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WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania's U.S. senators have touted an amicable, bipartisan relationship in recent years when it comes to choosing and advancing nominees for the federal bench.But now Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says that process has broken down, blasting the White House for what he describes...

I doubt the airports in Philadelphia really wanted to publicly disclose information about perimeter security breaches.And a school district surely wasn't going to voluntarily divulge that about 10 percent of its employees were related to top district officials.But they had to release records showing...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Supporters of failed presidential candidate Marco Rubio are ending a court challenge seeking to knock Republican presidential rival John Kasich off Pennsylvania's primary ballot. A withdrawal petition was filed Wednesday. The decision comes a day after Rubio lost his home...

LOWER MACUNGIE — The majority of the Hamilton Crossings shopping center in Lower Macungie is still on track to open July 24. But geotechnical complications beneath the Lehigh Valley's first Costco site have pushed back building construction until April and its opening until this fall, according...

Nazareth teachers, working without a contract since August, have announced plans to strike Friday after the district failed to accept their latest offer for an agreement.Here is what you need to know about the possible strike:How long could the strike last?Theresa Elliott, deputy communications...

HARRISBURG — In an epic turn of events caused by the shifting of political winds in Pennsylvania and the unending determination of parents, the House historically and overwhelmingly approved an amended medical marijuana bill that is expected to become law. Wednesday's 149-43 vote was the last one...

Loose safety seals on eye drop bottles can fall into eyes and cause injury, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week. The agency said it was aware of six "adverse events" related to loose seals. Its warning did not offer details about those incidents. The warning did not identify...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week for many Christian churches. This year it has additional significance as it's the date the Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents Bach's Passion According to St. John for its 2016 Spring Concert at First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem.The St. John Passion...

Teenagers are invited to visit the Allentown Art Museum for free on Saturday for the museum's first Teen Day.Called GenART (generation art), the program is designed to engage teens — middle or high schoolers with an ID — in the tactile and cerebral pleasures of the visual arts. The teen-centric...

The Foreign Film Series is back at SteelStacks' Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas with a line-up that might be the most adventurous to date.Represented are standout entries by European masters Jean-Luc Godard, Vittorio De Sica, Pedro Almodovar and Fritz Lang.The series kicked off in February with "Crouching...