Allentown PA

Tucked away in Sanatoga, just outside Pottstown, Pennsylvania, sits a bargain hunter’s paradise that defies the typical thrift store experience – Liberty Ministries Thrift. This isn’t just a place where used items find new homes; it’s a sprawling wonderland where Andrew Jackson on a $20 bill (plus that...

Tucked away in charming Doylestown, Altomonte’s Italian Market stands as a testament to what happens when authentic Italian culinary traditions take root in Pennsylvania soil. This isn’t just where locals grab a quick sandwich – it’s where they make pilgrimages for life-changing cannoli, bread that would make a...

EASTON, Pa. — A new ordinance passed in Easton will help to promote housing access to the oft-neglected middle class, Councilman Frank Pintabone said. Introduced previously by Pintabone, the ordinance aims to promote the development of workforce housing throughout the city. It requires certain multifamily projects...

Ronald Erney, 57, of Fogelsville, was identified as the suspect behind the blasts that shook neighborhoods last year, according to police. Detectives executed a search warrant at Erney’s home in Upper Macungie Township on Friday, Sept. 12, forcing an evacuation of nearby residents until the area was deemed safe,...

Philadelphia has once again been named one of the "asthma capitals" of the U.S. – ranking No. 4 in a report released Tuesday by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allentown was ranked No. 3, Harrisburg No. 15 and Pittsburgh No. 44. The AAFA, which is the largest...

A man who killed his girlfriend with a hammer last November, striking her at least 20 times at his home in Perkiomen Township, was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. William Roy Carey Jr., 47, was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and related offenses in Montgomery...

EASTON, Pa. — More of a family than mere coworkers, City of Easton employees gathered Monday in Centre Square for a flag-lowering in honor of a fallen firefighter. The Easton flag will remain at half-staff for about a month — one day for each of Tyler Weidner’s 33 years during his too-brief life, Mayor Sal Panto Jr...

CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The two people killed in a helicopter crash near Jim Thorpe on Thursday have been identified. The pilot, 52-year-old Jeffrey Patmore of Terrace, British Columbia and the lineman, 40-year-old Michael Higgins of Haddon Township, New Jersey both died in the crash, according to the Carbon...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A country star announced Friday the extension of his 2025 tour, bringing it to central and eastern Pennsylvania in early 2026. Jason Aldean’s Full Throttle Tour is adding nine tour dates to the U.S. leg of the tour this January. The “Try That In A Small Town” singer will play the […]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Two hard-rock bands whose albums topped genre charts in the 2000s will perform together at Wind Creek Event Center, it was announced. Post-hardcore band Chiodos, whose 2005 album "Bone Palace Ballet" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Rock, Indie and Alternative charts, will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 22, it was...