Allentown PA

Pictured Above: Hepner, Sky Dance #7425 Ucross WY, digital pigment print. Photo Credit: Contributed. Featuring Nestor Armando Gil, Lori Hepner, Corinne Lalik, Susan Morelock and Jill Odegaard, the exhibition will run through Dec. 11. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, f

During the Aug. 20 Northampton Borough Council meeting, council provided an update on several enhancements residents will soon be able to enjoy across the borough parks. First, new playground equipment has been installed at Canal Street Park by Public Works, replacing a 30-plus-year-old wooden playground. Funding for t

New Hope author Tara Bane is sharing her story of grief, resilience, and healing as the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, reports June Portnoy for the Yardley Voice. Bane’s memoir, Evolution of a Heart: From the Darkness of 9/11 to Rebuilding a Life and Finding Joy, reflects...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Before the crowds arrive, the Great Allentown Fairgrounds are filled with a different kind of sound. Plastic snapping into place. Hay being moved. Vendors setting up. Animals getting settled. Concession stands waiting to open. For Great Allentown Fair veteran Allison Blackadar, the work is familiar, bu

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A popular business specializing in poutine is preparing to close its six-year-old restaurant in Northampton County, but another chapter is on the horizon as the owners seek a new home for the eatery. The Flying V Poutinerie, a fast-casual eatery offering Canadian comfort food at 201...

Pennsylvania State Police Troop M in Bethlehem will increase traffic enforcement during the Labor Day holiday weekend, running from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7. The enforcement period will deploy two safety programs targeting dangerous driving behaviors. The Pennsylvania Aggressive Dr

The Easton Area School District’s chief financial officer isn’t leaving after all. Jack Trent took a new job with the Allentown School District and was slated to start Monday, but then decided to withdraw his application and keep his Easton Area job. “Mr. Trent did rescind his acceptance...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel is proposing a 17% increase in county property taxes as part of his administration's proposed 2027 county budget. During a budget presentation Monday, he said the budget would raise the millage rate from 3.78 to 4.45. That's a 17.72% increase. 4.45 would...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say they are stepping up traffic enforcement this Labor Day weekend in the Lehigh Valley. The official Labor Day Holiday Enforcement period begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 4 and runs until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 7, state police said in a news release.

Two people were injured following gunfire Sunday evening on an Allentown street. City Patrol Captain Joshua Brubaker said shots were fired shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 2500 Block of Livingston Street. Officers found two victims who were injured and were taken to an area hospital for treatment. Injuries were...