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Holiday shoppers should expect bigger sales this weekend
Shoppers should expect to see more "70 percent off" and "buy one, get one free" signs as stores try to salvage a season that so far has been disappointing. Vote in the POLL. View full size A person...
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Charlie Dent calls NCAA president's reaction to Sandusky fine request...
The NCAA president said in a letter to the delegation that a task force will allocate at least 25 percent of fine money to programs in Pennsylvania. View full size Congressman Charlie Dent, R-Lehigh...
View ArticleSen. Bob Casey does U-turn on assault-weapons ban - PM news links
A judge has denied a request to delay Mike McQueary's lawsuit against Penn State University. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. does U-turn to support assault-weapons ban [pennlive.com]Judge says Mike McQueary's...
View ArticlePa., N.J. governors call for moments of silence Friday for Connecticut...
'We take this opportunity to think of all the people in Connecticut whose happiness was shattered in just a few minutes one week ago,' Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said. The governors of Pennsylvania...
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Big storm threatens to delay Christmas deliveries
Heavy winds and snow in the Midwest coincide with the busiest shipping time of the year. L.L. Bean employees wear Santa Claus hats and antlers as they celebrate the holiday spirit while working in the...
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Richard J. Rost, retired from Met-Ed after 34 years - Obituaries today
He enjoyed collecting and selling antiques at flea markets and sharing his collectibles with family and friends. Richard J. Rost Richard J. Rost, 80, of Blairstown Township, passed away Wednesday....
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NRA calls for armed police officers at every American school
The National Rifle Association broke its silence today on last week’s shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead. Take our NEWS POLL. View full size The...
View ArticleFlood warning in Northampton, Hunterdon, Warren counties as heavy rain fell...
The warm morning will become a colder afternoon. A flood warning, which initially included Hunterdon and Bucks counties, was extended to Northampton and Warren counties until the middle of the...
View ArticleStock markets take hit after House speaker doesn't get votes for Plan B...
Futures were down significantly before the markets opened, and numbers tumbled soon after trading began. American stock markets tumbled on opening this morning, hours after U.S. House Speaker John...
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Senator John Kerry nominated as next secretary of state by President Barack...
If confirmed by the Senate, Kerry would replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who plans to leave Obama’s second-term Cabinet early next year. View full size President Barack Obama looks...
View ArticleChris Christie confident Congress will approve Sandy relief; Pa. man wins...
Plus, a teacher was found drunk in school, police say Serial killer Mark Spotz execution: Federal judge delays scheduled lethal injection [pennlive.com]Gov. Christie confident Congress will approve...
View ArticleFour people dead, three state troopers injured in shooting in central...
Blair County District Attorney Rich Consiglio says the shooting scene this morning 'extended over several miles' in Frankstown Township, about 70 miles west of Harrisburg. A prosecutor says a shooting...
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NRA plan tacitly endorsed by local law enforcement, school officials
The National Rifle Association recommends putting an armed police officer in every school in America to prevent tragedies similar to the one in Newtown, Conn. View full size Regional school districts...
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Dow Jones and broader stock markets sink after Republicans cancel budget vote
The Dow fell nearly 121 points, the Nasdaq dropped 29 points. Trader Luigi Muccitelli works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell sharply today after House Republicans called off a...
View ArticleFiscal cliff factoids - deadlines, estimated tax effects, and possible budget...
Lawmakers aren't expected to return to the Capitol until after Christmas, leaving less than a week to vote on a compromise before year's end. THE COUNTDOWN Time for deal-making is short, thanks to the...
View ArticleHobby Lobby asks Supreme Court to block contraceptive insurance mandate
The art-and-crafts company argues that some of the drugs are tantamount to abortion. Hobby Lobby Stores is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block part of the federal health care law that requires it...
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Have you seen these people? - fugitives of the week Dec. 22
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. View full size From left, Jessica L. Reid, Dion Andre Harris and Oris A. Barner Jr. Courtesy Photos...
View ArticlePennsylvania man sends text threatening to blow up high schools
Luzerne resident William Hoffman is being held on $1 million bail. Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man sent a text message that referred to blowing up two high schools.The Times-Leader of...
View ArticleChris Christie opposed to armed guards in N.J. schools; Charges possible in...
Also, an ex-Scout leader is accused of having a 'threesome' with underage boys. Questions police face after central Pa. shootings heighten danger, DA says [pennlive.com]Gov. Christie opposed to armed...
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Evelyn F. Grube, sang in the Slate Belt Glee Club during World War II -...
Volunteer at Easton Hospital in the Chaplains office. Evelyn F. Grube Evelyn F. Grube, 86, of Palmer Township, passed away, Friday at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem Township, Pa. She sang in the...
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