New Jersey teen mourned after dying from flu; Autumn Pasquale's godfather is...
Also, nearly $400 million in FEMA money has been given to New Jersey so far; and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey looks ahead at Barack Obama's second term. Family, friends mourn Westfield teen who succumbed to...
View ArticleU.S. House to vote Wednesday to extend debt limit to May 18
The new strategy is to require the House and U.S. Senate to approve budgets with spending cuts. The U.S. House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an increase in the nation's debt limit, a move designed...
View ArticleInauguration 2013: Lehigh Valley, northwest New Jersey residents descend on...
Lehigh Valley and New Jersey residents were out and about the nation's capital this morning for the inaugural ceremonies. Vote in the NEWS POLL. <a...
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Inauguration 2013: President Obama says U.S. must help poor, elderly during...
Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday President Barack Obama waves after his speech...
View ArticleBoycott of Eastern Sports & Outdoors show over could hurt veterans nonprofit...
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver says Corey Booker's celebrity won't get him into the U.S. Senate. Sheila Oliver to Cory Booker: Don't expect your celebrity to land you the Senate nomination...
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Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. board plans to meet more frequently
LVEDC CEO Don Cunningham says the goal is to be more transparent. View full size Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. CEO Don Cunningham speaks in this file photo from last year. Express-Times...
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'All of us are patriots': Lehigh Valley, N.J. congressmen mark Inauguration Day
Beyond politics, 'today was a reaffirmation of the government,' U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent said. View full size From left, U.S. Reps. Leonard Lance, R-Hunterdon, Charlie Dent, R-Lehigh Valley, and Matt...
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Superstorm Sandy: Rebuild or retreat?
Residents fear not only being forced from their homes but also not getting enough money to purchase a suitable home in the same community, View full size In Sea Bright, N.J., where the entire business...
View ArticleBrutal morning as chill factor falls toward zero
The temperature is expected to drop to 8 overnight. This morning it was 16 and breezy, with a chill factor of 2 at 6:30. To put it simply, it's quite cold out this morning. It was 16 degrees at 6:30,...
View ArticlePhillipsburg man fights with Easton cops after he says stolen car is his,...
The 23-year-old was found in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. A Phillipsburg man struggled with police on Saturday morning after they found him in possession of a stolen car outside an Alcoholics...
View ArticleNazareth chamber receives donation, DeSales offers tax services - Lehigh...
Three local companies also received recognition for energy efficiency. The Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce has received a $5,000 donation that will help pay for chamber-sponsored events throughout...
View ArticleHouston-area community college on lockdown after shooting, law enforcement...
The official says multiple injuries have been reported. A law enforcement official says Texas authorities have at least one person in custody in connection to the Lone Star College campus shooting in...
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'Plow-able snow' in the forecast for Friday
Temperatures will be cold enough for precipitation to fall as all snow, rather than mixing with sleet, the National Weather Service says. View full size AccuWeather.com predicts Friday's snowstorm to...
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Former northeast Pennsylvania pastor convicted in death of second wife,...
He is the former associate pastor at a Methodist church in Reeders in northeast Pennsylvania. View full size Arthur Schirmer, left, is led into court Jan. 7 in Stroudsburg, Pa., by Monroe County...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Hospital: infant death was not influenza
Test results for the flu came back negative, according to a hospital spokesman. An infant who reportedly died from influenza earlier this month at a Lehigh Valley Hospital facility did not die from...
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Victim 6 sues Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and The Second Mile
He's seeking at least $75,000 in damages. View full size Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, leaves the Centre County Courthouse after attending a...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Justice joins sports leagues in effort to stop New Jersey...
The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA filed suit last year after Gov. Chris Christie signed a law that would allow sports wagering at Atlantic City casinos and the state's horse racing...
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Mars and Wegmans among Fortune Magazine's 100 best places to work
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. ranked fifth, which marked its 16th consecutive appearance on the list, while Mars Inc. claimed 95th in its first appearance. View full size In the February edition of...
View ArticlePennsylvania Turnpike commissioners' salaries, cars and unlimited expense...
Commissioners attend two meetings per month, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The four appointed members of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, whose main responsibility is to attend two meetings...
View ArticleHillary Clinton combative in testimony; says FBI following 'promising'...
In long-awaited congressional testimony, the secretary of state once again takes blame for failures in Libya that led to an ambassador's death and those of three other Americans. Secretary of State...
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