https://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-cohttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/30/air-products-shares-jump-after-company-drops-clean-energy-project-in-louisiana/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-30T21:44:14+00:00Air Products Shares Jump After Company Drops Clean-Energy Project in LouisianaBethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, finance, allentown, pennsylvania, energy, industrial gases, sustainability, corporate earnings, seifi ghasemi, climate change, louisiana, Northampton County, news, corporate actions, hydrogen, Upper Macungie Township, clean energy, global warming, helium, activist investors, renewable-energy, solar power, third-quarter earnings, wind power, Eduardo Menezes, writeoff, sustainable energy, writedown, write-offhttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/30/lehigh-valley-stocks-at-the-midpoint-of-2026-orasure-is-the-surprise-winner/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-30T21:04:21+00:00Lehigh Valley Stocks at the Midpoint of 2026: OraSure Is the Surprise WinnerBethlehem, retail, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, college sports, lehigh valley, finance, allentown, restaurants, pennsylvania, ppl, stocks, Air Products, Saudi Arabia, industrial gases, Hotels, electricity, upper saucon township, louisiana, Northampton County, Shift4, payment processing, credit cards, OraSure, OraQuick, InteliSwab, news, South Bethlehem, hydrogen, Upper Macungie Township, green hydrogen, investing, financial news, Lehigh Valley News, blue hydrogen, clean energy, Covid 19, Covid, retailers, medical equipment, stock-market, helium, business news, pandemic, solar power, medical diagnostics, pro sports, STIs, dividends, passive-income, ammonia, wind power, electricity markets, arenas, downtown Allentown, sustainable energy, STDs, electricity prices, common stock, air conditioning, summer heat, ebola, Covid-10, 100 degreeshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/29/puc-gives-advice-on-staying-cool-saving-money-after-ppl-and-other-utilities-raised-rates-stay-hydrated/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-29T20:46:52+00:00PUC Gives Advice on Staying Cool, Saving Money, After PPL and Other Utilities Raised Rates; `Stay Hydrated’Bethlehem, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, pennsylvania, ppl, energy, sustainability, electricity, Northampton County, news, inflation, MetEd, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, technology, data centers, natural gas, renewable-energy, regulated utilities, electricity markets, public utilities, heat wave, UGI, Public Utility Commission, energy costs, regulator, electricity grid, energy prices, electric bills, electricity prices, air conditioning, utility regulators, consumer prices, PJM, PJM grid, blackouts, brownouts, power outages, summer heat, hydration, thermostats, consumer rices, high temperatures, regulatorshttps://lehigh-valley-news-briefs.media/2026/06/29/former-two-rivers-brewing-site-in-easton-sold-for-800000/Lehigh Valley News Briefsen2026-06-29T20:04:33+00:00Former Two Rivers Brewing Site in Easton Sold for $800,000Bethlehem, retail, easton pennsylvania, lehigh county, allentown pennsylvania, bethlehem pennsylvania, lehigh valley, allentown, easton, pennsylvania, real estate, Northampton County, news, bar, restaurant, State Theatre, real estate transaction, Easton restaurants, Easton restaurant scene, alcholic beverages