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Summer trips to Jersey Shore more important than ever this year, Lehigh...
On the eve of the first post-Sandy Memorial Day Weekend, area residents express excitement of returning to the Jersey Shore this summer. View full sizeNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks to...
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Have you seen these people? - fugitives of the week May 25, 2013
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. View full sizeFrom left, Frances Liccardil, Tara Kay Beckett, and Christopher S. Thomas.Courtesy Photos...
View ArticleCouple's 'faith healing' led to second child's death, Philly prosecutors say
About a dozen children die each year in the U.S. when parents turn to faith healing instead of medicine, said a lecturer that has studied faith-healing deaths. After their 2-year-old son died of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia police involved in fourth cop-involved shooting in four days
A man police say was armed with a 7-inch butcher knife was shot this morning and later died, police said. Officers shot and killed a man they say was armed with a butcher knife today, the fourth...
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Pennsylvania wants to outsource prison mental health services
Department spokeswoman Susan McNaughton said as many as 187 positions now filled by department employees could be contracted out to save money and improve services. View full sizeThe Pennsylvania...
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Thousands of U.S. bridges one freak accident away from collapse
Bridge regulators call the more risky spans "fracture critical," meaning that if a single, vital component of the bridge is compromised, it can crumple. Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one...
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Rutgers' new athletic director faces questions about her past - news links
Also, prosecutors say an Oregon teen planned a Columbine-style attack at his school. Julie Hermann addresses the media during a press conference at the Rutgers University Visitor Center to introduce...
View ArticleTeenager stabbed to death on Montgomery County hiking trail
Police say the girl's boyfriend stabbed the victim, then fled to his home. State police say a teenager has been arrested in the stabbing death of his girlfriend on a suburban Philadelphia hiking...
View ArticlePresident Obama tours Oklahoma tornado damage
The White House said Obama wanted a firsthand look at recovery from the monstrous EF5 tornado that barreled through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon. As tornado victims are laid to rest in...
View ArticleMarco Andretti places fourth in Indianapolis 500
Nazareth area residents watching the Indianapolis 500 Sunday were hoping Marco Andretti would lead his family in bidding farewell to the 'Andretti Curse.' Nazareth area residents watching today's...
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Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about athletic...
Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak says the governor is aware of the report about Julie Hermann in The Star-Ledger of Newark, but wants to get more details before commenting. View full sizeNew Jersey...
View ArticleMotorcycle deaths in Pennsylvania climb in decade since repeal of helmet law
Since 2003, the number of deaths in motorcycle crashes has increased 35 percent, a Pittsburgh paper reports. Since Pennsylvania lawmakers decided a decade ago to give motorcyclists the choice of...
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Bethlehem Catholic graduate biking cross country for a cause
Christian Andreychak, of Milford, will help build affordable housing during 3,000-mile trip with Bike and Build. Milford native Christian Andreychak hadn’t planned on spending his summer bicycling...
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Memorial Day weekend storm drops three feet of snow on New York ski mountain
Whiteface Mountain spokesman Jon Lundin says 36 inches of white powder has blanketed the nearly 5,000-foot tall mountain in the Adirondacks. View full sizeWhiteface Mountain Veterans' Memorial Highway...
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N.J. legislators, businesses critical of proposal to raise tobacco purchase...
By raising the limit further to 21, the legislation is geared towards curbing and preventing smoking habits for young people. View full sizeCodey's legislation would look to raise the current age to...
View ArticleAs fears following Boston bombings subside, local bomb squads hope sense of...
A Kutztown University professor says the added vigilance following the Boston bombings remains the best tool to fighting terrorism. They want your eyes and ears.In the weeks after the Boston Marathon...
View ArticleElderly man dies in New Jersey crash after car is struck by wrong-way driver,...
Clifton police say the crash on Route 3 occurred about 11:35 p.m. Sunday, just west of the Passaic Avenue exit. Authorities say an elderly man was killed when his car was struck by a sport utility...
View ArticlePhiladelphia priest placed on administrative leave after sexual abuse allegation
The archdiocese said Sunday that 74-year-old Rev. James J. Collins would not be allowed to exercise his public ministry pending the outcome of an investigation. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has...
View ArticleEaston-Phillipsburg Memorial Day observances combine tradition and celebration
The annual ceremonies featured familiar faces and new locations. View PHOTOS. U.S. Navy veteran Jode Perez stood on the Easton side of the Easton-Phillipsburg free bridge with Air Force veteran Ron...
View ArticleIndustrial accident in Slate Belt sends man to hospital, police say
A 24-year-old man was taken by medical helicopter after suffering a severe head injury at ADM Machinery in Wind Gap, police said. Wind Gap police said late tonight that a 24-year-old man suffered a...
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