https://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/07/02/six-flags-names-new-chief-operating-officer-with-experience-at-palace-entertainment-busch-gardens-and-seaword/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-07-02T21:43:53+00:00Six Flags Names New Chief Operating Officer With Experience at Palace Entertainment, Busch Gardens and SeaWordBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, Tourism, travel, weather, leisure, entertainment, Northampton County, news, corporate actions, South Whitehall Township, Charlotte North Carolina, Dorney Park, rides, amusement parks, vacation, Great Adventure, SeaWorld, John Reilly, roller coasters, Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, management changes, enterainment, Mark Pauls, Tim Fisher, Herschend Family Entertainment, Busch Gardens, Palace Entertainment, management change, COO, chief operating officerhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/07/02/whitehall-man-charged-with-homicide-by-vehicle-in-hit-and-run-2025-crash-that-killed-bicyclist/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-07-02T12:54:17+00:00Whitehall Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle in Hit-and-Run 2025 Crash That Killed BicyclistBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, Northampton County, news, Whitehall Township, crime, Gavin P. Holihan, crime news, Whitehall Township Police, MacArthur Road, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan, Michael Marks, fatal crash, hit and run, homicide by vehicle, Whitehall Police Chief Michael Marks, Harrison Odere, Nickolas Andrew Siegfried, Police Chief Michael Marks, SUV crash, bicycle crash, bicycle collision, bicycle deathhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/07/01/it-all-started-with-a-greenhouse-charges-against-whitehall-township-tax-collector-koren-will-go-to-court/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-07-01T18:33:32+00:00It All Started With a Greenhouse: Charges Against Whitehall Township Tax Collector Koren Will Go to CourtBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, Northampton County, news, nonprofit, Whitehall Township, Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks, preliminary hearing, bail, Judge James T. Anthony, Whitehall Township Police Department, downtown Allentown, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan, homeless, vegetables, harassment, Tina Koren, Mary Ellen Griffin, Steven Griffin, misdemeanors, official oppression, tax collector, Todd P. Heffelfinger, Magisterial District Judge Todd P. Heffelfinger, The Caring Place, greenhouse, South Ruch Street, Detective Richard Heffelfinger, Senior Deputy District Attorney Carly Levandoski, Karenhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/07/01/lehigh-county-to-ponder-use-of-1-78-million-in-federal-funds-283729-allocated-for-administration-and-15000-for-therapeutic-riding/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-07-01T17:38:50+00:00Lehigh County to Ponder Use of $1.78 Million in Federal Funds; $283,729 Allocated for Administration, and $15,000 for Therapeutic Riding?Bethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, grants, Morning Call, Northampton County, news, road work, Coplay, Slatington, administration, Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grants, North Penn Legal Services, Emmaus, HUD, Catasauqua, CDBG, Lehigh County Commissioners, Lehigh County Executive, HOME Investment Partnership, federal grants, Manito Equestrian Center, Black Heritage Association of the Lehigh Valley, mental health therapy, Aspire, Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel, Via of the Lehigh Valley, roadwork, Lehigh County Department of Community and Economic Development, Fountain Hill Borough, Salisbury Boroughhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/07/01/kroger-to-buy-giant-eagle-for-1-65-billion-lehigh-valley-giant-stores-are-not-part-of-the-deal/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-07-01T14:28:43+00:00Kroger to Buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion; Lehigh Valley Giant Stores Are Not Part of the DealBethlehem, retail, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, business, finance, allentown, restaurants, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, real estate, Northampton County, Indiana, news, investing, financial news, Ohio, maryland, grocery stores, business news, transaction, West Virginia, corporate action, Allegheny County, pharmacies, Kroger, Giant Eagle, Ahold Delhaize, Netherlands, Greg Foran, NYSE:KR, midwest, giant-co