Bethlehem
Today
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Good morning, Bethlehem. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 19th of March.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Lehigh Valley Auto Show rolled into Bethlehem Wednesday (honoring local first responders) and offered a public event for community members to see the latest vehicles. WFMZ
- ➤ The Lehigh Valley Auto Show, which began Wednesday, March 18 and will run until Sunday, March 22 at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus, features 400 cars plus a Saturday gala called Cars and Kids Because We CARe Gala (theme: Accelerating Excellence) at Wind Creek that supports the local auto dealers association. WFMZ
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Sheetz (a restaurant and convenience chain) will hold hiring events at its 315 Pennsylvania stores on Wednesday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to interview candidates as it plans to hire 500 local employees; interested applicants must sign up online before attending. WFMZ
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Cory Stevens is the new executive director at Levitt SteelStacks and will boost concert programming by upgrading the pavilion and leading projects to renovate the Turn and Grind building plus launch the Creative Factory. He plans SoccerFest during the World Cup to bring Bethlehem communities together. The Brown and White
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ On March 17, nearly 1,000 people gathered at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem for the LVEDC Annual Meeting, where leaders celebrated the region's economic growth and announced Lilly's $3.5 billion life sciences campus (the largest project in the area). Gov. Shapiro called the Valley a model for economic development. Lehigh Valley Economic Development
- ➤ Bethlehem-based OraSure Technologies faces pressure from activist investor Altai Capital as it seeks two board seats and calls for evaluating a sale option. The company said it is focused on launching two new STI tests and will ask shareholders to consider declassifying the board from 2027. WFMZ
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Sheldon Seymour finished the regular season (16-0) and won his second EIWA title on March 7, qualifying him for the NCAA Championships today at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. The sixth-year wrestler leads his team with a legacy built over six seasons aided by COVID eligibility relief. The Brown and White
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Lake Street Dive Concert
8:00 – 9:30 PM — The Club at Wind Creek Event Center — $165/each — Experience an energetic live performance from Lake Street Dive in Bethlehem.
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~ Tony Robbins
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