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Lehigh Valley escapes major widespread power outages
Power customers in other parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey remain without power. The Star-Ledger | SAED HINDASH Lightning strikes over St. Paul the Apostle Church in Highland Park Thursday night as...
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Olympics kick off tonight; Does Olympic amputee runner have unfair...
Also Colorado judge bans release of theater suspect’s university documents; Facebook stock plummets after earnings- A.M. news links The Star-Ledger | ANDREW MILLS The French basketball team poses for...
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Marilyn K. Stampone, retired from Ingersoll-Rand Co. after 17 years -...
She graduated from Easton Area High School in 1963. Marilyn K. StamponeMarilyn K. Stampone, 66, of Forks Township, passed away on Wednesday in Easton Hospital.She retired from Ingersoll-Rand Co.,...
View ArticleNew Jersey teen allegedly lured ex-boyfriend to beating
The girl and the attackers got into her car and drove away, leaving the victim bleeding on the ground, police said. Police say a 19-year-old in New Jersey lured her ex-boyfriend to a schoolyard where...
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Delta Air Lines shutting down regional carrier Comair at end of September
The shutdown will have no effect on Lehigh Valley International Airport, LVIA spokeswoman Susan Kittle said. View full sizeAP File PhotoIn this file photo, one Comair plane takes off while another...
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Maryland cops thwart planned massacre by 'joker'
When police spoke to the man he was wearing a T-shirt that read 'Guns don’t kill people. I do.' View full sizeCourtesy of the Prince George's County PolicePrince George's County Police in Maryland...
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Limerick nuclear power plant returns one reactor to service, shuts down another
Exelon Corp. took the southeastern Pennsylvania plant's Unit 2 offline today after turning Unit 1 back on, following a notification of an unusual event July 18. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo...
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LANTA to host open houses on potential bus system improvements
The first public open house will take place next Wednesday at the Grand Eastonian Suites Hotel in Easton. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoA LANTA bus stops in downtown Easton.LANTA will host a...
View ArticleSuspended Philly priest allegedly molested boy, 10; Columnist calls to...
Also, Facebook's plunging stock cost Mark Zuckerberg $7.2 billion. Poor guy. Suspended priest charged with molesting boy, 10 [philly.com]The Doctor is in: Penn State acting AD David Joyner discusses...
View ArticleEaston man in Interstate 78 accident allegedly drove drunk
A DUI charge will be filed against Joseph Starace. An Easton man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Thursday afternoon following a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 78 in...
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Family displaced by Catasauqua house fire - UPDATE
Fire crews were called at about 6:13 p.m.to 265 Edward Lane. Fire crews were called at about 6:13 p.m. today for a fire at 265 Edward Lane in Catasauqua.Fire officials did not immediately return phone...
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David J. Steward, volunteered with Meals on Wheels - Obituaries today
He belonged to the Good Shepherd Spinal Cord Injury Support Group David J. StewardDavid J. Steward, 66, of Nazareth, passed away peacefully Friday at his residence.David performed volunteer work with...
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Paterno statue taken out of Beaver Stadium, according to reports
Penn State officials and board member Anthony Lubrano declined to elaborate further on the statue's location, the Inquirer said. The Joe Paterno statue has left the building.The Philadelphia Inquirer...
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Central Pa. man accused of killing 3, fleeing with daughter; latest Olympics...
A New Jersey man is accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend and their 3-month-old child out of a third-story window. Vote in our NEWS POLL. The Star-Ledger | ANDREW MILLSMore than 10,000 spectators...
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See photos from area festivals and fairs
Photographers visited the Warren County Farmers' Fair, the Plainfield Farmers' Fair, the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, and the Holy Family Festival Express-Times photographers have...
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Penn State president says school is adequately covered for lawsuits
Rodney Erickson told CBS's 'Face the Nation' program in an interview taped for broadcast Sunday that the university has liability coverage like any institution of its size. AP Photo | ALEX BRANDONPenn...
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On seventh drunken driving arrest, Bethlehem man to be treated as two-time...
Craig Solomon, of Bethlehem, was arrested July 6 for his alleged seventh drunken driving incident. Courtesy PhotoCraig Solomon, 46, of the 1000 block of Spring Street in Bethlehem, was arrested on...
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Pennsylvania's voter ID data flawed; 2012 Olympics updates - AM news links
Also, one New Jersey community is turning to bouncers to enforce the beach-tag law. View full sizeAP Photo | CHRISTOPHE ENAMarianne Vos, left, of The Netherlands, left, outsprints Britain's Elizabeth...
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Maryland man who allegedly planned massacre a 'gentle giant,' friends say
Two friends said they couldn't imagine the man intended to be taken seriously when he allegedly told a supervisor. View full sizeCourtesy of the Prince George's County PolicePrince Georgeâs County...
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Allentown, Bethlehem to be sprayed for mosquitoes to help curb West Nile virus
The spraying treatment was first used last August. View full sizeAP File PhotoMore mosquito samples from Lehigh and Northampton counties have tested positive for West Nile virus.The Pennsylvania...
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