with DUI in late November is no longer with the force, township officials said Tuesday.

An Allentown man whose pit bull attacked a man and his daughter and tore into their cockapoo in Salisbury Township pleaded guilty Thursday and was ordered to pay more than $3,500 in vet bills.

$1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Orefield

A $1 million winning Powerball ticket from Saturday night's drawing was sold at the Hess Express, located at 3640 Route 309 in Orefield.

Despite a "historic" number of homicides last year, Easton was a safer place in 2012, Mayor Sal Panto said Wednesday. Panto addressed the city's record six killings in his annual state of the city address, saying that crime actually dropped in Easton last year.

Student Gets Gift of Music

Thirteen-year-old Anna Smith, a seventh grader at Easton Area Middle School, got a surprise of her life—a cherished cello from an 80-year-old Easton resident.