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City council moved Wednesday to expedite a vote on awarding American Rescue Plan money to the Da Vinci Science Center and the IronPigs minor league baseball team.

Allentown abortion ordinances bring out huge crowd, pit residents and council members against each other Wednesday night.

Allentown City Council could soon pass a series of ordinances designed to protect the right to abortion in the city. Here's what you need to know.

A series of four ordinances that aim to protect abortion in Allentown brought over a dozen people, both in favor of and against the measures, to speak at Wednesday’s council meeting.

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A slim majority of Allentown city council members table giving $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Da Vinci Science Center, citing favoritism issues.

Allentown has lowered the minimum age of employment for seasonal city staff like lifeguards from 15 to 16, citing hiring troubles.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk announces a regional task force to combat the issue of illegal dirt bikes and ATVs that are causing quality of life issues in the city.

An Allentown park that has not changed since it was built almost 50 years ago will be getting some improvements that council members say are “long overdue.”

Allentown City Council will reconsider an amended version of a controversial ordinance that narrowly passed last month but did not become law because Mayor Matt Tuerk did not sign it.