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Cynthia Mota cast the deciding vote last month as Allentown City Council approved a no-confidence measure against Mayor Matt Tuerk, but she wants to forge a better relationship in the new year.

Author Brad Meltzer came to Allentown to promote the newest iteration of the now 10-year-old Ordinary People Change the World series of children's books.

Wawa is proposing a new location next door to Sheetz and Turkey Hill on Lehigh Street.

About 600 elementary school kids watched the college's women's basketball team play as a reward for attending school regularly.

President Joe Biden will make his second presidential visit to the Allentown area on Friday. The planned trip comes a week after he launched his re-election campaign by calling out former President Donald Trump as a threat to American democracy.

A new restaurant could be coming to Allentown’s First Ward after zoning officials signed off on a project at the Third Street Business Center.

For the second straight year, Brandon Marsh is scheduled to attend the Phillies Winter Caravan — this time on Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

The Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas are under a flood watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

With some parts of the Lehigh Valley under as much as 9 inches of snow, the National Weather Service says the storm’s not quite done yet.

Thousands paid their respects to Monsignor John Murphy, the late pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Allentown, at two viewings before a mass service Saturday morning.

The shooting was at least the fourth in the past week in which people have been injured or killed.

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