Allentown Area

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.

For the second straight year, Brandon Marsh is scheduled to attend the Phillies Winter Caravan — this time on Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

The Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas are under a flood watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

With some parts of the Lehigh Valley under as much as 9 inches of snow, the National Weather Service says the storm’s not quite done yet.

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.

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.

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.

A postal inspector said the USPS will likely launch an investigation “if the box was pried open" as residents reported Wednesday.