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SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A Lehigh County church is opening its doors for the community to come and enjoy a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. Volunteers at Jordan United Church of Christ in South Whitehall Township are busy preparing to serve hundreds a homecooked meal. "Last night I was here, I...

NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Plans for 105 single-family homes along Rising Sun Road received a recommendation for preliminary final approval from the North Whitehall Township Planning Commission on Tuesday night. The plan will go before the board of supervisors for full and final approval on Monday. Known as...

Macungie Boro. hires outside attorney to investigate its police department. A Lehigh County borough is hiring an outside attorney to investigate its police department.

Lehigh University Art Galleries has launched Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app that allows visitors to explore the museum’s collection both in person and remotely through photos, audio and video content. The app, created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides access to information about current exhibitions,...

Andy I. Uruchima Lema, 21, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem at 10:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He had been riding in the front passenger seat when the vehicle crashed in the area of...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown man has been sentenced to serve decades in state prison for his role in a murder last year in a city park. Carlos Landesta-Agramonte, 20, pleaded guilty in September to charges of third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, both third-degree felonies. At...

Luis A. Cruz, 46, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 4:40 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Cruz was hit when a tractor-trailer reportedly backed up along the 700 block of West Linden Street at approximately 11:30...

A welfare check led to the arrest of a Hamburg man after Pottsville City Police recovered a loaded handgun during an investigation on November 18, 2025. According to Pottsville Police, officers were first dispatched at approximately 11:52 a.m. to the area of 2640 Woodglen Road after witnesses reported seeing two...

Around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Newtown Township police said they saw suspicious activity inside a Truist Bank on Campus Drive. When they went over to investigate, the car involved drove away.

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. – Fans of the Baconator, Dave’s Triple and Frosty have one less restaurant to visit in the Lehigh Valley. A location of Wendy's, the fast-food chain known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, has closed at 3390 Lehigh St. in Salisbury Township. A Wendy’s spokesperson did...