Lehigh Valley school districts listed on AP District Honor Roll
At least two districts from Hunterdon County also made the honor roll. Four Lehigh Valley school districts are among 40 in Pennsylvania to be listed on the College Board's fourth annual AP District...
View ArticleMost school districts have two-hour delays on an icy morning
Phillipsburg has a 90-minute delay. Two-hour delays are common this morning in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey, according to WFMZ's Stormcenter website. With freezing rain making area roads...
View ArticleToday? Ice should melt. Tuesday? Two to four inches of snow.
A cold and active weather pattern has brought winter to the late autumn. What do you want to talk about first? Today or Tuesday? OK, let's talk about today. It will slowly get warmer this morning and...
View ArticleBear hunt begins in New Jersey with fewer permits
The hunt, established to help control the state's black bear population, continues for six days. New Jersey's black bear hunting season got underway today. Fewer permits have been issued this year....
View ArticleLeftover ice, Tuesday's forecast result in some delays - LIVE UPDATES
Keep checking back as we add any cancellations or delays throughout the evening. The anticipated freezing of today's precipitation and Tuesday's forecast for more snow are already prompting...
View ArticleSnow and ice will impact morning, evening commutes Tuesday, forecast says
Snow should start falling at dawn Tuesday and continue throughout the day. View full sizeA Winter Storm Warning, in pink, was declared for the Lehigh Valley.National Weather Service image The Lehigh...
View ArticleSnuggle House closes in Wisconsin
The business was part of a growing trend of touch therapy establishments across the United States. So much for snuggling in Wisconsin. The owner of Madison's new Snuggle House has decided to shut it...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman's girlfriend wants charges dropped
Zimmerman was arrested last month after his girlfriend accused him of pointing a gun at her, smashing a coffee table and pushing her outside. George Zimmerman asked a judge today to change the terms...
View ArticleMore than 1,200 get meningitis vaccine at Princeton
Students can get the voluntary vaccination through Thursday. Princeton University has begun vaccinating nearly 6,000 students to try to stop an outbreak of type B meningitis in an unusual federal...
View ArticleAttorney general seeks to be dismissed from Pennsylvania gay marriage lawsuit
Kathleen Kane says her office wasn't involved in any violation of rights. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom CorbettAP File Photo Attorney General Kathleen Kane is seeking to be dismissed from a federal lawsuit...
View ArticleSchools throughout Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey are closed ahead of...
Check the list to make sure your school is on it. As odd as it seems with no snow on the ground, most schools throughout the region are closed this morning. But check the list just to make sure. The...
View ArticlePassenger awakes to find himself locked in plane
Louisiana man falls asleep on a flight, then wakes up to find the plane parked and locked for the night. As the captain of an oil platform supply boat in the Gulf of Mexico, Tom Wagner is no stranger...
View ArticleSmack of snow could leave two to four inches in quick hit this morning,...
Very cold temperatures follow today's storm. A concentrated band of snow between 7 and 10 this morning will smack the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey from west to east, and then quickly taper,...
View ArticleNSA spying on online gamers around the world, report says
Agencies monitor activity in online fantasy games such as "World of Warcraft." American and British intelligence operations have been spying on gamers across the world, media outlets reported, saying...
View ArticleHighway speed limits lowered in Lehigh Valley as crashes arrive with the snow
Back roads in Lehigh County are impassable without four-wheel drive. As the snow arrived just before sunrise this morning, crashes commenced on the region's roads, according to emergency radio and...
View ArticleSpeed limits return to normal on Route 22, Route 33 and Interstate 78 in...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation had restricted top speeds to 45 mph. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has lifted speed limit restrictions on Interstate 78, Route 22 and...
View ArticlePublic works crews treating roads in Lehigh Valley region for evening commute
The potential for icing still exists. Public works crews throughout the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey are gearing up for what could become an icy and slushy evening commute.Pennsylvania Department of...
View ArticleSnowfall amounts: See how much fell in your neighborhood
Amounts ranged from 1.7 inches in Martins Creek to 4.3 inches in Whitehouse Station. How much snow fell with today's storm? Depends on where you are.The National Weather Service recorded 2 inches of...
View ArticleWoman admits sending ricin-laced letter to Obama - P.M. News Links
Texas woman was arrested after police say she tried to implicate her husband after he filed for divorce. Former actress pleads guilty to sending ricin to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor...
View ArticleBlack bear attacks teenager in central Pennsylvania
The woman suffered severe bites on her arms and shoulders, and a deep cut on her head, authorities said. A black bear attacked a teenager in central Pennsylvania as she hunted deer on a family farm,...
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