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N.J. lawmaker wants to raise tobacco purchase age to 21
The limit is already that high in two Massachusetts communities. Vote in our news poll. View full sizeN.J. state Sen. Richard Codey said today he plans to introduce legislation that would raise the...
View ArticleViral internet star, Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, sought in lawyer's...
Mom living with boys in N.J. storage locker speaks from jail: 'I was in a desperate situation.' Powerball jackpot 3rd largest in U.S. history [cnn.com] Mom living with boys in N.J. storage locker...
View ArticleRecorded prison visitation conversations lead police to pair who allegedly...
Police say the pair was working for a Schnecksville-based landscaping business when the burglarized a handful of homes in Feburary. Authorities recorded conversations during prison visits to pin a...
View ArticleInternet star, Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, caught in Philly, charged...
Authorities allege Kai beat 73-year-old Joseph Galfy Jr. to death in his Clark, N.J. home after they met in New York City. A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet celebrity...
View ArticleTeacher who says she was sexually assaulted in New Jersey school is suspended...
A defense attorney claims it was just a hug, but the teacher's attorney says that's not so and the suspension is unfortunate since the teacher is the victim. Officials have suspended a New Jersey...
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Warminster, Pa., police officer says he accidently killed 89-year-old woman...
Also, two people are killing in a New Jersey park; a former adult member of a Boy Scout troop tries to get to the bottom on a sex-abuse scandal; and a Tobyhanna man is charged with lighting a house...
View ArticleExpensive snakes stolen from State College, Pa., mobile home
About 70 snakes are being kept in the home, the residents say, and 13 were taken. Pennsylvania State Police are looking for whoever stole 13 snakes from a central Pennsylvania family's home. The...
View ArticleAllentown man charged in connection with burglarizing homes in Northampton,...
Police say the pair worked for Class Act Landscaping out of Schnecksville, Pa., and authorities believe they burglarized customers. The second of two Allentown landscapers accused of burglarizing...
View ArticlePennsylvania says unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent in April
It was the third steepest monthly decline since records have been kept, the State Department of Labor and Industry says. A day after New Jersey announced its unemployment rate fell three-tenths of a...
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Pennsylvania's attorney general opposes pot legalization
Also today, Kathleen Kane declined to say whether her special deputy’s team interviewed the governor in relation to the Jerry Sandusky investigation. View full sizePennsylvania Attorney General...
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Have you seen these people? - fugitives of the week May 18, 2013
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. View full sizeFrom left, Daniel L. Figler, William Curtis Tunstall, and Donald R. Ivy.Courtesy Photos...
View ArticleConnecticut train crash causes injuries, snarls travel in Northeast Corridor
Three passengers remain in critical condition this morning. Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the...
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Gov. Tom Corbett receives cool reception as Millersville University...
About half of the faculty members wore yellow pins saying 'I support public education,' and a few also turned their chairs away. View full sizeGov. Tom Corbett delivers the commencement address to...
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Lehigh Valley stores see rush on Powerball tickets in anticipation of record...
Lottery hotspots Towne Market in Phillipsburg and Lump's Center Street Deli in Bethlehem both experienced record or near record sales, their owners said. View full sizeKelly Branscom, of Zionsville,...
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People in Business - May 19, 2013
A weekly roundup of business awards, promotions and recognitions. View full sizeCandy Barr HeimbachCourtesy Photo Candy Barr Heimbach, of Bethlehem, shareholder in the Philadelphia-based law firm...
View ArticleI-78 East drivers should expect long afternoon delays this week, officials say
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is warning motorists to expect delays up to 45 minutes if traveling along I-78 eastbound in the late afternoon or evening hours. The Delaware River...
View ArticleSuspects flee with four beer kegs from Carbon County bar, state police say
State police say two men took the kegs from an outdoor area and fled west on Route 248. Pennsylvania State Police in Lehighton are investigating the theft of four beer kegs from the Riverwalck Saloon...
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Matthew Royer, college student missing since Thursday, believed to have...
Cellphone records show usage in Lehigh County, and his family says gas station surveillance shows he stopped along Route 100. Authorities are looking for Matthew R. Royer, a 21-year-old University of...
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Next-generation Xbox to be revealed by Microsoft Tuesday
Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360. View full sizeFollowing Nintendo and Sony, Microsoft will reveal its foray into the next generation Tuesday.AP File Photo It’s almost...
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Federal sequester shutters Section 8 waiting lists in Northampton, Lehigh,...
Every local housing authority has stopped issuing new Section 8 vouchers, and some fear the possible eviction of current recipients if they don't have enough turnover. View full sizeA large line of...
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