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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Video posted on social media shows a man dressed as the Easter bunny exchanging punches with shoppers at a New Jersey mall. The video was posted on Twitter around 5:40 p.m. Sunday and shows a chaotic scene in a section that was set up to take photos with the Easter bunny...

You'll find poop, slime, gas, vomit and even a hairball. "Animal Grossology" picks up where the science exhibit "Grossology" left off, with "everything that is sticky, stinky, slimy, oozy and disgusting about animals." "It's the sequel," says David Smith, senior director and chief scientist at...

LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP – Software Consulting Services has been selling computer systems to newspapers of all sizes for more than 30 years. The Lower Nazareth Township company has contracts with more than 1,500 publishing companies in 19 countries, including Gannett, Advance Publications and The...

The wearing of the green included pink noses and rosy cheeks as the crowds braved chilly temperatures Sunday afternoon for the 59th Annual Allentown St. Patrick's Parade. Although the nor'easter that had been forecast for the weekend was a no-show, crowds still huddled beneath heat lamps up and...

UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP – Police have charged a Breinigsville man with terrorizing victims in separate incidents, including one in which they said he pointed a weapon at a victim's head.Upper Macungie Township police said that Kyle R. Leverence, 31, of the 9600 block of Bacon Lane, contacted a...

2650 Church View Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP -- Police are investigating a report of the theft of $5,850 worth of construction equipment.State Police at Fogelsville said Sunday the incident happened between 4 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday at 2850 Church View Road in Lower...

Today marks the first day of spring, but don't expect to celebrate by driving with the windows rolled down or wearing a T-shirt and shorts for your outdoor jog.Today's high temperature will be around 40 degrees before dropping to around freezing tonight, according to Lance Franck, a meteorologist...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty is launching a new ad on Monday highlighting her support for eliminating the gender pay gap. McGinty has targeted much of her messaging in recent weeks toward working women, unveiling a set of economic policy proposals last week aimed at aiding women...

Rendell's remarks draw GOP complaint to feds Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is well-known for saying whatever crosses his mind. The Democrat's free-wheeling style, however, has sparked an allegation against the U.S. Senate candidate he's supporting. The state Republican Party filed a complaint...

Witness jazz luminaries in the making on Sunday, March 20, when six local high school jazz bands compete in the 2016 SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase finals in the Musikfest Cafe at the ArtsQuest Center. The bands emerged as finalists after three preliminary rounds of competition that...