Pat Toomey works gun control compromise as fellow Republicans threaten...
Toomey is working with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on added background checks. As Senate Democrats approach a key decision on gun legislation, relatives of victims of the horrendous Connecticut school...
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Nicholas R. Scerbo Sr., decorated with two bronze stars - Obituaries today
For 57 years he worked in the iron foundry at Ingersoll Rand. Nicholas R. Scerbo Sr. Nicholas R. Scerbo Sr., 88, of Saylorsburg, passed away Sunday at the VNA Hospice House of Monroe County in East...
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Pair charged with killing Palmer Township man, burning witness to death in...
In all, Maurice and Michael Wilkins are charged with killing three people. See VIDEO from the news conference. Watch video View full size Michael, left, and Maurice Wilkins face three counts of murder...
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Air Force grounding combat aircraft due to spending cuts - UPDATE
About one third of the Air Force's active-duty combat aircraft stationed in the U.S., Europe and Pacific will stand down. Also, the Navy announced it is cancelling all Blue Angels stunt performances...
View ArticleN.J. lab made millions of dollars by bribing doctors to give patients...
Also, the Huffington Post is bringing Christie to White House Correspondents' dinner. N.J. lab made millions of dollars by bribing doctors to give patients unneeded tests [nj.com]Corbett plan to close...
View ArticleMore than a dozen injured, one arrest made in Texas college stabbing attack -...
Eleven people are wounded, at least four critically, and authorities reportedly have one suspect in custody. Officials say at least 14 people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at Houston-area...
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Gun control showdown vote scheduled in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he does not know if Democrats will get the 60 votes needed to break an effort by conservatives to block debate on the legislation. View full size Senate Majority...
View ArticleEaston man allegedly unlocks door of detective's car, runs two blocks before...
A preliminary hearing has been set for April 26 at 10 a.m. An Easton man being moved from the Warren County Jail to Northampton County Prison today unlocked the door of a detective's car and ran two...
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Penn State administrators case in Jerry Sandusky scandal can move forward
Defendants Gary Schultz, Tim Curley and Graham Spanier are charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy. View full...
View ArticleNational spelling bee participants now need to know words' meanings, too
With about a month and a half to go before the Scripps National Spelling Bee, organizers announced today they are adding a new vocabulary component to the competition. Should Scripps National Spelling...
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Berks County men charged in three killings were upset over drug-deal dupe,...
Authorities say the siblings tortured and killed a woman, leaving her burned body in Salisbury Township, and also shot to death a Palmer Township man and a third victim. Watch video View full size...
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Route 33 dump truck crash near Freemansburg Avenue cleared - UPDATE
The crash near the Interstate 78 interchange was reported at 4:20 p.m. See PHOTOS. View full size An overturned dump truck carrying dirt and stone closed one lane in each direction on Route 33 today...
View ArticleNew Jersey boy, 6, succumbs to injuries after being shot by 4-year-old playmate
Authorities say the two boys were playing outside Monday night when the 4-year-old boy got a .22-caliber rifle from his Toms River home and it accidentally discharged. A 6-year-old southern New Jersey...
View ArticleDump truck driver of Route 33 accident in Bethlehem Township, Pa., identified...
Harry F. Andress Jr., 58, of Stroudsburg, was injured when the dump truck he was driving flipped on its side along Route 33, police said. Pennsylvania State Police late Tuesday night identified the...
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Companies have more job openings but are in no hurry to fill them
Says one recruiter: 'We're living in a fear-based environment right now.' View full size Job seekers meet with employers at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla., in this file photo. AP Photo U.S. employers...
View ArticleU.S. Senate reaches bipartisan deal involving Sen. Pat Toomey on background...
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., had been working with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on such a deal. The U.S. Senate has a bipartisan deal fueled by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on gun purchase...
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Edward C. Rafferty, worked for B&O Railroad and Ingersoll-Rand - Obituaries...
He worked for the B&O Railroad and joined Ingersoll-Rand in 1953. Edward C. Rafferty A funeral mass for Edward Rafferty will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard's Oratory in Easton followed...
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U.S. Postal Service will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery
The Postal Service said in February it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses. View full size The United States Postal...
View ArticlePat Toomey says 'common sense' background check amendment 'right thing to do'
The legislator from Lehigh County worked with West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin on the deal. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., knows his state has a long history of supporting Second Amendment rights, but...
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NRA statement on background check proposal - SEE FULL TEXT
The proposal doesn't solve issues with crime and the mentally ill, group says. View full size National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks in Washington in this December...
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