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The Crum party enjoys the igloos Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, during Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Chade and Nancy Sankari, co-owners of SMP Steaks, stand Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at their business in Whitehall Township. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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Slate Belt Holdings, a partnership between Talen Energy and River Pointe Logistics, included this map as part of its preliminary land development plan submitted to Upper Mount Bethel Township on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This is an alternate layout design for the proposed hyperscale data center campus that includes fewer, smaller buildings. (Slate Belt Holdings)

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New plans submitted in Upper Mount Bethel detail what developers want in a deal that would give the township $50 million for approving data center plans.

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Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski speaks Wednesday, June 24, 2026, during her first State of the County address at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem. Zrinski unveiled a plan for a Gracedale nursing home campus, with a new 700-bed skilled nursing facility, dialysis center, workforce housing and retail area. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Police investigate the scene where a 40-year-old man was fatally stabbed Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in a home in the 700 block of Second Street, in Whitehall Township. Daniel Latorre, 40, was stabbed about 8:35 p.m. and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he died from his injuries about an hour later. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

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Bob Brooks stands for a photo after he discusses his campaign Thursday, July 30, 2026, and the competitive election during an interview at the United Steel Workers of America hall in Bethlehem. Brooks, a Democrat and former Bethlehem firefighter, is challenging Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie to represent the Lehigh Valley’s 7th District. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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