Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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The Allentown Parking Authority is expected to buy the property where a police department substation currently sits and bundle it with its own adjacent lot in a package deal to a developer. -
The city is also set to receive $5.7 million in federal funds to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
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The Allentown Environmental Advisory Council's residency requirement has been "a bit of a stumbling block" as members work to fill vacancies.
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A lawyer for the mayor and finance director hit back last week in court filings, saying council has no legal standing to sue.
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Allentown officials were able to balance the 2025 budget proposal without raising taxes because the city is set to bring in $6.2 million more than projected this year, according to Finance Director Bina Patel.
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The Allentown City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a developer's plans to build a mixed-use complex with 201 residential units and ground-floor shopping.
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City and police officials in Allentown are eyeing a property on North Ninth Street to convert into a temporary police station, but the police union's president said officers have numerous concerns about the building's security.
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Lawyers for Allentown City Council and Mayor Matt Tuerk are to meet in late January for a status conference to discuss next steps with the litigation.
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Allentown could end up paying J.P. Mascaro & Sons almost $180 million to collect trash and recycling for the next nine years.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said he is preparing the city's 2025 budget without any hike in property taxes. Tuerk is expected to present his 2025 budget Oct. 10.
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Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, and David Isaiah Rivera, 26, both of Allentown, face homicide and attempted homicide charges in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday morning.
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More than three dozen people spoke Wednesday night, urging Allentown City Council members to pass a bill that blocks city officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities unless ordered by a court.
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Ivan Diaz, 32, of Lower Macungie Township, was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside BKK Lounge. Three others were injured in the shooting, according to authorities.
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Justin Simmons, who served a decade in the Pennsylvania House, is the first Republican to announce a bid for the county’s top job.
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David Isaiah Rivera, 26, was arraigned on charges alleging he fired at a group of people around 4 a.m. outside BKK Lounge, 1500 Union Boulevard, after a fight between two groups inside the club spilled into the parking lot.
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The Trump administration directive, rescinded Wednesday, could have put tens of millions of dollars at risk across the Lehigh Valley, speakers said Friday outside the Lehigh County Government Center.
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Jason Krasley, the former Allentown police officer already facing felony charges in two cases, was charged again Thursday, according to court documents. His total bail adds up to almost $1 million.
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Council approved Bill 10 — a measure that hires Philadelphia-based Duane Morris LLC and repeals the June 2024 legislation that hired former FBI agent Scott Curtis — by a 4-3 vote.
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Brenda Rodriguez, 51, of Palmerton is charged with criminal solicitation/criminal homicide and conspiracy-aggravated assault in the shooting death of her husband, Hector Manuel Garcia Gomez, 46, of Palmerton on Dec. 7.
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Nassim Younes suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident Jan. 4, 2002, according to the coroner, who ruled his death an accident.
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Authorities applied for the warrant after the employee declined to provide a voluntary DNA sample Jan. 14 during an interview with an FBI agent, according to court documents.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk delivered his 2025 State of the City address Monday to hundreds of business and nonprofit leaders at the Da Vinci Science Center.
