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St. Luke’s Summer Jobs Program Gives Teens Up-Close Look at Health Careers (Sponsored)

Twenty local high school students are working this summer as part of St. Luke's University Health Network’s Health Career Exploration Program. The program is for rising seniors in the Allentown and Bethlehem Area School districts who have socioeconomic barriers to summer jobs.

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Police Seek Motel Assault Suspect Who Allegedly Threw Tupperware Tub

A man who allegedly terrorized a Lehigh County innkeeper before throwing a plastic food container at him is wanted by Pennsylvania State Police. Police say the suspect attempted to hit a clerk and then threw a Tupperware container at him at the Scottish Inn & Suites July 25.

Lehigh County Mosquito Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

The first mosquito to test positive for West Nile virus in the Lehigh Valley this season has been found in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania's West Nile Virus Control Program confirmed Tuesday.

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Ronald G. Ercolani, 83, of Allentown (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home)

Ronald G. Ercolani, 83, of Allentown passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 with his family at his side. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.

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Hellertown Man Charged With DUI After Overdose in Road, Police Say

A Hellertown man is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance after he reportedly overdosed and had to be revived by first responders in the middle of a busy Lehigh County roadway earlier this month.

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Hellertown Gas Prices Closing in on $3 a Gallon

With Memorial Day and the start of the summer travel season a little more than a month away, gas prices in Hellertown are spiking to their highest level in nearly six months.

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St. Luke’s Named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals List (Sponsored)

St. Luke’s University Hospital has been named one of the “World’s Best” hospitals by Newsweek magazine. Encompassing both St. Luke’s Bethlehem and Allentown campuses, it is the only listed hospital from the Lehigh Valley.

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Man Charged With Homicide Surrenders to Hellertown Police

A 25-year-old man who is charged with killing a 27-year-old Allentown woman in what police have described as a domestic violence incident surrendered himself to Hellertown police Sunday afternoon.

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St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Celebrates 1st Anniversary (Sponsored)

The historic Vault 634—an embodiment of the spirit and progression of the city of Allentown—was the perfect venue to commemorate the first anniversary of the St. Luke’s Sacred Heart partnership. The State of the Heart event held Thursday, March 21, drew a crowd of more than 150 supporters.

Janet M. Chuck, 82, of Allentown (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home)

Janet M. Chuck, 82, of Allentown, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at St. Luke's Anderson Campus, Bethlehem Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.