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2 hrs ago | MergeDigital

Police: Accident result of traffic light offense

A man was injured Monday night when his vehicle ran a red light on Cedar Crest Boulevard and crashed into two vehicles, causing his car to roll over, police said.

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Related Topix: Macungie, PA, Whitehall, PA, Allentown Metro

Fri Oct 10, 2008

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

A man was shot and killed shortly before 5:00 p.m. Friday outside 622 Cedar Street in Allentown.

Police say the man was shot multiple times while sitting in his car. Investigators are speaking with neighbors and other people around the scene.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

The Morning Call

Woman pleads guilty in fatal Allentown fire

A woman charged with setting a fatal fire in Allentown after aborting plans to set herself on fire pleaded guilty today in Lehigh County Court.

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Related Topix: Fire, Lehigh County, PA

Thu Oct 09, 2008

WFMZ

Man Guilty of Attempted Murder, Several Armed Robberies

It's a guilty verdict for a man charged with shooting a hair salon owner during a string of armed robberies in Allentown.

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Easton Express-Times

Allentown man learns hitting is not the way to keep a girlfriend

An Allentown man's excuse for hitting his girlfriend in the face and pulling her hair was reason enough for a Northampton County judge to teach him a lesson.

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Related Topix: Northampton County, PA

Wed Oct 08, 2008

WFMZ

Man Shot in Allentown Monday Night

Allentown police have to fill in a few blanks in a shooting investigation. 30-year-old Joshua Spaar was shot last night in the city... Problem is.. police don't know exactly *where.* The location Spaar gave ...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

The Morning Call

Slatington man shot in Allentown

A 30-year-old Slatington man knocked on a door in the 300 block of N. Lumber Street last night, telling the resident there that he had just been shot and needed help, Allentown police said.

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Related Topix: Allentown Metro, Slatington, PA

Easton Express-Times

Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown collecting food to help poor American Indian families

The Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown is looking for donations of non-perishable foods to help impoverished American Indian families living in the Tri-state area.

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Related Topix: Allentown Metro

Mon Oct 06, 2008

MergeDigital

1 shot, 1 stabbed at Trinkle's Cafe

A stabbing victim is moved from Trinkle's Cafe, 533 Turner St., after, police say, he shot the man who stabbed him.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Sun Oct 05, 2008

MergeDigital

Nite Lites, shooting skills shine

The theme for Lehigh Valley Health Network's 13th annual Nite Lites gala, held Sept.

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Related Topix: 9, Stevens, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Allentown Metro, Bethlehem, PA, Entertainment

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Centre Daily Times

Pa. judge: Teen can't wear gun T-shirt to school

A federal judge sided with a south-central Pennsylvania school district in a dispute over whether a high school student should have been barred from wearing a T-shirt with images of guns on it.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Allentown Metro, Millersville, PA

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Easton Express-Times

Allentown man shot outside Trinkle's Cafe in city, police seek information

Kaseem Murdaugh stepped outside Trinkle's Cafe shortly after midnight, but stumbled back in and collapsed on the bar floor about 10 minutes later with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.

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The Morning Call

Man shot in Allentown, stumbles into bar

A man was shot early this morning and stumbled, bleeding, into Trinkle's Cafe. Police gave no official word about the victim or circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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Thu Oct 02, 2008

Easton Express-Times

Bank robbery leads police to standoff at Allentown home

A trio of masked robbers wearing hooded sweatshirts and carrying handguns made off with a large amount of cash Thursday from a KNBT bank branch on Schoenersville Road, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Northampton County, PA, Lehigh County, PA

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Man Pleas Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter of Infant

An Allentown man accused giving his baby a deadly dose of adult. Tylenol has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

WFMZ

Man Accused in Salon Robbery Shooting on Trial

The man accused of shooting an Allentown hair salon owner during a string of armed robberies in Lehigh and Bucks Counties goes before a jury.

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Related Topix: Lehigh County, PA

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Morning Call

Police: Man nabbed after shooting himself in foot

A 19-year-old Allentown man wanted on a simple assault warrant was arrested early Sunday morning after shooting himself in the foot, police said.

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The Morning Call

Two men named in bar stabbing, shooting

Authorities released the identities of two men wounded -- one stabbed and one shot -- during an altercation Saturday night at Trinkle's Cafe in Allentown.

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Easton Express-Times

Continue reading "Lehigh Valley unemployment rate jumps to 6.1 percent, a high for the decade"

Thousands of people fill out job applications at a job fair recently in Allentown.

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Related Topix: Bethlehem, PA

Mon Sep 29, 2008

The Morning Call

Man charged with leaving scene of accident

A 24-year-old Allentown man was charged this weekend with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted injuries to two of his passengers, including one man who suffered fractured skull, according to court ...

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