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Saucon Valley High School Graduation | PHOTOS
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (162+ words) Saucon Valley High School held its 2026 graduation Friday, June 5, at the district stadium. See photos. Saucon Valley High School held its 2026 graduation Friday, June 5, at the district stadium. Allentown teen identified as 2000 murder victim, FBI says A gay Lehigh Valley…...
Breinigsville man charged with homicide by vehicle in fatal wrong-way Route 100 crash
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (245+ words) The Morning Call A Breinigsville man faces homicide by vehicle and other charges in a wrong-way crash on Route 100 in February that left another man dead, according to a Friday press release from the Lehigh County District Attorney's office. Kevin…...
Cristopher Sanchez's shutout streak ends at 50. 2 IP, 5th all-time, as Phillies win
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (496+ words) PHILADELPHIA " It was an indisputable fact uttered by Don Mattingly, but the interim manager made it sound like a novel sentiment Wednesday. At some point this season, he said pregame, Cristopher Sanchez was going to give up another run. The…...
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs relievers Mercado, Lazar battling back from big-league breakthroughs, injuries
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (864+ words) Michael Mercado quickly impressed Phillies brass in 2024, his first year in the organization, and made his major league debut that season. The right hander won his first MLB start at Chicago's Wrigley Field and showed versatility as a starter and…...
How a carjacking in Connecticut led back to a man known as the crypto "Godfather" in California
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (932+ words) On a leafy Connecticut road in the summer of 2024, would-be kidnappers pulled a couple from their Lamborghini SUV, beat them in broad daylight and threw them into a van, only to be arrested shortly thereafter as multiple witnesses, including a…...
Phillies" Cristopher S'nchez closes in on Orel Hershiser"s record shutout streak
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (992+ words) PHILADELPHIA" " Cristopher S'nchez is friends with fellow Dominican Republic native Marcell Ozuna, so it was only natural they trash talked each other before their most recent game. The Pirates" designated hitter told S'nchez he would take him deep. S'nchez instead…...
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (551+ words) While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward," said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study. The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that…...
Contests for California governor and LA mayor head toward primary election with no clear leaders
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (778+ words) By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political Writer In the governor's race, former Fox News TV host and British political adviser Steve Hilton is urging Republicans to unite behind him as he fights for one of two spots in the November election…...
Zack Wheeler allows 4 HRs, Phillies can't solve Justin Wrobleski in loss to Dodgers
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (375+ words) LOS ANGELES " Justin Wrobleski took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith in a 4-2 victory over the Phillies Friday night. Wrobleski (7-2) struck out…...
MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball's 1994-95 strike " The Morning Call
1+ week, 1+ day ago (677+ words) Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the'players" association'on Thursday, a system the union has vowed'never to accept,'setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond. Baseball'owners hadn"t…...