'No impact on public health and safety' in southeastern Pa. nuclear plant...
Operators of Limerick Generating Station shut down one of two electricity-generating reactors this morning following an electrical fault in non-safety equipment. Regional power supplies are not...
View ArticleFate of Paterno statue decided within week or two; 'Finding Nemo' sequel on...
Also, how high temps kill your tech gadgets' batteries. AP File Photo | GENE J. PUSKARThe fate of the statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium will...
View ArticleNew Jersey boy dies after beach sand tunnel collapses on him
The boy's mother was nearby when the collapse occurred and called 911. Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has died from injuries suffered when a massive sand tunnel he was building at a New Jersey...
View ArticleFormer Penn State president Graham Spanier drops lawsuit against university
The May lawsuit says Spanier needed emails to refresh his memory before cooperating with the Louis Freeh investigation. View full sizeAP Photo | CAROLYN KASTERGraham SpanierPenn State University's...
View ArticleLas Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson fires back at China prostitution claim
Adelson and Sands attorneys say judge should give no weight to 'inflammatory and personally derogatory' claims. AP File PhotoSheldon AdelsonLas Vegas Sands Corp. chief and leading Republican political...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorms called for Lehigh Valley and New Jersey - UPDATE
Thousands in Lehigh, Northampton counties without power. The National Weather Service at Mount Holly N.J. is calling for strong thunderstorms in Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Warren...
View ArticlePennsylvania Voter ID law explained, criticized
The Martin Luther & Coretta Scott King Memorial Project, the Allentown NAACP, Equality Pennsylvania, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday at...
View ArticleJCP&L has to explain rates, earnings; Pennsylvania voter ID dispute...
Also, Point Pleasant Beach bars file new lawsuit over midnight closing; Pennsylvania attorney general candidates split on Freeh Report results. View full sizeStar-Ledger Photo | TONY KURDZUKA...
View ArticleGov. Chris Christie signs drug court eligibility expansion bill today
The new law requires treatment rather than prison for non-violent, drug-dependent offenders. View full sizeStar-Ledger File PhotoNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was to sign a bill today expanding drug...
View ArticleJames Robert Stanley, was a construction laborer for F&N Engineering -...
Jim Bob enjoyed fishing, gardening and being outdoors. James Robert StanleyJames Robert "Jim Bob" Stanley, 29, of White Township, passed away Tuesday at his home.He worked for F&N Engineering, and...
View ArticleAlabama coach Nick Saban suggests Penn State ticket tax to benefit child...
The coach doesn't favor punishing those who weren't associated with the Jerry Sandusky scandal. View full sizeAP File PhotoNick SabanNick Saban says one option to address the Penn State tragedy might...
View ArticleDelaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission hikes being investigated by U.S....
The Government Accountability Office has requested information from the commission as part of a probe into bi-state transportation authorities. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoThe Delaware River...
View ArticleMan surrenders in attempted abduction of Philly girl; Cop accused of stealing...
Also, FBI search of Trenton City Hall could take days. Express-Times File Photo | CHRIS POSTShutdown of Exelon Corp.'s Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery County, Pa. is affecting the...
View ArticleLongtime Penn State trustee resigns in wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal
'It is clear to me that my presence on the board has become a distraction,' Steve Garban said in a statement. AP Photo | MATT ROURKESteve Garban announced tonight he is resigning from the Penn State...
View ArticleBerks County police officer charged in $4,900 theft
The Lower Heidelberg Township cop was secretary and treasurer of the officers' association fund, authorities report. View full sizeAP File PhotoA Berks County police officer faces theft charges.A...
View ArticleShooting during premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Colorado leaves 12...
A man who was wearing a gas mask and had several weapons was taken into custody. View full sizeAP Photo via The Denver Post | KARL GEHRINGAt least a dozen people are dead and 50 hurt after a shooting...
View ArticleDennis Donato Ronco, owned pharmacies in Roseto and Bangor - Obituaries today
He served in the Navy during World War II. Dennis Donato RoncoDennis Donato Ronco, 87, of Mifflinburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday.He served in the Navy during World War II.He owned and operated...
View Article'The Dark Knight Rises' tragedy prompts show of force from Pohatcong, Upper...
Officers will periodically walk into the four screens showing the film throughout the day in Pohatcong, while a second officer will patrol the Rave in Upper Saucon, police said. View full...
View ArticleU.S. stocks slide as crisis in Europe deepens
All three major indexes fell about 1 percent. AP Photo | RICHARD DREWSpecialist Joseph Dreyer, left, and trader Glenn Kessler work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks dropped...
View ArticleHoarding cited in Pa. seizure of 185 Chihuahuas; 'Batman' screening gunman...
Also, Joe Paterno statue decision reportedly expected in next 72 hours. AP Photo | WILLIAM R. NICHOLSIn this photo released by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of...
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