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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comFormer Allentown police officer Jason Krasley was charged with stealing more than $5,000 in May 2019 as he and other Vice and Intelligence Unit officers searched a barbershop. Separately, Krasley still faces several other charges, including rape, sexual assault and prostitution. -
Rahmat Gul/AP/FR172204 APIncumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie led the field in political fundraising for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District over the past three months. Democratic candidates Ryan Crosswell and Bob Brooks were not far behind, each raising more than $300,000 over the same time period.
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Allentown City Council formally thanked and recognized the emergency workers involved in the trench collapse rescue on January 11 -
Allentown police say Dieruff High School was locked down after they received information that a student brought the gun inside the school Wednesday.
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DeSales University Homeland Security majors received first-hand knowledge of the challenges and requirements of the job at the third annual DeSales University Center for Homeland Security Conference on Wednesday.
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The witnesses spoke about the operations of recovery houses and the proximity to the elementary school.
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Chris Herren will speak to students during the school day then host a free presentation for families at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
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Faith leaders in Allentown held a service Sunday night remembering Nichols and lamenting the forces that ended his life.
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The hotel used to be called the Holiday Inn Conference Center, but it has been completely renovated and rebranded.
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North Whitehall residents want to reduce commercial and warehouse development, keep taxes low and preserve the rural character of the township. But is that what the future will hold?
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The changes were previously criticized by one board member as 'hippy-dippy, woke stuff.' On Thursday night, they passed unanimously.
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Nineteen of the club's 24 members are visually impaired, but that is not stopping them from striving to be "as vibrant as any club" of the international service organization.
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Eric Friedman, a representative from Walgreens, said the company's fulfillment centers are used to fill prescriptions at a faster rate than behind the counter.
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Director Patrick Foose has recently clashed with other board directors and has been the lone dissenting vote on several issues related to transparency on the board.
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A sketch plan for a new housing development called Estates at Woodmere was presented to the planning commission Wednesday.
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Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Pennsylvania (SIJPA) is in the process of building a new mosque at the Al-Ahad Islamic Center.
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Allentown City Council elected previous president Daryl Hendricks as the council president while outgoing president Cynthia Mota was elected to the vice president position
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South Whitehall officials are hosting an open house meeting to solicit resident feedback for the township's draft comprehensive plan. It will serve as a guideline for how the township will grow in the next 10-15 years.
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Some Lehigh Valley school districts are reviewing their safety protocols for responding to injuries at area football games after Damar Hamlin's recent collapse brought renewed attention to the dangers of the sport.
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Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin will not be seeking reelection after nearly 25 years in the office
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Parkland School Board Vice President Marisa Ziegler announced her reelection campaign Tuesday.
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The board had two vacancies due to the resignations of now-State Sen. Nick Miller and former Director Charlie Thiel.
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After leading the team that saved a man buried at a construction site, Allentown Technical Rescue Team Commander Jonathan Hammel reflects on the trench rescue.
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Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro plans to nominate former Lehigh County Sen. Pat Browne, who left office last month, as the commonwealth's Secretary of Revenue.
