http://www.yourstreet.com/news/allentown YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Phillies are one step closer in their quest to be World Champs for the second year in a row. The Phils have clinched the National League Division Series in Colorado. The Phils beat the Rockies 5 to 4 in a nail- biter down the end.WFMZ's Jackie Shutack was in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745738/phillies-head-to-the-nlcs-for-second-straight-year Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:38:08 -0700 A man carrying a handgun robbed the Subway shop on 9 American Parkway in Allentown this evening, police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745749/allentown-subway-shop-robbed-by-gunman-missing-a-tooth Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:19:08 -0700 A man carrying a handgun robbed the Subway shop on 9 American Parkway in Allentown this evening, police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745759/allentown-subway-shop-robbed-by-gunman-missing-a-tooth Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:19:08 -0700 An effort to alleviate hunger is bringing in some big bucks. Crop walks were held around our area yesterday. Hundreds of people took part. Organizers in Allentown say they've raised $18,000. And they say more donations are coming in. Over in Bethlehem organizers say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745739/crop-walks-bring-in-big-bucks Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:42:08 -0700 A woman was shot inside a sport-utility vehicle this morning outside a private school in the 800 block of W. Linden Street in Allentown, according to police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745747/woman-suffers-gunshot-wound-in-allentown-this-morning Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:58:08 -0700 A woman was shot inside a sport-utility vehicle this morning outside a private school in the 800 block of W. Linden Street in Allentown, according to police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745757/woman-suffers-gunshot-wound-in-allentown-this-morning Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:58:08 -0700 The 500 block of Tilghman Street in Allentown is closed due a to a water main break, according to police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737782/water-main-break-in-allentown Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:24:08 -0700 The 500 block of Tilghman Street in Allentown is closed due a to a water main break, according to police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737789/water-main-break-in-allentown Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:24:08 -0700 A water main break put a kink in traffic in Allentown this morning. The break happened just after 9:00 in the 500 block of Tilghman Street. Officials say a sinkhole also appeared. The entire 500 block of Tilghman, between 5th and 6th Streets, will stay closed until... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737772/water-main-break-closes-stretch-of-street-in-allentown Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:05:08 -0700 A man accused of shooting and killing an Allentown man has been found guilty of first degree murder. Officials say Tahreel Townsend shot 22 year old Jimmy Ortiz in Allentown in May of 2008. Police say Towsend is a gang member and ordered Ortiz be killed in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737774/man-found-guilty-of-allentown-murder Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:13:08 -0700 Community members gathered to help out a family in need Sunday in Allentown. The event featured bingo and a Chinese auction to benefit the Sammie's Heroes Fund. Sammie Pryor was born four months premature, passing away on August 11th due to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729710/-quot-sammie-s-heroes-quot-fundraiser-held-in-allentown Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:26:08 -0700 Allentown Police caught the man they say is responsible for a bomb threat that evacuated the Lehigh County Courthouse last month. Police say Gary Hersel, 48, of Allentown used his cell phone to call the 69 News dispatch answering service on the morning of August... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729713/arrest-made-in-lehigh-county-courthouse-bomb-threat Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:21:08 -0700 A weekend of racing has come to an end in our area. The Univest Grand Prix cycling race started Friday in Allentown, went through Souderton yesterday and wrapped up today in Doylestown. WFMZ's Jackie Shutack takes us to the final day of competition. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718366/univest-criterium-wraps-up-today- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:13:08 -0700 Well before the cyclists took to their course in Doylestown for the Univest Criterium, more than 2,600 runners and walkers took their marks in the Lehigh Valley Health Network Marathon for Via . The race started bright and early at 7:00 a.m. in Allentown. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718368/runners,-walkers-compete-in-the-lvhn-marathon-for-via Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:16:08 -0700 Police are gearing up for the Univest Grand Prix time trial that'll have racers ripping through Allentown tomorrow. The course is expected to be a challenge not just for riders, but for drivers as well. WFMZ's Bo Koltnow reports. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710709/bicycle-race-to-block-downtown-streets,-parking Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:42:08 -0700 One week after a 4-foot alligator was snared in a Trenton pond, a much larger cousin was caught in Allentown. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704958/6-foot-alligator-snagged-in-allentown Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:53:08 -0700 The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has recommended that gas utility UGI pay a $160,000 fine in connection with a 2006 gas explosion in south Allentown that destroyed several homes. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6705299/regulators-seek-160,000-fine-against-ugi-over-gas-explosion Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:42:08 -0700 The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has recommended that gas utility UGI pay a $160,000 fine in connection with a 2006 gas explosion in south Allentown that destroyed several homes. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6705306/regulators-seek-160,000-fine-against-ugi-over-gas-explosion Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:42:08 -0700 ALLENTOWN - Two former Luzerne County judges were indicted yesterday on federal racketeering charges in a scheme to place juvenile offenders in privately owned detention centers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704935/two-luzerne-ex-judges-indicted-on-u-s-counts Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:01:08 -0700 ALLENTOWN - Two former Luzerne County judges were indicted yesterday on federal racketeering charges in a scheme to place juvenile offenders in privately owned detention centers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704983/two-luzerne-ex-judges-indicted-on-u-s-counts Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:01:08 -0700