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"Black folks love to worship," Esther Lee said, and there really was something sweetly evangelical about the way the longtime civil rights activist and her friends and colleagues announced this year's edition of "Stories That Shaped a Nation" during a Tuesday news conference at the Allentown Art...

A Montgomery County judge has refused Attorney General Kathleen Kane's request to have an out-of-county judge preside over her trial on perjury and obstruction charges related to an alleged leak of grand jury secrets from her office. Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy also refused, in an order filed Tuesday...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's embattled attorney general is creating a new second-in-command position at her agency for a former county prosecutor who has become a central figure in Bill Cosby's criminal defense.Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced Tuesday she made Bruce Castor her solicitor...

Bethlehem's veteran 911 director Robert Haffner, who ushered technological sweeping changes to how the communication center operates, will retire April 22.The retirement leaves a vacancy at the helm of a $3.5 million public safety operation that Bethlehem is considering merging with Northampton...

BETHLEHEM — A man who authorities say repeatedly squirted bodily fluids on women in public had the most serious charges in two Bethlehem cases dismissed Tuesday because prosecutors lack physical evidence, especially DNA samples. While Michael K. Morris, 58, still will face trial in Northampton...

Shoppers who were told last fall to prepare for changes when they used their credit card at checkout haven't seen any difference at many stores and restaurants and they don't seem to be too concerned about it. U.S. banks and retailers finally got on board with much of the rest of the world last...

NEWPORT, Pa. (AP) — Some tiny gnome homes that were evicted from a Pennsylvania park are making magic elsewhere.Little Buffalo State Park managers gave permission for Steve Hoke to create the mini houses in December but then decided they could affect wildlife habitat.Hoke had made about 40 gnome...

Former Lehigh County Democratic Party chairman Rick Daugherty officially launched his congressional campaign Monday at an Allentown union hall.It is the second time Daugherty is seeking the seat now held by Republican Charlie Dent. The 15th District includes all of Lehigh and parts of Northampton,...

ALLENTOWN — Lehigh County commissioners took a small step toward a more definitive vision for Cedarbrook's future Monday night, recommending the nursing home maintain its current size or shed about 105 beds. The Cedarbrook Committee unanimously voted for the recommendation, which will go before...

SOUTH WHITEHALL — Walking into the Comfort Cottage is like visiting your best friend's house. It's not quite home, but you sense it's OK to kick off your shoes and curl up on the sofa. The atmosphere in the South Whitehall Township cottage, a project of the Lehigh County Office of Children and...