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Woman dead after Allentown house fire

July 14, 2026 at 11:49 am

Ed Pawlowski is out of prison and back in Allentown. Here is what he is up to.

According to a friend, former Mayor Ed Pawlowski has found a job in Allentown and is commuting from a halfway house in Philadelphia.

Then-Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski is pictured at the federal courthouse in Allentown for his criminal trial on public corruption charges in 2018. (Morning Call file photo)

Crews battle a fire Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in the 400 block of North Jerome Street in Allentown. A woman was pronounced dead after being pulled from the house, according to officials. (Dennis Wetherhold Jr./Special to The Morning Call)

Woman dead after Allentown house fire

People cool off in the water Monday, July 13, 2026, at Memorial Pool in Bethlehem. The Lehigh Valley is under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service through 8 p.m. Wednesday. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley will once again be under a heat advisory. Here’s how hot it will get

The proposed site of a data center at 2401 W. Emmaus Ave. on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Allentown. Businesses and homes sit in close proximity to the potential data center, plans for which will be heard by the Allentown Planning Commission on June 9. (Avery Folmar/The Morning Call)

Allentown Planning Commission to review plans for a data center this week. Here’s what to know

More than 350 turned out for the grand opening of Montgomery County’s first Sheetz convenience store. The store opened Thursday, Feb. 12 on W. Ridge Pike in Limerick Township.(Courtesy Sheetz)

New Lehigh Valley Sheetz to offer free coffee and soda this week

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Local News

A view of a Mack Defense Heavy Dump Truck Friday, June 19, 2026, at the Mack Experience Center in Allentown. Mack Defense has received a $47 million defense contract to produce HDTs for the U.S. Army through the end of 2027. The extension will help preserve 100 jobs at the plant next to Queen City Airport. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Mack to produce more than 100 additional Army dump trucks in Allentown

The latest order, combined with the 91 trucks ordered last month from the U.S. Army, brings the total to 208 trucks with a combined value of more than $84 million.

Sports

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Lehigh Valley physical therapist makes US Women’s International Masters Cup field hockey team

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Things to Do

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters perform Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Sellersville Theater. (Jess Gaedicke)

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The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. (Commonwealth Media Services)

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National News

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Allentown

Dan Schantz, the founder of Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses, is seen inside one of his greenhouses on his farm in Zionsville in August 2002. Schantz died July 9, 2026, at the age of 92. (Rick Smith/Special to TMC)

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Bethlehem Area

Festivalgoers enjoy the sights and sounds of the One Earth Festival Global Music and Culture Festival at SteelStacks on Saturday July 11 2026. The fifth annual festival, presented by ArtsQuest in partnership with Movement Moves Media, celebrates global music, culture and community. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

One Earth Reggae Festival at SteelStacks | PHOTOS

SteelStacks in Bethlehem celebrates the fifth annual One Earth Reggae Festival. See photos.