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HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court says it won't reconsider a recent decision throwing out some of the most serious criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators related to their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Superior Court on Wednesday posted...

LYNN TOWNSHIP — The Northwestern Lehigh School District will vote next week on a fact finder's report that the district and teachers union hope will carve out common ground on unresolved issues for a contract that's 10 months overdue.District teachers have been working without a contract since...

His books have been made into movies — "Mystic River," "Shutter Island" and the hit "Gone Baby Gone" — with top directors Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorcese and Ben Affleck, respectively.He was a staff writer on the acclaimed HBO series "The Wire" and is now a writer-producer on the fourth season...

Maybe you can't stand your retro cabinets, carpeting or wallpaper. Perhaps you've been dreaming of a new bathtub, fireplace or sunroom. Or maybe, just maybe, you want to enhance your outdoor living space with a patio, pond or pool.No matter what home improvement project tops your to-do list, take...

Trucks 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide, sitting atop 66-inch-tall tires and weighing at least 10,000 pounds, will face off in racing and other competitions when the popular Monster Jam tour returns to Allentown's PPL Center this weekend.The event will feature the return of trucks Grave Digger, El...

BETHLEHEM — A woman died Monday from injuries she suffered in a crash 17 years ago, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's office. Darlene A. Kern, 77, of Allen Township, died Monday at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill, according to the coroner's office.Kern's cause of death was...

Virtually as soon as the Allman Brothers performed what it said would be its final show on Oct. 28, 2014, there was talk of when, or if, the band would reunite — perhaps for a jaunt to mark its 50th anniversary in 2019.A year and a half after the band disbanded, keyboard player/singer Gregg Allman...

ALLENTOWN —The Lehigh County Coroner's office is trying to find family members of a 69-year-old Allentown man who died Wednesday.James W. Crolius of the 400 block of North Ninth Street was pronounced dead Wednesday morning at his home. Crolius' death was due to natural causes, according to the...

SPIRITED CLASSES AT CENTROAs cocktail culture mines the past for inspiration, handcrafted bitters have emerged as a key component of signature drinks that extend far beyond the traditional Old Fashioned or Manhattan. Originally developed as a medicinal elixir, bitters were commonly administered...

WILSON – A shuttered grocery store in a strip retail center is expected to reopen and retooled – so to speak — later this year.A Wilson official said Wednesday that Harbor Freight Tools plans to open later this year at the 25th and Butler shopping center. It will be Harbor Freight's second Lehigh...