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Dent bill would end straight-party voting U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent has reintroduced a measure to end the option of straight-ticket voting, in which voters can select all the candidates of one party by pressing a single button. Pennsylvania is one of just nine states that still offer a straight-ticket...

Huddled in a law office on Hamilton Street, the district attorneys of the five counties in the Allentown Catholic Diocese spent days poring over files that detailed nearly two dozen allegations that priests had sexually abused children over several decades.That unprecedented step came in May 2002...

BETHLEHEM — Three Lehigh Valley women were honored Saturday by the local branches of the American Association of University Woman for their efforts to promote equity for women and girls.The AAUW has three branches in the Lehigh Valley: Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, and a representative from...

SALISBURY — Police shut down a block of Buckingham Drive in Salisbury Township Saturday afternoon for an investigation. Neighbors said that a man was armed and suicidal in one of the residences, but police would not confirm that Saturday night.The incident began around 4 p.m. Officers from Salisbury...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Call it Pennsylvania's highway robbery.A pot of money from a huge increase in fuel taxes and motorist fees under a 2013 law designed to shore up Pennsylvania's highways and bridges is not so huge anymore, as a growing amount is getting diverted to the Pennsylvania State Police.

EASTON — Before the sun rose Saturday morning, the line for bargain prom dresses snaked down the block outside Easton's State Theatre.An hour after the Bethlehem YWCA's Prom Dress Day sale started, there were already several hundred teens, and their parents, patiently waiting for it.The ninth annual...

Due to the temporary closure of Lafayette College in Easton because of a mild outbreak of norovirus, Sunday's performance of the Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Williams Center.Among the most versatile musicians in percussion and taiko, Kenny Endo...

Pet food maker Freshpet Inc., which has a major production plant in the Lehigh Valley, said CEO Richard Thompson will retire effective July 1. The Secaucus, N.J.-seller of refrigerated pet food, which has a facility in Hanover Township, Northampton County, said Wednesday that Thompson, 64, intends...

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP – Carissa Lee enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and "jumping out of planes" when she's not studying as a full-time college student. Doris Ramos began working five years ago after her husband's back surgery. While the women don't share similar interests, they do have...

There is something for everyone at the new "Disney on Ice presents Let's Celebrate!" at PPL Center through Sunday.There is impressive ice skating by talented performers, appearances by more than 50 familiar Disney characters and spectacular production numbers with colorful costumes, special effects...