Easton Mayor Panto orders city buildings closed beginning Monday amid surge...
The City of Easton has taken emergency action regarding its employees and buildings amid the surge in coronavirus cases
View ArticleEagles won’t be forced by new Pa. mandate to wear masks while competing
Eagles players and their opponents won't be forced to wear facemasks while competing, state rules.
View Article‘Listen to us, please.’ South Whitehall, Lower Macungie residents mobilize...
Developer Abe Atiyeh made his second pitch to South Whitehall planners Thursday night for a rezoning that would allow him to build part of a proposed senior living campus, which spans both South...
View ArticleLt. Gov. John Fetterman’s flags fly in the face of some Pa. lawmakers
A provision slipped into lame-duck Pennsylvania budget legislation Friday would ban flags not approved by lawmakers from flying at the state Capitol — such as the pro-marijuana legalization and LGBTQ-...
View ArticleWoman coughed on nurse, employee assaulted over mask in separate COVID-19...
A Berks County woman faces criminal charges after coughing in the face of a nurse because she was mad about waiting outside until a doctor was available to administer a COVID-19 test, court records say.
View ArticlePfizer is seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what that...
Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring first shots as early as next month.
View ArticlePennsylvania restaurant, tavern industry lament likely use of $1.3 billion of...
Pennsylvania state lawmakers were split Friday morning as they prepared to vote on a state budget that would take $1.3 billion of federal emergency money originally intended to help...
View Article‘You reap what you sow’: Reaction to whether Pennsylvania is headed for...
Some readers agreed with columnist Paul Muschick that a second shutdown seemed likely in Pennsylvania since many people refuse to follow simple protocols like wearing masks and social distancing.
View ArticleNewark N.J. citizens asked to stay home starting Thanksgiving eve
Newark’s mayor said in a radio interview that he’ll ask residents of New Jersey’s largest city to stay home for 10 days starting next week, right before Thanksgiving, in response to a rising number of...
View Article81-year-old man uses antique walking stick to beat thieves
An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather's antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his trouble.
View ArticleNearly all Pa. counties expect to sign off on election results by Monday...
The routine administrative step has taken on new importance as President Donald Trump and his campaign allies try to inject controversy into the process.
View ArticleThanksgiving travelers should find less crowded highways as many rethink...
AAA estimates the number of people traveling for Thanksgiving will drop by 10% this year. The PA Turnpike Commission expects its traffic to fall by 20%.
View ArticleYour View by KidsPeace: Mental health tools to help cope with COVID-19’s...
Op-ed: These tools can help individuals and families build resiliency and manage the stress of the pandemic.
View ArticleLower Macungie criminal defense attorney joins Lehigh County judge race
David D. Ritter, a Lower Macungie defense attorney who has experience as both a prosecutor and public defender, is the latest lawyer to announce a bid for one of two open seats on the Lehigh County...
View ArticleScranton honors native son Biden with street in his name
Scranton, where President-elect Joe Biden was born 78 years ago Friday celebrated the occasion by unveiling a sign designating North Washington Avenue outside his childhood home as “Joe Biden Way.”
View ArticleTop 5 new music picks include releases from Bob Mould and The Spyrals
This week's top music picks includes one of Bob Mould’s best and most passionate albums of his stellar 40-year career.
View ArticleMan dead in officer-involved shooting in Philly suburb
Authorities say an Upper Darby poice officer shot and killed a man after a chase that started in a residential neighborhood and ended on a golf course
View ArticleTwo children dead after fire destroys Philadelphia rowhome
Authorities say an early morning fire in a south Philadelphia row home claimed the lives of two young children and left four others injured, including a critically injured infant
View ArticleSkates and masks on! Rockefeller Center ice rink opens
The Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink is opening in a limited way but on time for the holidays
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Daily cases again near 7,000
With 6,778 new cases of the coronavirus reported by the state Department of Health on Saturday, Pennsylvania’s total case count surpassed 300,000.
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