Allentown PA

After eight years, a key transportation connection in Northampton County has been restored. A small ceremony with county and local officials and construction workers was held Friday morning to celebrate the opening of the new Meadows Road Bridge in Lower Saucon Township, just south of Hellertown. The new span replaces a historic stone bridge that was closed to traffic in April 2018 after it...

Tucked along Walnut Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Youell’s Oyster House has quietly built a reputation as one of the Lehigh Valley’s best-kept seafood secrets. With a 4.6-star rating from over 2,400 reviews, this veteran eatery proves that great food doesn’t need fancy trappings. From fresh oysters to...

At a meeting this week, Hellertown Borough Council decided to put a Hometown Hero banner back on a utility pole where it was installed before a resident’s objection forced its removal. Council also authorized a roughly $19,000 downtown parking study at Monday night’s meeting and approved waiving police officers’ member pension contributions for the rest of 2026.

The Allentown School District is the subject of another discrimination claim from a former top-level administrator. The lawsuit filed Thursday by Toomey Anderson is the third federal discrimination claim filed against the school district in less than 30 days. The former K-12 coordinator of activities and athletics claims he was...

A senior at Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pa. is earning national attention for a prom look she designed and created herself.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A Bethlehem woman has died, after she was injured in a house fire back in April. Christine L. Garganta, 50, was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. The fire happened on April 23 shortly after 8:15 p.m....

Authorities are looking for a 24-year-old Monroe County man accused of assaulting an emergency department doctor and other staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. Stroud Area Regional police say they obtained a warrant for the arrest of Kevin M. Madea, of Kunkletown. The doctor suffered scratches to his arm while trying...

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. - The canopy of a Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) building entrance in Northampton County fell onto a truck with a trailer attached on Friday afternoon. The accident happened at the LVHN Health Center at Bangor in Washington Township around 12:30 p.m., according to county dispatchers. The...

EASTON, Pa. - A beloved Easton cafe re-opens in part. The State Cafe and Grill is holding a two day pop-up. This, after being closed since mid-February due to fire damage. Inside the Easton Bank Street Annex, pancakes served with a side of resilience, for State Cafe and Grill owner Bill Sneeringer.

U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Upper Macungie Township Thursday. Luis C. Sousa, 39, of Alburtis, was pronounced dead at the scene n Route 222 Thursday at 2:15 p.m., according to a news release from the coroner’s office. The crash happened around 1:35 p.m.