Pedestrian fatality ruled a homicide in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An incident in which a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday night has been ruled a homicide. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio made the declaration Monday. He identified the victim as 29-year-old Rigoberto E. Hernandez Arias, of Allentown. Hernandez Arias died of blunt force...
ASD breaks ground on new K-8 school
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Allentown School District has broken ground on a new school for area students. This morning, construction formally began on the Allentown K-through-8 Academy at Northridge. The building is going up at 1600 Hanover Avenue on the city's east side. District officials say the school building will...
Employer of man killed in hit-and-run speaks out
Man fatally struck by delivery driver in Allentown after verbal altercation, DA says. The husband and father of three is dead after the hit-and-run in Allentown on Friday night, and now his employer is speaking out.
Late-night fire destroys vehicle at auto shop in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown fire officials are investigating a late-night fire that happened Saturday at an auto body shop. The fire started sometime after 10:00 p.m. in the 600 block of East Congress Street at O & L Auto Repair. The amount of damage to the auto shop is not...
3 injured after car slams into utility pole in Upper Saucon Township
Investigators say the car lost control and hit a utility pole.
PA Hatfield’s Most Loveable Puppies Eagerly Awaits Forever Homes Today!
Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around hatfield.
Pennsylvania hospital among 1st in state to perform valve-in-valve replacement
A Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network hospital was among the first in the state to deploy the Pi-Cardia ShortCut device during a valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The device is designed for patients whose prior bioprosthetic aortic valve is failing but are not good...
Dr. Oz to headline Lehigh Valley Healthcare Summit
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will headline the 2025 Lehigh Valley Health Care Summit... The post Dr. Oz to headline Lehigh Valley Healthcare Summit appeared first on LehighDaily.com .
Van plunges into Little Lehigh Creek in downtown Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A late-morning call brought first responders to the Little Lehigh Creek, where a vehicle had gone into the water. The van drove off into the creek near the area of the 400 block of Martin Luther King Blvd in downtown Allentown, according to Allentown Fire Department Captain Hammel.
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission raising toll prices
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved new toll rates for 2026, expected to take effect around January 1.

















