Trial starting in New Jersey police officer's killing
Patrolman Christopher Matlosz was shot three times at close range in January 2011 during a routine traffic stop. View full sizeAP File PhotoSlain Lakewood, N.J., police officer Christopher Matlosz.The...
View ArticleFreezing rain could make travel tonight hazardous, according to the National...
Rising temperatures should melt the ice on Tuesday morning, but whether it happens before or after rush hour remains in question. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoWhile this winter has been calm...
View ArticleKermit R. Dietrich, was employed as a sales and parts manager at the former...
Read all of today's obituaries. Kermit R. Dietrich, 90, of Bangor, passed away Saturday at Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Washington Township, Pa.Kermit retired from the former Dietrich...
View ArticleFuel transfer to snowed-in Alaska town to begin; Pennsylvania Farm Show...
Also, a tractor-trailer carrying 7,000 gallons of raw sewage flips in Essex County, NJ. AP Photo | MARC LESTERA break in the snow berm allows for an entrance to a business near the Valdez harbor on...
View ArticleSlippery roads for morning commute, some schools have delayed opening
Temperatures will steadily rise into the mid-40s, and rain is expected to continue throughout the afternoon. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | SUE BEYER Tired of winter weather? It could be...
View ArticlePort Authority cops help deliver baby on PATH train; Be prepared before...
And a new study claims the high pressure parenting favored by 'Tiger Mom' may actually leave children more anxious and depressed. View full sizeAP Photo | LOUIS LANZANOA New Jersey couple pose for a...
View ArticleCentral Pennsylvania school district pays settlement over harassment claim
Susquehanna Township School District's insurance will cover the $600,000 payment for the student's suit alleging the district retaliated against her for reporting an alleged sexual assault by a former...
View ArticleNeshaminy teachers say they'll return to work
Union president Louise Boyd says the teachers would go back to work on Friday. Striking teachers in a suburban Philadelphia school district say they'll return to work at the end of the week.Union...
View ArticleWoman gives birth on transit bus in Pittsburgh
KDKA-TV reports the woman was on the 28X Airport Flyer when it pulled over as she went into labor Monday night near the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh. A woman has given birth on a Port Authority of...
View ArticleTrial to resume in Giants Stadium escalator suit
Eight people injured in the December 2007 accident sued Schindler, the company that maintained the escalator, and Giants Stadium, the operator the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. A jury is...
View ArticleTrial set to resume in N.J. schoolyard murders
Jose Carranza, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from Peru, is charged with murder, robbery, sexual assault and weapons offenses. He is one of six defendants in the triple murder case. The trial of one...
View ArticleRose A. Getz, worked at the former Lehigh Frocks in Nazareth for many years -...
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Nazareth. Rose A. Getz, 86, of Nazareth, passed away Saturday in Gracedale.Rose worked for many years at the former Lehigh Frocks in Nazareth.She was...
View ArticlePennsylvania newlyweds describe chaos aboard cruise ship
The Lancaster couple was on the first night of their honeymoon when the ship ran aground. View full sizeAP Photo | GREGORIO BORGIAItalian naval divers recover a body from the cruise ship Costa...
View ArticleIndependence Hall beating suspects sought in fatal assault
Philadelphia officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for the Saturday morning attack. Philadelphia officials are...
View ArticlePenn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin is leaving
University officials say her departure is not related to the Jerry Sandusky case, during which she served the school. View full sizeAP File PhotoCynthia BaldwinPenn State general counsel Cynthia...
View ArticleWikipedia blackout planned for Wednesday
The website is protesting an anti-piracy bill moving through Congress. View full sizeAP File PhotoJimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, announced the blackout Monday night. He said the bills are a threat...
View ArticleNew Jersey's newest laws: School elections are moving, wine ships to homes
Chris Christie make last minute decisions on bill adopted last week by the Legislature. View full sizeAP File PhotoRepublican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed several bills adopted last week by...
View ArticleCruise ship wreck death toll climbs; Hunterdon County hunter falls from tree...
Hersey Co. says it might lay off some workers, and other news headlines. View full sizeAP PhotoThe cruise ship Costa Concordia lays on its side after running aground Friday evening on the Tuscan...
View ArticleLocal coalition rallies against Gov. Tom Corbett's budget freeze
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley spoke out against a recent state budget freeze on Tuesday. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | BILL ADAMS Ross Marcus, director of Northampton...
View ArticleBethlehem man threatened to 'kill everyone' in his mother's house, police say
A police officer fired a Taser at the man, but missed, according to police documents. A Bethlehem man was arrested Monday and charged with making terroristic threats and criminal mischief after...
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