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'Almost unprecedented' outages in Washington, D.C. area. View full sizeAP Photo | PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAISA fallen tree blocks the sidewalk and damages a park vehicle on Saturday in the Dupont Circle...
View ArticleGarden State Parkway road-rage crash kills woman, police report
The wreck happened when one driver passed another on the right using the exit lane, police said. A passenger in the passing car died, police said. Road rage is suspected in a crash on the Garden State...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline to pay record $3 billion penalty and plead guilty
It promoted two drugs for unapproved uses and withheld safety data about a third drug. View full sizeAP File PhotoGlaxoSmithKline used to be headquartered in Philadelphia; it's now based in North...
View ArticlePennsylvania State Police plan heightened enforcement for Fourth of July...
Troopers will especially be targeting drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoPennsylvania State Police say they will be keeping an extra close eye out...
View ArticleLower Saucon Township-based Premium Healthy Spring Water Inc. announces new...
Premium Healthy Spring Water Inc. now pictures an image of the Blue Spring in New Zealand on its label to show customers the source of the drinking water. Premium Healthy Spring Water Inc. of Lower...
View ArticleFrank Hydash, retired in 1996 after 13 years as a mechanic for Pryslak Farms...
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul R.C. Church, Great Meadows. Frank Hydash, 84, of Hackettstown, died Saturday.He retired from Pryslak Farms in 1996. Prior to that he worked for Raymond Bolzan.He...
View ArticleChris Christie offers tax compromise; millions still without power after...
Evidence of the elusive Higgs boson, the target of particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider, is expected to be presented. View full sizeAP File PhotoScientists are due to provide an update...
View ArticleFewer fatalities on New Jersey roads compared to last year, officials say
The Highway Traffic Safety Division says there have been 262 fatalities compared to 291 during the first six months of the year in 2011. Fewer people are dying on New Jersey roads compared to the same...
View ArticleMary C. McDonough, worked as a registered nurse at Easton Hospital -...
She was a member of St. Jane Frances de Chantel Catholic Church in Palmer Township. Mary C. McDonoughMary C. McDonough, 93, of Easton, passed away Sunday in the Easton Nursing Center.She was a...
View ArticleGiant Food Stores recall dog food
Three canine meals are affected, according to the voluntary recall notice. View full sizePedigree.com photoSome Pedigree dog dinners may contain small pieces of blue plastic, according to today's...
View ArticleGov. Tom Corbett signs bill allowing expert testimony in sexual assault cases
Proponents said the measure approved last month by the Legislature without debate would end what they call the commonwealth's stigma as the only state without such a law. AP Photo | BRADLEY C....
View ArticleN.J. schools get fraction of anti-bullying funds
New Jersey school districts are getting way less than they hoped from the state. View full sizeRobert Sciarrino | The Star-LedgerCorey Bernstein, from Millburn, speaks about being bullied in school as...
View ArticleHot Dog eating contest holds weigh-in
The main event is today in Coney Island. View full sizeAP PhotoHot-dog eating record holders Joey Chestnut, left, and Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas weigh in Tuesday for the annual Coney Island Fourth...
View ArticlePa. child treated for rabid bat bite at home
Rabid bats are especially dangerous because their bites are small and hard to detect. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture officials say a child is being treated for rabies after being bitten by a...
View ArticleMore than 758,000 registered Pennsylvania voters do not have PennDOT photo IDs
Department officials had said previously that they believed that 99 percent of Pennsylvania voters already had the photo ID they will need at the polls in November. Express-Times File PhotoThe PennDot...
View ArticleJoey Chestnut eats 68 hot dogs to win sixth straight Coney Island hot dog...
The total tied his personal best and the record. AP Photo | JOHN MINCHILLOFive-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut celebrates after he wins his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest...
View ArticleJohn W. Jack Maloney, a retired printer at Mack Printing - Obituaries today
He was a 1937 graduate of Easton Area High School. John W. Jack Maloney John W. Jack Maloney, 92, formerly of Easton, passed away on Tuesday at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Bethlehem...
View ArticlePhysicists say they've found evidence of 'God particle'; Philadelphia has...
Also, tour bus crash north of New York City sends 24 to hospital. AP Photo | DENIS BALIBOUSEFormer CERN director general Christopher Llewelyn-Smith, standing left, Lyn Evans, scientific director,...
View ArticleBon-Ton sales down slightly in June, retailer announces
Items for men sold well near Father's Day, while women's sportswear, furniture and sales of children's items did not perform well, the company reports. Express-Times File PhotoThe Bon-Ton has stores...
View ArticlePhiladelphia monsignor denied house arrest; businesses weigh health insurance...
Also, a program looks to save Newark's homeless veterans; and a power company works to restore all the electricity in South Jersey. G.I. Go program looks to save Newark's homeless veterans from...
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