Allentown News

The net proceeds of the concert, "For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope," will be used to support Ukrainian humanitarian efforts.

A spokesperson for Mayor Matt Tuerk said some of the local NAACP branch's leaders — who are named at the top of the letter — only learned about it Wednesday after it was distributed.

Officials from Lehigh and Northampton counties are slated to gather at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 at 100 W. Lehigh St. in Bethlehem for a news conference focused on the new project, “Lehigh Valley Breathes.”

Students are paid $15 an hour to work up to 30 hours a week. They can work in various areas such as schools or the central office.

This weekend, Once Upon A Child, a specialty consignment shop focused on kids' clothing and accessories, will open its doors in Allentown, offering parents a place to affordably fill up the closet.

Allentown police shot and killed 27-year-old Dominick Hogans on Monday. It was the third time police opened fire in the city this year.

The Allentown school is looking for barbers, stylists and braiders to help students look their best for picture day on Oct. 13.

Nearly 70 years after the late Ernest Kotsch Sr. purchased a grocery store at Third and Union streets in Whitehall Township, Kotsch's Market on MacArthur Road is closing its doors. An auction to sell the contents was held on Monday.

Dorney Park traffic caused major delays on Hamilton Boulevard Saturday. A Dorney representative said the executive team is working with South Whitehall Township staff to address the issue.

The bridge has been closed since May 2022.

Officers shot and killed a 27-year-old Allentown man after he shot at them early Monday morning, according to Assistant Chief Michael Becker.

City Center has been working for months to get all the approvals it needs to put up a digital marquee sign at its proposed 1,800-person music venue.