Report on 2018 Pennsylvania Turnpike fatality urges new focus on tunnels

The National Transportation Safety Board completed its investigation into a 2018 Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a truck driver when a tunnel conduit fell and smashed through the windshield, and issued two safety regulations for federal highway officials.

Allentown closing city-owned sports fields due to state's recommendation for youth sports

Allentown officials announced Friday they are closing all city-owned and maintained sports fields until further notice due to the state’s recommendation for youth sports.

Police: Woman, 44, dies after rising floodwaters sweeps away car

Authorities say an Allentown woman died after her vehicle was swept away by rising floodwaters in Lehigh County during Tuesday's dangerous tropical storm.

Police: Man who fired at store employee after refusing to wear mask captured during shootout

Authorities say a man wanted for shooting at a Bethlehem cigar store employee after he stole two cigars when he was asked to leave the store for refusing to wear a mask, was later arrested during a shootout with police in Slatington.

DA: No criminal charges filed against Allentown police officers in restraint of man

The Lehigh County District Attorney said Friday it will not file charges against two Allentown police officers seen in a viral video restraining a man outside a hospital.

DA to investigate video showing Allentown police officer kneeling on man

Allentown Police Department said they have opened an internal investigation after an officer was captured on video kneeling on a man's head/neck area on Saturday night.

Protest in Allentown after cop uses knee to restrain man

Activists on Monday pressed their demand for police accountability after video emerged over the weekend of an officer placing his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside an Allentown hospital.

Kroger stops giving customers coins as change

Grocery store Kroger has stopped giving coin change due to a shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Church, clergy members walk with protesters in Allentown

Pastor Gregory Edwards is calling on clergy to help with racial injustice and organizing an Allentown protest.

‘We need help’: Allentown faces fiscal calamity from coronavirus

That’s especially true in Pennsylvania, where cities and towns could see a 40% revenue shortfall — the most of any state, according to a League of Cities analysis.

Coroner: 1 dead after blasts destroy building, damages tractor-trailer

One person has died after several reported explosions that destroyed a building and a tractor-trailer in eastern Pennsylvania, a coroner said Tuesday.

Authorities investigating series of shootings in Lehigh County

Authorities in Lehigh County say several homes have been caught in the crossfire of a random series of shootings over the past two months.

Trump to visit Pennsylvania Thursday amid criticism of state's reopening plans

The president’s announcement came in a tweet Tuesday morning, about 24 hours after another tweet in which he seemed critical of the Pennsylvania’s plans to reopen.