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UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP – Alexa, meet Caseta. Lutron Electronics Co., the Upper Saucon Township-based global lighting company, on Thursday announced its wireless lighting system Caseta is now integrated with Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, allowing homeowners to control the lights with their voice.

WILKES-BARRE — A lawsuit against disgraced former judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan was dropped Wednesday as the plaintiffs opted to join class-action litigation against the judges at the heart of the kids-for-cash scandal.Plaintiff Raul Clark filed the suit in 2009 alleging...

Three men who lost their lawsuit against a former state university administrator over allegations he sexually abused them are taking their case to a federal appeals court. The former East Stroudsburg University students filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Isaac Sanders, the school's former...

PALMER TOWNSHIP — Most high school students don't learn how to start a business. But the students in Beverly Klein's entrepreneurship class are actually closing in on starting their own enterprise within Easton Area High School. For example, senior Devon King and his team of fellow students will,...

The old joke about how you get to Carnegie Hall is that you have to practice, practice, practice. That can be applied to Madison Square Garden. It takes years of work to finally land on the marquee of the most acclaimed arena in the world.Brandi Carlile, 34, will co-headline Madison Square Garden...

•Name: Zoe and Madi Jezick•Hometown: Hellertown•Type of pet: Dog•Name: Casey•Age: 6•Breed: Mutt•Gender: Female•Why she is my friend: She loves us.•In four words: Fun, playful, barks and runs.•Best trait: She snuggles with us.•Personality: She likes to bark a lot.•Loves: Madi's bed.•Tricks: She...

Jimmy Carroll calls from Miami aboard the Carnival Sensation cruise ship. Carroll does his standup comedy on 20 or 25 different vessels each year. It sounds like a dream job, but Carroll works hard, and is on the road more than 200 nights a year.The Richland Township resident will be the headliner...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new proposal to help Atlantic City avoid going broke advanced in the state Legislature on Thursday, but Gov. Chris Christie declared it dead on arrival, setting up the possibility the state will take no action on behalf of the struggling gambling resort.A state Assembly committee...

After recent complaints by nearby residents about litter, excessive noise, illegal parking and overcrowding, two municipalities have changed the rules for their public parks. Here are the new rules: BETHLEHEM CITY PARKS Banned: Wading and swimming in creeks Open fire pits Electrical generators

A line of fast-moving storms Thursday afternoon downed trees and power lines across the Lehigh Valley. A line of showers with strong winds and heavy rain were expected in the area, according to the National Weather Service. The band of storms included wind gusts of up to 50 mph and some areas could...