Allentown News

Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.

An Allentown service organization is stepping up its efforts to reach homeless people with several inches of snow possible in the region.

Gabriel Cartagena was "considered armed and dangerous," District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Thursday, two days after Allentown police said there was no ongoing danger to the public related to last weekend's shootings.

A postal inspector said the USPS will likely launch an investigation “if the box was pried open" as residents reported Wednesday.

Due to its lease not being renewed for 2024, the Pines Dinner Theatre in Allentown will be relocating.

Three incumbents were sworn in Tuesday to new terms after cruising to electoral victories last year.

The Lehigh County coroner identified a 44-year-old woman and a 1-year-old boy who died in a chaotic night of gunfire in Allentown late Friday.

A dozen other Lehigh County projects will split $4.1 million in state funding.

From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, college officials are opening up the Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation, 2400 W. Chew St., for residents and community members to explore.

Investigators will be tasked with examining all terminations and resignations within city government over the past two years, as well as formal workplace complaints.

This time of year is popular for pizza and among the busiest for pizzerias. Readers checked in with some of their favorites of the Lehigh Valley. Here's a rundown.

In the wake of a trio of shootings in Allentown Friday night that left two dead and six more injured, some of the city's political, civic and religious leaders met Sunday to call for action.