Frigid cold ties Lehigh Valley record low, and a second deep freeze looms Monday
The Lehigh Valley International Airport saw the mercury drop to minus 4 degrees this morning, and Monday night could see temperatures back around zero. Keep your parka handy and your mittens nearby....
View ArticleCrime down in Lehigh Valley, Warren and Hunterdon counties in 2012,...
Uniform Crime Reports for 2012, just released, represent a tool in the battle against crime, authorities say. BY MATTHEW BULTMAN AND SARAH M. WOJCIKThe Express-TimesCrime in both Warren and Hunterdon...
View ArticleLink between smoking, cancer reaffirmed 50 years ago in historic report
"It was the beginning," said Kenneth Warner, a University of Michigan public health professor who is a leading authority on smoking and health. Fifty years ago, ashtrays seemed to be on every table...
View ArticlePennsylvania State Police seek attacker who shot, killed driver on Interstate 81
Police say 28-year-old Timothy Davison called 911 as he crossed from Maryland into Pennsylvania, heading north about 2 a.m. Saturday. Pennsylvania State Police believe the shooter in an apparent...
View ArticleJohn F. Kennedy International Airport suspends flights for two hours after...
No injuries were reported after Delta Connection 4100 landed shortly after 8 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. A plane from Toronto slid into snow as it turned...
View ArticleHave you noticed a change in crime in your neighborhood? (poll)
According to state police statistics in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the region saw an overall drop in crime from 2011 to 2012. Have you noticed a difference in crime in your neighborhood? According...
View ArticleHow to stay safe in the bitter cold
Learn how to guard against frostbite and dead car batteries. There's cold. And then there's subzero, frostbite cold. Record-breaking frigid temperatures started blanketing the Midwest on Sunday in...
View ArticleFrigid to wet and warm and back to frigid - two 50-degree swings in 48 hours,...
It is 53 degrees before dawn today after a low of 1 on Sunday and chill factors of minus 10 to minus 25 by Tuesday, forecasts indicate. Calling the last 24 hours and the next 24 hours in weather...
View ArticleVolunteer fire departments fear health care law's implications
Small and rural fire departments from California to Maine, which has one of the country's highest percentages of volunteer and on-call firefighters, rely on volunteers to avoid the budget-strapping...
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'Jihad Jane' gets 10 years in prison in plot to kill Swedish artist
Both sides agree the Pennsylvania woman was lonely and isolated and endured harsh abuse throughout her life. View full sizeColleen "Jihad Jane" LaRose was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her part...
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Allentown man admits burglary spree at Lehigh Valley Dollar Tree stores
Police say Weatherspoon began burglarizing the stores in December 2012 and was eventually caught this past July only hours after he broke into a Bethlehem store. View full sizeRichard...
View ArticlePennsylvania state universities may allow firearms - P.M. News Links
Teenager missing since November found in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania state universities may allow firearms in open areas of campus (philly.com)Teen from Linden, N.J., missing since November found in...
View ArticleServing alcohol to a teen among liquor laws violations, police say
Other violations included failure to have program training, police say. The Pennsylvania State Police have issued four liquor law violations through Northampton County at various clubs and bars. On...
View ArticleCold snap expected to set new regional power record
PJM Interconnection said this afternoon it expects power supplies to be adequate today for the 13-state region it covers. The extremely cold weather forecast to grip the region tonight is expected to...
View ArticleSchool closings for Tuesday: Nazareth, Saucon Valley among early announcements
The wind chill will feel like 15 to 20 below zero, according to the National Weather Service. Schools are getting a head start on the weather this week. The expected frigid temperatures and black ice...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide, pipes and pets: Cold snap highlights dangers
Never use an oven to heat a house and take steps to avoid frozen pipes, authorities say in some of the tips for dealing with single-digit cold. Utilities today warned residents against the risks posed...
View ArticleScorpion stings Pennsylvania man at grocery store
The arachnid apparently hitched a ride on a bunch of imported bananas. A Pennsylvania man is recovering after he was stung by a scorpion that hitched a ride on a bunch of imported bananas. TV station...
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Girl declared brain dead moved from hospital, is in 'bad shape'
A lawyer for the family of the 13-year-old says the girl has arrived safely at a new location, but won't say where that is. Jahi McMathFile Photo The 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain...
View ArticleNew Jersey works to curb sex trafficking before Super Bowl
"New Jersey has a huge trafficking problem," says U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces...
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If you're not dressed for it, if you don't have to, don't go outside - chill...
The temperature just after 6 this morning is zero. View full sizeMy hand got cold in a hurry taking this photo about half way to work. I eventually pulled the hood tighter.Express-Times Selfie | TONY...
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