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Bill Maher's tweet about Tim Tebow draws heat; Two-year-old boy fatally shot...
Also, Philadelphia-area musician's death ruled a homicide. AP Photo Bill MaherTwo-year old boy fatally shot in Newark identified; shooting appears accidental [nj.com]Rock musician's death ruled a...
View ArticleGiant Food Stores announce recall of shredded cheese
Some packages of Miller's Shredded Cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Giant Food Stores announced tonight the voluntary recall of Miller's Shredded Cheese due to potential...
View ArticleRising Tide Community Loan Fund lends $311,470 to local businesses
The organization has completed the best six-month period in its 10-year history. The Rising Tide Community Loan Fund said today it has completed best six-month period in its 10-year history, lending...
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey state parks host New Year's Day hikes
The free, guided excursions range from 2 to 15 miles in Northampton, Warren and Hunterdon counties. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | SUE BEYERA pair of horseback riders navigate the...
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United Way of the Lehigh Valley moves into brighter, better office space
The offices, now located at the LSI campus off American Parkway near Coca-Cola Park, will save the United Way more than $100,000 over five years and give the non-profit access to more and upgraded...
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Cable costs rising in 2012 for Lehigh Valley area customers
Core channels will cost about 5 percent more, plus other fees are rising. Express-Times File Photo Cable rates for RCN and Service Electric customers in the Lehigh Valley, as well as Comcast customers...
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Your comments: Are laptops, tablets for students a necessity in schools?
mozvz says, 'I am on the fence about using this type of technology on a consistent basis.' View full sizeAP Photo | MATT ROURKENinth-grade honors English teacher Allison Levine helps a student who...
View ArticleNewark, N.J., teen who tried to carjack off-duty cop died after shootout and...
The 17-year-old exchanged gunshots with the police officer early this morning and was wounded at least once before getting into a waiting stolen getaway vehicle that crashed, ejecting him, prosecutors...
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Berks County church gets $1.64 million estate from slain Alburtis woman;...
Also, more nightclubs and bars are using metal detectors to check patrons, and Arizona parents posted photos on Facebook after using duct tape on their kids. View full sizeAlthea Walbert, 82, and...
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Graham Spanier ouster, DB Cooper case lead the top ten most-read stories in 2011
The Jerry Sandusky scandal tops the most-read headlines on lehighvalleylive.com this year followed by a variety of interesting headlines. Joe Hermitt/Patriot-NewsGraham Spanier was dismissed as Penn...
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Ruth S. Vivian, retired registered nurse at Easton Hospital - Obituaries today
Ruth was a retired registered nurse who worked many years at Easton Hospital. Ruth S. VivianRuth S. Vivian, 87, of Palmer Township, passed away Thursday in Old Orchard Health Care Center.Ruth was a...
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Hampered by a stagnant economy, the Lehigh Valley generated action in 2011
Merger and expansion shaped the health care industry, while several regional projects advanced. Growth by leaps and bounds it wasn’t. The region, like much of the country, muddled through a shaky...
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Year in Review: Allentown explosion, murder of Freemansburg police officer...
Record rainfalls, political battles over Gracedale and Hagedorn and the Penn State scandal involving Jerry Sandusky also made headlines. See a PHOTO GALLERY of pictures of the year. Events in 2011...
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Final scramble before Iowa caucas; Allentown woman, 77, shot in foot - news...
The state looks more closely at Newark's finances than it used to, and other top stories. View full sizeAP PhotoRepublican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and his...
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Lehigh Valley's first child of the year born to Lehigh Township couple
The birth happened at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | MATT SMITHKaitlin Beani and her husband welcomed their second child, a girl they...
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With executions backlogged, Pennsylvania Senate calls for review of death...
Should Pennsylvania do away with the death penalty? Take today's NEWS POLL. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoIt's been more than a decade since someone was put to death in Pennsylvania.When...
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Police hunt gunman after Mount Rainier National Park ranger killed; New...
Also, Vaughn Spencer takes oath as Reading's new mayor. AP Photo This undated photo provided by Mount Rainier National Park shows park Ranger Margaret Anderson. Anderson, 34, was fatally shot Sunday...
View ArticleNortheastern Pennsylvania baby dies 2 weeks after being shaken
The 2-month-old boy was abused by his mom's boyfriend, authorities say. Authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania baby is dead two weeks after being shaken by his mother's boyfriend.Lackawanna...
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Paralyzed bride learning to move again, planning a family; Philadelphia...
Also, police are looking for the person who shot a teenager in the eye with a paintball in Berks County. View full sizeAP File PhotoIn October 2011, Rachelle Chapman, of North Carolina, uses a passive...
View ArticlePolice cite cross-dressing Pennsylvania man chained in car
A police report says the suspect chained himself 'to build himself up to going into the store dressed like a woman.' Police have cited a man for disorderly conduct for allegedly chaining himself...
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