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.
Autopsies slated on man, woman found dead in Lehigh County home
Autopsies are scheduled Monday on the bodies of two people found in an eastern Pennsylvania home.
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.
Firefighter hurt while battling 3-alarm blaze at Sacred Heart School in Allentown
A firefighter has been hurt as crews continue to battle a three-alarm fire at a school in Allentown Wednesday morning.
'Spirit Fairies' dust the Lehigh Valley with acts of kindness
People are receiving special gifts in the Lehigh Valley to help lift spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Unidos Foundation providing free laptops to students in Allentown School District at home during COVID-19
A nonprofit is providing laptops to students in the Allentown School District.
Rocky theme song played as COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital
A COVID-19 patient was discharged from the hospital as the Rocky theme song played.
First COVID-19 patient taken off ventilator at LVH-Muhlenberg discharged from hospital
Hospital staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg celebrated a man being discharged from the hospital after a battle with COVID-19.
Wolf expands stay-at-home order to all of Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf has extended his stay-at-home order to include all of Pennsylvania.
Peeps production stops, but Easter is taken care of
No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks — but it shouldn’t affect Easter baskets.
Wawa employee at Macungie store tests positive for COVID-19
A Wawa employee at the Macungie store has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson.
Lehigh Valley distillery makes hand sanitizer during coronavirus outbreak
A local distillery is making hand sanitizer in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Lehigh Valley hockey player taunted by opposing fans for being only girl on team
Alyssa Wruble spends a lot of time at the rink. Sometimes, the 17-year-old spends two sessions a day on the ice and two more gym sessions.
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.
Allentown museum's Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing
A nearly 400-year-old painting in an Allentown museum has turned out to be an original Rembrandt.