Cold temps and wind, but no snow forecast through Monday
The weather service said it will be cloudy and blustery through Sunday night, with the strongest winds between 16 to 24 mph during the day Sunday. View full size The National Weather Service is...
View ArticleN.J. State Police announces weekly online updates for municipal crime data
On Friday, state police officials lauded the announcement as a victory for the residents of the state. View full size New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes. AP Photo Greenwich...
View ArticleJennie J. Polewka, loved the New York Yankees and scratch-off lottery tickets...
She cherished spending time with her family. She also loved the New York Yankees and scratch-off tickets. Jennie J. Polewka Jennie J. Polewka, 94, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...
View ArticleJudge decides man charged in 35 burglaries in 6 counties is good fit for drug...
Edward Carhardt's application to the drug court was met by vehement opposition from the Somerset Prosecutor's Office. Authorities described Edward Carhardt as a repeat offender who tried to cheat the...
View ArticleFirefighters remembering Conn. shooting victims by building playgrounds in...
The project will cost about $2.1 million. Enough donations to fund six playgrounds have been received so far. New Jersey's largest firefighter union is remembering the 26 victims of December’s Sandy...
View ArticlePenn State students raise more than $12 million with 2013 dance marathon
The event, commonly known as THON, has now raised more than $100 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital since 1977. Jodie Potter stands on stage at the Penn State...
View ArticleMaker's Mark whiskey reverses decision to lower alcohol volume
Rob Samuels, Maker's Mark's chief operating officer, said today that it is restoring the alcohol volume of its product to its historic level of 45 percent, or 90 proof. After backlash from customers,...
View ArticleNew state dollars could be headed to child advocacy, rape crisis centers...
The executive director of the Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley says the funding boost in the governor's proposed budget -- the first of its kind in more than a decade -- is much needed. View...
View ArticleNew Jersey State Police severe misconduct punishment at highest point in...
Also, the third murder in a week in Harrisburg; Allyson Schwartz is a near certainty to run against Tom Corbett, and Superstorm Sandy takes another home. N.J. State Police punishment for severe...
View ArticleNew Jersey man who survives Garden State Parkway crash dies trying to cross...
The 21-year-old Riverside man was struck by two vehicles, police tell The Star-Ledger. A 21-year-old southern New Jersey man survived a crash early this morning on the Garden State Parkway, only to be...
View ArticleFlorence A. Hoy, retired from the former Dixie Cup Co. - Obituaries today
She had been a volunteer at Easton Hospital for 18 years. Florence A. Hoy Florence A. Hoy, 94, formerly of Palmer Township, passed away Saturday in Gracedale.She retired in 1980 from the former...
View ArticleMan, child killed in Morris County multifamily house fire
Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said the fire began around 4 a.m. today in Mount Olive. A man and a young child were killed and two other people were injured when a fast-moving fire...
View ArticlePenn State University unsuccessful in request to fly drone for research
The research, which receives funding from the National Science Foundation, is being conducted as a collaborative effort with two Lehigh University professors. View full size Students walk past the Old...
View ArticleElementary school students' suspensions for mimicking shooting sparks debate...
Should elementary school students be reprimanded for mimicking shooting with their fingers or toys? Vote in the NEWS POLL. View full size Mount Carmel Area Elementary School in Mount Carmel, Pa., is...
View ArticleRain to arrive as temperatures rise enough to avoid freezing, meteorologist...
The next weather to watch should be this weekend, a WeatherWorks meteorologist says. As the sun edged up this morning above the horizon in Easton, it was 23 degrees outside. The sky appeared blue with...
View ArticleKathleen Mary Lettice Hanright, 91, of Easton, volunteered as a USO hostess -...
She was a 50-year member of the Women's Club of Morristown, N.J. Kathleen Mary Lettice Hanright Kathleen Mary Lettice Hanright, 91, of Easton, passed away on Friday in her home. Kathleen was born in...
View ArticleAmerican Dream won't be ready for New Jersey Super Bowl but mall should look...
Also, what if Tom Corbett were to serve just one term? Thieves steal millions in diamonds from Brussels airport. And Atlantic City casinos worry about higher payroll taxes, Wake-up call: American...
View ArticleObama warns about 'meat cleaver' approach of sequestration
Democrats want mix of tax increases and spending cuts while Republicans say there will be no more tax hikes. View full size President Barack Obama speaks Tuesday in Washington, D.C., urging Congress...
View ArticleGoogle's stock breaks $800 milestone
Besides enriching Google's employees and other shareholders, the company's resurgent stock is an implicit endorsement of co-founder Larry Page. Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time...
View ArticleInternational Space Station unable to communicate for more than hour after...
Mission Control finally got through via ground stations in Russia after the station lost the ability to talk via satellites. Ever have a software upgrade not go exactly as planned? Imagine the...
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