Allentown Area

Expect delays on Route 22, Interstate 78 and several other routes as President Joe Biden makes his second visit to the Lehigh Valley as president. He's expected to go to several local businesses in the afternoon.

A measles outbreak in Philadelphia has Lehigh Valley health officials on alert. St. Luke’s University Health Network reports that there are no current cases of measles in the Lehigh Valley, but the virus is very contagious.

Mayor Matt Tuerk delivered his third State of the City address Thursday inside the The Waterfront development's first building.

The Basic Education Funding Commission failed to produce a bipartisan report. Instead it voted on two reports and only one garnered enough votes.

The Allentown Art Museum has new immersive and interactive exhibition called Restoring Petals. The artwork — which includes framed poems, resin pieces and paper flowers — reflects on the isolation of the pandemic and honors those who died from Covid-19.

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.