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A private zoo is up for $2.4 million in New Jersey. A private New Jersey zoo that has endured two fires, escaped hyenas and numerous violations is for sale.A real estate company says $2.4 million will...
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U.S. Secret Service intercepts 'suspicious substance' letter addressed to...
Law enforcement officials say a second letter sent to the U.S. Senate has been intercepted and is being tested for poisonous ricin. View full size President Barack Obama speaks Monday at the White...
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New Jersey gas stations settle price gouging claims during Superstorm Sandy
Two of the stations will pay five figures and not admit any guilt. Prices for gas following Superstorm Sandy spike in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Express-Times File Photo | LYNN OLANOFF Two gas...
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Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors plans blitz of open houses this weekend
The event is part of Nationwide Open House 2013 and comes on the heels of a positive report on housing sales in the region. View full size A for-sale sign promotes this home in Forks Township. Area...
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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
The roll call was also a victory for the National Rifle Association, which opposed the plan as an ineffective infringement on gun rights. View full size This video frame grab provided by Senate...
View ArticleBoston bombings: Authorities now say they have image of potential suspect -...
One official says the suspect is expected in federal court in Boston. Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly bombing but...
View ArticleMississippi man suspect in ricin letters sent to president, senator, FBI says
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, of Corinth, Miss. was arrested today, the FBI said. A Mississippi man was arrested tonight accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested...
View Article'Numerous' injuries as a result of explosion at fertilizer plant north of...
The West Fertizer plant is located near both a nursing home and an apartment complex, according to reports. An explosion tonight at a fertilizer plant near Waco sent flames shooting high into the...
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Washington delays pot grower, processor licenses
Washington joined Colorado last fall in becoming the first states to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over 21, and to allow the sale of taxed pot at state-licensed stores. View full size...
View ArticleAlpine Motorsports plan in jeopardy over public acquisition of land
The Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy is facilitating the purchase of the 354 acres but the Pennsylvania Game Commission would own it. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Wildlands...
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Boston Marathon surveillance image leads to hunt for bombing suspect
Police have an image of a man seen dropping of a bag, then walking away from second explosion site. A mourner reacts during a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions,...
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Suspect denies mailing suspected ricin, attorney says
The affidavit says the suspect has sent letters to the senator's office before. View full size Paul Kevin Curtis Facebook Photo via AP A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected...
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N.J. woman sues CVS for $1 million over alleged racial slur on ticket
The woman of Korean descent noticed an employee had identified her as "Ching Chong Lee" on the a photo ticket, according to the suit View full size A New Jersey woman claims a racial slur was used to...
View ArticleN.J. police find two boys living in self-storage locker - PM news links
Also, plans have been suspended for a 120-mile gas pipeline in Pa. Pension reform appears to be moving on to Legislature's front burner [pennlive.com]Gov. Tom Ridge: Pat Toomey had 'a lot of courage'...
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John A. Kristel named CEO of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Kristel comes to Good Shepherd from Carlisle Regional Medical Center, where he is CEO. View full size John A. Kristel Photo Courtesy Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network The chief executive officer...
View ArticleLehigh Valley advocates push for Medicaid expansion
Local advocates today encouraged state officials to accept the expansion of Medicaid, which they said would provide insurance to another 350,000 state residents. Lehigh Valley advocates joined a...
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NJDOT hits the brakes on adding more red light cameras
The state Transportation Department announced today that no new locations would be added under a pilot program that’s due to end as early as December 2014. View full size The state says it will not...
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'60 Minutes' to air Charles Cullen interview Sunday night - SEE VIDEO
Cullen will be the first serial killer interviewed on the program in its 45-year history. Watch a preview of the show. View full size Charles Cullen, a former nurse who claims to have killed 30 to 40...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer killed in campus shooting
State police spokesman Dave Procopio says the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. outside an MIT building. Authorities say a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombing suspects: See photos released by the FBI - UPDATE
The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying them. UPDATE: The FBI added close-up photos of the suspects early Friday morning.The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston...
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