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Shopping for a small tablet? Here is your gift guide
Small tablets feature low prices, upgrades in quality. BY PETER SVENSSONThe Associated PressThe tablet computer is without a doubt the gift of the season ā just like it was last year. But if you...
View ArticleMan found dead after shootout at York, Pa. social club
Police say a 21-year-old was killed in a shootout at a private social club in York early Saturday morning. Authorities in central Pennsylvania say a man was found dead after a shootout involving...
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Charles "Chris" Eberharter enjoyed volunteering, Juliana Eberharter loved to...
Charles "Chris" Eberharter and his 6-year-old daughter Juliana died in a wreck Nov. 20 in Forks Township. Charles Christopher Eberharter and Juliana Eberharter Courtesy Photo Charles Christopher...
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Boy Scouts urge Interstate 78 drivers to stop for free coffee, food during...
This is the seventh year that the youth group has set up camp on I-78 for its Take a Break for Safety event, to provide free roadside fare to tired drivers making holiday treks. Cody Wolferz, 18, of...
View ArticleThree Pennsylvania college students injured by Italian soccer hooligans,...
One student remains in the hospital after a group of about 50 converged on a bar in Rome. Three Swarthmore College students studying abroad in Rome are recovering from injuries suffered in a melee...
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Snow in Tuesday forecast as morning rush hour could be a mess, weather...
About 2 inches of snow is expected in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey, much of it in the morning, a meteorologist says. Commuters awoke Nov. 8 to snow-covered cars as the sun tried to peak...
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Marijuana legalization not on horizon in Pennsylvania; New Jersey's shared...
Also, 'broke' Philadelphia School District gives raises to 25; recovering from Superstorm Sandy with effort and music. Ć¢ĆĀĆĀWhen you see towns that could save money and choose not to, thatĆ¢ĆĀĆĀs what...
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Synthetic marijuana ban in New Jersey now permanent, state attorney general says
The 270-day restriction would have run out in November. New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa says the state's temporary ban on synthetic marijuana is now permanent. AP File Photo The...
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Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection, formed after Jerry Sandusky...
The group is chaired by Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler. Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, leaves with attorney Karl Reminger, right, after jury selection...
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Scott R. Halbfoerster, a 1987 Pen Argyl graduate who served in the U.S. Navy...
The former Nazareth man was currently employed by the BLaST IU 17. Scott R. Halbfoerster Scott R. Halbfoerster, 44, of Forks Township, Sullivan County, and formerly of Nazareth, passed away Tuesday as...
View ArticleSkinned animals found in bag were not puppies, officials now say
Examination of the corpses now point toward the animals being foxes, officials say. Officials in Lehigh County now say 11 skinned animals dumped near a public park in Lower Macungie Township appear to...
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Cyber Monday is again shaping up to be the year's busiest online sales day
Online shopping was up 26.6 percent today compared with last year, according to figures released this evening. An Amazon.com employee grabs boxes off the conveyor belt to load in a truck at their...
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Hunting season starts with a bang for local girl
Sabrina Ascani, 14, shot her first buck today in Lower Mount Bethel Township. Vote in the NEWS POLL. Sabrina Ascani, 14, shot her first buck today in Lower Mount Bethel Township. COURTESY PHOTO This...
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Snow arrives but it's not a big storm, National Weather Service says - UPDATE
Accumulation is expected to be 1 to 3 inches. Matt Schreck, of Wind Gap, braves the snow on his way to work this morning in the borough. Express-Times Photo | MATTHEW GIOBBI Welcome to a winter...
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Obama to visit Hatfield, Pa., in effort to promote his fiscal cliff solutions
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says he welcomes the president but not his desire to raise taxes. President Obama will visit Pennsylvania this week to push his plan for the upcoming fiscal cliff. AP...
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School bus accidents lead to at least one student injury, according to...
Most area school districts did not delay openings despite the weather. At least one student was hurt this morning in three school bus crashes throughout the region, according to emergency dispatchers....
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Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission open houses Wednesday, not today,...
Wednesday's gatherings are scheduled 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Grand Eastonian Suites Hotel, 140 Northampton St. in Easton, and 6 to 8 p.m. at the bridge commission maintenance garage, 76 Broad St.,...
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Red-light cameras lead to more accidents, study shows; late-season crops...
Also, looking beyond Pennsylvania for a pension problem fix; and insurance complaints grow in New Jersey after Sandy. A red light photo enforcement sign is seen last summer below a red light camera on...
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Cheffie Melhem, was a patient flow coordinator for Easton Hospital for 33...
She graduated from Notre Dame High School, class of 1978 and attended DeSales University. Cheffie MelhemĀ Cheffie Melhem, 52, of Easton, passed away Monday in Easton Hospital surrounded by her loving...
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'Transformation' recommended in handling, reporting of child abuse
The nonbinding report pushes for harsher punishments and more mandatory reporters. Pennsylvania should enact sweeping changes to state child abuse laws, a legislative commission headed by the Bucks...
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