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Nov. 18, 1995, was one of the most painful days in Ronald Meitzler's life, yet he can't stop thinking about it, can't stop talking about it.That was the last day of steelmaking — The Last Cast as it's become known — in Bethlehem, and the last day the 28-year Bethlehem Steel worker would spend helping...

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Northampton County — A township woman has been forced from her home after a roughly 50-foot-long sinkhole opened under her Rainbow Drive house following Tuesday's storm. Debbie Andrews, 63, of the 900 block of Rainbow Drive in Hanover Township, said she heard a series of cracking...

Rep. Justin Simmons (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) will hold three town hall meetings in March. Meetings will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 3, at Coopersburg Borough Hall, 5 N. Main St.; 6-7 p.m. March 4, at Emmaus Public Library, 11 E. Main St.; and 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 10, at Red Hill Borough...

A Delaware official is holding $10.3 million in uncashed checks that should be turned over to Pennsylvania as unclaimed property, state Treasurer Timothy Reese said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit pits Reese against David Gregor, who heads the Delaware office that handles the collection...

NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP — Jerry Rogers swears that he's not cursed. His wife, Andrea Hernandez, insists the same. But neither of them can explain the bad luck that resulted in the family being stranded for 13 hours on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the midst of a massive snowstorm and then tossed...

Near Saucon Valley Country Club, a sloping road winds its way toward a sprawling community of mega-homes, surrounded by scenic rolling hills and a dense pocket of trees. Here, on a 3 1/2-acre ridge overlooking exclusive neighborhoods, sits the most expensive home for sale in the Lehigh Valley.

Buona Mangiata means good eating in Italian and that's exactly what you'll find at the deli of the same name in Forks Township. The shop, specializing in Italian cuisine, opened Feb. 12 at 308 Old Mill Road, next to Forks Community Church. Operated by Kerry Jennings and his fiance, Nicole Castiglia,...

Chris Cocca has packed plenty into his professional life. Among his jobs, he has been a writer, adjunct English professor and outreach coordinator for the Air Quality Partnership of the Lehigh Valley/Berks. Cocca, a United Church of Christ minister, also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale...

Limoncello Cheesecake made with fresh berries and Girl Scout Lemonades from Bruno Scipioni's Italian Ristorante. Brownies with bits of Thin Mints from Trixie's Treats. Decadent Dessert Sushi featuring Caramel deLites from Emeril's Chop House. They are some of the desserts and dishes you can sample...

Firefighters in South Buffalo found Jessica Powers lying on the road in early January, minutes after she was run over by a tractor-trailer. Lt. James Otwell of Engine 25 knew the injuries to the woman's pelvis and internal organs would be extensive, and as he bent over the motionless figure he...