Whistleblower claims hospital Medicare fraud
A lawsuit alleges a cardiology practice in Erie, Pa., improperly paid doctors who performed unnecessary procedures on patients, including two who died. A former northwestern Pennsylvania cardiologist...
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N.J. may pick up burial tab for line-of-duty deaths
Lawmakers will consider a measure today that would authorize the state treasury department to reimburse family members up to $10,000 for burial expenses. View full sizeAP File Photo | MEL...
View ArticlePoll: N.J. residents like having their gas pumped
The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released today finds 63 percent of respondents like New Jersey's current law. New Jersey residents aren't primed about pumping their own gasoline.A...
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Gov. Tom Corbett orders flags to half-staff for Joe Paterno
They'll remain at half-staff through the burial. View full sizeAP Photo | GENE J. PUSKARPenn State students hold a sign as they gather in remembrance around a statue of legendary Penn State football...
View ArticleCarrie L. Cortright, retired from Hackettstown Board of Education -...
She was a member of the Vienna Methodist Church in Vienna, N.J. Carrie L. Cortright, 75, of Great Meadows, died Saturday in Warren Haven in Oxford Township.She retired from Hackettstown Board of...
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Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. CEO Phil Mitman is stepping down
Mitman has run LVEDC for four years. Express-Times File PhotoPhil MitmanLehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. CEO Phil Mitman is stepping down to become executive director of Easton Industrial Land...
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Bills would let N.J. avoid U.S. ban on sports betting
New Jersey has passed and enacted a law legalizing sports betting, but the federal ban still must be overcome before Atlantic City casinos and the state's four horse tracks can start taking bets on...
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia was 'co-conspirator' in clergy sex abuse,...
During a key hearing today for Monsignor William Lynn, an assistant district attorney said the accused priests were like 'live bombs' Lynn left in a room without defusing. View full sizeAP...
View ArticleTell us if you're going to Penn State for Joe Paterno services
Our reporters want to speak to Lehigh Valley natives who are among the mourners. The Express-Times reporters covering the services this week to celebrate Joe Paterno's life want to speak to people...
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President Barack Obama praises Joe Paterno; Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney is...
Also, severe weather kills two people in Alabama. AP Photo | HARAZ N. GHANBARIPresident Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 13 in Washington.President Obama praises Joe...
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Lehigh Valley Development Economic Development Corp. CEO Phil Mitman stepping...
Mitman will leave April 30 to become executive director of Easton Industrial Land Development Company Inc. Express-Times File PhotoPhil MitmanLehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. CEO Phil Mitman...
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At Penn State Lehigh Valley, Joe Paterno's legacy quietly honored
On Monday, students and administrative officials fondly reflected on the death of Joe Paterno. Take the NEWS POLL. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | MATT SMITH Flowers sit at the foot of the Nittany...
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President Obama's State of the Union address expected to focus on economy;...
And Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases his tax records. He paid about 14 percent in 2010. View full sizeAP File Photo | HARAZ N. GHANBARIPresident Barack Obama's State of the Union...
View ArticleMan stabbed twice during fight in Jackson Township
A 25-year-old man told police he was stabbed early Monday morning by a man who started an altercation with him on Golden Slipper Road. Police are investigating a stabbing that happened early Monday...
View ArticleTrial continues for Pennsylvania officer in 5-year-old son's fatal shooting
The child shot himself on Nov. 26, 2010, with his father's service weapon, which was kept in a closet near candy. The nonjury trial was continuing for a Pittsburgh-area police officer charged with...
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Joe Paterno's viewing draws past, present Penn State football players to campus
Hundreds lined up outside the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center this morning to pay their respects to a man they say taught them about much more than football. Watch video Hundreds of former Penn State...
View ArticleHilda I. Angst, last worked as a clerk at Laneco in Forks Township -...
Hilda attended The First Baptist Church of Phillipsburg. Hilda I. Angst, 72, of Forks Township, formerly of Phillipsburg, passed away peacefully Monday, surrounded by her family at Gracedale, the...
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Hellertown man among first in line for Joe Paterno's public viewing
Peter Kurecian, a graduate of Freedom High School, has been a season-ticket holder to Penn State football games since the 1970s. See PHOTOS and VIDEO. Watch video As hundreds of former players waited...
View ArticleArrest made in N.J. synagogue firebombing case
A 19-year-old man has been charged with nine counts of attempted murder for the Jan. 11 attack on a Rutherford synagogue and the Jan. 3 firebombing of a synagogue in Paramus. Authorities have made an...
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All tickets claimed for Thursday's 'Memorial for Joe' service
At least two of the free tickets have been posted for sale on eBay. By midday today, the top bid was more than $200. Penn State officials say no more tickets are available for Thursday's memorial...
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