Allentown priest sentenced for groping 17-year-old parishioner
Rev. Kevin Lonergan was sentenced to one to two years in prison for indecent assault against a 17-year-old parishioner in Allentown.
Lehigh County DA: 2 deaths believed justifiable homicides during robberies
A prosecutor says the first two homicides of the year in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown, which happened within days of each other, are both believed to have been self-defense during attempted robberies.
DA: Boy fatally stabbed suspect during Allentown home invasion
Authorities in Allentown have ruled that a boy was justified in the fatal stabbing of a home invasion suspect on the basis of self-defense.
Police: Man, 24, fired on officers during standoff in Allentown
Authorities say a 24-year-old man is in custody after he fired on police officers during a five and a half hour standoff Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Officials can't determine cause of massive fire that destroyed 10 homes in Allentown
Fire officials say they recently concluded their probe into the Oct. 20 blaze in Allentown. But they can't rule out that the fire was intentionally set or an accident.
Lehigh Valley readies for first winter blast
Brad Sattin reports from Allentown how the area is preparing for the first real taste of winter weather.
Winter weather on the minds of travelers in Philadelphia and Allentown
Whether traveling by rail or by car, folks kept pace with news of impendoing winter weather making its way to eastern Pennsylvania. PennDOT was out in force in the Lehigh Valley, while travelers heading home from the Thanksgiving holiday hunkered down at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia waiting for their train.
Lehigh Valley braces for first snowfall of the season
Brad Sattin reports on road conditions in Allentown, Pa.
Superheroes surprise patients at Allentown hospital
The children were surprised by costumed superheroes who repelled down the side of the hospital to wave at them from the other side of the windows.
High school QB critically injured in championship game
Officials say a Pennsylvania high school football quarterback was critically injured during a championship game.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom earns autism center certification
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom announced Thursday that they have become a Certified Autism Center.
Allentown mom to stand trial in death of infant found in paint bucket
The mother of a newborn whose body was found in a paint bucket in the basement of her Pennsylvania home will stand trial in baby's death.
2 people walk away from Lehigh County helicopter crash
A small helicopter crashes near an airport just outside of Allentown. Two people inside the helicopter walked away from the wreckage.
Local teen gets U.S. patent to help solve common household problem
Solving problems that could one day help us all.
Autocorrect causes merchandise mix-up for Lehigh Valley IronPigs
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs turned into the IronPugs after the team's general manager ordered merchandise and autocorrect messed up the team's name.
Death of man shot by Allentown police ruled homicide, probe ongoing
A coroner says a New Jersey man shot by police after he walked down an eastern Pennsylvania street firing into the air died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Allentown gets new mayor after corruption scandal
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - After a rules fight, a deadlock and a dozen rounds of voting, a former president of the City Council has been chosen as the interim mayor to replace a former mayor convicted of trading city contracts for campaign cash.
Allentown mayor to face corruption charges in Phila. federal court
The mayor of Allentown and the former mayor of Reading have been charged with corruption for a series of pay-to-play schemes officials likened to putting for-sale signs on their offices while promising political favors to deep-pocketed donors.