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Allentown, Pennsylvania is located in Lehigh County. Zip codes in Allentown, PA include 18104, 18102, and 18103. More Allentown information.

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3 hrs ago | WFMZ

Dept. of Veteran Affairs holds open house at clinic

A Lehigh Valley clinic that caters to veterans invited the public to check things out.

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7 hrs ago | MyFoxPhilly

Man Found Dead After Allentown Fire Identified

A fire in Allentown led firefighters to the body of a 46-year-old male in an apartment building Thursday.

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8 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press

Local Student Graduates from Muhlenberg College

Contact Information: Liz Fonseca 484-664-3108 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL STUDENT GRADUATES FROM MUHLENBERG COLLEGE Allentown, Pa.- - Muhlenberg College celebrated its 165th Commencement on Sunday, May 19th, 2013.

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12 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

5 arrested in Fairfield jewel robbery

Federal agents and local police arrested five men Wednesday, including four in Pennsylvania as a result of their involvement in a $5 million Fairfield jewelry store robbery and Meriden robbery in April.

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13 hrs ago | The Lebanon Daily News

Pa. jurors weigh evidence in slaying of fiance

Jurors in eastern Pennsylvania are deliberating the fate of a woman accused of fatally stabbing her fiance on their wedding day.

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14 hrs ago | WFMZ

Tykweis Wade pleads guilty to fatal double shooting in Allentown

One of two people charged in connection with a double homicide in Allentown says he's guilty.

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15 hrs ago | NBC Philadelphia

Missing College Student Found

Matthew Royer was found one week after he went missing. He headed from college in Rhode Island for home in Montgomery County, Pa.

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19 hrs ago | WFMZ

Lehigh County Executive candidates will be interviewed in public

Candidates hoping to serve as Lehigh County executive for the rest of this year will be interviewed in public on June 10 by county commissioners.

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19 hrs ago | WFMZ

'Great Gatsby' fuels flapper fashion

You've seen the movie, but are you daring enough to wear the clothes? Retailers say retro "flapper" fashions are back, all thanks to "The Great Gatsby." "The Roaring 20s were the Roaring 20s," said Rose Ellen Moore, owner of Allentown's RCMoore for the Unique Individual.

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23 hrs ago | NBC Philadelphia

Fire Burns Through Apartments

The flames broke out shortly after 3 a.m. in a standalone building along the 2400 block of S 4th Street in Allentown, Pa.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Developer Abe Atiyeh warns city council about proposed lease agreement for billboard

A contentious area businessman bluntly warned Easton officials that an outdoor sign company is bullying them into an agreement with tactics he himself regularly uses to get his way.

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WFMZ-TV Allentown

Easton council member announces he is stepping down and leaving city

Easton City Council member Michael Fleck announced Wednesday night that he will resign on July 9, and that he and his young family are moving to Allentown.

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The Morning Call

Your guide to Mayfair's many changes

For starters, after 26 years at Cedar Beach, the festival has moved to a section of the Allentown Fairgrounds that includes the huge Agri-Plex building.

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The Morning Call

Concord Chamber Singers to perform at Moravian College

The fact that the Concord Chamber Singers, this year celebrating their 46th season, will join the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in July in a hip, cutting-edge "Video Games Live" concert speaks volumes about where their new director, Jennifer Kelly, plans to take the group in the future.

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NJ.com

Judge refuses to dismiss charges against Allentown man who allegedly claimed package full of meth

A Northampton County judge today denied motions to dismiss drug charges against an Allentown man accused of receiving methamphetamine in the mail so he could later sell it.

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WFMZ

Phantoms owners grills for arena's construction crew

The owners of the soon-to-be Lehigh Valley Phantoms are showing their appreciation for construction workers in an appetizing manner.

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NJ.com

Three Allentown city council incumbents, police captain win Democratic primary

Allentown Council President Julio Guridy was the top vote-getter in an election he says proves his vote for a 50-year water/sewer lease was the correct one.

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NJ.com

Allentown's Eighth Street Bridge will close to some traffic under construction plans

The renovation to Allentown 's historic Eighth Street Bridge involves shutting down bridge traffic in one direction for a few years, according to PennDOT.

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WFMZ

Water main break closes block of Liberty St. in Allentown

A broken water main flooded the area of North 13th and West Liberty streets late Tuesday morning.

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NJ.com

Authorities say Allentown man shoved girlfriend through glass door

Witnesses called police during a Northampton domestic dispute when the victim came crashing through a glass door, according to court records.

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