Allentown News

A 20-year-old man, who police believe is a gang member, and his accomplice will face attempted homicide charges in Lehigh County Court on a May 30 shooting and carjacking.

A sure sign that the holiday season is here is Lights in the Parkway in Allentown.

Crews were on the scene of a two-alarm fire in Allentown Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out at a home in the 1300-block of Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown at about 4:00. Crews were on the scene for about an hour and a half.

Three armed men burst into a car parts store this evening in Allentown and robbed it of money, according to police radio reports.

A former city of Allentown maintenance worker claims he was fired earlier this year after complaining about being the target of racial slurs and harassment, according to a civil suit filed in federal court.

A 14-year-old girl was rescued from Jordan Creek by Allentown firefighters this afternoon after she walked into the cold waters at the north end of the city.

A student in Allentown, Pa., admits selling marijuana brownies at school, after two girls get sick from the drug-laced deserts.

A fire at the American Atelier furniture factory in Allentown this afternoon burned table carts in a storage area and sent one worker to a hospital with smoke inhalation, a fire official said.

Police in Pennsylvania say a son of renowned fantasy artist Frank Frazetta used a backhoe to break into his father's museum in an attempt to steal 90 paintings worth $20 million.

An Allentown man was allegedly drunk when he struck a tree 18 months ago on W. Union Boulevard, killing his passenger and leaving him in a coma, according to court records.

A steady rain and flooding across the Delaware Valley is slowing commuters and causing some school delays around the area.

This round-up of political tidbits includes an ad pegged to the president's visit to Allentown, Sarah Palin on Obama's birth certificate and more chain e-mails. Working Where in Allentown? When President Barack Obama traveled to Allentown, Pa., Friday morning to discuss job creation, the Republican National Committee welcomed him with a radio spot ...

An 83-year-old Allentown woman died after being struck by a westbound van while crossing Hanover Avenue around 9:15 this morning.

A former Allentown man admitted Thursday to gunning down a man during a fracas outside a city convenience store in 2003 and was immediately sentenced to up to two decades behind bars.

The Allentown Rescue Mission's "Clean Team" program doesn't teach job skills, exactly.

Alfred R. Taglang graduated from Liberty High School in 1937 and worked at his parents' grocery store in Bethlehem until the Army drafted him four years later.

An Allentown firefighter was slightly injured battling a two-alarm blaze that gutted a home on Allentown's West End early Saturday morning.

Every month since January, when I became your President, Ia TMve spoken to you about the periodic reports of the Labor Department on the number of jobs created or lost during the previous month; numbers that tell a story about how Americaa TMs economy is faring overall.

Where the chilly breeze met the warm sunlight outside the Hamilton Family Restaurant in Allentown on Friday, Nicole Goldman stood with her daughter, eager to catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama .

In truth, Allentown doesn't much resemble the place immortalized in the 1982 Billy Joel song.