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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Allentown officials will work over the next year to develop a “roadmap” to make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. -
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta defeated Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley in Tuesday's Democratic primary, according to unofficial election results.
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Ripple is pushing forward with plans to build 12 "deeply affordable" apartments inside the former Emmanuel United Church.
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Mark Pinsley, who's in the first year of his second term as controller, faces Philadelphia state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
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A fast-casual restaurant is expected to open on the ground floor of The Nines at Cityplace, across the street from a soon-to-open music hall and hotel.
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The property's operator can get around group-home zoning requirements by reducing the number of tenants there.
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Allentown City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday on the developer’s request to transfer a liquor license from a Germansville restaurant.
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Crews will soon get to work fitting out the market at 250 E. Broad St. on Bethlehem’s North Side.
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The city is working to establish an application process for microgrants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, according to Allentown’s new sustainability coordinator.
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Two toddlers in Pennsylvania — including a 3-year-old Allentown boy — have been killed in accidental shootings in recent days.
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Council announced federal investigators’ involvement Wednesday, two days after dozens protested outside City Hall, demanding the FBI to take over the probe into what many have called a hate crime.
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Court documents recently unsealed by Lehigh County officials shine new light on rape and prostitution-related charges filed last week against a current and former Allentown cop.
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Joshua Gonzalez, 40, of South Whitehall Township, faces 70 to 140 years in prison, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
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About 50 people rallied Monday outside Allentown City Hall, calling for federal intervention after a Black employee found a noose on her desk last week.
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City Council scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday for Allentown Parking Authority officials to speak about an internal payment program and a parking-meter study.
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A Black woman who works in Allentown City Hall reported finding a noose on her desk Friday, according to a city councilwoman.
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Sgt. Evan Weaver and former Vice officer Jason Krasley are accused of sexually assaulting the same victim between 2011 and 2015.
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A city worker who is Black found a noose Friday morning as she reported to work at Allentown City Hall, according to a councilwoman. A police investigation is underway.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk called Allentown “one of the safest large cities” in Pennsylvania, citing statistics that show only Bethlehem has a lower per-capita violent-crime rate among cities with more than 50,000 residents.
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A landscape architecture firm is working on a 15-year master plan for Allentown's parks and open spaces.
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Four people were victims of homicides in Allentown last year; 19 people were killed in homicides in 2023, according to data from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
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Only a few residents showed up Monday at a virtual meeting about how city officials will look to use federal funding on housing through 2029.
