Allentown

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Officials say a Pennsylvania high school football quarterback was critically injured during a championship game.

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom announced Thursday that they have become a Certified Autism Center.

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.

A small helicopter crashes near an airport just outside of Allentown. Two people inside the helicopter walked away from the wreckage.

Solving problems that could one day help us all.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs turned into the IronPugs after the team's general manager ordered merchandise and autocorrect messed up the team's name. 

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.