Expenses for Penn State scandal near $52 million
Amount covers legal fees, consulting work and other costs related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Penn State's costs related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal are nearing...
View ArticleJury convicts Methodist pastor for officiating at son's gay wedding
A congregant complained about the pastor's role in the 2007 ceremony in Massachusetts. A United Methodist minister was convicted today in a Pennsylvania church trial of breaking church law by...
View ArticleMinotaur rocket may be visible tonight in the Lehigh Valley
Not only is the Lehigh Valley in the viewing area, the forecast shows the clouds shouldn't cause any trouble. Keep your eye on the sky tonight, Lehigh Valley. The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch...
View ArticleMedical marijuana bill has bipartisan support in Pennsylvania
Two state senators say medicine derived from marijuana can help children who suffer seizures or patients undergoing chemotherapy. Two state senators, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, said...
View ArticleWildfire threat should ease after a windy, dry day today, meteorologist says
It's been dry since the beginning of October, but there have been 3 inches of rain as fronts have passed through, the WeatherWorks forecaster and the National Weather Service say. There was a brush...
View ArticleVirginia senator stabbed; son found dead in home
Sen. R. Creigh Deeds suffered stab wounds to his head and chest, and his son died of a gunshot wound in the home. Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrats' gubernatorial nominee four years...
View ArticlePhiladelphia high school brawl over social media post ends with 10 in custody...
Also, a roof collapsed on a mall in South Africa, trapping dozens. 10 students in custody after brawl at Overbrook High School; 3 injured [philadelphia.cbslocal.com]Monroe/Pike representative hopes...
View ArticleNazareth library director leaving to oversee Bethlehem library
Josh Berk, who has been the Nazareth director for about two years, is the son of former 35-year Bethlehem library director Jack Berk. The executive director of the Memorial Library of Nazareth &...
View ArticleVirginia state senator likely stabbed by son, who then killed self, police say
Authorities were still piecing together a motive and the circumstances that led up to the stabbing, but "we're leaning towards it being an attempted murder/suicide," Virginia State Police spokeswoman...
View ArticleTwo men accused of setting cat on fire in Philadelphia
The cat named Campbell continues to recover. He is expected to be in the care of the SPCA for at least another month. Animal welfare officials in Philadelphia say charges have been filed against two...
View ArticleLehigh, Northampton county coroners seek next of kin of two men
The coroners seek anyone with information on relatives to call their offices. The coroners in Northampton and Lehigh counties said today they seek the next of kin for two men. In Northampton County,...
View ArticlePennsylvania pastor who officiated same-sex marriage suspended for 30 days
The same jury of fellow pastors that convicted the Rev. Frank Schaefer on Monday of breaking his vows sentenced him today to the suspension. A United Methodist minister from southeastern Pennsylvania...
View ArticleThousands gather to honor all 272 words of Gettysburg Address
Echoing Lincoln, keynote speaker and Civil War historian James McPherson says the president took the dais in November 1863 at a time when it looked like the nation 'might indeed perish from the...
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John F. Kennedy assassination still haunts former Lehigh Valley Congressman...
As the 50th anniversary of the president's death approaches, the Democrat, now 88, reflects on the sadness he felt about losing a friend and fellow statesman. Fred B. Rooney still doesn’t like talking...
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Holiday gift ideas for the 1 percent: bird poop facial, airport clearance,...
We're not talking fantasy gifts or bespoke anything because, really, we can't afford that. Five ways to please your moneybags, from one 99 percenter to another. They own yachts, big ol’ French...
View ArticleWhitehall Township man pleads guilty to crash that killed Warren County man...
William H. 'Billy' Wilson III, of Greenwich Township, was killed and two others seriously injured in the early morning of Nov. 16. A Whitehall Township man admitted driving drunk and causing a crash...
View ArticleHow drivers will pay more with Pennsylvania transportation bill - PM news links
Also, former President George W. Bush talks about painting. By the numbers: Transportation bill nickels and dimes motorists [pennlive.com]N.J. forecasters watching for potential pre-Thanksgiving...
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Recounting John F. Kennedy's assassination: Instantly, all was mayhem
The dark blue presidential Lincoln was approaching Dealey Plaza and a corridor of buildings including the Texas School Book Depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald had just taken a $1.25-an-hour job. The...
View ArticleMore Pennsylvania schools charging students to play sports
The survey found that 38 percent charge sports participation fees, up from 13 percent in 2010. Pennsylvania public schools are three times more likely to charge students to participate in sports than...
View ArticleStop, think, then do: Lehigh Valley schools, businesses embrace new...
"We have seen dramatic changes in our staff and in our students," one principal says. Western Salisbury Elementary School fourth-grader Kaitlyn Macauley confidently strode up to the podium to tell the...
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