Route 33 North in Monroe County shut for a time after multi-vehicle accident,...
The left lane had been reopened by 6:10 this morning and the crash cleared by 6:38, Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation say. A multi-vehicle crash on Route 33...
View ArticleNovember ADP report: 212,000 jobs added in private sector
Employers quickly shake off the government shutdown, an analyst says. A private survey shows U.S. businesses last month added the most jobs in a year, powered by big gains in manufacturing and...
View ArticlePennsylvania deer hunter dies from heart attack, coroner says
The 53-year-old was found late Tuesday afternoon about 200 yards from his tree stand, an official says. A coroner says a western Pennsylvania deer hunter died of a heart attack before his body was...
View ArticleMan accused of fatal shooting near Scoobies Gentlemans Club heading back to...
Ulysses 'Slime' Rodriguez is accused of shooting 21-year-old Tyree Wimberly on Jan. 26 in Bethlehem near the club. The alleged gunman in a shooting death near an Allentown strip club is heading back...
View ArticleHighmark grant credited with helping 32 young adults get jobs in Lehigh Valley
Highmark Inc. and the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living announced the impact of the $2.4 million Highmark Local Workforce Initiative. More than a year ago, Jacob Gaugler believed his life...
View ArticleSandy Hook Elementary School shooting dispatch calls released
They not only paint a picture of anguish and tension inside the building, they also show Newtown dispatchers mobilizing help, reassuring callers and urging them to take cover. As gunfire boomed over...
View ArticleRoute 22 to reopen to two lanes eastbound as work progresses on...
Some road work has been completed along Route 22 eastbound in the area of the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge with an aim to restore the highway to two lanes by next week. Some road work has been...
View ArticleRadioactive materials stolen at gunpoint found in Mexico - PM news links
Also, a New Jersey woman is in court and accused of trying to kill two children in blaze. After a day filled with concern over the whereabouts of potentially lethal radioactive materials, Mexican...
View ArticleProsecutor not pursuing charges against Norton Oil Co., while Bethlehem...
Warren County Prosecutor Richard Burke said Wednesday his office has not gotten involved, as no indications of criminal activity have been brought forward. Local authorities are not pursuing criminal...
View ArticleFog today; rain, sleet and snow early Saturday and late Sunday, weather...
There will be challenges over the next several days, the National Weather Service predicts. It's going to be several days of what could be dangerous weather, starting this morning with a dense fog...
View ArticleLife in prison for Wilson Borough home invasion that led to death of grandmother
She will have no chance for parole. Rogel 'Roger' Suero will be sentenced later this morning. UPDATE: Rogel "Roger" Suero gets life in prison Rebecca Johnson, who was involved in the planning of a...
View ArticleFormer Allentown man gets life for murder of Wilson Borough grandmother
Rogel 'Roger' Suero carried out a crime planned by the woman's granddaughter. Rogel "Roger" Suero was sentenced this morning by Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli to life in prison with no chance...
View ArticleTwo receive life in prison for Wilson Borough home invasion that led to death...
'My own daughter who I gave birth to and love is responsible for my own mother's death,' Rebecca Johnson's mother writes. The man who invaded a Wilson Borough grandmother's home that led to her death...
View ArticleMars candy heiress pleads guilty to causing fatal accident
Jacqueline Badger Mars, 74, is spared jail time connected to the crash that killed an 86-year-old woman and an unborn child, authorities said. An owner of candy company Mars Inc. pleaded guilty today...
View ArticleLehigh Valley unemployment rate drops to 7.7 percent in October, latest data...
The region saw a net increase of 700 non-farm jobs, but fewer people were looking for work, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry officials say. The Lehigh Valley’s unemployment rate fell...
View ArticleNelson Mandela dies at 95; 'we've lost our greatest son,' South African...
South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late today. Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when...
View ArticleExpress-Times owner studying possible consolidations in New Jersey
Advance Publications owns The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest daily newspaper, and also operates three other daily papers in the state. BY TED SHERMAN The company that owns The Star-Ledger, NJ.com...
View ArticleThieves of radioactive material in Mexico 'will, without a doubt, die' - PM...
Also, a woman is accused of killing a date before going to dinner with her husband. Curiosity about their stolen load will be the death of the men who absconded with a truck carrying radioactive...
View ArticleAttorney for Norton Oil Co.: 'There is no money and no oil left'
New Jersey state law enforcement officials are investigating the Phillipsburg company's abrupt closure last month, according to the attorney, who plans to file for bankruptcy on behalf of owner...
View ArticleHackers access personal information of 26,000 Pennsylvanians getting benefits
The breach affects only cardholders who used the JPMorgan Chase UCard Center website between mid-July and mid-September, the Treasury Department said. Hackers gained access to the personal information...
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