Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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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. -
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.
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The shooting was at least the fourth in the past week in which people have been injured or killed.
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An Allentown service organization is stepping up its efforts to reach homeless people with several inches of snow possible in the region.
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Gabriel Cartagena was "considered armed and dangerous," District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Thursday, two days after Allentown police said there was no ongoing danger to the public related to last weekend's shootings.
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A postal inspector said the USPS will likely launch an investigation “if the box was pried open" as residents reported Wednesday.
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Three incumbents were sworn in Tuesday to new terms after cruising to electoral victories last year.
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A dozen other Lehigh County projects will split $4.1 million in state funding.
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Investigators will be tasked with examining all terminations and resignations within city government over the past two years, as well as formal workplace complaints.
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The 75,000-square-foot St. Luke’s Sportsplex features more than two dozen indoor courts and almost the same number outside.
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El Concejo de Allentown convocó una reunión especial el 17 de diciembre para evaluar el proyecto presentado por Ce-Ce Gerlach y Natalie Santos.
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Allentown City Council scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 17 to weigh the bill proposed by members Ce-Ce Gerlach and Natalie Santos.
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Los apartamentos se distribuirán en siete edificios en un lote sin desarrollar de casi 17 acres, y la construcción del complejo aprobado comenzará en primavera.
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Units will be spread across seven buildings on an almost-17-acre undeveloped lot, with construction on the approved apartment complex expected to start in the spring.
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J Rads Wood Fired Pizza fed Allentown Rescue Mission residents last week amid bitterly cold weather.
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Los abogados de Allentown están luchando para impedir la divulgación parcial de los registros de una investigación sobre denuncias de racismo y discriminación dentro del gobierno municipal.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
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El plan para un rascacielos en Allentown sigue en espera tras una década desde su primera aprobaciónLa constructora del rascacielos de 37 pisos propuesto en Allentown solicitó a las autoridades de planificación un nuevo aplazamiento.
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The developer behind a proposed 37-story skyscraper in Allentown asked planning officials for another delay.
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Identifican a hombre de Allentown en libertad condicional tras choque mortal en persecución policialCristian Jimenez, 27, de Allentown, chocó una boca de incendio y un poste antes de estrellarse contra Lehigh Valley Logistics en South Twelfth Street, dijo la policía.
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Cristian Jimenez, 27, of Allentown, hit a fire hydrant and utility pole before crashing into the Lehigh Valley Logistics building on South Twelfth Street early Sunday morning, police said.
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La rabina Shoshanah Tornberg abrió la discusión el domingo al señalar que con "la pérdida de un solo salario", muchos residentes de Allentown podrían quedarse sin hogar. Calificó la crisis de vivienda como “un desafío que no tenemos por qué tolerar.”
