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ALLENTOWN — The Wolf administration worries that without universal testing, thousands of children exposed to lead in places such as Allentown are slipping through the safety nets in place to protect them.That's why the Gov. Tom Wolf wants a state mandate that all children tested for lead exposure...

EASTON – In the latest bid to transform Paxinosa Elementary into a true community school, city officials have suggested the Easton Area Community Center move from its cramped, aging facility on Washington Street to the West Ward elementary. The proposal is still in the early stages with only informal...

HARRISBURG — The leader of a statewide organization of school directors threatened Monday to file a lawsuit against the state for breaching its contract to pay for a portion of construction costs.Gov. Tom Wolf and the Legislature need to work together to provide school the $306 million the districts...

Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez's administration has decided to drop Lehigh Riverport garage among its potential sites for a South Side bus station.Instead, the study will consider properties owned by the city, Lehigh University and the Sands Casino Resort or properties that are vacant.The decision...

EMMAUS — The Borough of Emmaus has suspended its popular summer parks program, citing new insurance requirements, additional employee clearances and a widening gap between the intention and reality of the program.Some parents say the borough is making a big mistake by completely eliminating the...

Whitehall honored its longtime fire Chief Robert L. Benner, who died last week, with a memorial parade Sunday afternoon. Firefighters and community members gathered along MacArthur Road, some saluting and many waving American flags as the hearse passed by. See our photo gallery. Benner, who headed...

Pennsylvania's casinos continued their hot streak in March as gamblers left more than $211 million in slot machines statewide.It's the sixth consecutive month the state's 12 casinos have collectively pulled in more slot machine revenues than the previous year, according to numbers released Monday...

TREXLERTOWN – Air Products said Monday it is shutting down its troubled energy-from-waste business because it hasn't efficiently resolve operating and design challenges.The Trexlertown-based company said in a news release it expects to take a pre-tax charge of $900 million to $1 billion, with earnings...

The Bethlehem Health Bureau is hosting a screening of "The Raising of America" documentary at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem.The documentary series explores the connections between early childhood experience and long-term impacts on health, education and economic success.A...

EASTON — A New Jersey businessman who dumped contaminated soil in the Slate Belt is headed to state prison for violating his parole.Northampton County Senior Judge Leonard Zito on Friday sentenced Arthur Fletcher to 23 to 41 months in state prison.The 56-year-old pleaded guilty in June 2014 to...