Allentown Area

Through a partnership with Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown students from Central Elementary School will regularly visit the museum's new Hamilton Street location to learn about manufacturing, artificial intelligence, the human body and the environment.

St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Allentown will hold an art exhibition on Saturday, May 25. Proceeds will go toward troops in Ukraine in honor of a refugee family living in the Lehigh Valley.

Godsmack, best known for its hits “Bulletproof,” “Voodoo” and “I Stand Alone,” will perform at the arena at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.

June 20 will not only mark the first AEW event in the area, it’s been a date circled on the calendar for months for Allentown native Ian Riccaboni, who’s had a front-row seat to the biggest boom the wrestling industry has experienced in a generation.

LehighValleyNews.com catches up with Ian Riccaboni to talk about Ring of Honor and AEW coming to the PPL Center in Allentown. It could bring the largest crowd for pro wrestling the area has seen in years.

Fifty-five years after his signature victory at the 1969 Indianapolis 500, Nazareth's Mario Andretti, now 84, reflects on his triumphs, his life and the people who have made an impact on his illustrious career. The 108th Indianapolis 500 will be held Sunday.

The Diocese of Allentown announced several moves among priests in its 78 parishes — part of an annual process led by an advisory board of priests and approved by Bishop Alfred Schlert.

The popular B-29 Doc plane rides are returning in the Lehigh Valley for two more days this week, starting tomorrow.

Officials are expecting new facilities to bring hundreds of thousands of new visitors to Center City Allentown each year. The science center at 815 Hamilton St. opens this week.

Changes to breast cancer screening recommendations are out from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A Lehigh Valley Health Network physician is calling for more frequent screenings than those in the updated recommendations.