MICHIGAN STATE'S DRAMATIC 68-67 WIN OVER DUKE BOOSTS TV RATINGS FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Michigan State's dramatic NCAA Tournament victory over Duke drew a 10.5 television rating, the highest for a late Sunday regional final...
PEEPS SEASON: NEW FLAVORS, MORE FUN WITH THE CLASSIC MARSHMALLOW TREAT
The classic, yellow sugar-coated marshmallow Peep is ubiquitous at Easter, and for good reason - they are a classic treat loved by...
PEEPS SEASON: NEW FLAVORS, MORE FUN WITH THE CLASSIC MARSHMALLOW TREAT
The classic, yellow sugar-coated marshmallow Peep is ubiquitous at Easter, and for good reason - they are a classic treat loved by...
BERKS JAZZ FEST'S 29TH YEAR TO PAY TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MUSIC GREATS, MORE: ITS 15 BEST SHOWS
Since Berks Jazz Fest started bringing its array of jazz, blues and other artists to the Reading area for a 10-day musical run in 1990,...
NEW WHITEHALL RESIDENTS: COYOTES MAKING A HOME IN THE TOWNSHIP
The sightings have been piling up: coyotes are encroaching on Whitehall Township. Mayor Michael Harakal Jr. said multiple residents...
ROAD WARRIOR: WHAT WILL NEW YORK'S CONGESTION TAX MEAN FOR LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUTERS?
With its Metropolitan Transportation Authority facing $15 billion of debt service payments, New York passed the nation's first congestion...
BETHLEHEM MAN CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT OF DRUG DEALING
A man was convicted Monday in a federal case involving the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana in...
SLATINGTON MAN CHARGED WITH DUI IN NORTH WHITEHALL CRASH INJURING FOUR
A Slatington man was arraigned Monday on charges of driving under the influence of methamphetamine and causing a crash injuring four...
MARINE PILOT FROM MONTGOMENRY COUNTY AMONG TWO KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN ARIZONA
The names of two Marine pilots who died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona were released Monday...
CATASAUQUA MAN BEAT GIRLFRIEND WITH FIREPLACE POKER, POLICE SAY
Catasauqua police say a 50-year-old man used a fireplace poker to brutally beat his girlfriend Sunday morning in her Railroad Street...
IN A FIRST, ELECTRIC CARS OUTSELL FOSSIL FUEL-POWERED ONES IN NORWAY
In a symbolic first, electric cars outsold fossil fuel-powered ones in Norway last month. Christina Bu, the Norwegian Electric Vehicle...
SMOKING AGE GOING UP IN NEW YORK STATE, FROM 18 TO 21
New York is poised to become the latest state to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21....
NIPSEY HUSSLE SHOOTING: POLICE FOCUSING ON SUSPECT KNOWN TO SLAIN RAPPER, SOURCE SAYS
Police believe they know who gunned down Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, a law enforcement source told the Daily News on Monday....
THE BIZARRE STORY OF THE L.A. DAD WHO EXPOSED THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL
Morrie Tobin was in Boston to cut the deal of his life. It was early April last year. A few weeks before, federal agents had descended...
CONNECTICUT WOMAN SAYS THEN-VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TOUCHED HER INAPPROPRIATELY AT A GREENWICH FUNDRAISER IN 2009
A Connecticut woman says Joe Biden touched her inappropriately and rubbed noses with her during a 2009 political fundraiser in Greenwich...
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STATE REPORT ON GRACE PACKER'S DEATH
A state report released Monday details suggested changes to child welfare agencies after the 2016 rape and murder of Grace Packer ,...
BLACK FOREST DELI'S PIEROGIEFEST RETURNS WITH 10 FLAVORS, INCLUDING BLUEBERRY AND BEEF STROGANOFF
Dig into doughy, homemade treats at Black Forest Deli & Catering's annual PierogieFest. The Bethlehem deli's event, which kicked off...
REPORT ON CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES AFTER RAPE AND MURDER OF GRACE PACKER RECOMMENDS CHANGES
A report issued Monday details changes to child welfare agencies after the 2016 rape and murder of Grace Packer, who endured years...
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX REVOLUTIONS CLOSES IN LOWER SAUCON
A Lower Saucon Township entertainment complex closed this weekend after six years of business. Revolutions at Saucon Valley, a 40,000-square-foot...
NO VOTE YET ON POTENTIAL GRACEDALE NURSES STRIKE
Social workers and registered nurses at Gracedale have not yet voted on a possible strike at the county-owned nursing home as union...
Leake takes perfect game to 9th, Mariners beat Angels 10-0
SEATTLE - Mike Leake of the Seattle Mariners lost his bid to pitch a perfect game on a leadoff single in the ninth inning by rookie Luis Rengifo, then finished off the Los... Read more ...
Radical or Incremental? What's Really In Joe Biden's Health Plan
The Biden plan released this week is an update of the Affordable Care Act with controversial differences. Among them: a "public option" that covers abortion, and subsidized... Read more ...
Pennsylvania school district warns parents they could lose kids over unpaid...
District says that it is trying to collect more than $20,000 Read more ...
Iran claims it seized a British tanker because it collided with an Iranian...
Iranian authorities say they seized a British-flagged tanker after it collided with an Iranian fishing boat and then failed to respond to attempts to contact it. "The British... Read more ...
Hong Kong police seize explosives ahead of weekend protests
HONG KONG - Police in Hong Kong have raided a homemade-explosives manufacturing lab ahead of another weekend of protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Hong Kong... Read more ...
WATCH: Man escapes high-rise fire by climbing down it in true 'Spider-Man' style
Video shows the man grappling down the balconies and railings of several floors until he got to the ground level. Read more ...
Former Giants lineman Mitch Petrus dead at 32 of apparent heat stroke
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Officials say former New York Giants offensive lineman Mitch Petrus has died in Arkansas of apparent heat stroke. He was 32. Pulaski County Coroner Gerone... Read more ...
Angels give up on Matt Harvey, drop pitcher from roster
SEATTLE - The Los Angeles Angels gave up on their $11 million investment in Matt Harvey, designating the 30-year-old right-hander for assignment on Friday. Read more ...
Braves edge Nationals on Donaldson's hit in ninth
ATLANTA - Josh Donaldson's bases-loaded single off Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning lifted the Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Friday night after Luke... Read more ...
MLB wrap: Cardinals mount comeback against Reds on 10-run inning
The Cardinals topped the Reds 12-11 at Great American Ball Park, despite trailing 7-0 entering the sixth inning. Read more ...