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Allentown man convicted in shootout that injured 6 near Dominican Festival gets up to 80 years in prison

An Allentown man convicted of a 2024 shootout that injured six people near the city's Dominican Festival has been sentenced to decades in state prison.

Yunior Peralta-Quintana is seen holding a gun, in an image taken from police body cam video. The video was played Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, during a news conference held by Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca in the district attorney’s media room in Allentown to announce new developments in the shooting that occurred near the Allentown Dominican Festival. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

People go through the TSA checkpoint Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

TSA wait times: How is Lehigh Valley airport holding up amid nationwide checkpoint delays?

Police news

Crash involving multiple vehicles closes Schantz Road late Thursday night

Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage, a Boyertown High School graduate, pitches against the Dodgers during the seventh inning in Game 5 of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 29, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage, a Boyertown High grad, to open season on injured list

FILE – A plane flies by a control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

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Lehigh County mom charged in 2-month-old’s death; DA says she took drugs, rolled over on baby while co-sleeping
Lehigh County mom charged in 2-month-old’s death; DA says she took drugs, rolled over on baby while co-sleeping
Man, 80, who died after being hit by vehicle in Bethlehem is identified [Updated]
Man, 80, who died after being hit by vehicle in Bethlehem is identified [Updated]
Allentown man convicted in shootout that injured 6 near Dominican Festival gets up to 80 years in prison
Allentown man convicted in shootout that injured 6 near Dominican Festival gets up to 80 years in prison
The Lehigh Valley is now one of most expensive places in Pa. to get gas, as average price tops $3.80 a gallon
The Lehigh Valley is now one of most expensive places in Pa. to get gas, as average price tops $3.80 a gallon
First look at Eli Lilly’s planned $3.5 billion Lehigh Valley plant: When will construction start, how much traffic will it cause?
First look at Eli Lilly’s planned $3.5 billion Lehigh Valley plant: When will construction start, how much traffic will it cause?
TSA wait times: How is Lehigh Valley airport holding up amid nationwide checkpoint delays?
TSA wait times: How is Lehigh Valley airport holding up amid nationwide checkpoint delays?
Allentown Toy Factory building could finally get new life as authority looks to redevelop it
Allentown Toy Factory building could finally get new life as authority looks to redevelop it
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Pair of Lehigh Valley restaurants closed after wind from storm blows off roof; GoFundMe started
Pair of Lehigh Valley restaurants closed after wind from storm blows off roof; GoFundMe started
Longtime Lehigh Valley boys basketball coach ends career on the sidelines
Longtime Lehigh Valley boys basketball coach ends career on the sidelines

Local News

David Noecker and nephew Kandon Noecker, 9, both of New Ringgold, donate nonperishable items during a Fill the Bus donation drive Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Lehigh Valley International Airport. More than 20 carts were filled with donated paper products; toiletries, diapers and other baby products; gift cards; and nonperishable foods and beverages for Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration workers at the airport who aren’t being paid during the partial federal government shutdown. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Fill the Bus at Lehigh Valley International Airport to help TSA agents | PHOTOS

Fill the Bus at Lehigh Valley International Airport to help TSA agents

Sports

Nazareth celebrates with teammate Taylor Friel after she hit a home run during the Class 6A softball championship at Penn State in State College on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

2026 EPC high school softball: Can someone make another run to the state championship game?

Nazareth came within one out of winning a state title last spring and the Blue Eagles figure to be strong again

Things to Do

The Large Flower Heads plays Saturday, May 24, 2025, during Mayfair at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. The festival of the arts continues until Sunday evening with a 9 pm drone show. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

From art exhibits to concerts and more, a preview of spring art events in the Lehigh Valley

There's plenty to do in and around the Lehigh Valley this spring.

Opinion

The west entrance to the Pennsylvania State Capitol at Third and State streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 3, 2026. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Opinion: Pitchers don’t call their own strikes. Public notices require same independence

Opinion: Newspapers' role is to inform the public and create an independent record of government...

Crime and Public Safety

The Lehigh County Jail in Allentown. (Morning Call file photo)

Trial under way for Allentown man charged in 2023 killing of boy and grandmother. Could case hinge on a cigarette butt?

An Allentown man is on trial this week on charges alleging he killed a 1-year-old...

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A motorist sits in a Tesla Model 3 at a Tesla charging station Friday, March 13, 2026, in Lakewood, Colo., in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Tesla faces wider probe of self-driving feature as it prepares to sell cars without steering wheels

The NHTSA memo signals now lead to enforcement action.

Pennsylvania News

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PA attorney general wants to hear from customers of 2 area car-subscription companies

Customers of Your Cause Auto Inc. and Your Cause Auto Services LLC are urged to...

National News

President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One as he arrives accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha, right, and Malia at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. Obama became the first U.S. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Fernando Medina)

Today in History: March 20, Obama first U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years

President Barack Obama began a three-day visit to communist Cuba during which he met with...

Allentown

The former Allentown Toy Manufacturing Co. building, seen here on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Allentown Redevelopment Authority is seeking proposals from real estate developers to refurbish the currently vacant building. (Rebecca Villagracia/The Morning Call)

Allentown Toy Factory building could finally get new life as authority looks to redevelop it

Allentown’s Redevelopment Authority is officially looking to transform two vacant properties in its possession into...

Bethlehem Area

Samantha Harrison and son Bodey Price, 3, both of Bethlehem enjoy the festivities Saturday, March 14, 2026, during the 16th annual Parade of Shamrocks in downtown Bethlehem. The parade was presented by the Celtic Cultural Alliance and Historic Hotel Bethlehem. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration featured pipe bands, school marching bands and community groups, starting on Broad Street and ending under the Hill-To-Hill Bridge. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Bethlehem kicked off the St. Patrick's Day weekend with the 16th annual Parade of Shamrocks...