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Sal Patti, well-known New Jersey athletic director, dies at 68
Patti retired from Voorhees in 2005 after 17 years as athletic director. Prior to that, he was athletic director at Delaware Valley Regional High School for 13 years. View full sizeSal Patti, right,...
View ArticleTrain carrying crude oil derails in Quebec, kills at least one person,...
Several people have been reported missing but police said it was too early to tell if there are any causalities. A train carrying crude oil derailed today in eastern Quebec, sparking several...
View ArticleNew Jersey elementary school teacher should lose job for bad temper,...
The ruling also said he didn't supervise students carefully enough to catch them watching pornography online and inappropriately sought bereavement leave when pop singer Whitney Houston died. An...
View ArticleTwo dead after plane crashes at San Francisco airport, official says
An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others and forcing...
View ArticleEaston-Phillipsburg toll bridge construction lane closures resume Tuesday
The left lane of Route 22 east will close at 4 a.m. Tuesday and the westbound closure will begin at 6 a.m. the same day. It was a short reprieve.Lane closures for the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge...
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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Lehigh Valley, northwestern New Jersey
The current forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms accompanied by high levels of humidity. View full sizeThe National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the...
View Article10-year-old girl dies after incident at East Stroudsburg pool
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office says the cause of death was drowning. A 10-year-old girl died today after an incident Thursday at an East Stroudsburg pool, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office...
View ArticleInvestigators looking into role changes at San Francisco International...
Instrument Landing System for runway 28L had been shut down since June and the beginning of the runway was moved to accommodate construction at the airport, according to pilots. San Francisco...
View ArticlePlane crash at Alaska's Soldotna Airport kills 10 people, according to NTSB
The NTSB identified the aircraft in a release as a de Havilland Otter Air Taxi, which the Aviation Safety Foundation says can seat up to 20 passengers. Police say a small plane has crashed at the...
View ArticleTemporary job market sees hiring explosion
Hiring is always healthy for an economy. Yet the rise in temp and contract work shows that many employers aren't willing to hire for the long run. Hiring is exploding in the one corner of the U.S....
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Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton library collections open for sharing
The three libraries are combining their collections -- totaling almost 1 million books, DVDs and CDs -- and making them readily available to patrons of all three libraries. View full sizeA toddler...
View ArticlePennsylvania leads nation in firearms lost or stolen from dealers, N.J. among...
More than 1,500 guns were reported lost or stolen from licensed dealers in Pennsylvania last year. More than 1,500 guns were reported lost or stolen last year from licensed dealers in Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleTeresa Heinz Kerry is stable after being hospitalized in critical condition
She show symptoms consistent with a seizure, a person in close contact with the family said. Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and heir to a ketchup company fortune,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Supreme Court tosses $375,000 award in sand dune case
The Long Beach Island homeowners said the lost views were worth money. The court says protective benefits must be weighed. New Jersey's Supreme Court says an elderly couple didn't deserve a $375,000...
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Feds await word of damage in Lehigh Valley, New Jersey plane crashes before...
Because there were no major injuries, the National Transportation Safety Board is awaiting a damage report. The National Transportation Safety Board is awaiting word from the Federal Aviation...
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Pajama pants-wearing IHOP, Starbucks robber gets sent to prison
The Hunterdon County man had been living out of his truck for two days when he robbed an IHOP, a Starbucks and a Hibachi Grill. View full sizeThe Hibachi Grill in Bethlehem Township, Pa., was among...
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Allentown man burglarized Bethlehem Dollar Tree, suspected in others, police say
A rash of similarly styled break-ins hit the Lehigh Valley since December. Richard Weatherspoon Police have arrested an Allentown man who allegedly broke into a Bethlehem dollar store, but could be a...
View ArticleACLU to challenge Pennsylvania law that bans gay marriage
The lawsuit is to be filed today in Harrisburg. Do you support Pennsylvania overturning its same-sex marriage ban?UPDATE: Northampton County couple joins in Pennsylvania gay marriage ban challengeThe...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern investigating train derailment in southeastern Pennsylvania
Fire officials say there were no chemicals on the train and no one was hurt in the Valley Township, Pa., wreck that left two train cars in the Brandywine Creek. Norfolk Southern says it's...
View ArticleBusinesses, associations cited with alleged liquor law violations
Among the violators announced by the state police were Champ's Corner in Easton as well as several Lehigh Valley fire stations and athletic clubs. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement...
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