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•Name: Karen Click•Hometown: Bath•Type of pet: Dog•Name: Winston•Age: 2•Breed: Terrier mix•Gender: Male•Why he is my friend: He is a great companion.•In four words: Adorable, affectionate, grateful and funny.•Best trait: He's a cuddle bug.•Personality: Very puppy-like.•A funny story: We rescued...

Two weeks ago I was on vacation in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and before the post-vacation blues could kick in, I extended the relaxing feeling with a visit to Winston's Jamaican Restaurant. The eight-year-old restaurant has stood the test of time in the expanding culinary world of downtown Allentown...

Last week, news broke that GOP front-runner Donald Trump seemed to be driving an historic migration of voters to the Republican Party in Pennsylvania.Now it turns out that shift may not be quite as seismic, more like a tremor than an earthquake.The Pennsylvania Department of State issued corrected...

KEMPTON — Ben Scholl got what shut-eye he could Tuesday before another long night tending fires and running the "frost dragon" in his family's Kempton orchard.Forty-five acres of peaches, plums and other fruit began blooming early this spring because of unseasonably warm March weather. A cold snap...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says young people must keep working to "change the culture" to combat sexual assault at schools and college campuses. Biden spoke Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh as part of the national "It's On Us" campaign. He says the campaign encourages people...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say they are looking for ways to better manage commercial traffic during weather emergencies following the massive snowstorm earlier this year that left hundreds of motorists stranded. Turnpike Chief Executive Officer Mark Compton said tractor-trailers...

ALLENTOWN – General Electric Co. has completed its acquisition of a privately held New Jersey company with a plant in east Allentown. GE said Tuesday it plans to keep the Metem Corp. plant at 350-404 E. Union Blvd., near the Tilghman Street Bridge. About 40 employees work for Metem, which develops...

A flu season that hit in the Lehigh Valley harder than just about anywhere else in Pennsylvania has finally begun to wane.Lehigh and Northampton counties have been ground zero for flu activity in Pennsylvania this winter, reporting more influenza cases than all but a few, far more populous counties.

Volunteers are needed Saturday to help spruce up Bethlehem's Historic District.The Downtown Bethlehem Association is coordinating the effort to brighten downtown.Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Sun Inn courtyard, 556 Main St., for refreshments and supplies. Then they will fan out to assigned...

TREXLERTOWN – Air Products said Tuesday it has won a long-term contract to supply nitrogen to a South Korean semiconductor packaging and test services company. The Trexlertown-based industrial gases company said in a news release it will build, own and operate a gaseous nitrogen plant for JCET...