NASA moon rocket launch may be visible from Lehigh Valley
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer is set launch at 11:27 tonight from Virginia. For one night, people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey won't have to travel to Florida to see a NASA...
View ArticleVideo shows Ohio kidnapper telling cops they missed chance of arresting him
The recording shows Ariel Castro eating a slice of pizza and later pacing the room during a reportedly four-hour interrogation in which he told police he had used victim Amanda Berry's cellphone to...
View ArticleLehigh Valley, New Jersey lawmakers split on Syria attack
The region's U.S. senators, expected to vote next week on supporting military action, are split along party lines, with Democrats backing President Barack Obama's call to action and Republicans saying...
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Have you seen this man? - Fugitive of the week, Sept. 7, 2013
Warren County authorities are seeking the 37-year-old accused of drug possession. Damian WitherspoonCourtesy Photo Damian Witherspoon, 37, is wanted for drug possession, according to the Warren County...
View ArticleNASA launches lunar probe but spacecraft quickly runs into trouble
See PHOTOS from the launch. Editor's note: Did you see the launch last night? Tell us about where you saw it and post a photo in the comments below.NASA’s newest robotic explorer rocketed into space...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells Philadelphia audience she sees genius of Constitution
Ginsburg, the second woman named to the high court, has now served for 20 years and leads the court's liberal minority. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently officiated at a friend’s...
View ArticleBethlehem Area School Board member wants to follow Allentown with uniform...
Allentown School District requires all students to wear uniforms this year. Take a POLL. When the Allentown School District announced its mandatory student uniform policy last year, Bethlehem Area...
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Budweiser Clydesdales to make several stops in Lehigh Valley this week
Appearances are set for Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. View full sizeThe Budweiser Clydesdales make an appearance at the Illinois State Fair in August. They're slated to visit the Lehigh Valley for...
View ArticleGrandparents' Day is today: Did you remember?
Grandparents' Day was established through an act of Congress in 1978. Everybody observes Mother's Day and Father's Day, but did you know today is Grandparents' Day?Though elementary schools usually...
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People in Business, Sept. 8, 2013
A weekly roundup of business awards, promotions and recognitions. Andrew Perka Andrew Perka, of Glen Gardner, was named manager of the pro shop at Apple Mountain Golf Club in White Township.Perka...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon raises more than $200,000
More than 3,500 runners took part in today's events, benefiting children and adults with disabilities, organizers said. More than 3,500 runners raised more than $200,000 for children and adults with...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center name sold for $10 in 1986, report says
The executive who made the deal earned millions as president of the nonprofit. The public agency that owned the World Trade Center sold its naming rights to a nonprofit decades ago for $10 and has to...
View ArticleEndangered species laws could change in Pennsylvania under proposal
An additional board's role would mean input from officials outside of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission State agencies, environmentalists and the federal...
View ArticleNot seeing benefits, more parents opt out of kids taking standardized tests
A spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Education said about 98 percent of New Jersey students take standardized tests. While his eighth-grade classmates took state standardized tests this...
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After thefts rock Lehigh Valley nonprofits, experts recommend safeguards
Several small but long-established nonprofits have fallen victim to embezzlement in recent years, including the Wilson Borough Lions Club, the Tri-Boro Youth Soccer League and the Bethlehem Steelers...
View ArticlePhiladelphia schools open to new, grim reality - A.M. news links
Also, solar panels are a risk in a large fire, officials say; a huge hay fire burns into the night in Bucks County; and a USDA pilot program doesn't catch contaminated meat. Philly schools open today...
View ArticleRussia urging Syria to put chemical weapons under international control
The weapons would then be destroyed if the United States holds off on attacks. In a surprise move, Russia promised today to push its ally Syria to place its chemical weapons under international...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman's wife says her husband threatened her with a gun, according...
Shellie Zimmerman called police shortly after 2 p.m. today. George Zimmerman’s estranged wife called police officers to her father’s house in Florida today, saying the former neighborhood watch...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Syrian-Americans oppose military strike, head to Washington,...
About 500 members of the Lehigh Valley Syrian community took the trip to join protests in front of the White House in opposition to President Barack Obama's plan to respond with force to the use of...
View ArticleNew Jersey medical marijuana program expanded by lawmakers for children
The measure reflects changes made last month by Gov. Chris Christie in a conditional veto of bigger changes approved by the Legislature in June. The New Jersey Assembly today approved a major change...
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