Landing gear believed to be from 9/11 attacks is found between buildings near...
The twisted metal part, jammed in a sliver of open space between the buildings, has cables and levers on it and is about 3 feet wide and 1.5 feet deep. A rusted 5-foot-tall piece of landing gear...
View ArticlePhiladelphians gradually losing Southern-inflected accent, moving from...
Some of Philly's trademark twangy, elongated vowel sounds are becoming less so, though others are getting stronger. Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the...
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Have you seen these people? Fugitives of the week April 27, 2013
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. Ian Patrick Becker, left, Kevin S. Kovacs, middle, Jennifer C. King Northampton County sheriff seeks Ian...
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Gas prices keep falling in New Jersey
The national average is much lower than a year ago. View full sizeGas prices are dropping due to lower crude prices and less demand.AP File Photo Motorists continue to see lower prices at the pumps in...
View ArticleNATO: Four members killed in plane crash in Afghanistan
April has already been the worst month for combat deaths so far this year. A plane crashed in southern Afghanistan today, killing four international service members on the same day the Taliban said...
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Airports should get back to normal this weekend, FAA says
Operations should be at normal by Sunday evening, the federal aviation administration said. View full sizeA passenger sits Friday in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in...
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Lehigh Valley real estate agents optimistic about the region's housing market
Sales have been on the rise for several months, according to Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors. View full sizeA sign advertises homes for sale Tuesday on Mill Race Road in Palmer...
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N.J. schools report cards: Hackettstown performs well; Phillipsburg, Franklin...
Among Warren County schools, the Great Meadows Regional Middle School and the Frelinghuysen Township schools also ranked high in the New Jersey performance reports. View full sizeHackettstown High...
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Bloomsbury Rescue Squad doesn't 'have a way out' of financial woes
A budget shortfall and lease negotiations may push the squad toward eviction. View full sizeThe Bloomsbury Rescue Squad building is located at 88 Main St. in the borough.Express-Times File Photo |...
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Pa. beer laws add juice to liquor privatization debate
Will beer drinkers be happy without beer in grocery or convenience store aisles? Maybe not, but diversity at distributors may make up for it. View full sizeSome smaller brewers worry putting beer in...
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Boston Marathon in the thoughts of St. Luke's runners
Runners in St. Luke's Half-Marathon share a moment of silence before race By Andrew Ritter, special to lehighvalleylive.com In response to the carnage that ended this year’s Boston Marathon, St....
View ArticleFamily members of victims scoff at serial killer nurse Charles Cullen...
Despite an apology by convicted serial killer Charles Cullen, family members of victims say it means nothing. Despite an apology from convicted serial killer Charles Cullen, who confessed to the...
View ArticleCongress keeps tank production going, despite Army's request, to protect...
In the case of the Abrams tank, there's a bipartisan push to spend an extra $436 million on a weapon the experts explicitly say is not needed. Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army’s hulking...
View ArticlePennsylvania Senate to debate banning abortion paid for through health...
Also, a Bucks County woman uses Facebook to reunite with her birth mom; Pennsylvania Gov.Tom Corbett takes beating in poll; and men get longer sentences in teacher-student sex cases. Senate GOP to...
View ArticleMajority of New Jerseyans recovering from Superstorm Sandy, poll finds
One in seven respondents in hard-hit areas say they are far from recovery. A new poll shows two-thirds of New Jerseyans who live in areas that were hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy say life has returned...
View ArticleChris Christie says President Obama kept his Superstorm Sandy promises
'I think he's done a good job. He kept his word,' Christie says of the president. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said today that President Barack Obama “has kept every promise he’s made” about helping...
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Day care worker charged with abduction of 5-year-old girl in Philadelphia...
She was threatened and assaulted in the Philadelphia prison system and has been moved to a Northampton County facility, where she’s being held on $4 million bail. View full sizeChristina RegustersAP...
View ArticleFormer Teacher of the Year in New Jersey avoids prison for having sex with...
Information surfaced about her mental health and what role it may have played in her behavior. A former Teacher of the Year who admitted having sex with a 15-year-old student was spared prison time...
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DRJTBC report: March toll traffic, revenue down from same time last year
The commission will next meet at 10:30 a.m. May 20 View full sizeThe Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will next meet on May 20.Express-Times File Photo | SUE BEYER Compared to the same time...
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Google Now will try to upstage Apple's Siri
The duel began Monday with the release of a free iPhone and iPad app that features Google Now, a technology that performs many of the same functions as Siri. View full sizeThis undated image made...
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