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PEQUANNOCK, N.J. (AP) — Police have arrested a biker months after they say he led them on a chase through the streets of New Jersey that reached 160 mph — a pursuit he recorded on video.Authorities on Wednesday charged 20-year-old Anthony Darrigo, of Wanaque, with eluding police with risk of severe...

NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (AP) — An abandoned horse later found shot more than 100 times with paintballs in central Pennsylvania has been released from a veterinary hospital. The 20-year-old horse named Lily was found at the New Holland Sales Stables last month. Police say the horse was hit by about 130...

The habitat of the long-eared bat is among several concerns Lower Saucon Township officials will present next week during a state Department of Environmental Protection hearing regarding the internal expansion of the IESI Bethlehem Landfill.The bat was placed on the threatened species list in April...

A new Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board report paints a rosy picture of job growth in Allentown's downtown arena district, crediting it with creating more than 1,800 jobs since 2013. The report, delivered Wednesday to the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, shows...

Vacancies on Allentown City Council and in other elected city positions don't happen every day, but the abrupt resignation of Controller Mary Ellen Koval in response to the FBI investigation in Allentown has already prompted council to fill two vacant positions this year.With advice from city...

A new Nickelodeon animated TV show debuting in May features an Allentown native as on-screen voice talent and a Coopersburg native as a storyboard artist.Lara Jill Miller, an Allentown native who starred as Samantha, opposite Nell Carter in the hit 1980s sitcom "Gimme A Break!," does the voice...

HARRISBURG — Most Lehigh Valley school districts would get less of a financial boost from the state under a formula developed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf than they would under a method championed by bipartisan coalition spearheaded by the Legislature.With the start of next fiscal year less than...

Nazareth Borough is in danger of losing vendors for community events if it doesn't reconsider charging each a fee for participating. That was the opinion of many in the business community who spoke before Borough Council last week about the importance of events such as Martin on Main and Bike Fest...

BETHLEHEM — Officials from the Sands casino and the city met Wednesday to discuss the deteriorating conditions at the Steel General Office building, where glass fell from an 11th-story window onto Third Street last week.The city sent a letter earlier this week giving the Sands 30 days to make repairs...

Gospel and blues greats Blind Boys of Alabama, “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox, indie rockers Jukebox the Ghost, Grammy Award-nominated Lost Bayou Ramblers and bluegrass group The Railsplitters will highlight opening weekend of the sixth annual free summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion...