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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comThe 173rd year of the Allentown Fair kicked off Wednesday night to large crowds enjoying food, live music, and the crowning of the 2025 fair queen. -
Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comCommitting to driving safely can be “the difference between life or death,” Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said. Many causes of deadly crashes include speeding, distracted or impaired driving, and failing to wear a seat belt or helmet, officials said.
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Amber Hikes, who got their start as a social justice advocate in Philadelphia, is the ACLU's deputy executive director for strategy and culture. Their appearance will take place on March 26. -
John Albert Garner, 25, is charged with homicide and aggravated assault, both first-degree felonies, in the death of Alexander Mason Price a week before his 30th birthday in July 2023.
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The Allentown Police Department launched an anonymous survey Wednesday to gather feedback from residents and others about their performance.
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A City Council member raised concerns last month about how much workers earn through the Allentown Rescue Mission’s transitional employment program.
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Eric Cutting, owner of Blended Bar + Grill in downtown Allentown, is among those battling higher food costs, labor challenges and fighting each night to get folks through the door.
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Developer Abe Atiyeh had a rough 24 hours after Allentown zoning and planning officials denied two separate proposals for his property.
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Jeff Fegley, owner of Fegley's Brew Works locations in Allentown and Bethlehem, talks about entrenched issues facing the restaurant industry and what the future holds for Brew Works.
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A second zoning hearing on temporary recovery rooms at a planned Allentown apartment complex stretched late into the night Monday and ended much like the first — without a ruling.
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Purchase of an $80,000 used Mack tractor hauler, assessment of fees on credit and debit card payment and release of summer pool fees were among items discussed at the Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night.
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Christian Joel Gonzalez Santiago, 29, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree misdemeanor. All remaining charges against Gonzalez Santiago were withdrawn at a hearing before Lehigh County Judge Douglas G. Reichley.
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Saquon Barkley, the former Penn State star and 2015 graduate of Whitehall High School, reached agreement with the Eagles on a three-year, $37.75 million contract, according to ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.
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City Council ordered the parking authority to end 24/7 enforcement last April, which cut the agency's revenues by about $1 million by the end of the year.
