East Stroudsburg man accused of causing fatal, drunken-driving accident turns...
Pennsylvania State Police say the 47-year old turned himself in to the Swiftwater barracks this morning. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoPennsylvania State Police say Hightman turned himself in...
View ArticleKinsey S. Reagan, B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier in World War II -...
He enjoyed his family, summers at Ocean City, NJ, golf, travel, and keeping busy out in his barn workshop. View full sizeKinsey S. Reagan Kinsey S. Reagan, 94, of Plainfield Township, passed away...
View ArticlePenn State's new trustees selected in Sandusky scandal aftermath
The newcomers include a well-known former football player and a businessman critical of the board's actions after the arrest of Jerry Sandusky in a child sex abuse scandal. Express-Times Photo | MATT...
View ArticleDow Jones drops 168 points as stocks dive on weak employment news
The Dow posted its second-worst weekly decline this year. AP Photo | RICHARD DREWTrader Ronald Guidone, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell Friday after a weak jobs...
View ArticleSEPTA lottery winners to stay on job; Chaos erupts in courtroom - PM news links
SEPTA lottery winners to stay on job; Chaos erupts in courtroom - PM news links AP File PhotoSEPTA workers who won a $107 million jackpot plan to stay on the job.Chaos erupts in courtroom during...
View ArticleSalmonella in dog food sickens 14 people across United States
Health officials say people can get salmonella by handling infected dog food, then not washing their hands before eating or handling their own food. Federal health officials say at least 14 people in...
View ArticleSupermoon expected Saturday night
The moon will be much closer than average; making it appear about 14 percent bigger than it would if the moon were at its farthest distance, The moon is seen in this file photo.The biggest and...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky defense filing mentions even more accusers
The disclosure of more accusers could help the defense, according to a law professor. View full sizeAP File Photo | MATT ROURKEJerry Sandusky, center, a former Penn State assistant football coach...
View ArticleCheetah mauling victim tells of attack; army probes death of soldier on Skype...
Also, hundreds of people turn out in support of Dharun Ravi. View full sizeAP Photo Violet D'Mello, of Scotland, is attacked by cheetahs during a visit to a game reserve in South Africa. Joy and...
View ArticleDoris E. Black, former Sunday school teacher at St. Paul's Lutheran Church -...
Doris graduated from Easton High School, Class of 1944. View full sizeDoris E. Black Doris E. Black, 85, of Devon House, Allentown, formerly of Easton, passed away Friday in ManorCare of...
View ArticleFive charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing
The alleged terrorists took out their ear buds, which provided translation. View full sizeAP PhotoIn this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTina Gayle Wooten, last employed by Xerox in the Phillipsburg School District...
She enjoyed making stained glass, playing bingo and gardening. Tina Gayle WootenTina Gayle Wooten, 57, of Easton, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, in St. Luke's Hospice House, surrounded by her...
View ArticleOne of Lehigh Valley Hospital's tiniest babies heads home
Jaiden Joray, who has a long Lehigh Valley lineage, was about 14.3 ounces when he was born in January. Not long after learning the baby she was carrying would be a boy, Amanda Joray got crushing...
View ArticleInterstate 80 accident in Monroe County kills New York woman, Pennsylvania...
The 38-year-old, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from a vehicle as it flipped after going up a grass embankment in the median. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoPennsylvania State...
View ArticleChris Christie may be after New Jersey Superior Court judges; Penn State...
Also, a vote is set for Tuesday about BYOB in dry Ocean City, N.J. View full sizeAP File PhotoWill beer appear on the beach in Ocean City, N.J.?N.J. Superior Court judges beware: Gov. Christie may be...
View ArticleHindenburg disaster marked by remembrance in New Jersey on 75th anniversary
The disaster in Lakehurst killed 35 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crewman on the ground. View full sizeAP File PhotoRobert Buchanan, then 87, sits in his Tuckerton, N.J., home, talking about...
View ArticleNew Jersey's new driver's license requirements challenged by ACLU
The ACLU sought the injunction mainly on claims the state imposed the system without publishing details or soliciting public comment. View full sizePhoto Courtesy NJ MVCThe ACLU is fighting the Motor...
View ArticleChris Christie's budget cuts into water, pollution and oil spill programs
Funding for forest resource management would increase 34 percent and parks management would get 20 percent more. View full sizeAP File PhotoNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is offering several cuts in...
View ArticleJohn 'Lefty' Erdie, worked with Tony Franczak as a painter and paper hanger -...
He loved to hunt and fish with his buddies and grandkids. John ErdieJohn "Lefty" Erdie, 90, of Nazareth, passed away Saturday in the home he built.John worked with Tony Franczak, and also worked for...
View ArticleNo foul play suspected in Army captain's death viewed by wife over Skype;...
Also, man falls into acid tank, co-worker jumps in to save him in Clifton, N.J. View full sizeAP File PhotoCapt. Bruce Kevin ClarkArmy investigators: No foul play suspected in captain's death...
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