Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coverage of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Nexus archive.
- Citing a hunger ‘crisis,’ U.S. mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts
Over 200 U.S. mayors are urging the federal government to reverse changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which imposes new eligibility and work requirements and shifts some funding responsibility to states starting in 2027. The mayors argue these changes exacerbate a food security crisis, with 4 million Americans already losing benefits and increased pressure on food banks.
- Girl known as 'Chelsea Jane Doe' ID'd 26 years after mutilated body found hundreds of miles from home state
Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old from Allentown, Pennsylvania, was identified 26 years after her murder through advanced DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy. Her remains were found in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and her killer, Eugene McCollom, had already been convicted. Authorities confirmed her identity after decades of investigation, providing closure to her family.