Pennsylvania men sentenced in Palin lawyer harassment case
Two Pennsylvania men convicted of harassing Sarah Palin's Alaska attorneys were sentenced Friday to time served and five years' probation View full sizeAP Photo| Charlie NeibergallTwo Pennsylvania men...
View ArticleEmmaus man reaching for phone with 2-year old in car crashes in Lower...
He and the 2-year-old in the car were uninjured. Express-Times Photo | PRECIOUS PETTYPennsylvania State Police charged a Lehigh County man with careless driving.An Emmaus man crashed into a fence and...
View ArticleThomas A. Hager, heavy equipment operator and welder with Rusty Smith in...
He was a 1967 graduate of Phillipsburg High School. Thomas A. Hagar Thomas A. Hager, 62, of West Easton passed away Thursday, in St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill.He was a heavy...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers considering bill that would penalize drivers for...
Local emergency and police officials are hailing the idea, saying such rescues often happen when crews are trying to deal with flood damage and downed trees and power lines. AP Photo | BEN...
View ArticlePolice seek two teens who escaped Monroe County youth services agency
The duo ran away from the Youth Services Agency Camp in Eldred Township sometime between noon and 4 p.m. today. Express-Times File PhotoPennsylvania State Police are seeking two teens who escaped from...
View ArticleSouthern New Jersey bank robber armed with garden hose spray nozzle runs out...
The 32-year-old man, who had parked at a nearby business, tried to drive away but didn't get far before running out of gas. Authorities say a southern New Jersey bank robbery was foiled when the...
View ArticleComedian Tommy Chong fighting prostate cancer; Grandma charged with stealing...
Also, nominee for Iraq envoy runs into opposition over racy e-mails. AP Photo | CHRIS PIZZELLOTommy Chong, left, and Cheech Marin pose together backstage at the 2008 ALMA Awards in Aug. 2008 in...
View ArticleLehigh Valley public schools go on offensive to lure students back from...
Superintendents argue they're grappling with tight budgets, cutting programs and laying off teachers. Yet, they're funneling tax dollars to growing home-based cyber schools that aren't meeting state...
View ArticleNew Jersey hashing out stand-alone virtual schools
The state has given two charter schools initial approval to open in the fall but a final determination about on whether they will open won't be made until July, according to the state. No full-time...
View ArticlePennsylvania push for cyber and charter school funding reforms
A new charter and cyber school reform bill has been introduced in Harrisburg that's garnering support from the state organizations representing teacher unions, school business officials, school...
View ArticleFormer Auburn University football players shot dead; Spain to accept bailout...
Also, one of Jerry Sandusky's accusers graduates high school after a difficult journey. View full sizePhotos courtesy of Auburn UniversityEd Christian, left, and Ladarious Phillips, right, are dead...
View ArticleTerry M. Schultz, electrical contractor - Obituaries today
He was a 1982 graduate of North Hunterdon High School. Terry M. SchultzTerry M. Schultz, 47, of Pittstown, N.J., died on Friday, June 8, 2012, at his home.Terry was a self-employed electrical...
View ArticleFormula One racer to check out New Jersey course
He won't speed because the surface is not yet ready. A Google Maps representation of the Formula 1 Grand Prix course. The route travels through areas of Weekhawken and West New York.Formula One racers...
View ArticleU.S. commerce secretary cited with felony hit-and-run; suffered seizure
John Bryson was in two accidents in his personal car in the Los Angles area. View full sizeAP File PhotoU.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson was cited with felony hit-and-run after two Los Angles area...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky defense team asks that former Penn State assistant football...
Grand jury testimony of Penn State officials Graham Spanier, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz should also be part of the record, a Sandusky lawyer requests. View full sizeAP Photo | GENE J. PUSKARJerry...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky news links: Opening arguments today in trial of former Penn...
While the defense will try to raise jurors' doubts, it's the accusers' credibility that could sway the case. Administrators could face more charges, according to NBC. The judge gave directions to...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky called 'serial predator' who abused some boys 'over years,'...
The defense opening statement is expected later today in the case of the former Penn State University assistant football coach. The lead prosecutor opened former Penn State University assistant...
View ArticleGov. Chris Christie can't abolish Council on Affordable Housing - yet, New...
The governor has to wait until the court case plays out. View full sizeAP File PhotoNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has to wait if he wants to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing.New Jersey's...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky's attorney says young men are accusers, not victims
Defense attorney Joe Amendola, in his opening, calls the investigation flimsy and says some of the young men have financial interests in the case. The attorney for former Penn State University...
View ArticleWilliam LePore, was truck driver for various companies before retiring in...
He loved to cook and cater for his friends. William LePore, 72, of Belvidere, passed away May 30, 2012, at home.He retired in 1994 as a truck driver for various trucking companies.William loved to...
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