In wake of sequester, Tobyhanna Army Depot preparing unpaid furloughs for...
The workers would be furloughed on 22 days between late April and Sept. 30. If sequestration continues the Tobyhanna Army Depot will have to institute unpaid furloughs of its 5,136 civilian employees...
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Hugo Chavez has died at age 58, Venezuela's vice president says
Venezuela's vice president announced on national television that a U.S. Embassy attache was being expelled for meeting with military officers and planning to destabilize the country. View full size...
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Lehigh Valley area could see a few inches of snow Wednesday
Snow should start to fall during the morning commute and should finish up by the evening. View full size Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected for most of the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday....
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Macungie pair accused of stealing two police cars during two-state chase
The couple face numerous charges including aggravated assault and theft, according to police. View full size Blake Bills, 24, and Shayna Sykes, 23, face numerous charges including aggravated assault...
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TSA to allow small knives, baseball bats, golf clubs on planes
The announcement drew an immediate outcry from unions representing airline workers, who said the items are still dangerous in the hands of the wrong passengers. View full size Beginning next month,...
View ArticleU.S. Luge Association's sleds returned during gathering at Blue Mountain Ski...
The sleds were found by Mike Miller of Moore Township as he was traveling home from work at Airport Road and Route 248 in East Allen Township. Mike Miller is a real-life American picker.The Moore...
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Weis Markets customers can now clip online coupons to club cards
The new program, called Weis eCoupons, currently offers 75 different coupons and is available at the Weis website. View full size Weis Markets is offering a new program where customers can virtually...
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Hunterdon, Warren clerks not keen on early voting bill approved by Senate...
The legislation calls for early polling places stay open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. View full size Voting machines at the municipal...
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St. Luke's Health Network says former Warren Hospital now financially stable
St. Luke's leaders described a sharp financial turnaround for a facility that was on the verge of bankruptcy before a $25 million merger. View full size St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg....
View ArticlePhillipsburg sewer rate going up 2 percent
Mayor Harry Wyant Jr. said the town needs extra money to keep the sewer plant running within state rules, despite objections from neighbors who use it. Phillipsburg Town Council voted unanimously to...
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Storm to be as advertised with at most 2 to 4 inches in Lehigh Valley,...
There could be less accumulation because of the surface being well above freezing. It is as was expected in recent days. If there is an "atmospheric bomb," it won't go off over the Lehigh Valley or...
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Monroe County remains an extreme commuter community - A.M. news links
The Chalfont, Pa., hoax cop gets jail time; Par Pharmaceutical to pay $45M to resolve criminal and civil charges; and local Venezuelans react to Hugo Chavez's death. View full size Crashes on...
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W. Julian Parton, was chairman and president of General Crushed Stone Co. -...
Parton was the author of various technical publications on the coal and crushed stone industries W. Julian Parton W. Julian Parton, 96, died Monday in Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. In 1970 he...
View ArticleMassachusetts man whose threats locked down college campus is arrested,...
The threats were focused on a student at Skidmore College, police say. Police say they've arrested a Massachusetts man whose threats against a student at an upstate New York college prompted officials...
View ArticlePocono Mountain West High School teacher faces student sex charges
The boy was 15 at the time of the crimes, authorities report. A high school teacher in Monroe County is charged with having sex with a 15-year-old student in 2011. Forty-year-old Christopher...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey proposes program that offers at least one year of high...
The voluntary program would include a focus on special needs children and kids from low-income families. It's similar to legislation Casey introduced in 2007. View full size U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa....
View ArticleMaryland Senate votes to repeal death penalty; Parkland alumna on 'Hell's...
Also, voluntary evacuations are in place for some Jersey Shore towns. Soviet soldier 'missing' since 1980 found in Afghanistan [cnn.com]Death penalty repeal approved by Maryland Senate...
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Dick Yuengling Jr. worth $1.3 billion, Forbes magazine estimates
The Pottsville, Pa., brewery owner, with a net worth of $1.3 billion, has ties to the Lehigh Valley. View full size Jeff Parks, president of ArtsQuest, and Dick Yuengling, right, introduces the keg...
View ArticlePat Toomey among Repubicans scheduled to dine tonight with President Obama -...
Possible topics of conversation are the long-term budget solution and immigration reform. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, meeting...
View ArticleWinter storm fizzles: forecast downgraded
Rain and snow are likely before 10 tonight with a chance of snow to follow. The Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey probably won't get more than an inch of snowfall overnight, according to the...
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