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Allentown, Pennsylvania is located in Lehigh County. Zip codes in Allentown, PA include 18104, 18102, and 18103. The median home price in Allentown is $103,500 which is roughly $65/per square foot. More Allentown information.

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1 hr ago | WFMZ

Allentown voters to decide if city needs tougher clean air ordinance

It looks like Allentown's voters will decide if the city needs a tough new clean air ordinance to control and monitor air pollution coming from the planned Delta Thermo Energy waste-to-energy plant.

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3 hrs ago | The Morning Call

Breast cancer survivors featured in photo exhibit

A photo exhibit highlighting the fight against breast cancer in Pennsylvania will be on display for a week beginning Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown.

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Wed Jun 19, 2013

NJ.com

Allentown council signs off on fire academy land sale

Allentown City Council gave their blessing tonight to the sale of fire training academy land next to Queen City Airport.

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The Morning Call

Moravian grad returns to hold classical guitar fest

In 2000, Bethlehem guitarist John Arnold presented the first Bethlehem Guitar Festival featuring classical guitarists at Moravian College , and he continued the festival through last year.

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NJ.com

Car in triple-fatal Allentown crash was making illegal pass, police say

The driver who was killed along with two of his passengers in an Allentown crash Sunday night was attempting to make an illegal pass moments before losing control, police said today.

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WFMZ

Survivor of crash that killed 3 in Allentown was driving without license, police say

The only survivor of a violent crash that killed three people Sunday night was driving without a license, 69 News has learned.

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NJ.com

Allentown woman accused of robbing nail salon to face charges in Lehigh County Court

An Allentown woman gave up her right to a preliminary hearing Monday on charges she robbed a nail salon , court records say.

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The Miami Herald

Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking

A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.

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WFMZ-TV Allentown

New proposal waters down liquor privatization plan

Gov. Tom Corbett wants to get Pennsylvania out of the booze business, but his privatization plan is on life support.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Second Harvest Food Bank is looking for volunteers

The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley makes sure a lot of folks in our area don't go hungry but the organization needs a boost of its own.

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NJ.com

Allentown leaders, residents rally for immigration reform - See photos

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and City Council President Julio Guridy were among the residents and community leaders rallying tonight at City Hall for federal action on comprehensive immigration reform.

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NJ.com

State law may pre-empt proposed Allentown clean air bill

A clean air bill proposed by opponents of the planned Allentown waste-to-energy plant may be at odds with state law.

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York Dispatch

Pa. man charged with killing 87-year-old woman

Prosecutors in central Pennsylvania say a man fatally stabbed an 87-year-old relative of a witness in a sexual assault case against him.

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Pocono Record

Coroner: Teen boy drowned in Whitehall pool

An Allentown teenager who just graduated last week drowned at a Whitehall Township pool over the weekend, the Lehigh County Coroner ruled.

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NJ.com

Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter to play Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown

Robert Hunter, the lyricist and offstage member of the Grateful Dead, will perform Sept.

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NJ.com

Allentown police investigating if cars were racing before triple-fatal accident

The drivers -- Timothy Flores, 22, of the first block of East Susquehanna Street in Allentown , and Chad Fluck, 23, of the 1700 block of East Susquehanna Street in Salisbury Township -- knew each other, Capt.

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Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Fire department identifies burn victim from city blaze

Reading Fire Department officials have identified the man who was badly burned in a city fire last week.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

MyFoxPhilly

Three Dead After Car Hits Tree, Allentown

The Lehigh County Coroner and the Allentown Police Department are currently investigating a car accident that happened Sunday night around 10:40 p.m. An unspeakable crime in Southwest Philadelphia.

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Law.com

'Pa. Supreme Court upholds law requiring judges to retire at age 70'

"Pa. Supreme Court upholds law requiring judges to retire at age 70": The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this update .

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NJ.com

Allentown police take two into custody after man shot on Pine Street

A man suffered a "survivable" gunshot wounds about noon today in the 900 block of Pine Street in Allentown , police Chief Roger MacLean said.

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