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WILSON — Wilson police said a man was beaten and robbed of $350 in cash on Saturday.Police said around 11 p.m. Saturday, they received a report of an assault victim at Easton Hospital.The victim — only identified as a 39-year-old Easton man — said he was in the area of 16th and Lehigh streets to...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman picked up an endorsement from former presidential candidate and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who praised his support of immigration reform. O'Malley, who ended his presidential bid after the Iowa caucuses, wrote in an email to supporters that the...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's mayor is seeking a tax on sugary drinks to help fund his universal pre-K plan, among other initiatives. Mayor Jim Kenney tells The Philadelphia Inquirer he believes the 3-cents-per-ounce tax could bring in $400 million over five years. He says the money could...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to setting her newborn on fire and leaving her in the middle of a New Jersey street.Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier pleaded guilty Monday in Mount Holly to aggravated manslaughter. She had previously pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.Authorities...

ALLENTOWN — Multiple people are being evacuated Monday at a large apartment fire in Allentown, according to police radio reports.Police and fire crews began receiving multiple calls about the blaze around 12:30 p.m. at 1411 Hamilton St., according to radio reports.The fire appears to be at the...

PALMER TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Bethlehem man was severely injured Sunday night when he was ejected from his car, and then trapped beneath it on Route 22 in Palmer Township, police said. Joaquin Diaz, 23, of 3250 Easton Ave., Bethlehem, was taken to an area hospital with severe injuries, police...

The electric 3-D pen kept jamming, so the two students decided to build a centuries-old piece of technology called a trebuchet instead.They knew the wood structure's history from when medieval armies used it to hurl bodies infested with the bubonic plague.In less menacing times, Amy Schwartz and...

The doctors who lead the fight against prostate cancer have seized Gov. Tom Wolf's diagnosis as a teachable moment. "All men at the age of 40 should start thinking about their prostate health," said urologist Vanessa Elliott. "They need to at least start thinking about it." Prostate cancer, though...

The American Cancer Society recommends that certain men discuss with their doctors whether they should be screened.•If they are age 50 and at average risk for prostate cancer, age 45 and at high risk, or age 40 and at very high risk.•Men at high risk include African-Americans with a first-degree...

PennEast's application for a 114-mile natural gas pipeline is being reviewed by the Delaware River Basin Commission, one of the many regulatory agencies whose approval is needed for the project to move forward. PennEast has applied for a surface water withdrawal and discharge permit from the DRBC,...