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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The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office on Friday announced charges against two unnamed juveniles in connection with the inferno that started Wednesday night. -
More than two dozen people were displaced as the six-alarm blaze damaged seven rowhomes. But those numbers could've been much higher without crucial aid from other agencies, officials said.
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Emergency radio dispatches indicated the fire had escalated to a sixth alarm by shortly before 10 p.m., less than 90 minutes after it was first reported.
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President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie visited Mack Trucks' plant in Lower Macungie Township on Tuesday.
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City Council last week approved Bill 20, closing a gap in Allentown's zoning code to set specific standards on data centers.
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La política establece las obligaciones y responsabilidades de los empleados al tratar con autoridades federales de inmigración, dijo el martes Josh Siegel.
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The policy lays employees’ “obligations and responsibilities” when interacting with federal immigration authorities, Executive Josh Siegel said Tuesday.
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The first-term senator laid out his opposition to data centers and answered some of the “almost 100 questions” he said he received during a virtual town hall Wednesday night.
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The applicant requested the meeting be postponed, according to city officials.
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Los centros de datos dominaron más de tres horas de debate antes de que el Concejo Municipal de Allentown aplazara la votación sobre nuevas regulaciones.
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Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, and David Isaiah Rivera, 26, both of Allentown, face homicide and attempted homicide charges in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday morning.
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More than three dozen people spoke Wednesday night, urging Allentown City Council members to pass a bill that blocks city officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities unless ordered by a court.
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Ivan Diaz, 32, of Lower Macungie Township, was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside BKK Lounge. Three others were injured in the shooting, according to authorities.
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Justin Simmons, who served a decade in the Pennsylvania House, is the first Republican to announce a bid for the county’s top job.
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David Isaiah Rivera, 26, was arraigned on charges alleging he fired at a group of people around 4 a.m. outside BKK Lounge, 1500 Union Boulevard, after a fight between two groups inside the club spilled into the parking lot.
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The Trump administration directive, rescinded Wednesday, could have put tens of millions of dollars at risk across the Lehigh Valley, speakers said Friday outside the Lehigh County Government Center.
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Jason Krasley, the former Allentown police officer already facing felony charges in two cases, was charged again Thursday, according to court documents. His total bail adds up to almost $1 million.
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Council approved Bill 10 — a measure that hires Philadelphia-based Duane Morris LLC and repeals the June 2024 legislation that hired former FBI agent Scott Curtis — by a 4-3 vote.
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Brenda Rodriguez, 51, of Palmerton is charged with criminal solicitation/criminal homicide and conspiracy-aggravated assault in the shooting death of her husband, Hector Manuel Garcia Gomez, 46, of Palmerton on Dec. 7.
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Nassim Younes suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident Jan. 4, 2002, according to the coroner, who ruled his death an accident.
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Authorities applied for the warrant after the employee declined to provide a voluntary DNA sample Jan. 14 during an interview with an FBI agent, according to court documents.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk delivered his 2025 State of the City address Monday to hundreds of business and nonprofit leaders at the Da Vinci Science Center.
