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PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's lawyers urged an appeals court Wednesday to reseal the comedian's lurid, decade-old testimony about his womanizing, but the panel of judges seemed to think the request was pointless, since the deposition has already made headlines around the world.Members of the three-judge...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will become the 24th state to legalize marijuana for people suffering from various diseases, ailments and terminal illness.A 149-46 vote in the Republican-controlled House came at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday after less than an hour of debate. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed...

Lehigh Valley Verizon workers joined thousands of their union brethren along the East Coast in walking off the job Wednesday, after months of talks with management yielded little progress toward a new labor contract. Dozens of area Verizon employees picketed at four Lehigh County sites, and many...

Height and odor were among the major concerns Lower Saucon Township residents expressed to state officials during a public hearing designed to hear what issues might occur if the IESI Bethlehem landfill is permitted to internally expand.The 45-minute Wednesday night hearing drew about 30 people...

A simmering feud over the old Goodman Furniture store is boiling now as Bethlehem officials step up their efforts to tidy a stretch of the South Side Business District they've worked hard to rebuild for decades. A district judge last week threatened to jail owner Alvin Kanofsky, a 76-year-old physics...

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs' home opener on Thursday at Coca-Cola Park will be filled with hungry baseball fans, who will scout out their favorite foods such as Porker Fries, Aw Shucks' corn-on-the-cob and Jaindl Smoke House's smoked turkey legs.Items that won't be on the ballpark's menu this season...

EASTON — Easton and developer Abe Atiyeh have tentatively settled a federal lawsuit over his claims that city officials treated him unfairly in a dispute over the placement of billboard advertising signs.The terms would allow Pennsylvania Media, an Atiyeh-owned company, to put a billboard near...

Efforts to upgrade Cedarbrook's physical amenities inched forward Wednesday evening as Lehigh County commissioners signed off on architectural and engineering studies, but it will still be months before the county plots out the future of the county-owned nursing home.By a unanimous vote, commissioners...

Before a crowd of thousands, Republican front-runner Donald Trump made a campaign promise not often heard in these parts anymore: a pledge to bring back Pittsburgh's steel industry. "Steel, we're bringing back," he told an enthusiastic audience gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center...

Real estate mogul Donald Trump, 69, is well-known for his brash persona on television and the campaign trail. Born in Queens, N.Y., he's the son of real estate developer Frederick C. Trump and Mary MacLeod Trump. Trump attended Fordham University for two years before transferring to the Wharton...