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A sleeping princess, a dashing prince and three whimsical fairies will take the stage at DeSales University."Sleeping Beauty" is the new production from the Act 3 Children's Theatre Company. It opens Tuesday at DeSales' Schubert Theater, and runs through May 5.The elegant and amusing story by playwright...

If you imagine that a movie about assisted suicide can't be hilarious, you haven't seen "The Farewell Party," a tragicomedy that upends expectations from the first scene to the last.Nominated for 14 Israeli Academy Awards, "The Farewell Party" is set in an assisted-living facility in Jerusalem...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says he will meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, but that he still believes the court vacancy should not be filled this year. "President Obama's team has asked if I would meet with Judge Merrick Garland, and I have agreed to do so out of courtesy and...

THE BIG PICTURE The main appropriations bill on Gov. Tom Wolf's desk is a $6 billion spending plan that completes a $30 billion spending package for the year, ending nearly nine months of partisan gridlock in Harrisburg. The package includes $578 million in aid to universities — Penn State, Temple,...

EMMAUS — Call it the changing of the guard.Emmaus Borough Council Monday accepted the retirement of a 28-year veteran of the police department and appointed an officer to lead the department until they can hire a new chief to replace retiring Chief David A. Faust.Meanwhile, Councilman Nathan Brown...

BETHLEHEM — A Bethlehem man faces 315 child pornography charges after allegedly sharing images online, according to the Attorney General's Office.Peter M. Medve, 32, of the 400 block of Seneca Street, was charged March 16 with possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography and...

BETHLEHEM—This time of year, most kids don't need to see advertising to think of candy.The Easter Bunny takes care of that.To avoid piling on, Just Born Quality Confections, the company that makes Peeps, among the most popular of the rabbit's wares, has joined a newly-formed coalition of six mid-sized...

BETHLEHEM — The Rising Tide Community Loan Fund says it's had the best six-month period in its 15 year history, making 10 new loans totaling $443,272 between September, 2015, and February, 2016. The loans, according to the organization, resulted in 33 jobs being created or preserved.The following...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf, in accordance with a presidential proclamation, has ordered all U.S. and Commonwealth flags at the Capitol complex and other public buildings lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the terror attacks in Belgium. Wolf extended "deepest condolences"...

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will announce at 1 p.m. today whether he plans to sign or veto in whole or in part the remaining pieces of a budget he received last week from the Republican-controlled Legislature. Wolf received the budget on Thursday. He has 10 days to sign it or veto it...