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Pictures in the News | March 7, 2013

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Brooklyn hit-and-run suspect waives extradition from Pennsylvania

2013-03-07 09:22:00

The man who surrendered to police in connection with a weekend hit-and-run accident that left an Orthodox Jewish family dead has waived extradition from Pennsylvania and will be heading back to New York to face charges, officials said on Thursday. Julio...

Nurturing a historic herd of bison

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2013-05-23 20:56:14

MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING 8 charged in alleged high-grade pot ring in Pa. NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say they've broken up a multimillion-dollar drug ring that trafficked in high-grade marijuana. Montgomery County...

Firefighters respond to apartment blaze in Allentown, find man's body; cause of death unknown

2013-05-23 12:11:36

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Firefighters responding to an apartment blaze in Allentown have discovered a man's body in a top-floor unit. Investigators say the blaze was reported at the three-story building around 3:30 a.m. Thursday. They say it's not...

Pa. bride-to-be convicted of stabbing fiance to death hours before wedding ceremony

2013-05-23 14:41:41

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania woman who fatally stabbed her fiance on their wedding day — and then apparently could not comprehend that he had died — was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday. Jurors found Na Cola...

Hall of Fame nominees are an impressive group

2013-05-22 16:33:00

I waited until after the primary election so I wouldn't be blamed for making anyone lose, but now it's time to unveil this year's nominees to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. They're an impressive group, but remember that...

America's people made nation great

2013-05-21 14:39:02

My friend, a Marine sergeant, returned home from Vietnam with two Silver Stars and two Bronze Stars. All of the medals awarded to him were for saving other people's lives while under enemy fire himself. His great-grandfather came here from Poland on a...

Toomey: It's hard to conclude that IRS scrutiny wasn't politically motivated

2013-05-21 17:53:40

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that without knowing who at the Internal Revenue Service is responsible for the extra scrutiny applied to tea party groups, it's impossible to conclude it was not politically motivated. Toomey made the...

KidsPeace files for bankruptcy

2013-05-21 18:05:24

Carrying $240 million in debt, Orefield-based KidsPeace filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. The move comes after years of struggles in which the organization that gives treatment to troubled and autistic children laid off workers and missed debt payments....

Trial opens for eastern Pa. bride-to-be in slaying of fiancé hours before scheduled wedding

2013-05-21 16:33:43

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania woman is on trial on a criminal homicide charge in the slaying of her husband-to-be just hours before their scheduled wedding. WFMZ-TV (http://bit.ly/11a9xY0 ) says a jury was selected in Lehigh...

DA: South Whitehall couple stole $850,000 to support gambling habit

2013-05-21 18:42:34

When South Whitehall officials removed Nancy A. Tonkin from her job as the person in charge of handling the money that residents paid for their utility bills, she threw a tantrum, stomping around and treating her co-workers miserably, her boss said....

Lehigh County Executive Candidate Scott Ott (left) talks to PA. State Rep. for the 187th District Gary Day (right) at Pickles Bar and Grill in Emmaus Tuesday night.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Lehigh County Republican County Executive candidate Dean Browning, left, thanks supporters after conceding the race to Scott Ott. Tuesday is primary night in Lehigh County and Pennsylvania. Browning's camp was set up at the Buckeye Tavern.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Gary Tennis, the PA Drug and Alcohol Program Secretary, speaks at the grand opening of the Lehigh County-CRC Health Group/White Deer Run treatment center on Monday.

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