Good morning, Allentown.

A bomb threat at Allen High forced early evacuation Monday morning — police searched the building and grounds and dismissed students by 8:45 a.m. with buses taking them home at 9:15 a.m.

Last month at ABE, 111,412 passengers set a record that marked nearly a 9% rise from a year ago.

American Airlines climbed 39.1% while United dropped 17.6% and air cargo fell 13.9%, showing mixed performance among carriers.

Starting today at 12 a.m., the Allentown Fairgrounds will close traffic gates between Liberty and Chew Streets in preparation for The Great Allentown Fair, scheduled from Wednesday, Sept.

2 until Labor Day Monday. Visitors must use Gate 2 — west of 17th Street — to enter the grounds.

On Friday, Aug. 21, park rangers Emily McCoy and Ellen Secor and paramedic Sean Nam were honored at Memorial Lake State Park for saving mountain biker Bill Blandford’s life during a cardiac emergency last May at Swatara State Park.

Blandford has since returned to biking (effective teamwork made a difference).

St. Luke’s Health Center at 110 Main St. opened Aug.

24 at a former Rite Aid site. The 13,000-sqft facility offers same-day care, expanded primary care, walk-in diagnostic services and occupational medicine in Hellertown and will host Wellness Wednesdays in September — featuring weekly health screenings and resources.

St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Tuesday that four campuses earned statewide patient safety recognition from the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania as part of its 2026 Excellence in Patient Safety program, with its Bethlehem and Monroe locations continuing long-standing records of excellence.

State health officials reported 393 measles cases this year with two deaths in Lancaster and two confirmed cases in Lehigh County.

Officials plan over 40 pop-up vaccination clinics this week — urging residents to get vaccinated to help curb the outbreak.

A new report from Cushman - Wakefield shows industrial leasing in the I-78/I-81 corridor surged in early 2026 with a 35.6% rise in new contracts as Pennsylvania led a drop in vacancy to 8.5%.

Demand will continue as more supply comes online later this year.