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Pennsylvania ends bid to hire British firm to run lottery
A year ago, Attorney General Kathleen Kane rejected the Camelot Global Services contract as illegal. Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen KaneAP File Photo Gov. Tom Corbett is ending his pursuit of...
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Life support extended for girl declared brain dead after tonsillectomy
The family says there is hope for recovery despite doctors saying the 13-year-old is brain dead. Jahi McMathAP Photo A California judge today ordered a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead to...
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Snow forecast coming into focus - three to eight inches Thursday into Friday,...
'The Lehigh Valley is an interesting spot,' because it could get three to six inches or four to eight inches of snow, the Hackettstown-based meteorologist says. Three to six inches of snow. Four to...
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Home electricity use in U.S. falling to 2001 levels
Trend attributed to more energy-efficient appliances and better gadgets. Top: Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the Apple Macbook Air laptop in 2010 at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Bottom:...
View ArticleNew Jersey minimum wage will get $1 bump Wednesday
The constitutional amendment also guarantees future minimum wage hikes to the lowest-paid workers as the cost of living rises. A quarter-million low-wage workers will get raises Wednesday, when a...
View ArticleEvacuation called off at Fountain Hill day care center after heater...
The outage appears to be regional, with 1,569 PPL Electric Utilities customers initially in the dark in Lower Saucon Township. A malfunction heating unit drew an emergency response this morning to the...
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Dangerously cold temperatures to arrive in Lehigh Valley area with snowstorm...
As for how much snow we'll get with the storm, estimates range from 2 to 8 inches depending on where you live. UPDATE: Parts of Lehigh Valley region expected to see 4 to 8 inches of snowMeteorologists...
View ArticlePennsylvania Turnpike to increase tolls starting this weekend
The new rates take effect Sunday. Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are scheduled to increase this weekend. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said today that its annual increase will be 12 percent...
View ArticleOlder New Jersey residents driven inland by Superstorm Sandy
Little Egg Harbor Township among communities that are seeing increased interested in senior living developments. By DONNA WEAVER The Press of Atlantic City Chased by Superstorm Sandy from their...
View ArticleParts of Lehigh Valley region expected to see 4 to 8 inches of snow
Northampton and Warren counties are forecast to see 4 to 8 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, but Lehigh County is only forecast for 2 to 4 inches. UPDATE: Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleLehigh Valley forecast grows: 6 to 10 inches of snow expected
Blowing and drifting snow is possible because the precipitation is expected to be fluffy and winds are forecast to be 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, the forecast says. UPDATE: Expect heavy snow...
View ArticleHigher gasoline, diesel taxes kick in today at pumps across Pennsylvania
However, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is expecting a slight overall drop in average U.S. gas and diesel prices in 2014. Taxes on gasoline and diesel in Pennsylvania were higher as of...
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Lambertville and Bethlehem families welcome 2014 New Year's babies
Locally, New Year's Day proved to be a slow time for babies. Officials in Easton Hospital and Hackettstown Regional Medical Center said no babies were born at their hospitals during the first 12 hours...
View ArticleExpect heavy snow but not blizzard in Lehigh Valley, northwest New Jersey,...
Snow is expected to begin accumulating around 1 p.m. Thursday and continue into Friday morning, according to weather reports. A snowstorm headed toward the Lehigh Valley will likely fall short of...
View ArticleTexting, dialing while driving raises crash risk but talking doesn't, study...
David Strayer, a University of Utah scientist who has done research on this topic, said the findings that merely talking on a phone while driving was not dangerous is "completely at odds with what we...
View ArticleEarly school releases scheduled with snow on horizon; check out the list
New Jersey schools begin to make announcements. Are you tired of winter yet?The snow hasn't started but the early dismissal reports have. Just before 6 this morning, Hackettstown police reported...
View ArticlePennDOT fighting snowstorm before the first flake falls, spokesman says
Potential of whiteout and for temperatures so cold that road salt won't work are among the concerns, the spokesman says. Are you tired of winter yet?Long before today's snowstorm begins, workers from...
View ArticleEaston snow emergency to be 5 tonight to 5 p.m. Friday; city plots how to aid...
Clearing the city's streets will be a 24/7 effort, the public works director says. Other communities declare emergencies, limit parking. Are you tired of winter yet?The city of Easton administration...
View ArticleWinter storm roundup: Northeast prepares to get slammed with up to a foot of...
From Massachusetts to New Jersey, the region is getting ready to be dumped on. The snow hasn't started yet in the Lehigh Valley, but parts north are already seeing the effects of the storm. In...
View ArticleSnapchat not responsive following security breach that affects 4.6 million users
Company spokeswoman Mary Ritti said this morning that the company is assessing the situation but did not have further comment. Snapchat, the disappearing-message service popular with young people, has...
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