Massive water main break floods Allentown streets
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) – A large water main break is flooding streets in Allentown, Lehigh County, on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lehigh County Authority, the break involves a 30-inch water main at 13th and Liberty Streets. Customers in the area will experience low pressure or no water as crews work to...
Ex-Penn Christian Academy official facing jail for embezzling $270,000
NORRISTOWN — A Chester County woman is headed to jail for embezzling more than $270,000 while she was a school administrator at the Penn Christian Academy in East Norriton Township, betraying the small school community that trusted her to the point the school was forced to close. Katherine Ann...
Pa. man charged with shooting ex-girlfriend to death in front of her baby
A man was charged with homicide and attempted homicide months after a woman was shot to death inside her apartment in front of her baby in Lehigh County, according to the District Attorney's Office. An investigation was launched back on July 22, 2025, after officers with the Allentown Police Department...
Allentown mayor’s 2026 budget proposal calls for 1st tax hike in 7 years
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — City residents could be paying a bit more next year on their property taxes. Mayor Matt Tuerk on Thursday morning presented his 2026 budget, which includes a 3.96% property-tax increase — the first rate hike in seven years. That increase will raise an additional $1.5...
Student dies unexpectedly from bacterial meningitis: ‘Just doesn’t make sense’
Ryan Duffy, 18, became ill last week with a case of the infectious disease. He was a senior at Neshaminy High School.
The Pennsylvania Drive-In Theater That Still Captures The Magic Of Movie Nights Gone By
I’ll never forget the first time I pulled into Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre in Orefield, Pennsylvania—the crackling excitement in the air, the glow of the massive screen against the night sky, and the smell of buttered popcorn wafting through my car window. Open since 1934, Shankweiler’s is America’s...
Stinkbug Predator Travels to Find Prey
Remember the brown marmorated stink bug invasion? Halyomorpha halys was first noticed in Allentown PA in 1998 and soon spread across the state. By 2010 alien stink bugs were causing record damage in Pennsylvania orchards and annoying homeowners by invading tiny cracks in our homes at the first sign of cold weather....
After 2-year hiatus, popular family-run bakery making return to Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A sweet comeback is on the horizon in Lehigh County. Luna’s Bakery & Cafe, a family-run bakery offering made-from-scratch breads, cakes, pastries and other baked goods, is expected to open in late November or December at 1120 W. Linden St. in Allentown, co-owner Dalila Luna told 69 News.
‘Fortune tellers’ charged in connection to $600,000 scheme to lift ‘powerful curse’
JENKINTOWN, Penn. (WKRC) - Two individuals claiming to be fortune tellers were arrested in connection to a $600,000 scheme in which they agreed to lift a "powerful curse." According to Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, authorities have arrested Gina Marie Marks, 52, of Huntingdon Valley, and Steve...
The Cheesesteaks At This No-Frills Restaurant In Pennsylvania Are Out-Of-This-World Delicious
There’s a moment when you bite into a perfect cheesesteak – that magical combination of thinly sliced beef, melted cheese, and soft roll coming together in harmonious unity – when everything else in the world seems to fade away. That transcendent moment happens with delightful consistency at...

















