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Winter in some places already worse than a year ago - storm news links
From tornadoes to blizzard warnings to power outages, winter comes in like a lion. More than 3,700 Monmouth County customers still without power Thursday morning [nj.com] Storm leaves mess throughout...
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Man checks on crash, fatally hit by SUV; truck wreck over I-78 bridge barrier...
Also: Allentown man hurt after driving car through the grass median on Route 33 in Bushkill Township, spinning and hitting a pickup truck coming in the other direction, Pennsylvania State Police...
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Lisa Jackson to step down as administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection...
The former head of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection gave no specific reason for leaving. View full size Lisa Jackson, who is leaving her job as the head of the EPA, was once Jon...
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Wallace H. 'Wally' Russell, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II - Obituaries...
Wally was employed for 15 years by Oliver Rubber Co. in Flemington. Wallace H. "Wally" Russell Wallace H. "Wally" Russell, 87, of Kingwood Township, died Monday at the home of his son, Walter, in...
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Retailers recalled Nap Nanny recliner after report of deaths
The Pennsylvania-based company previously told the AP it went out of business. View full size Four national retailers agreed to recall more than 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners. AP Photo Four...
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Pennsylvania senator Jake Corman proposes new law to keep Penn State's $60...
The Republican, who represents State College, said much of the money was generated within the state, so he believes the child abuse prevention grants it is earmarked for should be distributed for 'the...
View ArticleNorthampton County coroner seeks John Szedlock's next of kin
Coroner Zachary Lysek said John Szedlock, 64, died in his city home. The Northampton County Coroner's Office is looking for the next of kin for a Bethlehem man who died Wednesday at his home.Coroner...
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House won't vote before midnight on 'cliff' deal; Senate path unclear
Congress could pass later legislation retroactively blocking the tax hikes and spending cuts. View full size The moon rises Sunday behind the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C., as Congress worked...
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Stocks shoot up as investors bet on 'fiscal cliff' deal
The Dow gained 166 points. A trader wearing "2013" glasses works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks rallied in late trading Monday on hope that Congress would reach a...
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Milk prices may not spike in 2013 afterall
"It is not perfect — no compromise ever is." View full size Mitzie Krivach, of Johnstown, Pa., buys milk last week at Randy's Bi-Lo Foods in Johnstown. AP Photo The top leaders in both parties on...
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Senate passes bill to avert 'fiscal cliff'
The vote was an overwhelming 89-8 and came well after midnight on New Year's Day. Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., left, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, to the Senate floor...
View ArticlePennsylvania lottery's management privatization discussion extended
The state is waiting for a risk mitigation consultant's report about whether the British company would be a suitable manger. A potential deal to privatize management of the Pennsylvania Lottery was...
View ArticleShale-gas revolution spurs wave of new U.S. steel plants
'This is how steel will be built moving forward,' one firm says. The U.S. shale-gas revolution, which has revitalized chemicals companies and prompted talk of domestic energy self-sufficiency, is...
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Bill to avert fiscal cliff headed to House of Representatives
House Speaker John Boehner pointedly refrained from endorsing the agreement, though he’s promised a vote on it or a GOP alternative right away. View full size The U.S. Capitol is dimly lit in...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the fiscal cliff deal; Penn. to sue NCAA over PSU...
Also, New Jersey's annual homicide total dips for first time since 2009. Vote in our NEWS POLL. How are your New Year's resolutions holding up? Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the fiscal...
View ArticleLehigh Valley's first baby of 2013 born at Lehigh Valley Hospital
In New Jersey, Hunterdon Medical Center was the site of a birth at 7:40 a.m. Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township was the site of the region’s first baby of the new year, with a baby being...
View ArticleWhat are you resolving to do in 2013?
Have you kept your New Year's resolutions so far? Let us know by voting in our news poll. How are your New Year's resolutions holding up? It's a tale that might be as old as time. A new year means a...
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Gov. Tom Corbett confirms he plans to sue NCAA over PSU sanctions
The Republican governor scheduled a news conference for Wednesday on Penn State's main campus to announce the filing in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg. View full size Gov. Tom Corbett AP File Photo...
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House GOP, seeking deeper spending cuts, puts passage of fiscal cliff deal in...
House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., told reporters after a two-hour closed-door meeting Tuesday with his GOP lawmakers that he did not support the bill. He said House leaders were looking...
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Cliffhanger no more? House pushing to final vote
Passage would send the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature and hand him a political triumph less than two months after he secured re-election while campaigning for higher taxes on the...
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