Fatal shooting of man, 22, in Allentown under investigation, DA says

Officials from the Allentown Police Department and the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man.

Suit: Allentown School District defamed teacher over Jan. 6 Trump rally

A Pennsylvania teacher who attended Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington has sued the Allentown School District, claiming it destroyed his reputation and career by falsely linking him to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Allentown 3-alarm fire injures resident and firefighter, damages 3 buildings
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One male resident was in the building when the fire broke out. He jumped out of the second floor to the first floor roof, then jumped to the ground to escape the flames.

Allentown 3-alarm fire injures resident and firefighter, damages 3 buildings

One male resident was in the building when the fire broke out. He jumped out of the second floor to the first floor roof, then jumped to the ground to escape the flames.

Allentown man arrested, charged in connection with 2020 fatal accident

Romero-Encarnacion was being sought for felony homicide by vehicle. The charges, under an active warrant, date to a May 2020 fatal accident in Allentown.

Pennsylvania teacher suspended after Jan. 6 fired for not working

A Pennsylvania teacher who was suspended last year during an investigation into his attendance at, and social media posts about, the “Stop the Steal” rally — which later turned to a deadly insurrection on Jan. 6 — has been fired for refusing to return to work.

Pennsylvania man dies after he was strangled by pet snake that was later shot by police

A man has died days after he was found with a snake wrapped around his neck inside his home in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An officer who responded to the scene shot and killed the snake, authorities say.

American Airlines will use buses for hops to Philadelphia from Allentown, Atlantic City

The service will start June 3 between Philadelphia International Airport and airports in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, the airline said Thursday with the bus company called Landline.

Authorities find stockpile of illegal firearms in home of Pennsylvania father and son

A Pennsylvania father and son were arrested after law enforcement agents uncovered a stockpile of unregistered fully automatic firearms during a search of the family's home. 

$950,000 settlement reached in suit over police shooting in Pa.

The family of a New Jersey man shot and killed by a police officer near an eastern Pennsylvania amusement park in 2018 will reportedly receive part of a $950,000 settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officer and township.

Driver charged in deadly summertime motorcycle crash in Lehigh County

A Lehigh County man is facing charges after prosecutors say he was under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine when he slammed into a turning tractor-trailer in a crash that killed his passenger. 

2 men shot to death in Allentown, police say

Police say two men were shot and killed Sunday evening in Allentown. Investigators have not said what sparked the shooting and have not reported any arrests.

Group steals $20k in products during flash robbery at Lower Macungie Ulta, police say

Police say it took a group of masked thieves less than a minute to steal $20k worth of items during a flash robbery at an Ulta Beauty store in Lower Macungie on Monday.