Former Pennsylvania attorney general ordered to serve time in jail
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced Monday to 10 to 23 months in jail for illegally disclosing details from a grand jury investigation to embarrass a rival and lying about...
View ArticleBethlehem police searching for rape suspect
A rape victim told police that her attacker drove her from Allentown and stopped for a Four Loko malt beverage before attacking her in the attic of a Bethlehem home. Bethlehem police are searching for...
View ArticleFormer Pennsylvania attorney general seeks to avoid jail
The 15-year-old son of former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane pleaded for leniency Monday at sentencing in her perjury and obstruction trial while her former deputies described an office...
View ArticleAide says she told Gov. Chris Christie twice about jams
A former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said she twice told the governor about the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge as they were occurring in September 2013. Bridget Kelly...
View ArticleRed Cross chapter director dispatched from Berks to South Carolina
Victims of Hurricane Matthew are receiving some more help from the Berks County area. The American Red Cross dispatched Adrian Grieve, the executive director of its Tri-County Chapter, to South...
View ArticleCoolbaugh man pleads guilty in girlfriend's stabbing death
A Coolbaugh Township man pleaded guilty to stabbing and killing his girlfriend. In July 2015, Darren Morales was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the death of Mahuanki Figuero....
View ArticlePolice say Allentown man robbed market with BB gun
An Allentown man is facing robbery charges after allegedly sticking up a neighborhood market with a BB gun he rented from a juvenile. Police charged Jose Figueroa with robbery, theft and receiving...
View ArticleMilton Hershey School building 32 new homes for 300 students
A school for children from lower income families is building 32 more residences in hopes of housing 300 additional students. Construction on the new student homes began Monday at the Milton Hershey...
View ArticleDisorderly fans cause $18K damage after Penn State victory
Penn State fans celebrating the university's upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State caused about $18,000 damage to public property, according to a State College borough official. Fans pulled down five...
View ArticleClasses resume at 14 Pennsylvania-owned universities
Classes have resumed for more than 100,000 students who attend Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities. Classes resumed Monday because the union representing more than 5,000 faculties and coaches...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to help motorcycle crash victim's family
Friends, family and a small community are hosting a benefit to help raise funds for the family of a man killed in September. Last month, Bryan Adams died in a motorcycle crash in Perry Township, Berks...
View ArticleLawsuit filed against Easton police, mayor over deadly 2014 shooting
The family of a Palmer Township man who was shot and killed by Easton Police in 2014 is speaking out after filing a federal civil rights lawsuit. Lois Spaziani, mother of Richard Scheuermann III filed...
View ArticleCoroner: Bodies in marsh 'for some time' after accident
A one car crash killed two people in Monroe County sometime Friday night into Saturday.It happened in the area of 1805 Kunkletown Road in Ross Township. State police say they found a pickup truck on...
View ArticleCrews respond to restaurant fire in Hanover Township
Northampton County officials say a one-alarm fire broke out Sunday afternoon in Hanover Township. Officials say crews are on the scene of the blaze at a restaurant. They say there are no reports of...
View ArticleState trooper rescues struggling deer from swimming pool
A state trooper came to the rescue of a deer that appeared to be drowning in a swimming pool at a Warren County home. Dwayne Phillips was dispatched to the Harmony Township residence around 12:40 p.m....
View ArticleFire damages home in Allentown Sunday morning
Crews responded to a fire in the 600 block of East Lexington Street Sunday morning. According to fire officials, the call came in around 9:50 a.m. Crews had the blaze under control in about 40...
View ArticleFiscal hawk Toomey faces tougher crowd in re-election bid
Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's re-election bid in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania could depend on his ability to defend a voting record that is one of Congress' most conservative. He's in a tight...
View ArticleSprint for Sam honors young woman's memory
A race in New Jersey honored a young woman who suddenly passed away two years ago. The Fourth Annual Sprint for Sam 5K Race was held in Pohatcong Saturday morning. It's in memory of Samantha "Sam"...
View ArticlePolice investigate Friday night shooting in Reading
Police in Reading are investigating a shooting that injured at least one person. It happened Friday night near North 10th and Oley streets around 7:30. At least one person was rushed to the hospital....
View ArticleEaston mayor responds to lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot
The Easton mayor responded to a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was fatally shot by an Easton police officer. Richard Scheuermann III was shot after a high-speed chase. He died in October...
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