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Allentown accident kills one, injures one, police say
A crash about 9:15 p.m. left one person dead, police say. View full sizePolice and emergency crews respond tonight to a fatal wreck in Allentown.Express-Times Photo | MIKE NESTER One person was killed...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross still has $110 million raised for Superstorm Sandy victims
The organization says it will spend all the money on the recovery, but others question why it wasn't used earlier. Seven months after Superstorm Sandy, the Red Cross still hasn’t spent more than a...
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Rising home and stock prices boost U.S. confidence
Americans are more confident in the U.S. economy than at any point in the past five years, thanks to surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices. View full sizeTraders...
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'Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker' heading to New Jersey in murder case
The YouTube star is accused of killing a lawyer and waived extradition. View full sizeCaleb "€œKai" McGillvary is seen in an undated photo from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. McGillvary, 24, is...
View ArticleTrain derails in Baltimore suburb, explosion reported
A man who lives about a half-mile away from the blast site said the smell of chemicals is very strong. A cargo train derailed today in a Baltimore suburb and an explosion could be heard for miles,...
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Couple allegedly used counterfeit bills on $2,000 shopping spree at local Target
Bail was set at $40,000 each. View full sizeA couple allegedly used counterfeit money on $2,000 shopping spree at the Greenwich Township TargetAP File Photo An Allentown man and a Queens, N.Y. woman...
View ArticleBarack Obama, Chris Christie together again at Jersey Shore
The odd couple of politics, Christie and Obama found common cause in Point Pleasant Beach, where about half the boardwalk was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. President Barack Obama casually tossed a...
View ArticleParents charged after girl allegedly rode in dog cage on Pa. Turnpike
Authorities say they responded after getting reports from motorists who saw the girl riding in the back of the truck in the cage. Two parents face charges after authorities say motorists spied a...
View ArticleLehigh Valley schools get $60,000 in grants for hybrid learning programs
Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday announced awards for Bethlehem Catholic High School, Parkland School District and Pius X High School. Two Northampton County high schools and one Lehigh County school...
View ArticleSwimming deaths on rise as safety awareness falls, survey finds
The survey shows that only 7 percent of respondents know the proper steps to assisting a drowning swimmer. Read what you should do for a drowning swimmer. The Lehigh Valley and northwestern New Jersey...
View ArticleNew Jersey schools facing more bomb threats, state reports
Schools have been evacuated at least 61 times this school year, a 27 percent increase over a year ago, authorities report. Bomb threats are on the rise in New Jersey's schools. The state's Homeland...
View ArticleHurricane watch issued in Mexico as Barbara nears over the Pacific Ocean
Barbara's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph. A hurricane watch has been issued for a portion of Mexico's coast as Tropical Storm Barbara approaches in the Pacific. The hurricane...
View ArticleNew Jersey State Police trooper says he was retaliated against after blowing...
Also, New Jersey budget numbers that Gov. Chris Christie dismissed are close to dead-on; a shopper's tip leads police to a suspected ID theft ring; and Philadelphia police seek help in reviewing...
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Lehigh Valley unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent in April, Pennsylvania...
The region, which includes Warren County in New Jersey, employed 402,500 people last month, according to the figures released this morning. View full sizeKathryn Hoffman, left, with Second Harvest...
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DRJTBC to begin work on Easton-Phillipsburg Route 22 toll bridge next month
Due to congestion projections, the commission is requesting that motorists not divert to the Easton-Phillipsburg free bridge but rather look to use the Interstate 78 Toll Bridge crossing instead. View...
View ArticleRaw milk sold in the Lehigh Valley could be contaminated with harmful...
The Health Department has confirmed five cases of Campylobacter bacteria infection in people who consumed the milk from a business's farm in central Pennsylvania. State officials are urging consumers...
View ArticlePortland, Upper Mount Bethel Township residents will have to dial 10 digits...
The 570 area code is already transitioning to 10-digit dialing. Many residents in northeastern and central Pennsylvania, including Portland and Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County, will...
View ArticleAir quality alert for Lehigh Valley on Thursday
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, are especially vulnerable to air pollution and should limit outdoor activities. An orange air quality...
View ArticlePa. state employees outraged over request for PAC donation records
A man from a Philadelphia suburb has requested information about the political action committee donations the government collects for unions from their paychecks. Many Pennsylvania state workers are...
View ArticleStudents given free, confidential text program to report bullying
Blackboard's TipTxt program will let students use their cell phones to tell school officials via text that they are being bullied or are witnessing bullying Students are getting a new weapon to fight...
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