Seven Marines die in training accident at munitions storage site - UPDATE
Several Marines from the North Carolina unit were injured. Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed and several injured in a training accident at a military depot in western Nevada that...
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Wave of Iraq blasts kill dozens on mark of decade after invasion
It was the deadliest day of attacks in Iraq since Sept. 9 View full size People inspect a car destroyed today in a car bomb attack close to one of the main gates to the heavily-fortified Green Zone,...
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Lehigh Valley unemployment rate jumped to 8.7% in January, latest jobs report...
Nationally, February was a better month, but local February figures won't be available until April, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry says. View full size Joan Freed, left, of Bethlehem,...
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Drone pilots to be based in eastern Pennsylvania
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 111th Fighter Wing in Montgomery County to take on a new role remotely piloting MQ-9 Reaper "hunter/killer" drones. Drones used...
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Ohio teen defiant as he's sentenced to life for school shooting
The mother of a victim called T.J. Lane "a pathetic excuse for a human being" and wished upon him "an extremely, slow torturous death." Wearing a T-shirt with “killer” scrawled across it, a teenager...
View ArticleMilitary action in Syria possible under NATO contingency plans
Options include imposing a no-fly zone and providing military assistance to rebels. Syrian President Bashar Assad is accusing the opposition of using chemical weapons. The top U.S. military commander...
View ArticleHunterdon, Warren county lawmakers want JCP&L to add public hearings on...
Morristown, the nearest of the three meeting locations, is at least 30 miles from most points in adjacent Warren County. Vote in the NEWS POLL. Would you attend a utility hearing near you if faced...
View ArticleSpring greeted by cold tempertures, forecast of overnight snow showers
Highs and lows will be below normal over the next few days, the National Weather Service predicts. Spring snow showers late tonight could make for slippery travel, the National Weather Service warns...
View ArticleIt was a costly winter in New Jersey; heroin found on Stroudsburg councilman,...
Also, PennDOT has $8.6 million contract with a firm tied to the Pennsylvania Turnpike 'pay-to-play' scandal. N.J. has second costliest winter for snow removal on record, DOT says [nj.com] PennDOT has...
View ArticleArline H. Warner, 92, was first woman president of local chapter of...
The 1938 Phillipsburg High School graduate worked for Easton and Bethlehem firms. Arline H. Warner, 92, of Topton, Pa., died Monday in The Lutheran Home at Topton.She was the first woman president of...
View ArticleCamden County police force forming to patrol city of Camden
The police union contract is being shed. Job offers have been made to 260 officers. The new police force being formed to patrol Camden has made job offers to 260 officers.The Courier-Post of Cherry...
View ArticleEaston man charged with marijuana possession after Lopatcong Township traffic...
The 31-year-old city man was also found to have three warrants out for his arrest in different jurisdictions, police said. An Easton man was charged with possession of marijuana after a police officer...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers begin debating liquor privatization proposal
Members of the state House began considering amendments today, a process that could lead to a final vote as early as Thursday. View full size Pennsylvania lawmakers have started debating a proposal to...
View ArticleBoard approves contracts with raises for Pennsylvania university faculty,...
The contracts provide annual pay raises of between 3.5 and 7 percent for the 5,500 faculty members over the last three years of the contract. The board that oversees Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned...
View ArticlePennsylvania officials warn against dishonest electricity solicitors
In some recent incidents, sales people have been pushing consumers into choosing high-cost electric generation services, officials said. Pennsylvania's attorney general is warning residents against a...
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Gas companies, environmentalists reach deal on new fracking standards
Many of the new standards appear to be stricter than state and federal regulations. View full size Gas companies and environmentalists have agreed to new fracking standards. AP File Photo Some of...
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Hunterdon County again N.J.'s healthiest; Lehigh Valley counties in...
Warren County placed ninth overall, the same ranking it received in 2012. View full size A national report says Hunterdon County residents are New Jersey's healthiest. Express-Times File Photo | BILL...
View ArticleNew Jersey man, stuck in subway site mud for hours, looks forward to beer, golf
The man remained in a New York City hospital. A New York City subway construction worker who got stuck chest-deep in mud for nearly four hours says he's looking forward to having a beer, relaxing and...
View ArticleU.S. House votes to fund government through September
The bipartisan tally sends the bill to President Obama. The sequester remains in place. The U.S. House today passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of...
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United Way President Susan Gilmore leaving for new job
Gilmore, the local chapter's president since 2005, is leaving to become an executive of a local prescription discount card company. View full size Susan Gilmore, United Way of the Greater Lehigh...
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