Allentown PA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown Police Department K-9 Luka has died. Luka passed away Wednesday after having an “unexpected medical condition,” Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca said in a Facebook post. City police say K-9 Luka was just six years old. He faithfully served alongside his handler, Sgt. Neil...

Lebanon Township Police Chief Jason Cronce was nearby on Sunday, Aug. 17, when he saw a woman in distress in the river, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The woman had been tubing when she hit rapids and collided with an overhanging tree, the prosecutor said. She was thrown into the water and became...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown officials will hold a news conference Thursday to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations of discrimination by the mayor and his administrators. Allentown City Council and representatives from Duane Morris LLP, which council hired to conduct the investigation, will speak...

N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A man has pleaded guilty to delivering the drugs that led to the death of a 19-year-old man in Lehigh County. Dennis Allen Yenser Jr., 50, of Huntington, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a hearing before Judge Robert L. Steinberg to a felony charge of drug delivery resulting in death, according to a...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Councilmember Ce-Ce Gerlach took issue Wednesday night with what she described as the administration's disrespect towards council's request for an update on the plan to relocate a homeless encampment along the Jordan Creek. "It's going to get worse. Met a lady the other day,...

For several minutes, John Derwin Bradley spoke softly and contritely about the murders of his ex-girlfriend and her mother. He pleaded guilty in April to killing 16-year-old Rianna Glass and her mother. He called Rianna Glass his happiness and his hope. Then, he apologized. “I am sorry. I am truly,...

Burlington Stores Inc. is expanding its Pennsylvania presence with a new location opening this fall at the South Mall in Allentown, marking the retailer’s 40th store in the state. The new store will occupy the former Stein Mart space in the Lehigh Street mall. It will feature Burlington’s reimagined...

Brandon C. Gehris, 24, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Coroner Eric Minnich said. Gehris was the operator of a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle near South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road at...

Becky’s Drive-In wanted to honor the founders of the drive-in, William “Becky” Beck and Alice Beck, with a special area at the drive-in to show appreciation for their dedication and hard work while owning the drive-in from 1946 to 1982. They made a great team working together running the drive-in. That’s where they...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Commenters at Bethlehem City Council's Tuesday night meeting voiced strong concerns about plans to clear a homeless encampment under the Hill-to-Hill Bridge along the Lehigh River. Last week, Bethlehem Police received a letter from Norfolk Southern asking the department to help remove people from the...