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A rally has been planned for noon Monday at Allentown City Hall following the discovery of an item resembling a noose draped over the desk of a Black employee there. It was found around 7:30 a.m. Friday inside the Community and Economic Development Office, according to the police department. Community leaders will be presenting a list of demands to the city of Allentown at the rally at City Hall, 435 W. Hamilton St., a press release said. The group says that the targeted employee is part of an open Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) case with other city employees against...

Kamala Harris held a campaign rally at Muhlenberg College in Allentown on Monday, one day before Election Day in the 2024 presidential election. She was joined by musical guests Fat Joe and Frankie Negron. Other speakers included Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Speaker and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk. See photos below.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump received a full-throated endorsement from Puerto Rico’s Republican shadow senator on Tuesday as he distanced himself from the comedian who made a controversial joke about the island during his weekend event at Madison Square Garden. “I strongly and fully support and endorse Donald J. Trump to be our 47th president — to make America great again and, of course, to make Puerto Rico shine again,” Zoraida Buxó informed the former president’s supporters during a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump, 78, later brought Buxó back on stage during his remarks in the key swing state....

We don't know the exact details of Kamala Harris' visit just yet, but we know it will be somewhere in Allentown and likely in the afternoon. Trump supporters, meantime, will take over the Santander Arena for a rally set for 2 p.m.

A viral video shows a Trump staffer berating the Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, for trying to take down barricades ahead of former President Trump’s rally there Tuesday evening. Videos posted on TikTok show Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk arguing with the staffer about road closures and his concerns they would prevent people from dropping off ballots. The staffer continually shouts at the mayor and accused him of lying. He notes that the city had put out a public advisory days before the rally about road closures and that the campaign had been given clearance by police. "You think I’m gonna remove...

VIDEOSome of you are probably under the misconception that Pee Wee Herman died last year. Well, he is very much alive. After a brief period of hiding from the law for the crime of stealing Pinky Lee's act, Pee Wee Herman returned to the public eye under a new name as the Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Here you can see Pee Wee Herman's hilarious antics as he attempts to stop a Trump rally.

However, that lasted only for about 20 minutes. Mayor Tuerk made some calls, and those roads were promptly reopened. "If they can't put a big corral on that, you're going to have a line here out 5,000 people, 6,000, 7000 people will be in the line waiting to get in," vendor, Tony Matt, said. Tuerk says he wants Allentown to be welcoming, regardless of political affiliation — but not without the proper permits. "They didn't have permission from PennDOT," Tuerk said. "And I'm following PennDOT's rules on PennDOT roads."

President Biden received a rude welcome from swing-state voters who mercilessly heckled him during a Friday trip to Pennsylvania. The 81-year-old commander in chief was met with shouts of “Go home, Joe!” and “You’re a loser!” by residents of an Allentown-area house as he walked into a bicycle store, according to a pool report. Hours later, protesters opposed to Biden’s support for the Israeli offensive against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip vowed that he’d pay the price at the ballot box in November. “We will remember in November,” the group chanted near a firefighter training center — also adding,...

In a significant move towards fostering inclusivity and distancing avian species from problematic historical figures, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) has announced its intention to rename several North American birds. This initiative, set to impact numerous avian species in Pennsylvania, aims to dissociate these magnificent creatures from namesakes associated with racism. The AOS's decision to rename certain birds stems from the realization that several species, such as the Townsend's warbler and solitaire, bear names that honor individuals with racist backgrounds. Peter Saenger, an ornithologist from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, has highlighted that this project could potentially affect over a dozen...

The director of research at a Massachusetts biotech firm has been accused searching online for deadly poisons and purchasing 800 castor bean seeds so he could extract the toxin ricin from them, federal prosecutors say. Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, 37, was charged on Tuesday with obstruction of justice after he allegedly lied to FBI agents when they were investigating why he was trying to acquire the deadly toxin. Authorities say Saaem had ordered 100 packets of castor beans, which each contained eight seeds, online.

Allentown’s mayor accused the city parking authority of poor decision-making on Saturday when it issued parking tickets to folks in line for free groceries at a church food bank. Parking Authority Chairman Ted Zeller acknowledged a parking enforcement officer issued nine tickets to folks Saturday who were queued up for food in their cars at Fuente de Vida Church at 729 St. John St. The tickets were later reduced to warnings after the parking authority “understood what was going on,” Zeller said. “The food drive blocked multiple streets and a local neighbor complained, so the officers acted in response,” Zeller...

The amount of criminal activities and corruption going on in the US today is unimaginable. The Biden government, aided by a corrupt DOJ, is flying planeloads of illegal immigrants from the Southern border to states across the country daily and no one is saying ‘boo’. They are hiding these flights from the public by moving the illegals in the middle of the night. On Thursday night another flight load of illegal aliens boarded a plane in El Paso. Forget about proper identification or COVID-19 vaccines, these people are held to a different standard when compared to the average American. Busses...

Lehigh University is cracking down on students and groups throwing parties amid a coronavirus outbreak on its South Bethlehem campus. There are 379 active coronavirus cases among Lehigh students and more than 600 in quarantine. The university’s test positivity rate jumped to 8% last week, prompting Lehigh to urge student caution last Friday. Yet, some students did not heed that message. At least three Greek organizations are facing student conduct charges for parties thrown in the last week, according to the university’s student affairs website. Chi Phi is accused of hosting a “COVID party” on Feb. 11 that was attended...

Computer thumb drives used to program Philadelphia voting machines were stolen from a city warehouse along with the laptop of an employee from the machines’ manufacturer. The items were stolen from a warehouse in the city’s East Falls section, city election commission spokesman Nick Custodio said in a brief emailed statement, adding: “We are confident that this incident will not in any way compromise the integrity of the election.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, which first reported the theft in the majority Democratic city, said they were stolen this week. The laptop did not hold any “sensitive election-related data” and was not...

by Ron Kersten Charges were filed against the election judge in Allentown’s 3rd ward on Monday. "Transgender" Judge Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations including prying into ballots. The Morning Call reports the following: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin on Monday announced charges against an elections judge in Allentown’s 3rd Ward who was accused of tampering with ballots during the Democratic primary race for state representative between Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations: insertion and alteration of entries in documents, and prying into ballots, both misdemeanors. Allentown,...

Charges were filed against the election judge in Allentown’s 3rd ward on Monday. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations including prying into ballots. The Morning Call reports the following: Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin on Monday announced charges against an elections judge in Allentown’s 3rd Ward who was accused of tampering with ballots during the Democratic primary race for state representative between Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer. Everett “Erika” Bickford was charged with two election code violations: insertion and alteration of entries in documents, and prying into ballots, both misdemeanors. Allentown, in Lehigh County in...

Owens & Minor, Inc. Distribution Center Allentown, Pennsylvania2:56 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Oh, that social distancing.  Look at you people all spread out, six feet.  That’s pretty impressive.  But we like it the old way a little bit better, don’t we?AUDIENCE:  Yeah!THE PRESIDENT:  And we’ll be back.  We’ll be back to that soon, I think.  I really believe it.  And we were received by thousands and thousands of people coming in.  And they came in from all over and all the way from the airport to here.  It was really something special. ...

President Donald Trump suggested Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf should reopen Pa. faster amid the coronavirus pandemic but otherwise avoided political commentary related to the state during a stop in Allentown on Thursday. Trump’s remarks, which also hit on many of the topics his campaign rallies typically do -- including digs at the media and presumed Democratic Presidental candidate Joe Biden, comments on the strength of America’s military, and complaints about what he inherited from the Obama administration -- came following a tour of the Owens & Minor Company, which is a medical supplies distributor. It marked the President’s first trip...

Trump live now at PA Allentown

Gov. Tom Wolf is happy to welcome anyone to Pa., including President Donald Trump, but he does have a request for anyone visiting the commonwealth as it continues a phased reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wolf said during a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the President did not inform him of Thursday’s planned stop at a Lehigh Valley medical distributor, Owens & Minor Inc., and from the sounds of it, that isn’t a surprise. That said, the Democrat has repeatedly said during this global health crisis that he can’t limit intrastate travel, which certainly applies to a trip made...