Allentown PA

A sinkhole has closed a long stretch of a Slate Belt road, fire officials said. Martins Creek Belvidere Highway is closed in both directions — from the first block of Church Hill Road at Route 611 to Hillendale Road — in Lower Mount Bethel Township, the township’s Sandt’s Eddy Fire Company posted on its Facebook page.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Council voted Wednesday to approve a resolution that will confirm the city’s intention to sell the city-owned property at 1001-10107 W. Hamilton St. The property is the building which houses the 10th and Hamilton police station. Mayor Matt Tuerk told council that the...

Smiling and signing autographs, signs of happier times for Lehigh Valley native, Olympic gold medalist, and world champion cyclist Marty Nothstein. However, the legal way for the 55-year-to avoid potential jail time includes pleading guilty again. This time, to three misdemeanors stemming from a 2024 domestic abuse...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A 17-year-old is facing charges in a shooting incident that happened early Wednesday morning at an Allentown hotel. On Wednesday at approximately 4:53 a.m., Allentown police officers responded to the Red Roof Inn at 2650 Moravian Avenue following reports of a shooting, police said. Shortly...

For the 67,000 drivers who cross the Delaware River Bridge every single day, good news is here: the aging bridge is finally being replaced. The structure connecting Burlington County, New Jersey to Bucks County, Pennsylvania is set to be replaced, following a $600 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of...

It was like "March of the Penguins" in marshmallow form.

A 37-year-old Allentown man faces multiple charges, including illegal firearm possession, after police say he fled from officers responding to a shots fired call early Wednesday. Karriem Muhammad Jr. is charged with felony firearms not to be carried without a license; misdemeanor reckless endangerment; misdemeanor...

In an economy where a fancy coffee costs more than a gallon of gas, finding genuinely great food at reasonable prices feels like discovering buried treasure. Jimmy’s Hot Dogs in Palmer Township serves up some of the finest franks in Pennsylvania without requiring you to take out a small loan first.

The man who died following a police standoff in Lower Saucon Township last week has been identified as a local resident. Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said Tuesday that 37-year-old Andrew W. Krasnansky, of the township, died from gunshot wounds. In a news release last week, Buglio said Krasnansky was pronounced...

Aleah Nothstein grew up rebelling against her dad’s love for country music. Now, she’s strutting across the dance floor teaching line dancing and dreaming of owning a country line-dancing bar of her own one day. Nothstein is the heartbeat of Seven Sirens’ weekly line-dancing nights, where country, pop,...