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Allentown police officer Jordan Smith, 36, of Hamburg, was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and reckless endangerment stemming from a Feb. 4 domestic dispute in Berks County. He has been removed from active duty.

Allentown police officer removed from duty after pointing loaded gun at man’s head during domestic dispute, officials say

March 4, 2021 at 10:27 p.m.

An Allentown police officer has been removed from duty after he was charged in Berks County with pointing his loaded, city-issued gun at a man's head and threatening to kill...

Supporters of President Donald Trump on the National Mall.

Was the Allentown teacher suspended after attending ‘Stop the Steal’ rally within his rights? First Amendment scholars weigh in

February 6, 2021 at 11:20 p.m.

Raub Middle School teacher Jason Moorehead's social media posts from the Jan. 6 rally for former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., began circulating in Allentown on the afternoon when...

Northampton County employees open and scan mail-in ballots Tuesday at Northampton County Courthouse.

Pennsylvania presidential race: Ballot count, looming court fight put state in national spotlight

November 4, 2020 at 3:20 p.m.

Pennsylvania moved into the national election spotlight overnight as massive numbers of mail-in ballots and disagreements on their handling made it unclear when a count would be finished and which...

Former professional wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, has pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder charges in the death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino more than three decades ago. Snuka, his relatives, Argentino's relatives, prosecutors and defense attorneys are now under a gag order, rare for the Lehigh Valley.

Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka gag order a rarity in the Lehigh Valley

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka's attorney said he was just trying to level the playing field when he spoke to a throng of reporters outside the Lehigh County Courthouse. A month earlier,...

Lawsuit claims Allentown police hit cyclist with stun gun

May 16, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.

An Allentown man who claims he was injured when police shocked him with a stun gun as he biked on Seventh Street last year has filed an excessive force lawsuit...

Frein’s hideout stash shows he wasn’t prepared for winter, expert says

June 23, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

Supplies seized from the airplane hangar where Eric Frein was captured last week speak of a hasty preparation to hide from his pursuers, a survival expert said. Among 119 pieces...

And state court records show the manhunt for alleged cop-killer Eric Frein, now in its sixth week, appears to have had a significant impact on the agency's day-to-day law enforcement and public safety work. The 57,884 traffic tickets, summary offense citations and criminal offenses filed by Pennsylvania State Police in September is 15 percent less than the 68,306 a year before and a smaller number than in September for the last five years.

Eric Frein manhunt wipes out many a speeding ticket

June 21, 2019 at 6:29 p.m.

Curtis Gibbs of Allentown got a break this month when he went to court for allegedly slapping state Trooper Joe Bushta's horse during Musikfest. On the day of the hearing,...

Eric Frein search covers hard drive

June 25, 2019 at 4:03 a.m.

BLOOMING GROVE TOWNSHIP — A computer hard drive has provided additional evidence that Eric Frein had planned his attack on state troopers "at least a couple of years," state police...

Judge: Paterno suit targeting Penn State sanctions can move toward trial

June 18, 2018 at 1:33 p.m.

A lawsuit challenging the NCAA's sanctions against Penn State by the estate of former head football coach Joe Paterno can move toward trial, a judge in Centre County Court ruled...

Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno on to the field against Miami at Beaver Stadium in University Park. Paterno passed Paul Bryant's record for most wins by a division 1 coach marking up his 324 victory against Ohio State. Photo taken in 2001.

Freeh report: ‘An active agreement to conceal’ at Penn State

August 19, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

Special investigator Louis Freeh said Joe Paterno and top Penn State administrators covered up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky for more than a decade to protect the university....

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