Allentown

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.

August 4, 2019 11:34am EDT

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.

March 31, 2018 10:16am EDT

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.

July 27, 2017 11:05am EDT