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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Julian Guridy vivió en Florida en los últimos cuatro años, lo que lo inhabilita para la Cámara estatal. Analistas veían segura su llegada a la Legislatura de Pensilvania. -
Julian Guridy lived in Florida within the past four years, making him ineligible to serve in the state House of Representatives. Just a few days ago, many political observers said he was in line for clear sailing to join the Pennsylvania Legislature.
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El informe de 2025 de la Pennsylvania Local Government Commission, requerido por la Ley 38 de 2023, analiza ampliar las cámaras de velocidad fuera de Filadelfia y zonas de obras.
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The 2025 report from the Pennsylvania Local Government Commission was mandated under Act 38 of 2023 and examines whether automated speed enforcement — commonly known as speed cameras — should be expanded beyond Philadelphia and highway work zones.
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A vigil for Renee Good filled the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Friday evening on Bethlehem's Southside. Hundreds participated.
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Los fondos permitirán que Lehigh Conference of Churches abra los fines de semana, según legisladores estatales.
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El alcalde Matt Tuerk prestó juramento por el cargo junto a los concejales Cynthia Mota, Natalie Santos, Jeremy Binder y Cristian Pungo.
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The funding will let the Lehigh Conference of Churches open on weekends, according to state lawmakers.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk took his oath of office Monday alongside City Council members Cynthia Mota, Natalie Santos, Jeremy Binder and Cristian Pungo.
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Julian Guridy se enfrentará a Bob Smith en la contienda para completar el período del exrepresentante estatal Josh Siegel.
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Allentown police Sgt. Chris Hendricks has worked for years to equip Allentown police vehicles with defibrillators. That work changed his life when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest June 10 during a chase.
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Allentown's Commission on Homelessness wants council to reaffirm the rights of unsheltered people in the city by passing the measure, which Mayor Matt Tuerk called "a distraction."
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Mishka Premium Vodka owner Russell Fletcher plans to demolish an old A-Treat bottling plant, which would be replaced with an almost-16,000-square-foot distilling facility.
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Council approved higher fines for a slew of parking violations, but they will only take effect if the parking authority implements payment plans and examines parking meters throughout the city.
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The Seidl family invited officials and media into their North Law Street home, where Fire Chief Efrain Agosto led a quick safety lesson before a fire drill.
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Sixth Street Shelter started providing services to unhoused people in 1984, with Thursday's block party doubling as a celebration of its four decades of work.
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Scott Curtis led the FBI's investigation into allegations of corruption against former Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who's serving a 15-year federal prison sentence.
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JET Upholstery plans to open a workshop on Third Street to support its Bedminster showroom.
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Scott Curtis was the FBI's lead investigator as it scrutinized allegations of corruption surrounding former Mayor Ed Pawlowski before he was hit with corruption-related charges in 2018.
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A GoFundMe raised thousands for The Neighborhood Center in Allentown, which also found help from Mark Jaindl of American Bank and Jaindl Properties.
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Rami Abouloh is set to be sentenced Aug. 13; first-degree-murder convictions in Pennsylvania carry a mandatory life sentence.
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Emergency crews worked for more than an hour Tuesday morning near Fourth and Hamilton streets to recover the body of a 60-year-old Allentown man.
