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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump got his first endorsement from Pennsylvania's congressional delegation on Monday. U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, a Republican from Lycoming County, endorsed Trump in the five-way presidential primary, saying he sees strong support for the billionaire real estate...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania man who filed more than 30 lawsuits claiming to be severely injured is heading to prison for perjury after he was found doing maintenance on his house.Sixty-year-old James George Douris was sentenced to one to 23 months behind bars on Monday in Bucks...

The Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association on Monday announced its largest charitable gift to date: a multi-year pledge totaling $100,000 for the Children's Hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital.In a news release, Rob Bennett, chair of the auto group's charitable contributions committee, said...

TRENTON, N.J. — Pleas from Atlantic City business, political and community leaders that allowing casinos in northern New Jersey would devastate the already struggling seaside gambling resort failed Monday to stop New Jersey lawmakers from moving forward with plans for a statewide vote on the issue.

When Dave Hoke died on Halloween of a liver disease he'd been living with since birth, the 53-year-old Allentown man left behind a wife, Sally, and three children.That would have been enough of a struggle for any family, but a little more than two months later, on Jan. 7, Sally Hoke died unexpectedly...

Should the man who spurred the legal inquiry into Lehigh Valley Health Network's charitable giving be allowed to weigh in on the case? That was the question during a Lehigh County Orphans' Court hearing Monday morning. It concerned the amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief filed in January...

ALLENTOWN — Michael Frassetto, the former charter school teacher who encouraged hundreds of students to walk out of Allentown School District schools, is asking for monetary donations to help fight the 146 corruption of youth charges he faces.Frassetto has started a GoFundMe account asking for...

HARRISBURG — Katie McGinty joined the Democratic Party's primary race in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate with the support of influential recruiters, and her fortunes in the wide-open race may ultimately be about more than her ability or her future as a candidate.It could be a test of whether the Democratic...

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has picked up an endorsement from Martin O'Malley, a former presidential candidate and Maryland governor who praised Fetterman's support of immigration reform.O'Malley, who ended his presidential bid after the Iowa caucuses, emailed supporters...

NORTHAMPTON — Webb Medical Systems has sold its complex rehab division to National Seating & Mobility, allowing the Northampton-based business to expand its respiratory, home medical equipment and home accessibility product lines.Sharon Webb, co-owner and vice president of sales at Webb Medical,...