Allentown City Council decided Wednesday to eliminate from city job applications the question about an applicant's criminal background.

Violent crime in Allentown is on a downward trend, but the city still sees some types of crime — like homicide — more frequently than surrounding municipalities.

Cristian Pungo is one of seven candidates running for Allentown City Council in the Democratic primary.

Allentown city council members including Candida Affa, and Ce-Ce Gerlach, background, hold a press conference calling on the building owner, Richard Smith (Arayus Management), to pay the tenants ...

Allentown City Council scheduled interviews for all of the hopefuls looking to succeed former Mayor Ed Pawlowski.

Police said Allentown City Hall worker LaTarsha Brown is being charged with planting a noose at her desk in January 2025.

The Allentown City Council has voted 4-3 effectively naming former City Council President Ray O'Connell as the new mayor of Allentown.

The box has been banned in Allentown City Hall. On Wednesday night, City Council unanimously agreed with Mayor Ed Pawlowski to ban the box. That means many city employment applications no longer ...

An Allentown city employee who claimed someone left a noose on her desk is accused of planting it there herself.

The Allentown Police Department provides service to the third most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania and handles over 100,000 calls for service yearly.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A city hall employee in Pennsylvania was charged with planting a noose at her desk in January, according to police. LaTarsha Brown is charged with tampering with or fabricating ...