Allentown PA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — More than two years after proposing an apartment complex on an East Side property where he played as a kid, a city developer has planning officials’ support. Allentown City Planning Commission on Tuesday granted final approval for Manny Makhoul's bid to construct seven buildings that...

L. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - Two Lehigh County parents accused of starving and abusing two of their 15-year-old sons appeared in court Tuesday. Pamela Lehman, a public relations officer with the County District Attorney's Office, said Tracy and Joshua Dechant currently still do not have attorneys to represent them. Their...

LOWER SAUCON TWP., Pa. - Police in Lower Saucon Township are looking into an incident that occurred at a local restaurant yesterday. On Tuesday, Dec. 9 at around 8:15 p.m., a man entered Feasta Pizza, located on Leithsville Rd., and used a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for his tab, according to a release from the...

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Residents on Monday voiced opposition to the township's proposed $36.7 million budget, but the township board of commissioners unanimously approved it anyway. Complaints focused on the real estate tax hike — from 3.80 mills to 4.70 mills — an increase of 0.9 of a mill,...

Authorities are continuing to investigate a weekend incident where police said a 27-year-old man fled from police, striking two troopers, then died in a crash. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio on Monday identified the driver as Cristian F. Jimenez of Allentown. After an autopsy Monday, Buglio said Jimenez died of...

Video shows the moments a Bucks County teen drove in front of a home and fired shots following a feud with a co-worker, investigators said. Liliana Khinchegashvili, 18, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, is charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of an instrument of crime with intent and false...

CATASAUQUA, Pa.- A longtime branch of the YMCA in Lehigh County will close its doors for good in the new year. The Suburban North YMCA at 880 Walnut Street in Catasauqua will cease operations January 4, 2026, the organization confirmed to 69 News. Current members were notified of the impending closure on December 3....

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Dozens of men living at Allentown Rescue Mission got a taste of the “top shelf” last week, as J Rads Wood Fired Pizza held what it hopes will be a recurring celebration. The cold and windy December evening was “the perfect time” to hand...

A man has died, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers sustained injuries following an early morning pursuit in Allentown this past Sunday, according to several reports. Fox29 details that the chase began around 12:13 a.m. when a 27-year-old Allentown man in a 1999 Ford F-150 failed to comply with a traffic stop...

Police said three juveniles reported the suspect pointed a firearm and threatened to shoot them during a May encounter. A Chalfont Borough teen was charged this week in connection with an alleged May robbery in which three juveniles told police they were threatened at gunpoint after one of them had a pair of sneakers...