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Here’s what to know about the 2025 monarch butterfly fall migration in the Lehigh Valley

The "king” of the Lepidoptera family, the monarch butterfly, is passing through the Lehigh Valley on the 3,000-year migration it makes each year.

Wildlands Conservancy science educator Jeanne Hamscher points to where the...

Wildlands Conservancy science educator Jeanne Hamscher points to where the sticker tag goes on a butterfly’s wing on a teaching model Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at the conservancy in Emmaus. Tags should be gently pressed onto the discal cell of the hind wing, the strongest part of the wing. (Tara Wu/Special to The Morning Call)

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Wildlands Conservancy science educator Jeanne Hamscher points to where the sticker tag goes on a butterfly’s wing on a teaching model Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at the conservancy in Emmaus. Tags should be gently pressed onto the discal cell of the hind wing, the strongest part of the wing. (Tara Wu/Special to The Morning Call)

Campers lounge Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in front of the lake at Camp Social in Equinunk, Wayne County. (Elisabeth Seidel/Special to The Morning Call)

Activities, alcohol and no kids: The adult summer camps calling to Lehigh Valley residents

Cars crash and kick up mud Monday, Sept. 1, 2025 during the Annual J&J Demolition Derby at the Great Allentown Fair. The Derby is a Labor Day tradition on the final night of the fair. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Demolition Derby at the Allentown Fair, a Labor Day tradition | PHOTOS

People enjoy the food, sights and sounds Monday, Sep. 1, 2025, at the Allentown Fair. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

Final day of the Allentown Fair 2025 on Monday | PHOTOS

Bob Holder, a 1980 Whitehall High graduate, spent the last 25 years on local radio stations talking sports. He died over the weekend at the age of 63. (Contributed photo).

Lehigh Valley sports radio personality dies at age 62

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“Thank you for the many memories!”: Bar closes after a decade at Promenade Saucon Valley
“Thank you for the many memories!”: Bar closes after a decade at Promenade Saucon Valley
Lehigh Valley sports radio personality dies at age 62
Lehigh Valley sports radio personality dies at age 62
Lost boy wandering on elevated Hersheypark monorail track is rescued by another parkgoer
Lost boy wandering on elevated Hersheypark monorail track is rescued by another parkgoer
Allentown Fair 2025 on Saturday | PHOTOS
Allentown Fair 2025 on Saturday | PHOTOS
Allentown Fair concert review: Ace Frehley, Quiet Riot, Great White go full metal time machine
Allentown Fair concert review: Ace Frehley, Quiet Riot, Great White go full metal time machine
Allentown Fair 2025 on Sunday | PHOTOS
Allentown Fair 2025 on Sunday | PHOTOS
Here’s what to know about the 2025 monarch butterfly fall migration in the Lehigh Valley
Here’s what to know about the 2025 monarch butterfly fall migration in the Lehigh Valley
Allentown Fair 2025 on Friday | PHOTOS
Allentown Fair 2025 on Friday | PHOTOS
Developer pays $3.3 million for Lehigh Valley farmland to build homes
Developer pays $3.3 million for Lehigh Valley farmland to build homes
Activities, alcohol and no kids: The adult summer camps calling to Lehigh Valley residents
Activities, alcohol and no kids: The adult summer camps calling to Lehigh Valley residents

Local News

People enjoy the food, sights and sounds Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at the Allentown Fair. The fair runs through Monday and opens at noon daily. Regular admission is $10; kids 12 and under enter for free. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown Fair 2025 on Friday | PHOTOS

See photos from the Allentown Fair on Friday.

Sports

Parkland’s TJ Lawrence runs the ball as Freedom’s Davyan Moore moves in for the tackle on Friday at Orefield Middle School. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

EPC football power rankings: While top teams stay the same, Monroe County members move up

Parkland, Nazareth, Northampton, Bethlehem Catholic, and Easton are among the 2-0 teams in the EPC and they round up the top five

Things to Do

The sun shines as fairgoers ride the WaveSwinger ride Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, during the opening night of the Allentown Fair. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Allentown Fair guide: What you need to know about the concerts, demolition derby, food and more

The 173nd Allentown Fair returns Wednesday with concerts, rides, food and plenty of family fun. Here’s what you need to know.

Final day of the Allentown Fair 2025 on Monday | PHOTOS

See photos from the final day of the 2025 Allentown Fair on Monday.
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Allentown Fair 2025 on Sunday | PHOTOS
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Parkland vs. Freedom football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS
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Opinion

A slave cabin at the Whitney Plantation slavery museum near New Orleans. The statues are part of the “Children of Whitney” series created by sculptor Woodrow Nash, depicting the children as they appeared at the time of emancipation (Marla Jo Fisher/SCNG)

Letters: Americans aren’t too fragile to learn about slavery, other dark aspects of US history

Letter: History is fascinating, but it's not all nice: There are often dark chapters that...

Crime and Public Safety

FILE – The family of Ethan Chapin, including mother Stacy Chapin, right, and father Jim Chapin, walk to the Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal hearing, on July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Families of Bryan Kohberger’s murder victims want graphic crime scene photos kept private

Relatives of the University of Idaho students murdered by Bryan Kohberger have asked a judge...

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Asked on Reddit: Should I save for my retirement or my child’s education?

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Pennsylvania News

Wyomissing's Brady Focht runs with the ball for a 41-yard gain in a win over The Haverford School on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at Bob Wolfrum Field in Wyomissing. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)

Pennsylvania high school football scores from Labor Day weekend

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National News

German armored tank are seen as they advance on Poland, Sept. 1939. (AP Photo)

Today in History: September 1, World War II starts with invasion of Poland

Nazi Germany invaded Poland, an event regarded as the start of World War II.

Allentown

People enjoy the food, sights and sounds Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at the Allentown Fair, which continues through Monday. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Allentown Fair 2025 on Thursday | PHOTOS

See photos from the Allentown Fair on Thursday.

Bethlehem Area

Parkland’s Liam Spang runs the ball down the field Friday Aug. 29, 2025, against Freedom at Orefield Middle School. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Parkland vs. Freedom football and Faces in the Crowd | PHOTOS

Parkland and Freedom faced off in a battle of top EPC teams in high school...