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Speaking their language: Police issue foreign commands to K-9 partners
Many of the animal partners are foreign born and receive basic training in native tongues. The decision to switch or maintain languages then falls to their English-speaking human counterparts. View...
View ArticleLight snow expected tonight and Tuesday night, National Weather Service predicts
Accumulations won't be much, but the weather could be a nuisance. Did you clear the light snow off your sidewalk after a clipper passed through Saturday evening? (I walked to work this morning and...
View ArticleWinter storm Nemo's impact: some schools closed, others releasing early and...
You're going to have to pay attention today. You're going to have to pay attention this morning. Some schools are closed. Others are releasing early. Others still are keeping normal schedules. Keep...
View ArticleAmbrose Butler, grandfather of 32 and great-grandfather of 68 - Obituaries today
He has 32 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Ambrose Butler, 81, of Easton, died Thursday in Easton Hospital.He has 32 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; and 6...
View ArticleWinter storm Nemo projections: 6 inches in Lehigh Valley, 12 to 18 in...
A wintry mix is expected in many places during the day with the changeover to snow happening between 4 and 7 o'clock. Hackettstown will be hit harder than Phillipsburg, according to a forecast. OK,...
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Merlin the lion at Philadelphia Zoo euthanized
The zoo says the lion named Merlin had fathered 11 cubs and enjoyed a long life in captivity. View full size Merlin the lion at the Philadelphia Zoo was euthanized after becoming sick, the zoo...
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Ringleader in Amish beard-cutting attacks sentenced to 15 years in prison
Samuel Mullet Sr. and his family deny his community is a cult. The government asked for a life sentence for Mullet. View full size Amish leader Sam Mullet, seen here in October 2011 standing in front...
View ArticleWind Gap councilman headed to county court for allegedly soliciting...
The 37-year-old borough councilman was among 11 arrested in a prostitution sting performed in Center City Allentown in December. A Wind Gap councilman faces a possible trial on charges he attempted to...
View ArticleSnow is coming, plan for 'treacherous' travel this evening, forecasters say
If at all possible, commuters should hit the road early. While most of the snow from the first round of precipitation didn't stick here this morning, the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey are not...
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Corbett transportation plan would fund Route 22 widening, new Fahy Bridge
The Pennsylvania governor's plan, unveiled Tuesday as part his Fiscal Year 2014 budget announcement, relies on changes in the state's gas taxes to produce another $1.8 billion in transportation...
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Pa. university faculty members to vote on pact
The faculty members of the 14 universities in the State System of Higher Education have worked without a contract since June 2011. View full size East Stroudsburg University Express-Times File Photo |...
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Gun-control measures announced in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, the attorney general is closing a 'loophole' in securing concealed-carry permits, and New Jersey lawmakers plan quick action on a package of 20 measures. View full size Robert Bailey,...
View ArticleSnowfall overnight forecast between 4 and 8 inches in Lehigh Valley,...
Snow emergencies and early dismissals abounded today, with expected snowfall coming later and in less quantities than previously forecast. Today’s forecast snowstorm proved more pedestrian than...
View ArticleLocal snow forecast holds steady at 4-8 inches; storm could be historic...
The storm could break Boston's all-time snowstorm record of 27.6 inches, set in 2003. Snowfall predictions in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey held steady late Friday while conditions to the...
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Have you seen these people? - fugitives of the week Feb. 9, 2013
Prosecutors in Hunterdon, Northampton and Warren counties are looking for these fugitives. View full size Prosecutors are looking for, from left, Kristina Carruba, Quincy James and Donte Shaw....
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American Cancer Society Daffodil Days fundraiser under way
Support a good cause and spring up your surroundings with Daffodil Days. View full size Mini daffodils are prepared for delivery at the Tatamy Fire Hall during last year's event. Express-Times Photo |...
View ArticleSnowstorm emergencies, cancellations and closings in the Lehigh Valley,...
We are collecting alerts including road closures, postponed events, government services hours and locations, and safety hazards here. As meteorologists call for significant snow in northwest New...
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Some airports remain closed due to snowstorm, while some train travel is limited
Lehigh Valley International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport are both open today. View full size Two flights to Boston are listed as canceled at Philadelphia International Airport on...
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Helen A. Mumaw, retired from the former Food Lane in Easton - Obituaries today
Mumaw worked for 32 years at the South Side Easton Food Lane store. Helen A. Mumaw Helen A. Mumaw, 92, formerly of Nazareth, passed away Thursday in Gracedale nursing home.Helen retired from the...
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Wayward loons land in Lehigh Valley
Endangered birds got off course while migrating south. Authorities say they need medical attention and that anyone who spots one should call a wildlife center. View full size Alburtis police released...
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