Boy, 9, drowns at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, authorities...
The boy was fishing with family members when he slipped off the embankment and into the water Monday afternoon. Authorities say a 9-year-old Bushkill, Pa., boy who was fishing along the Delaware River...
View ArticleTuition going up at Kutztown, East Stroudsburg, other state universities
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced the 3 percent increase for in-state students this morning. Tuition is going up this fall at the state's 14 public universities.Officials...
View ArticleAqua New Jersey Inc. investing $7 million this year in division that includes...
Some of the infrastructure work is already done, while some projects are underway and others plan to begin soon, the company said in a news release. Aqua New Jersey Inc. is spending $7 million to...
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Black Diamond Jet Team to perform at Sands Lehigh Valley Air Show
The air show is set Aug. 24-25 at Lehigh Valley International Airport. View full sizeCharles Everett, left, executive director of the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, and Robert DeSalvio,...
View ArticleAllentown man didn't steal by not paying for time at strip club, jury rules
A jury today ruled Robert Tostevin Jr. is not guilty of theft of services. UPDATE: Stripper was 'concerned' for Allentown man cleared in Bath club billing dispute An Allentown man will not have to pay...
View ArticleNorthampton County couple joins in Pennsylvania gay marriage ban challenge
The ACLU's lawsuit has the potential to set a larger precedent, said Equality Pennsylvania President Adrian Shanker. Ed Hill, 67, and David Palmer, 65, are like other senior citizens on a fixed...
View ArticleNTSB: Asiana Airlines flight attendants survived ejection from crashing plane
The two women were found amid debris on the runway, officials said during a news conference updating the investigation. Two flight attendants working in the back of an Asiana Airlines Flight 214 were...
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Former Penn State administrators' preliminary hearing date set
The three men are accused of obstruction, conspiracy and other offenses for their handling of complaints about Jerry Sandusky, who eventually was charged with abusing several boys. View full...
View ArticleCriminal probe begins in explosive Quebec train derailment
A police inspector ruled out terrorism and said police are more likely exploring the possibility of criminal negligence. Canadian authorities said they have opened a criminal investigation into the...
View ArticleTall man gets stuck on log flume ride at New Jersey amusement park
The man's legs apparently got stuck under the front lip of the boat on the Saw Mill Log Flume at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson. Workers had a free a tall man who became wedged in a log flume...
View ArticleGay Slate Belt couple in ACLU suit 'ready to be recognized as a married...
Upper Mount Bethel Township residents Ed Hill and David Palmer are among plaintiffs in the first known legal challenge to a law that bans same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. Months shy of their 25th...
View ArticleMorning Call's parent dividing into two companies
The Allentown newspaper would be part of Tribune Publishing Company, according to a news release. Tribune Company, parent company of The Morning Call of Allentown, is dividing into two companies, one...
View ArticleChris Christie running strong in New Jersey, poll says
The Republican leads Democrat Barbara Buono 61 to 29 percent in today's Quinnipiac University survey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continues strong support in a survey of New Jersey voters about the...
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Pennsylvania State Police charge pair in 2011 death of Monroe County woman
The duo face charges alleging they neglected to care for 70-year-old Barbara Rabins in August 2011, leading to her death in Ross Township, Monroe County, police say. UPDATE: Monroe County couple...
View ArticleMonroe County couple allegedly neglected 70-year-old woman to collect trust...
Authorities charged the Ross Township couple today with third-degree murder in the August 2011 death of Barbara Rabins. Court records reveal gruesome allegations of neglect on the part of a couple...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman does not testify in murder trial, his defense rests
The defense called 18 witnesses in total. After taking less than a week to call 18 witnesses, George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys rested their case today in the neighborhood watch volunteer’s...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombings: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to 30 federal...
It was Tsarnaev's first public appearance since his capture in mid-April. His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty today in the Boston Marathon...
View ArticleAtlantic City casino industry could experience worst year in over two decades
The city's 12 casinos could pull in less than $3 billion for the first time since 1991. This year is shaping up to be the worst for the Atlantic City casino industry in the last 22 years. Figures...
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New Jersey affordable housing decision an 'activist opinion,' Gov. Chris...
In a 5-2 ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court said eliminating the Council On Affordable Housing would take an act of the Legislature, which established the council in 1985 to be independent. For now,...
View Article'Sugar daddies' billboard posted in Pittsburgh
The ArrangementFinders.com billboard features retired porn star Bree Olson next to the caption, 'Need a Summer Job? Date a SUGAR DADDY.' A Toronto company that runs a website meant to connect female...
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