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Congress passes $50.5 billion Superstorm Sandy relief bill
The Senate tonight cleared the bill, 62-36. View full size A beach front home that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy rests in the sand Jan. 3 in Bay Head, N.J. AP Photo | MEL EVANS Â Congress...
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Gov. Chris Christie vetoes bill that would raise New Jersey's minimum wage
Monday was the deadline for Christie to act on the Democrats' proposal to raise the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour on March 1 and tie automatic yearly adjustments to the Consumer Price Index. View...
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If President Barack Obama had a son, he's not sure he would let him play...
In a magazine interview, Obama said he worries more about college players than he does about those in the NFL. Vote in the NEWS POLL. View full size President Obama strikes the Heisman pose after he...
View ArticleWarmer weather arrives but sidewalks may still be icy
Be careful as you head in to work. The first thing you're going to notice as you head out to work this morning is that it's warmer than it's been in a few weeks. It's 36 degrees as I write this just...
View ArticleLehigh Valley counties prepare to count their homeless this week
Those sleeping in abandoned buildings, on public benches and street corners will be invited to warm locations in Warren and Hunterdon Counties on Wednesday. In Northampton County, volunteers will...
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Pocono Raceway founder's son leaving track's board of directors
Joseph R. Mattioli III previously served as raceway's president and COO. View full size NASCAR crew members wipe off race cars in the garage at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., prior to practice for...
View ArticleMurder trial seen as look inside Bucks County drug trade; which New Jersey...
Also, an ex-police officer and his wife are found dead in North Jersey; police officesr relive the horror of the massacre in massacre in Newtown, Conn. Prosecutor identifies ex-cop, wife found shot...
View ArticleEight Penn State students face furnishing alcohol to minors charges in...
Paige Raque, 19, suffered head and pelvic injuries after falling 39 feet out a screened window of a downtown State College apartment in October. Eight Penn State students face a misdemeanor charge of...
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Gov. Tom Corbett to propose shutting down state liquor stores
The plan, which is expected to be announced Wednesday, would move beer and wine sales to a broad array of retailers, from big-box stores to drugstores. View full size Pennsylvania's governor is...
View ArticleFog, rain, wind, heat, possible flooding and power outages - just another...
Today's high temperature could reach 60 degrees; the average high is 37. Today's weather is going to be a springtime adventure in January, the National Weather Service reports. Any time you wake up...
View ArticlePATH service resumes from Hoboken, N.J., to World Trade Center
The Exchange Place and World Trade Center stations will remain closed on weekends in February to allow crews to continue making repairs. PATH service has resumed between Hoboken, N.J., and the World...
View ArticlePennsylvanians support assault weapons ban, universal background checks, poll...
More people support gay marriage than oppose it, the poll also finds. A new poll shows strong support in Pennsylvania for certain gun-control measures more than a month after the school slaughter in...
View ArticleAlabama student held captive in bunker after bus driver shot dead - A.M. news...
Also, norovirus sickens dozens at Princeton University, and New Jersey van crash injures as many as 14. Multiple sources say bus driver killed in Midland City shooting; state officials monitoring...
View ArticleEconomy shrinks in fourth quarter of 2012, report shows
Cuts in defense spending, fewer exports and limited growth in company stocks piles blamed for the 0.1 percent in annual rate drop. The economy grew by 2.2 percent for the year. The U.S. economy shrank...
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Jerry Sandusky won't get a new trial, judge rules
He also has rejected post-sentencing motions regarding jury instructions, hearsay testimony and other matters. View full size Jerry Sandusky's attorneys failed in their bid to "chuck" the case against...
View ArticlePa. gun rights leader calls state gun rights poll 'irrelevant' - PM news links
Also, see the "buzziest" Super Bowl commercials. Gun rights leader says he puts more faith in Constitution than Pennsylvania polls [pennlive.com]Toomey echoes Obama and Senate group on immigration...
View ArticleWarren, Hunterdon municipalities to receive state grant money for road and...
White Township, Bloomsbury and Alpha will benefit from the nearly $8.5 million package of 35 grants supporting the state's Local Aid program. Two municipalities in Warren County and another in...
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Corbett: replace state-owned liquor stores with retail outlets for $1 billion...
Corbett said the money would be used to create a proposed block grant program to help finance certain public school projects. Vote in the NEWS POLL. View full size A proposal by Gov. Tom Corbett would...
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Scudder Falls artifacts shed light on Native American life
To a layman, most of the artifacts look like gravel. But archeologists can study them to find out more about Native Americans who lived along Delaware River. View full size A Native American artifact...
View ArticleN.J. courts to offer more protection for incapacitated residents
The new program, which will start in three counties including Hunterdon, will provide more oversight of legal guardians. New Jersey courts hope to offer more protections to incapacitated residents...
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