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EASTON – A Wilson Borough man narrowly avoided prison time Friday for choking and beating his then-pregnant girlfriend last October. Northampton County Judge Sam Murray said he would have sent Derek Rada to prison for attacking Khadija Noone on Oct. 24 if she hadn't taken partial blame for starting...

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP – Dave and Theresa Richards grow crops on less than 2 acres they own off Route 611 along the Delaware River. It will be their sixth growing season, but the Lower Mount Bethel Township couple would like to acquire the 8.5 adjacent acres that they farm but have been leasing. They...

KING OF PRUSSIA (AP) — Police say a suburban Philadelphia woman with several baby gift registries kidnapped a newborn at a shopping mall before the infant's safe return. Alerts about the kidnapping on Thursday led family members of the suspect to contact authorities. The 7-week-old boy was back...

EASTON – A Hazelton man apologized Friday for breaking into his employer's home and stealing $8,750 worth of items but provided little explanation about the burglary as he was sentenced to one to two years in Northampton County Prison.Judge Paula Roscioli also ordered Kenneth Payne, 37, to serve...

– Republican presidential candidate John Kasich told a packed crowd Friday morning about the lessons he learned growing up outside of Pittsburgh, the economic policy proposals he'd put forward if elected, and the path he sees to becoming the Republican nominee.Kasich, who serves as governor of...

Here is a look at the latest presidential polls in Pennsylvania.Franklin & MarshallConducted March 14-20RepublicansTrump: 33%Kasich: 30%Cruz: 20%Undecided: 17%DemocratsClinton: 53%Sanders: 28%Undecided: 11%Harper PollingConducted March 1-2Republicans:Trump: 36%Ted Cruz : 17%Kasich: 10%Democrats:

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Police say a "sadistic" killer left behind hateful messages — including at least one written on a wall — in the suburban Philadelphia apartment where a professional woman was found slain in her bathtub.Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says it appears 36-year-old...

A Lehigh Valley medical practitioner is one step closer to establishing a membership-only wellness center on Airport Road in Hanover Township, Northampton County.Dr. Steven Mortazavi, a Bethlehem anesthesiologist and pain medication specialist, received variances from the township's ordinance related...

BETHLEHEM — Marylou Seixas might have summed up the public's general frustration when she juxtaposed a plan to build a high-rise parking deck in a historic district with the situation at her home up the street, where she has had to live with a broken window for six years."I feel like I don't matter...

BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania school board has tabled a policy on dating violence.The Pocono Record (http://bit.ly/22SVIgK ) reports some members of the Pleasant Valley School Board are concerned school officials might be wading into legal areas better overseen by police or...