Trexlertown

It's the type of heartbreak that's become too familiar to volunteers at Forgotten Felines and Fidos. A Lehigh Valley woman who had fallen on hard times was evicted from her home and living out of her car. She could no longer afford to keep her cat, Zoey....

According to police scanner reports there is a motor vehicle accident at Trexlertown Rd. and Hamilton Blvd. Traffic is obstructed. Motorists should expect delays. Also, Old Bethlehem Pike is closed. According to scanner reports, the road is closed from...

According to police scanner reports there are motor vehicle accidents at Trexlertown Rd. and Hamilton Blvd., 33rd St. SW and Lehigh St., and Lanark Rd. and Vera Cruz Rd. Traffic is obstructed at all the incidents. Motorists should expect delays until 4 p....

A two-alarm fire at a Fogelsville hotel Christmas morning displaced guests and has closed the facility pending repairs and an investigation into the cause, fire officials said. Fire crews were called to the Hawthorn Suites at 7720 Main St., Upper...

LOOKING FOR Bissell sweeper: Nancy of Allentown is looking for a Bissell carpet sweeper. ''The kind your grandmother had. Non-electric, not battery operated or rechargeable,'' she says. Nancy Drew books: Nathan of Kunkletown is looking for an...

A two-alarm fire at a Fogelsville hotel early Thursday morning displaced guests and has closed the facility pending repairs and an investigation into the cause, fire officials said. Fire crews were called to the Hawthorn Suites at 7720 Main St., Upper...

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AIR PRODUCTS SIGNS NITROGEN DEAL WITH NOKIA'S CHINA PLANTS Air Products of Trexlertown has signed two contracts with Nokia to supply nitrogen to its Beijing and Dongguan plants in China for use in the company's electronics assembly and packaging, the...

Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid on Wednesday announced federal drug and weapons charges against 23 people, including 10 alleged members of the Allentown Latin Kings and Bloods gangs, proclaiming the city ''is indeed safer today.'' Among those indicted...

AIR PRODUCTS TO SLASH 1,300 JOBS The economic meltdown has hit one of the Lehigh Valley's biggest employers, as Air Products Tuesday announced plans to shed 1,300 jobs from the global company's 21,000 employee work force. Whether jobs will be cut from...

The Parkland School District will build its eighth elementary school on 20 acres in Upper Macungie Township near Trexlertown. Superintendent Louise Donohue announced Tuesday that the district paid $1.9 million for the property from the estate of...

The Parkland School District will build its eighth elementary school on 20 acres near Trexlertown and name it the Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School. Superintendent Louise Donohue announced Tuesday that the district paid $1.9 million for the property...