Allentown News

An Allentown man, armed with a brick, beat a 65-year-old man to death in his Park Street home Tuesday morning and stole cash, authorities said this morning at a news conference.

Police and the coroner say they are investigating the death of a 14-month-old child in Allentown.

The Boy Scouts' motto is: Be prepared. Who knew it meant preparing to defend themselves against purple-shirted union thuggery over community service? Kids, pay attention.

A three-alarm fire in Allentown heavily damaged two row homes and filled the neighborhood with smoke for more than two hours Wednesday.

A firefighter was injured and two homes were severely damaged in a smoky blaze that broke out in two row homes at the corner of N. Penn and Greenleaf streets in Allentown around 8:30 this morning.

Alex Cercado, 32, was killed early Tuesday at home. Police re-interview witnesses.

Police are investigating the deadly shooting of a man in Allentown. He was found dead inside a house at 816 North 5th Street around 3:40 Tuesday morning.

A Carbon County man sentenced to death after a jury convicted him of murdering two people in a botched Allentown robbery has been granted a new trial after a judge ruled the prosecutor biased a jury with ''improper and highly prejudicial'' statements.

Firefighters used every fire truck in Allentown to wage battle against a three-alarm fire that spread through two row homes in the 900 block of Penn Street this morning.

An Allentown man with a history of alcohol-related arrests faces charges after allegedly entering his former brother-in-law's Northampton home, grabbing a 10-year-old boy off the street and sexually assaulting him.

A Vermont man who stole a tour bus, went for a three-state joy ride and posted a video of it on YouTube, admits he did it but said he's not guilty.

President Barack Obama will travel to Pennsylvania and other states next month after hosting a White House forum on creating jobs.

A robber struck a woman in the head with a gun and stole money from her her purse this morning before fleeing on foot.

The Pines Dinner Theatre has raised the curtain at 448 N. 17th St. in Allentown.

Bob Shoudt of Pennsylvania celebrates being named the winner of the Slider Showdown on Saturday afternoon at the Roy Rogers on Md.

Civic Theatre of Allentown has launched a children's literacy program, funded by the United Way's Women's Leadership Initiative , at Allentown's Central Elementary School .

As a judge set bail Friday for 10 defendants connected to the state House Republican caucus, political observers said the latest charges provide partisan balance to Attorney General Tom Corbett's ongoing corruption probe that should work to his advantage as he campaigns for governor.

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A worker on a tree-cutting crew is the victim of a fatal accident in Allentown. Police say a 26-year-old worker died when part of a tree fell on him Wednesday afternoon.

A fire badly damaged the Allentown law offices of Eidelman and Crossley early Tuesday, and a city fire marshal said he believes the blaze was intentionally set.