Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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City officials were ready in February to award a contract for a tree inventory in Allentown, but uncertainties caused by an order from President Donald Trump's administration forced them to pause that plan. -
More than 8,600 crashes were reported on Allentown roads from 2019 to 2023, including almost 300 classified as "high injury" and dozens involving pedestrians, city statistics show. One of the ideas for improvements is to build roundabouts at problem intersections.
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More than a dozen new apartments could be built in Allentown, though six more were rejected Monday night.
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Local officials highlighted the project's potential to make a small dent in the Lehigh Valley's deep housing deficit.
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Jason Krasley, 48, was released Thursday on unsecured $100,000 bail in each case, which means he did not have to post any money, court records show.
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The board on Wednesday voted to correct the one-character mistake and schedule the amended bill for a second reading and vote at its next meeting April 9.
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Impaired driving is among the most persistent threats to road safety in the Lehigh Valley, according to two of the region's chief prosecutors. Lehigh County recorded about 1,750 impaired-driving cases in 2024, up almost 42% over the past five years.
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Courts weigh the benefits of punishing drivers for their actions and helping them recover from underlying issues that may have led them to drive impaired, according to the region's chief prosecutors.
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LaTarsha Brown reported finding a noose at her desk on the third floor of City Hall in January. She was charged Monday with making a false report.
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Officials held a grand opening for 1528 West Apartments on Friday, which is World Down Syndrome Day. Ten of its 49 apartments are reserved for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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The owner of an Allentown building plans to knock down the front portion of the first floor and replace it with an almost-all-glass storefront and new entrance on Hamilton Street.
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The Allentown Police Department is no stranger to excessive-force lawsuits, with the city paying out millions to settle them over the past decade.
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The Hamilton Street Fire Fund will offer “rapid financial support” to almost two dozen people, including several children, whose homes were damaged or destroyed Monday in a fire.
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Allentown City Council is scheduled to hold several committee meetings July 17 and will be dealing with the appointment of five new police officers, two six-figure budgetary transfers, and a potential ballot question in November.
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Open houses are scheduled for Tuesday at the East Side Youth Center; Wednesday at Fearless Fire Company; and Thursday at Theatre514. Each starts at 6 p.m.
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Ismael Segarra is accused of pointing a loaded shotgun at his wife and pulling the trigger. Police said the gun jammed.
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More than two dozen dinosaurs are on display at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex through Sunday night.
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Allentown police launched their investigation after an officer found her car in a different spot than where she parked it.
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Allentown's Historical Architectural Review Board recommended the demolition of a 100-plus-year-old home on North Seventh Street that holds "little historic significance."
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Two votes last week — by Allentown City Council and the U.S. Supreme Court — made it a difficult one for advocates for homeless people in Allentown.
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Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan released body-camera footage Friday from a June 22 arrest that led to claims of excessive force by Allentown cops.
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Allentown City Council agreed to raise parking fines next month if the parking authority's board agreed to those initiatives.
