With an excessive heat warning in effect for the Lehigh Valley and heat index values around 105 degrees expected, there were no designated cooling sites open in either Lehigh or Northampton counties on Wednesday.
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Matt Tuerk leads 4-way race for Allentown mayor nomination (UPDATE)
Updated 3:37 AM;
Today 12:55 AM
From top left: Allentown mayoral incumbent Ray O’Connell and Matt Tuerk, a longtime city and regional economic development official. At bottom: Julio Guridy, a city councilman for the past two decades; and Ce-Ce Gerlach, a city councilwoman. O’Connell was appointed interim mayor in March 2018 and elected in November 2019 to serve two more years.
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Allentown and regional economic development coordinator Matt Tuerk was leading the four-way race for the Democratic nomination for city mayor, according to unofficial results.
As of midnight Tuesday, Lehigh County was reporting incomplete results, including 159 of 161 Election Day precincts’ votes cast. Early Wednesday morning, the county reported all 161 precincts’ votes plus additional mail-in ballots tallied, still unofficial pending certification.
Nine candidates seek three vacant seats on the Lehigh County bench
Today 6:30 AM
Candidates for Lehigh County judge in the May 2021 primary election. From left to right, top row: Tom Caffrey, Tom Capehart, Zac Cohen. Middle row: Eman H. Jarrah, Patricia Fuentes Mulqueen, David Ritter. Bottom row: Carlos Rodriguez, Rashid Santiago, Maraleen Shields.Courtesy photos
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Voters will have nine candidates from whom to choose the next three judges in Lehigh County.
Each of the candidates has cross-filed to run as a Republican and as a Democrat for the seats. The top three vote-getters on each ballot will appear on the general election ballot in November.