Allentown News

The Diocese of Allentown made its stance clear during the weekend in a letter condemning rules that could force religious employers to provide contraception to workers in government-mandated health insurance plans.

"Upper Macungie woman's map made the redistricting difference; Amanda Holt's work on map of state voting districts pivotal in court's decision": This article appeared yesterday in The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Jim Thorpe is an easy and worthwhile day trip for residents of the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh Valley legislators feel they've made great strides in improving gas pipeline safety in the year following the Allentown explosion that killed five people.

CABARET SOIREE: The nonprofit Friends of Liberty Theatre presents its annual Theatre Soiree gala 7-9:30 p.m. Friday at Liberty High School.

Allentown police arrested a man they said tried to rob a clothing store in the city Saturday afternoon, and store employees aided in the arrest.

A team with Diakon Wilderness Services's 30-day Wilderness Challenge rock climbs in Southcentral Pennsylvania.

Appraiser: Phyllis is looking for someone who can appraise a Dick Schisler painting of Sixth and Northampton streets, Easton, that features a trolley car, and someone who can appraise or provide information on an Excelsior violin made by August Gemunder & Sons.

An independent film backed by investors with Lehigh Valley ties is scheduled to make its U.S. debut next week in Emmaus .

A boost in the latest job numbers could give President Obama a boost in the latest polls, at least if it were up to several local mayors.

Chances are William Allen, when he founded what became Allentown 250 years ago this spring, didn't think the city would ever have an art museum.

A three-vehicle accident in Allentown today left a Jeep Liberty SUV lying sideways atop the hood of a Chevrolet Aveo.

Get ready for new traffic patterns on Cedar Crest Boulevard between Broadway/Parkway Road and Union Street for the next few months.

A dash cam video from the Little River Police Dept shows what FAA spokesman Lynn Lunnsford says is likely to be a meteor on the evening of February 1st.

A woman who police say was involved in a massage that ended in a shooting in Allentown is heading to jail.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced funeralA arrangements for retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.

One Allentown leader wants to shake things up on City Council. He says some council seats should be region-specific so that all the people are represented.

A former corrections officer will face no prison time for throwing a 58-year-old man to a sidewalk in Allentown , resulting in skull fractures.

A high school security guard and football coach has resigned after he was caught buying drugs from a student, police said.

The accident happened just before 9 a.m. Thursday in the 1600 block of South 4th Street, between Lexington and Montgomery streets, in Allentown.