#BREAKING: Here's what local police departments are seeing so far during Musikfest... including a brief pursuit that turned into a foot chase against an officer who "runs marathons outside of work for fun." trib.al/2tXS93o

There is near-surface smoke from Canadian wildfires in the Lehigh Valley today, prompting an air quality alert

Hundreds of active #wildfires across Canada, with a significant portion burning out of control, have again sent smoke drifting into the United States — including the #LehighValley. Via Stephanie Sigafoos lehighvalleynews.com/environment-sc…

Reader: Great article on Sobe[rPlatz]. With over 30+ years in recovery and a very frequent attendee at Musikfest, I can attest to the real need. Recovery groups in the last few days have announced Sobe[rPlatz] enthusiastically. Well done. lehighvalleynews.com/health-news/mu…

A park in Northampton County just became more ADA accessible. Officials say it'll benefit the community and economy as a whole. trib.al/Bq3cBTY

Bring the family to the Karl Stirner Arts Trail this Saturday evening for a fun event with a free outdoor movie and face painting. Don't forget your blankets/chairs to sit on. KarlStirnerArtsTrail

Jeers, hisses and boos were prevalent during the presentation, with rounds of applause punctuating a contentious round of questions from the commission. Story via Brian Myszkowski lehighvalleynews.com/easton/easton-…

Seasonably cool temps overnight.

With National Farmers Market Week ending today, market leaders highlighted benefits from the 15 farmers markets across the Lehigh Valley, including adding to the local economy, driving tourism, supporting farmland preservation and strengthening community. lehighvalleynews.com/environment-sc…

Enjoy the spectacular weather today - the heat and humidity will be creeping back this week! Heat indices rise back up into the mid-to-upper 90s by midweek. Chances for showers and thunderstorms return for the second half of the week as well.

One week to go. Still time to sign up or add an additional event! Purchase tix: booksbyhippocampus.com/store/hippocam… View all event info: hippocampusmagazine.com/hippocamp25/

The second-wave garage rock revival outfit drew a diverse crowd with a wealth of indie-rock-meets-crunchy-guitar blues tracks that enamored just about everyone in earshot. Read Brian Myszkowski's review of The Black Keys at Musikfest 👇👇👇 lehighvalleynews.com/arts-culture/e…

Unlike many other native species of birds, purple martins thrive in close proximity to humans. In the Northeast, like the Lehigh Valley, they’re dependent on man-made bird houses, often shaped like gourds. lehighvalleynews.com/environment-sc…

Walking the trails at St. Luke’s Arboretum, it’s hard to miss the new addition — a bird house at the top of a 15-foot pole, made up of a dozen individual white gourds. lehighvalleynews.com/environment-sc…

Help protect the beauty of Pennsylvania's public lands by following Leave No Trace practices — leave nothing but footprints and take nothing from the trail but memories.

The world's oldest ocean lifeguard is still working at 82, and he's doing it at the Jersey Shore. What an incredible story. app.com/story/news/loc… Jerry Carino #NJ #News #NJnews #BayHead #GoodNews Asbury Park Press

Something’s fishy … and we’re hooked. 🐟 Local poets have cast their lines for our August theme: Something Fishy. 🎣 Read their poems & submit your own: 👉 karlstirnerartstrail.org/august-poetry-… #poetry #poems City of Easton PA keepeastonweird @LVwithlove Lehigh Valley Girl Jennifer W. Sheehan Molly Bilinski, artisanal sentence crafter

PLEASE BE ADVISED: This coming Monday 8/18, the City of Easton will be conducting its annual poison ivy control along the Karl Stirner Arts Trail, leading to the trail's temporary closure from 8 am - 2 pm for public safety. KarlStirnerArtsTrail

Just as the Lehigh Valley’s forecast is cooling off, the Atlantic hurricane season is heating up. lehighvalleynews.com/environment-sc…

A cold front arrives later Sunday afternoon and evening. Some thunderstorms are expected, and there is the potential for isolated severe thunderstorms. This front will break the heat and humidity as we go into next week. #pawx #njwx #mdwx #dewx