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Toddler shot, killed in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH CO. (WOLF) — A three-year-old toddler was shot and killed in Lehigh County, according to authorities. According to the Allentown Police Department, on Thursday around noon, officers responded to a residence on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street in Allentown for a reported shooting. At the...
Longtime provider of no-cost child care in Allentown is asking the community for help to stay open
A longtime hub for no-cost child care and after-school programs is asking the community for help in the face of financial headwinds. The Neighborhood Center, in Allentown’s Jordan Heights neighborhood, opened in 2002 to provide low-income families with free children’s programming. The center offers a pre-kindergarten program, after-school programs for teens and elementary school children, and ...
64 Grams Of Meth Seized During Allentown Arrest, Police Say
APD said patrol officers were on the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Drive around 3 p.m. when they stopped to investigate a suspicious vehicle and a person "loitering in the area." Rafael Jose Heredia, 30, was arrested and charged with drug possession with intent to deliver and related counts,...
Allentown Parking Authority's executive director leaving in 'mutually agreed' upon decision
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The executive director of the Allentown Parking Authority is stepping down. Executive director John Morgan and the APA "have mutually agreed that he will be ending his employment with the APA on May 1," the authority announced Thursday in a news release. Jon Haney was named interim...
'Masked Male' Sought For Knifepoint Robbery In Allentown, Detectives Say
The masked robber walked into Royal Fuels at 301 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., APD said in a release. He was brandishing a "cutting instrument" and demanded money before fleeing in an unknown direction on the boulevard, according to police. No one was injured, authorities said. Anyone with...
Allentown Parking Authority maintains rates at 2 parking decks
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Allentown Parking Authority approved a motion maintaining rates at two parking decks at its meeting Wednesday. The motion, involving Maple Street and 940 Linden Street, maintains a $100 rate for monthly parking permits. The board recently approved a $25 rate increase to $125 per month, which...
FOX56 Exclusive: 3-Year-Old Victim of Hit and Run; Family Searches for Answers
LEHIGHTON BOROUGH, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Three-year-old Jaxx Heckman spent Thursday afternoon taking it slow following an incident. While Jaxx was with his family at Lehighton Area High School on Tuesday, he ran away from his older brother and was hit by a car in the parking lot. “He...
Chainsaw killer wore ‘Scream’ mask while hacking up his neighbor — then went home to watch a movie: cops
A Pennsylvania man allegedly slaughtered his neighbor with a chainsaw while wearing a “Scream” mask — then went home to watch a movie, according to cops. Victim Edward Whitehead Jr., 59, was pronounced dead Monday afternoon after being found at his home in Lehighton with gruesome cuts on his head and arm as well as defensive wounds to his hands, state police told local media. Whitehead had been “struck multiple times with a knife and a battery-operated chainsaw,” State Trooper Anthony Petroski told WFMZ. “The suspect was wearing an all-black outfit, consisting of a mask of the ‘Scream’ character from a movie from...
Somebody Knows Something: Murder on Pine Top Trail
When 17-year-old Holly Branagan was found murdered in her family’s kitchen in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the town was understandably shocked and saddened. Now, 45 years later, there’s been no closure for Holly’s family, friends or Bethlehem and her killer has not been caught. From the day of the...
10 most expensive homes sold in Northampton County, Mar. 18-24
A house in Easton that sold for $650,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Northampton County in the past week. In total, 30 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $322,010. The average price per square foot was $189.
Lehigh Valley rail study includes proposal for Allentown-Reading route
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A yearlong study of restoring passenger rail service in the Lehigh Valley includes a proposal to run trains between Allentown and Reading. WSP, a consultant commissioned by PennDOT, unveiled its long-awaited feasibility analysis during an event in Bethlehem on Wednesday. The 60-page report shows that establishing...
Allentown, Bethlehem raise flags in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility
Allentown and Bethlehem honored their transgender communities Thursday. Both cities raised a transgender flag at their respective city halls in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility. Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk and Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds each gave remarks. Both cities teamed up with the Eastern PA Trans Equity...
Local Artist and students team together to create and paint mural| PHOTOS
Local artist and Bethlehem Area School District art teacher Carla Majczan speaks Thursday, March 28, 2024, to Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers students about a mural they helped create in Allentown. The 120-foot-long artwork will be installed in late spring on the new Da Vinci Science Center in downtown Allentown. ©2024 The Morning Call. Visit mcall.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, ...
PSP Bomb Unit called, device found in Carbon County
LEHIGHTON BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Unit responded to a scene in Lehighton Borough after a device was found. The Lehighton Borough Police Department, working in conjunction with the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office, says they were called on Thursday, March 28, after they got a threat of violence to […]
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