Here is the statement read by Police Chief Tony Alsleben at a news conference on Sunday, September 30 at 4:00pm at Seventh & Linden streets...

A skunk picked up this week in the 600 block of N. Tacoma Street in the city of Allentown has tested positive for rabies. It is the second such incident in the last three weeks.

The City of Allentown’s Bureau of Health and Animal Control are reminding pet owners to keep their animals up to date on rabies vaccinations.

The upcoming Independence Day holiday is resulting in changes to the trash collection schedule in the City of Allentown for the night of Wednesday, July 4.

The City of Allentown is announcing a change in the electronics recycling program for the recycling of televisions, computers, printers and other electronics.

The Allentown Recycling Bureau’s Earth Day in the Park on Saturday, April 21 at Jordan Park will create awareness about environmental protection while bringing community members together to celebrate Earth Day and have some fun.

The Allentown Yard Waste Site at 1401 Oxford Dr. (Oxford Drive and Fish Hatchery Road) will open for the season today, Monday, April 2.

Waste Management is planning to pick-up trash tonight as scheduled in the City of Allentown.

The Winter Storm Warning in effect tonight into tomorrow evening is prompting Waste Management to get an early start on trash and recycling collections tonight in the City of Allentown.

The City of Allentown Bureau of Recycling & Solid Waste’s float “It’s easy to be green….. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!” captured 1st Place in yesterday’s eight division Allentown St. Patrick’s Day Parade.