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Experts discuss deepfakes, and how the technology has evolved | Lehigh Valley Regional News
In the last week, a fake video of Tom Cruise went viral. The video is an example of a “deepfake,” when photo, video, or audio is altered to seem real. The deepfake, created by VFX Chris Ume, serves as an example of how the process can create fun and entertaining content. But within the last …
Male shot in chest in Nazareth | Lehigh Valley Regional News
A male was shot in the chest in Nazareth, Northampton County Saturday night, according to an emergency communications official. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 100 block of South Cedar Street. A man was rushed to the hospital. As of 9:40 p.m., authorities had the area sealed off with police tape. Police have …
New mental health hours for educators aim to rejuvenate, connect Lehigh Valley teachers in the age of COVID-19
Lessons that once took veteran teacher Sheila Baab minutes to prepare, now take hours. Baab, a bubbly mom of two, makes regular home visits to her Paxinosa Elementary School fifth-graders’ homes to deliver school supplies. She tries to anticipate every barrier to learning her students might face and solve them. No thermometers at home for …
BREAKING: Active shooter reported at Lehigh Valley Mall
An active shooter was reported at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township at around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday. Four shell casings were found outside Modell’s Sporting Goods on the mall’s lower level, prompting a 911 call, according to The Morning Call. At 5:05 p.m. police entered the mall to investigate the location of the …
St. Luke’s University Health Network to acquire Easton Hospital | Lehigh Valley Regional News
EASTON, Pa. – St. Luke’s University Health Network will acquire Easton Hospital on July 1. This includes affiliated physician practices and two physician residency programs with 36 physician residents, the health network said in a news release. St. Luke’s and Steward Health Care of Dallas, the owner of Easton Hospital since May 2017, recently signed an …
Woman charged for break-in, trashing kitchen sentenced to 24 months in jail | Lehigh Valley Regional News
EASTON, Pa. | A woman arrested on a stream bank after breaking into a Northampton County home last year is eligible for release, following her sentencing last week. Kimberly Landes pleaded guilty in February to single counts of criminal trespass, simple assault and resisting arrest in connection with the April 2019 break-in of a Williams …
Easton sports apparel maker making safety masks and gowns for health care workers | Lehigh Valley Regional News
EASTON, Pa. – A sports apparel maker in Easton, Northampton County is one of the businesses that has switched to making products to help health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Fanatics shifted from making baseball jerseys to safety masks and gowns for health care workers, according to Governor Tom Wolf’s office. Textile manufacturer Gitman Brothers …
Impending rain delays Allentown water main break cleanup, repairs | Lehigh Valley Regional News
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Crews are working to get things back in order in the west end of Allentown, after a massive water main break Wednesday afternoon turned the area into a flooded mess. Lehigh County Authority “[Thursday] is about securing the ground, restoring the street as much as we can. There’s a severe storm coming in, …
Crews responding to water main break in Allentown | Lehigh Valley Regional News
ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Police are asking drivers to avoid the area of a significant water main break as crews respond to repair it. Allentown police are reporting a “major” water main break on South 17th Street just south of Walnut Street. Viewer video shows water rushing down 17th Street. Authorities are asking drivers and pedestrians …
Lehigh Valley planner: Warehouses should use green technology | Lehigh Valley Regional News
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Warehouses in the Lehigh Valley not only put a burden on roads, they add a strain on the environment, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission’s Greg Zebrowski said at Thursday night’s commission meeting. The warehouse proposals that come before the LVPC for review consistently lack green roofs and solar panels, he said. A …
