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Weighing costs of burying electric infrastructure; feds check out Superstorm...
Also, six New Jersey educators breach security on standardized tests; a look at the players in the Petraeus scandal, and midstate residents aid Superstorm Sandy victims on Staten Island. Jill Kelley...
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Israel military assassinates head of Hamas' military wing
An Israeli military spokeswoman said the attack is the 'start of a broader operation.' People look at wreckage today of the car in which Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, was...
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Lester F. Kuhnhenn Jr., was a mining engineer and retired as an executive...
He loved traveling and his work took him to five continents. Lester F. Kuhnhenn, Jr.Ā Lester F. Kuhnhenn Jr., 85, of Allentown, passed away Oct. 30, in the Luther Crest Senior Living Community.Lester...
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Thanksgiving week nor'easter could bring travel headaches, more coastal trouble
AccuWeather.com says areas within reach of the storm span the Interstate 95 corridor from Philadelphia to Boston. AccuWeather.com said today the potential is there for a nor'easter to cause travel and...
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Lehigh Valley seniors and disabled homeowners offered storm relief in...
The program, aimed at low-income residents of Northampton and Lehigh counties, will offer up to $1,000 in repairs to homeowners who either don't have insurance or whose insurance won't cover damages...
View ArticlePat Browne, Lisa Boscola re-elected to leadership posts in Harrisburg
Browne will serve as Majority Caucus Whip; Boscola will serve as Democratic Policy Chairwoman. Two Lehigh Valley lawmakers will resume leadership posts in the upcoming legislative session in...
View ArticlePresident Obama holds first post-election news conference; inmate who escaped...
Also, police say Bon Jovi's daughter overdosed on heroin and now faces drug charges. Live blog: President Obama's news conference [cnn.com]An all-electronic Pennsylvania Turnpike is projected to save...
View ArticlePennsylvania power companies claim effort to restore power post-Sandy was an...
Executives from PECO, PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy said Sandy was far more damaging than any of the state's considerable 2011 weather emergencies. It may not have felt that way to the more...
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Stocks fall sharply; investors fret about 'fiscal cliff'
The Dow Jones dropped 185 points. Specialist Joseph Dreyer, left, and trader Glenn Kessler, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks dropped today, pushed down by fresh fears that...
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Family with Lehigh Valley roots displaced by Sandy, find home, for now, in...
'If you stay, there is the possibility you will die,' Laura Lech recalls hearing from the loudspeakers. Displaced from their Seaside Heights, N.J., home because of damage from Superstorm Sandy, Laura...
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Most Lehigh Valley area malls opening midnight Thanksgiving of Black Friday
The earlier start times follow a trend among retailers eager to gain an edge on the holiday shopping blitz. Diana Neglin and Nikki Williams do Black Friday shopping at Palmer Park Mall in this 2010...
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Romney says Obama's 'gifts' to minorities, youth tilted election;...
Also, Pennsylvania's auditor general suggests changes at Penn State University; and ailing Revel casino may not be able to survive storm shutdown. Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner says the...
View ArticlePennsylvania Turnpike northeast extension reopens northbound after accident...
Motorists during two-hour closure were advised to find alternate routes. One lane opened at 6 o'clock and the other about 8. A northbound accident between the Lansdale, Pa., and Quakertown, Pa., exits...
View ArticleHunterdon County power outages fewer than 30, Warren County fewer than five
Just after Superstorom Sandy, more than 100,000 JCP&L customers in the two counties were in the dark. Power is back on to pretty much everyone in Warren and Hunterdon counties, 17 days after the...
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BP to pay $4.5 billion and plead guilty in Gulf of Mexico spill
The charges include 11 felony counts of misconduct related to the deaths of 11 men in the rig explosion that triggered the oil spill. Fire boat response crews spray water on the blazing remnants of...
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Stacy L. Jones, was an early childhood day care instructor at Learn & Play in...
Stacy loved to spend time with her family and friends, and she especially enjoyed line dancing at the Colorado Cafe in New Jersey. Stacy L. JonesĀ Stacy L. Jones, 39, of Nazareth, passed away...
View ArticleAccuser in Elmo puppeteer scandal lives in Harrisburg area, report says - PM...
Also, a Philly police officer seen on video punching a woman has been charged with assault. Elmo puppeteer accuser lives in Harrisburg area: report [pennlive.com]Philly officer seen on video punching...
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Frontier Airlines drops nonstop service between LVIA and Orlando
The suspension will go into effect April 7, the airline announced. A Frontier A319 arrives at Lehigh Valley International Airport from Orlando back in May. The airline announced today it is suspending...
View Article4 dead, 17 injured after train hits veterans parade float in Texas
A float carrying veterans and their wives in the ninth annual Show of Support parade was struck by a eastbound train just before 5 p.m. An event organizer says there are "multiple injuries" after a...
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Lehigh Valley home sales, prices pick up in October
Sales rose 18.1 percent, according to the Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors. For-sale signs promote this homes on Tamlynn Lane in Palmer Township in this file photo. Lehigh Valley home sales rose...
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