New identity verification procedures are now in effect for those filing claims with the Pennsylvania Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

Lehigh University is asking students to stay where they are after testing on Tuesday showed 147 positive COVID-19 cases between on- and off-campus students.

The findings, following an audit of the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s rationale for labeling some business “life sustaining” and other not, validates the concerns of business owners who were told to cease operations while competitors could remain open.

A federal appeals court stayed a district court’s Sept. 14 order that declared Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 gathering limits unconstitutional, allowing the Wolf administration to enforce crowd gathering restrictions while the Sept. 14 order is being appealed.

Regal Cinemas, including those in Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown and Oaks, will close Thursday as the company continues to lose revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced delays in sending checks last week after it discovered numerous cases of fraudulent claims including the arrests of 18 prison inmates and their accomplices for allegedly making $300,000 in claims on stolen identities.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has once again extended the expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority reported this week that 25,116 passengers traveled out of the airport during the month of August.

The Lehigh Center for Supply Chain Research has just released its Fourth Quarter Supply Chain Risk Index, which is down 2.5 points from the third quarter.

While Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has said he intends to veto the measure, House Bill 2513 has passed through the state legislature, to the applause of restaurant industry representatives.