Chris Dornblaser

Former Lehigh County DA, judge William Platt dies at 85. ‘He was the best’ Former Lehigh County District Attorney and Judge William Platt died Tuesday at 85. He left behind a legacy of public service and touched the lives of those he interacted with, friends said.

Friends and family remember former Lehigh County DA and judge William Platt, who died last week at 85.

“Nobody did it better at any level of his career,” his son, William Platt II said. “He was the best.”

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2 charged with homicide in Allentown shooting that left man, 24, dead [Updated] Two men are charged in a shooting that left a 24-year-old dead Wednesday in Center City Allentown, according to authorities.

Two men are charged in a shooting that left a Berks County man dead Wednesday in Allentown, according to police.
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‘Rianna was my heart,’ father says as North Catasauqua teen’s killer sentenced to 70 years “Rianna was my light, my joy, my heart,” her father, Terry Glass, said before John Bradley’s sentencing. “My first born.”

Today, John Bradley, 19, was sentenced to 73 years in prison for killing Rianna and Rosalyn Glass nearly two years ago in their North Catasauqua home.

“Rianna was my light, my joy, my heart,” her father said. “My first born.”

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Allentown police officer pistol-whipped man after car chase, charged in ‘unjustified assault’, DA says An Allentown police officer has been charged after pistol-whipping a suspect during an arrest that followed a police chase July 23, according to authorities.

An Allentown officer is charged for allegedly pistol-whipping a suspect in what the Lehigh County DA called an "unjustified assault" during an arrest last month.

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Allentown orders evacuation of Jordan Park homeless encampment, citing flood risk. Advocate says it’ll cause ‘chaos’ Allentown is ordering a homeless encampment along Jordan Creek to vacate by Aug. 25 because of safety reasons, the city said Wednesday.

A homeless encampment near Jordan Creek in Allentown must be vacated by the end of the month, according to the city, which cited safety reasons.
“I think this is a really rushed effort, and I do not support it,” one advocate said.
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