Allentown Area

Nearly 70 years after the late Ernest Kotsch Sr. purchased a grocery store at Third and Union streets in Whitehall Township, Kotsch's Market on MacArthur Road is closing its doors. An auction to sell the contents was held on Monday.

Dorney Park traffic caused major delays on Hamilton Boulevard Saturday. A Dorney representative said the executive team is working with South Whitehall Township staff to address the issue.

The bridge has been closed since May 2022.

Officers shot and killed a 27-year-old Allentown man after he shot at them early Monday morning, according to Assistant Chief Michael Becker.

City Center has been working for months to get all the approvals it needs to put up a digital marquee sign at its proposed 1,800-person music venue.

The City of Allentown is looking for artists to paint murals on storm inlets as part of its Go with the Flow Inlet Mural Painting Contest.

This year's Puerto Rican Day Festival and Parade in Allentown shares the island territory's culture.

The late Russell Gackenbach, of Allentown, took the first photos of the atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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The Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival returns on Sunday, July 23 to Allentown.