Allentown PA

Big Lots Makes a Comeback! 22 Pennsylvania Locations Set to Reopen This Spring. Big Lots, the discount retailer that filed for bankruptcy in September 2024 and closed all of its stores across the nation, is making a strong return. The company, which once operated nearly 1,400 locations, is set to reopen around 200...

The Allentown Dominican Festival, which last year drew an estimated 15,000 people downtown, will not take place downtown in 2025 after organizers said they could not afford the increased cost the city is imposing on them to hold the event. The festival’s organizer said the city has been “hostile” toward the event,...

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed A3881/SS2513, which requires the New Jersey State Police to establish and maintain an online portal allowing petitioners to obtain the status of their expungement orders. “Individuals seeking a second chance through expungement deserve a clear and transparent process,” said...

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAE) - A woman says she spent just 45 minutes inside an Eat’n Park in Ross Township, Pennsylvania, but during that time, she met a waitress that she knew immediately that she wanted to help. In just one day, Tami Konzier may have changed that waitress’...

Here are some of the newsworthy openings and closings across the Lehigh Valley. Know of an opening or closing that’s not listed here? Email us: [email protected]. March OPENINGS: 953 Deli opened March 1 at 953 W. Walnut St. in Allentown. It offers breakfast all day and food such as sandwiches, bagels, wings,...

LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A wanted man was arrested at a gas station and found with various amounts of drugs inside his car, police stated. On March 27, around 4:00 p.m., the Lehighton Police Department assisted the attorney general’s office in arresting a wanted man. Officers say 41-year-old Kyle Kubin,...

Twenty former staff members of Chester Community Charter School now face charges in what authorities are calling a sweeping abuse scandal that left more than two dozen students — some as young as 5 — traumatized. “This case is every parent’s nightmare,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) – A state audit revealed that the Department of Human Services (DHS) overpaid for a UPMC healthcare program, resulting in thousands of taxpayer dollars being lost. The auditor general’s office released the findings of a performance review of UPMC’s Community HealthChoice contract, finding...

This Bucks County shop has some of the best cheesesteaks outside of Philadelphia. Philadelphia may be known for its cheesesteaks, but you don’t have to leave Bucks County to try some of the best in Pennsylvania, writes Graham Harrington for The Keystone. One local eatery has earned a spot...

The Bethlehem Area School District has announced in a press release that the Principal of Hanover Elementary School is now on a leave of absence effective immediately. Hanover Elementary says that Erin. Hines is on a leave of absence from her duties as principal until further notice. School officials say this is due...