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 Mayor Matt Tuerk met up with his counterparts from Scranton and Williamsport on Wednesday as part of a tour to highlight projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. -
All primary results in Lehigh and Northampton counties are now official after election workers ran audits and validated totals over the past two weeks.
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City Council members Ce-Ce Gerlach, Santo Napoli and Candida Affa finished as the top three vote-getters in more than a third of Allentown's precincts in their bids for re-election.
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The chain of more than 40 trumpeters — ranging in age from 11 to 76 — stretched several miles to Bethlehem's Memorial Park Cemetery, where Taps Over Bethlehem founder Dan Deysher was laid to rest.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro told LehighValleyNews.com on Thursday that he was “proud” the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources helped “make this park a reality.”
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Blackstone Structures wants to tear down a historic building that's on the site of a proposed 142-unit apartment complex.
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A union representative said they secured "pretty decent" raises for members in the new four-year contract, which Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong called a “pretty good compromise."
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A developer said a proposed convenience store would benefit Old Allentown, but neighbors and zoning officials disagreed Monday.
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Voter turnout was about 23.74% among Democrats and Republicans in Northampton County — only slightly better than Lehigh County’s 22.5% voter turnout rate.
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Allentown City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to spend $420,000 to cover the second phase of construction at the skatepark.
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Thong Pham hit his head in September 2019 after he was punched at an Allentown bar, authorities said. He never regained consciousness and died in 2021.
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The Allentown Police Department can now enter a formal contract to work with Pinebrook Family Answers' “community intervention specialists.”
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Several top Allentown police officials have declined to answer whether they are following the department’s use-of-force policy.
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The Allentown Police Department said it expects to get $1.5 million by next year to fund its purchase of new technology to solve crimes. Some residents are urging city officials to invest in prevention measures, too.
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For the third time this month, developer Nat Hyman has earned zoning officials’ blessing to expand an apartment complex.
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Allentown’s police chief wants to move all city officers into one facility, while the fire department is looking to replace a station that’s “falling apart.”
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk sent an email Thursday morning to hundreds of city employees, denying the letter’s allegations that his administration “ignores” racism and discrimination.
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A spokesperson for Mayor Matt Tuerk said some of the local NAACP branch's leaders — who are named at the top of the letter — only learned about it Wednesday after it was distributed.
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Allentown police shot and killed 27-year-old Dominick Hogans on Monday. It was the third time police opened fire in the city this year.
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Officers shot and killed a 27-year-old Allentown man after he shot at them early Monday morning, according to Assistant Chief Michael Becker.
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City Center has been working for months to get all the approvals it needs to put up a digital marquee sign at its proposed 1,800-person music venue.
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A developer is set to get $2 million of Allentown's pandemic-relief money to support an affordable housing project in the city.
