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PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice has asked the agencies that investigate misconduct by judges and lawyers to review all "offensive emails housed on the attorney general's server."The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday that Justice Debra Todd requested the action after a...

ALLENTOWN – Water tested at Union Terrace Elementary and Allen High has little or no lead, despite a claim that those schools have high levels in water, according to the Allentown School District. The water samples, which follow a WFMZ report claiming high levels of lead in water at a Bethlehem...

Two cancer charities and their president have reached a settlement with state and federal authorities to end a probe alleging they scammed donors. In settling the case, Cancer Fund of America Inc., Cancer Support Services Inc. and their leader, James Reynolds, Sr., did not admit or deny allegations...

Democrat Bernie Sanders will open the Lehigh Valley's first presidential campaign office Thursday in Bethlehem. Sanders' local office will be located in a storefront at 50 East Broad Street. Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton has opened Pennsylvania regional offices in Scranton, Harrisburg and...

WEISENBERG TOWNSHIP — Northwestern Lehigh School District officials are warning parents and staff that a child at Weisenberg Elementary School has been diagnosed with pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough. The administration warned the public Tuesday about the highly-contagious illness that...

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Police say two central Pennsylvania women stole cemetery flowers on Easter Sunday because they planned to replant them outside their home.Logan Township police say they plan to file theft and receiving stolen property charges against a 63-year-old Hollidaysburg woman and her...

PALMER TOWNSHIP — Citing a change in demographics and a shift among millennials in preferred housing, Palmer Township officials gave the go-ahead to an apartment complex with enhanced density at an abandoned industrial site abutting residential development. Palmer Point Apartments, 3100 Charlotte...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty announced Wednesday morning that President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are backing her candidacy in the state's four-way primary. Here's the full statement released by her campaign:  Today, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe...

– Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty announced Wednesday morning that President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are backing her candidacy in the state's four-way primary."Katie is a true champion for working families, with a proven record of taking on big challenges and delivering...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The parents of young children seen in a video posted online cursing, hitting and spitting on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train say they're ashamed. The children in the outburst were caught on video on a Philadelphia train last week. Eulid Perez tells...