Allentown PA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved a special use application to allow the manufacturing of chemical products during its Monday night meeting at city hall. The approval allows applicant HV2 Enterprises to establish "the manufacture of chemical products that are not 'extremely hazardous...

A passenger plane that was headed to Allentown, Pennsylvania from Chicago had to be diverted and was forced to land at South Bend International Airport in Indiana. The plane took off from O'Hare International Airport. There were reports of smoke on board. The plane was able to safely land in...

Chanelle Johnson of Northeast Philadelphia spoke to Action News from the hospital, where she was treated for a heart condition she says was triggered by the incident.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The city’s Environmental Advisory Council is weighing in on plans to improve parks across the city. EAC members on Monday unanimously approved a letter to city officials outlining several recommendations after reviewing a draft of a plan during its regular monthly meeting. Simone Collins Landscape...

EASTON, Pa. — An Easton city councilman's annual turkey giveaway for residents in need will be held for a 13th consecutive year. More than 300 birds will be made available to individuals and families in need at 9 a.m. Nov. 22 at 2nd and Northampton streets, in front of American Printing, Councilman Frank Pintabone...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown on Tuesday showed love for its military veterans during a gusty half-hour Veterans Day ceremony outside City Hall. “Thank a veteran, show up for a veteran,” Mayor Matt Tuerk told the couple of dozen who gathered. Tuerk also announced a $1,000 civic fund contribution...

St. Luke’s Skin Cancer Surgeon and Dermatologist Dr. Shannon Zullo to Participate in Harvard Medical School Panel. Dr. Shannon Zullo, a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgeon at St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN), will be a featured panelist at an upcoming...

Featured Image: Tonya Johnson, co-founder of the Michael Ann & Saquon Barkley Hope Foundation, stands with her son Saquon Barkley at the sold-out “Hurdles for Hope” Gala, which raised critical support for underserved families across Pennsylvania. (Photo Credit – Pel Productions) PHILADELPHIA and ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov....

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — City crews got to work Monday morning tearing down another homeless encampment along Jordan Creek. Workers pulled tents from the tree line between the creek and the railroad and dragged shopping carts into dumpsters on the first day of what is expected to be a two-week, two-part clear-out.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown's Parks and Recreation Department soon will embark on a long-term mission to enhance the city’s outdoor assets. Director Mandy Tolino at Tuesday’s city Planning Commission meeting presented a draft of Allentown’s comprehensive “Our City in a Park” plan, which she said lays out the broad...