Lindsay Weber

Camelot for Children, a nonprofit organization that helps chronically and terminally ill children, has filed a legal zoning challenge seeking to halt a proposed data center across the street from its south Allentown facility.

The developer argued that a data center at the south Allentown site would be preferable for residents compared to a warehouse, which had already been approved by the city.

The calls to action came during a forum convened by Ceasefire PA, a statewide anti-gun violence organization, at Hayes Elementary School, in the wake of recent shootings in the city that left two teenagers dead.

Allentown has 67 Flock Safety automatic license plate readers, installed in 2024, that capture information about passing vehicles.

Should Allentown City Council keep closer tabs on Mayor Matt Tuerk’s travel expenses? Members are debating that question.

Allentown City Council and the mayor’s office agreed to a moratorium on homeless camp sweeps while they work to formulate a policy on dealing with camps in the future.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has indefinitely delayed a sweep of a homeless encampment near Fountain Park that was set to happen Monday.

Bethlehem has reached a major milestone in its plans to open a new community center in South Bethlehem, selecting a nonprofit that will handle the center’s day-to-day operations and lead fundraising for its construction.

Besides south Allentown, significant storm damage was reported in Lower Milford Township, Upper Saucon Township and the eastern end of Lower Macungie Township.

Tuerk said the failed override vote leaves intact his original budget with a 4% tax increase. However, City Council’s lawyer said the veto leaves the city in limbo with no budget for 2026.

Allentown is fighting the release of documents related to two discrimination-related investigations in an ongoing lawsuit with a city employee who is suing over alleged racial discrimination.

Bethlehem firefighters and their supporters called on City Council this week to add more firefighters, following a study that found the city’s level of staffing inadequate.

Bethlehem’s Fire Department does not have enough firefighters to adequately protect the city and its residents from fire dangers, according to a study backed by the city’s fire union.

Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds presented an $112 million city budget Thursday morning that will not increase property taxes for residents, but will finance infrastructure improvements including park renovations and new fire trucks.

Allentown’s former human resources director is suing the city in federal court, claiming illegal retaliation and age and religious discrimination.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk presented plans for a 2026 budget with a 3.96% tax increase, which he said is necessary to keep the city services and operations going next year.

A major affordable housing development in South Side Bethlehem – the city’s first in 10 years – will break ground next year after receiving 16 million in tax credits to push the project forward.

Former Allentown police officer Jason Krasley, who is accused of theft and sex crimes while with the department, is seeking to dismiss the theft charges, citing a lack of evidence.

The Allentown Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend adopting the new code. The zoning rewrite, which city planning and zoning staff have been working on for the past five years, intends to streamline and simplify the city’s z…

LaTarsha Brown, the Allentown city employee who is accused of planting a noose on her own desk and falsely reporting it to police, has waived a preliminary before a magisterial district judge.