Allentown Local

31/07/2020

25/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-countys-controller-says-he-wants-to-take-a-look-at-spending-in-the-criminal/article_a5828e14-b665-11ea-aa9a-f363d181a68a.html

Controller Mark Pinsley told reporters and the public he's hit several snags in trying to get records. He's calling it a transparency issue, while other officials are labeling it a

25/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/mass-attendance-will-rise-to-50-capacity-at-allentown-diocese-churches/article_7b2002b4-b647-11ea-8abc-274893acd89e.html

Masks will still be required.

24/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/with-many-community-swimming-pools-closed-officials-fear-rescue-calls-will-rise-at-local-waterways/article_8671ec40-b598-11ea-96f3-533f9709aee2.html

Kids jumping into the summer season outside of pools is nothing new but with many pools now closed, rivers, streams, and quarries are often popular and close alternatives.

24/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/sports/phillies-will-reportedly-use-coca-cola-park-for-spring-training-2-0/article_e7f70730-b5a1-11ea-9d98-6784a5a8fcb0.html

It is expected the second Spring Training installment would start on July 1.

23/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county-jail-finalizes-video-communication-for-inmates/article_25abc390-b4ad-11ea-87c3-d35b96fc0b2f.html

ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Lehigh County Jail has finalized implementation of a video communication program for inmates, a process slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

23/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/sports/adorno-readies-to-fight-in-vegas-amid-pandemic/article_92c6392e-b4e4-11ea-802a-f79d2d1cf996.html

Boxer Joseph Adorno is set to enter the ring for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

22/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/police-issue-arrest-warrant-for-monroe-county-man/article_a65aa6dc-b3d1-11ea-9b81-33f89837fe86.html

The suspect was found to be in possession of suspected ma*****na, related drug paraphernalia, and a stolen semi-automatic firearm.

22/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/coroner-two-dead-after-crash-on-route-145-in-north-whitehall-township/article_aaa690aa-b3fb-11ea-a43a-dfd0d1e3909f.html

Initial reports indicate the crash involved a box truck and a motorcycle.

21/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/pennsylvania/penndot-resumes-drivers-skill-test-appointments/article_1f2728b8-b2fd-11ea-bf61-d71d19918bcb.html

Driver's tests resume, but new safety protocols will be in place.

21/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/museum-of-indian-culture-in-allentown-asks-for-donations-due-to-postponing-roasting-ears-of/article_e2b02f4e-b318-11ea-8719-7fcd68e9d756.html

Representatives from the Museum of Indian Culture state that for the first time in their forty years of operation they are in serious need of funding.

20/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/allentown-man-shot-and-killed-in-easton/article_8f049510-b287-11ea-8b89-6361988e94aa.html

First homicide in Easton since 2016.

20/06/2020

Lehigh County Goes Green On Friday June 28th :)

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/8-more-pa-counties-go-green-as-others-await-wolfs-announcement/article_4c837f74-b20c-11ea-b73a-0ba109773732.html

Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties are three of the eight that moved into the least-restrictive zone on Friday.

19/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/video/allentown-residents-say-they-and-their-pets-have-had-enough-of-fireworks-going-off/video_4499bd63-bdfa-5e15-8ab1-2d4aabc75d20.html

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19/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/new-retro-mural-in-allentown-will-be-impossible-to-miss/article_e76fa4e6-b193-11ea-a3e5-b3aba96636a5.html

Each letter has a different scene inside, from William Allen and Dieruff high schools, to the Ironpigs and Phantoms logo, to fire and police symbols.

18/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/video/bethlehem-police-department-releases-use-of-force-policy/video_68722149-3eca-5a27-b193-ca4352f80c65.html

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18/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/allentown-city-council-discusses-problem-of-fireworks/article_c9e96020-b10b-11ea-a57c-1fa02ce7aaed.html

"It is incumbent on the city to attempt to address the issues being caused by the indiscriminate use of fireworks," the West Park Civic Association Board wrote in a letter

17/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/does-president-trumps-executive-order-on-police-reform-go-far-enough-local-leaders-react/article_66b25848-b013-11ea-8ceb-4fc99aeda5a1.html

With a stroke of his pen President Donald Trump says he's doing his part to address police reform.

17/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/dieruff-high-school-honors-seniors-with-graduation-parade-in-allentown/article_5a96663c-b002-11ea-9011-0b5545d72c24.html

The celebration replaces a traditional commencement, since so many in the state were canceled due to the pandemic.

16/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/council-members-in-allentown-bethlehem-want-police-departments-to-make-use-of-force-policies-public/article_067e3b8a-af47-11ea-8390-431630245367.html

Police departments around the nation are being asked to re-examine their use-of-force policies, following the deaths of several black people at the hands of law enforcement.

16/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/ritz-barbecue-in-allentown-closing-its-doors-for-good-after-more-than-90-years-in/article_30655462-af3b-11ea-8730-97c27620a70a.html

The current owners, who have owned the place for 39 years, say they were looking to sell the business, but the coronavirus made it impossible to keep it any longer.

15/06/2020

https://wgnradio.com/dean-richards-sunday-morning/reminisce-on-drive-in-theater-memories-with-dean-richards/

On Saturday, June 27th Garth Brooks will perform at hundreds of drive-in movie theaters across the country. An early release shows that McHenry’s drive-in theater will be one of the theaters …

15/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/dozens-protest-new-sanctions-its-going-to-be-impossible-for-the-syrian-community-to-survive/article_7d98dbde-aee9-11ea-acb5-47dfa42052c6.html

The Trump administration says the act is needed to crack down on the regime for crimes committed during the country's conflict, but many local Syrian-Americans fear tougher sanctions will make

11/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/allentown-councilman-introducing-ordinance-that-would-provide-paid-sick-time-for-workers-in-city/article_25869582-ab59-11ea-b503-839c403f97e4.html

Federal statistics show 24% of US workers, or roughly 34 million people, do not get paid sick time.

11/06/2020

https://www.whec.com/news/we-need-help-small-cities-face-fiscal-calamity-from-virus/5756054/

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Unfilled potholes, uncollected trash, unmown grass and, most significantly, fewer police on the street are some of what Allentown says it's contemplating unless Washington helps it plug a multimillion-dollar budget hole left by the coronavirus pandemic.

10/06/2020

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/summer-programs-looking-different-this-year-amid-pandemic/article_6ebc3d0c-aa8b-11ea-aec9-efb1ee68640d.html

Fun in the sun during the summer of COVID-19 means face coverings, frequent hand washing, and bring your own water bottle for campers attending programs at the Greater Lehigh Valley