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PITTSBURGH — Common sense tells most people to train before running a 10K race to avoid dehydration, injuries and physical exhaustion.Doctors are applying that same concept to patients preparing for surgery in a growing medical trend across the United States.The University of Pittsburgh Medical...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City middle school teacher was fined $300 for showing students a video of an Islamic State beheading, according to a published report.The New York Post reports that Alexiss Nazario, a veteran teacher earning $105,000 a year, showed the video to eighth-graders at the South...

Threatening phone calls from scammers who are impersonating IRS agents continue to harass people in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, but authorities say the fraud's success rate has fallen. The cons used to be able to trick someone after about 40 or 50 calls, but now have to make 300 to 400 calls...

It's been a season of change for Megadeth, not that this would necessarily be that much of a surprise.Over a 35-year history, singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine had led the metal band through several lineups featuring different guitarists, drummers and even a couple of different bassists.But this time,...

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP — Lower Macungie took additional measures Thursday to regulate tractor-trailer traffic in the western portion of the township.Trucks longer than 40 feet are now restricted from Creamery Road between Route 100 and Spring Creek Road, except for local deliveries.The 40-acre...

Musselman's Jewelers is moving the store it operated for 86 years in downtown Bethlehem a block away inside Moravian Book Shop.The new location, 420 Main St., will include the store's fine jewelry lines and custom jewelry offering but also a separate area for bridal consultations. The area is inside...

If the freak snow forecasted for Sunday stokes bad memories for those who got burned by high electricity bills during a freak cold snap a few winters ago, this news may warm your heart.Pennsylvania Gas & Electric will be refunding $2.3 million to customers and paying other penalties under a settlement...

– Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty received an endorsement Friday from Pennsylvania's senior U.S. senator, Bob Casey, who praised her as the "strongest" candidate to unseat Republican Pat Toomey this fall.Casey's support makes him the latest in a list of state Democratic officials...

Friday was a momentous day for Heather Winn and Michael Scholl of the Temple/St. Luke's medical school. It was "match day" for fourth-year medical students across the country, which meant they would find out where they'd be assigned to complete their residency training. Some couples don't get sent...

Despite dire predictions of a snowstorm on the first day of spring, organizers of Allentown's St. Patrick's Parade say the parade is still on. For now. This year's parade is still scheduled for Sunday, starting at 2 p.m. Organizers are counting on Irish luck to turn the Saturday-Sunday storm out...