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Pocono Raceway to feature educational NASA exhibit this weekend
The exhibit will highlight parallels between the sciences used in NASCAR and NASA. View full sizeAP Photo/NASAA model of Curiosity, the Mars rover, will be on display this weekend at the Pocono...
View ArticleIndustry leaders explain federal health care law, harp on its shortcomings
Beginning in 2014, businesses will either have to offer employees health insurance or pay a tax. Insurance brokers, accountants and lobbyists expressed cynicism over the health care law upheld by the...
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New Jersey assemblyman targets red light cameras; Gov. Tom Corbett's...
Also, airplanes at a Washington, D.C., airport were on a collision course; Obama and Menendez are in good shape in a New Jersey poll, and a Philadelphia subway rider had an AK-47. View full...
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Mary Elizabeth Mattes, was employed by the Easton Housing Authority -...
Mary was a devoted grandmother and enjoyed bowling and card club. Mary Elizabeth MattesMary Elizabeth Mattes, 93, of Lower Nazareth Township, passed away Tuesday in Gracedale, the Northampton County...
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Former Northampton Area High School basketball standout Laura Newhard Lee...
Newhard Lee is in good condition nine days after a horse-riding accident in Wyoming, hospital officials said. View full sizeCourtesy photoNorthampton Area High School graduate Laura Newhard Lee is now...
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Lehigh Valley Syrian community divided over causes, outlook of civil war
A Lehigh University professor says Syria's uprising is unlikely to end anytime soon. 'At this point we just want the violence to stop,' an Allentown woman says. View full sizeAP PhotoSyrian President...
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Lehigh Valley area unemployment rises to 8.5 percent, report says
The new rate marks an increase from May's 8.1 percent unemployment. Jobs were added but more people sought work. View full sizeAP File Photo | BEBETO MATTHEWSHundreds seek jobs at a recent job...
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Pennsylvania Voter ID available starting this week
The Pennsylvania Department of State identification is good only for voting and designed for people ineligible for a state department of transportation ID. View full sizeExpress-Times File...
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Penn State removes 'Sweet Caroline' from football playlist
Officials decided the song could be awkward in light of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex scandal. View full sizeAP Photo | CAROLYN KASTERPenn State fans wear white as they fill Beaver Stadium to show...
View ArticleLehigh County records second human case of West Nile virus
Separately, an elderly Luzerne County resident has died from the disease, Pennsylvania health officials say. Lehigh County has recorded its second human case of West Nile virus this summer, the...
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Tropical Storm Isaac poised for Gulf landfall on Hurricane Katrina...
Also, authorities search for missing police officer off Wildwood shore. View full sizeAP Photo | GERALD HERBERTMotorists make their way out of the area today in Belle Chasse, La., in anticipation of...
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Lehigh Valley unemployment jumps to 8.8 percent in July
The second straight monthly increase brings local joblessness to its highest point since September 2011. Express-Times File Photo | MATT SMITHAniah Santiago, left, of Bethlehem, talks to Brad Nelson,...
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Big expectations for Christie's convention address; Tropical Storm Isaac...
The top news from around the region. View full sizeAP Photo | CHARLES DHARAPAKRepublican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in...
View ArticleTim Kennedy named president of Syracuse Media Group
Kennedy was publisher of The Morning Call in Allentown from 2006 to 2010. Tim Kennedy, a former executive with Emmaus-based Rodale and a former publisher of The Morning Call of Allentown, today was...
View ArticleThe Patriot-News condenses print publication, pushes digital-first model
The Pulitzer-Prize winning publication will begin printing three days a week next year. The Patriot-News, of Harrisburg, will decrease its publication frequency to three days a week starting in...
View ArticleRichard G. Rinehart had worked for Busch Dairy in Washington, N.J. -...
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid New York Jets fan as well as a New York Mets fan. Richard G. Rinehart, 76, of Washington, N.J., passed away Friday at his home, surrounded by his...
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Isaac strengthens to hurricane force over Gulf of Mexico
Isaac's track is forecast to bring it to New Orleans seven years after Katrina hit as a much stronger storm on Aug. 29, 2005. View full sizeAP Photo | NOAAIsaac is seen Monday moving across the Gulf...
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Arlen Specter again fighting cancer
He did not provide details of his illness, but he has twice overcome bouts with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system. View full sizeAP File Photo | Matt RourkeArlen SpecterFormer U.S....
View ArticleExpress-Times publisher says no changes planned in printing schedule
Media companies in Harrisburg and Syracuse, N.Y., which share a corporate parent with The Express-Times, announced changes earlier today. Vote in our NEWS POLL. How often do you read a print...
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Lehigh County mosquitoes, Northampton County bird test positive for West Nile...
The news comes a day after state officials announced Lehigh County's second human case of West Nile. View full sizeAP PhotoMosquitoes are sorted with tweezers in a laboratory.Three more Lehigh County...
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