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Allentown EMS on Friday unveiled a new state-of-the-art ambulance funded with casino money.

Column: Share your thoughts on how to redevelop the Allentown State Hospital site.

Learn how the 2021 municipal primary races are shaping up across the Lehigh Valley.

St. Patrick's Day: Lehigh Valley parades, events, concerts and parties.

It’s no flower and garden show, but Allentown’s Agri-Plex is still showcasing hope these days Updated Mar 05, 2021; Posted Mar 05, 2021 Allentown Mayor Ray OConnell gives an update Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination efforts, joined by, from left, Allentown Health Bureau Director Vicky Kistler, city Councilman Daryl Hendricks, Allentown School Board member Phoebe Harris, city police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr., city Community ...

After months of activism, Lehigh Valley Black leaders say they haven’t seen enough change Updated Feb 23, 2021; Facebook Share On May 25, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, a tragedy that would spark global civil rights marches for months to come. As protests for justice and equality swept the United States and the rest of the world, the Lehigh Valley joined in. Peaceful protests sprung up in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and surrounding ...

Still waiting on a resupply of the Moderna vaccine, the Allentown Health Bureau has been forced to cancel and reschedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the rest of the week.

Trophies go to city of Allentown for ATV crackdown, Reese Bowling Centers for reopening Warren Lanes in Phillipsburg.

Julio Guridy, Allentown’s longest-serving city councilman, this week formally launched his campaign to oust Mayor Ray O’Connell.

Allentown police stopped 100 dirt bikes and ATVs last year. They want to do better this year. Updated Feb 15, 2021; Posted Feb 15, 2021 Two dirt bikes that were seized in 2019 after one of the riders crashed in front of an Allentown police officer.Photos courtesy Jeni Betancourt Facebook Share Complaints about dirt bikes and ATVs lessen during the cold and snowy months, but Allentown police are already gearing up for the influx of off-road vehicles during the upcoming spring and summer. In hi...