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EASTON — A Bethlehem Township man who told police he repeatedly broke into his neighbor's homes and stole dozens of items to help pay for food was sentenced to prison Thursday in Northampton County Court. Jeffrey Werkheiser, 48, was sentenced to serve 11 to 23 months in prison for stealing from...

NEW YORK (AP) — A tugboat that crashed and sank in the Hudson River north of New York City, killing three crew members, has been raised with a massive crane.The 90-foot tugboat named Specialist was suspended at the water's surface Thursday morning.Divers also hoped to recover the body of crew member...

COALDALE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania burglary suspect made himself right at home, using the bathroom and watching TV while the woman who lived there screamed at him to leave.Police in the eastern Pennsylvania town of Coaldale say the woman was watching TV and waiting for a neighbor to...

EMMAUS — The Seven Generations Charter School Board of Trustees is expected to make a decision tonight on the future of its middle school.Trustees could shut down the middle school next academic year because of discipline problems and other issues they say have prevented the school from fulfilling...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State student has been ordered to stand trial on a refiled a charge of ethnic intimidation for allegedly harassing an Indian student.Campus police say 19-year-old Nicholas Tavella, of Greensburg, was drunk when he began following the other student in December, asking...

Less than six weeks before the Pennsylvania primary election, Hillary Clinton dominates the Democratic presidential race in the state while Donald Trump narrowly leads the Republican contest, according to a new Franklin & Marshall College poll released Wednesday. In the Democratic U.S. Senate race,...

BETHLEHEM — The Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday signed off on a plan to transform the former Masonic lodge complex into a new South Side gateway with premier office space and 64 high-end apartments.The heart of the plan is restoration and modernization of the Wilbur mansion, the onetime...

The judicial tribunal weighing the fate of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin abruptly froze his case this week — a move that experts said suggested the case could end without a trial.Last week, the government lawyers who in December brought the misconduct case against Eakin...

EASTON — Easton's crime rate continues to decrease while new development is on the rise, Mayor Sal Panto Jr. said during his annual State of the City address Wednesday evening. "Easton's momentum is unparalleled and we continue to be recognized regionally for all of the progress we've made in recent...

A used car dealer with locations across the United States is looking to establish one in the Lehigh Valley.CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., will go before the Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors next month seeking conditional use approval to build a 17,727-square-foot sales center for pre-owned...