Allentown News

Giant Markets Feeding School Kids Program made a donation of $8,623.86 to the Allentown School District's Child Nutrition Department on Friday.

Comic fans, gamers, movie fanatics, cosplayers and more will return to the Agri-Plex in Allentown this weekend for the 24th annual Lehigh Valley Comic Convention.

David Isaiah Rivera, 26, and Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, both of Allentown, face charges of homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, according to court records.

Christopher Kiskeravage was “not only a visionary, a leader and a passionate educator, but someone whose values, actions and spirit helped shape the very fabric of this place,” according to the man who now leads training for firefighters across the region.

Councilwoman Ce-Ce Gerlach called the resolution a “moral statement” in support of a targeted and vulnerable community.

Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary at a luncheon at Lehigh Country Club on Wednesday afternoon.

Building an elevated stadium would allow the school to maintain all but about two dozen parking spaces under the new complex.

Allentown police said the driver stayed at the scene of the crash and was cooperating with the investigation.

Allentown planning officials granted a one-year extension to Cortex Residential as it awaits state funding for its project.

At least one pipe burst in mid-February, causing extensive flooding that moved learning out of the middle school. Learning first moved online before students were assigned to temporary sites throughout Allentown for in-person learning.

The local mascot is currently facing off against a canine mascot from a Midwestern high school in the Sports Illustrated contest.

Nat Hyman's lawsuit is the first legal challenge to Mayor Matt Tuerk’s new directive to clean up rather than clear out homeless encampments in Allentown.