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Morning Call takes first in Sandusky coverage
The Morning Call was recognized by the Associated Press this weekend with a first-place award for its coverage of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse trial in June. The award for general news reporting was presented to The Morning Call staff at the annual...Tags: Allentown, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Lehigh County, National Collegiate Athletic Association, U.S. Supreme Court
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Should the county undergo a reassessment?
Editor's note: Reassessments are about restoring equity to property values that are no longer uniform. Property values change over time, and properties and neighborhoods don't all appreciate or depreciate at the same rate. So the tax burden, which is...Tags: Lehigh County, Values, Religion and Belief
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Hansell resigns as Lehigh County executive
Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly Friday, citing serious health concerns, after having served less than one year in office. Hansell announced Friday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and would resign effectively...
Tags: Allentown, Lehigh County, South Whitehall Township, Local Government, Elections
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Callahan campaign boasts 40 endorsements
Valley 610Mayor John Callahan's campaign, which is already winning the money race for Northampton County executive, has indicated it's leading in endorsements. The campaign announced Callahan has received 41 endorsements, including a former governor, a U.S.... -
Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: American Red Cross, World War II (1939-1945), Battle of Antietam, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, White House, Police Arrests, Social Issues, Parties and Movements
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Upcoming business events in the Lehigh Valley
FRIDAYMAY 17 THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT will hold a half-day diversity seminar, "Diverseforce IV: Facing the Newest Challenges of the 21st Century," 8 a.m. to noon, at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel and...Tags: Corporate Officers, Allentown, DeSales University, Center Valley, Small Businesses
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Inmate changes plea in shank case
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.Moments before he was scheduled to go to trial on attempted homicide charges, a state inmate pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to aggravated assault and possessing a prohibitive offensive weapon and was sentenced to 8 1/2 to 17 years in state prison....Tags: Judges, Pittsburgh, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Trials
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Transportation chief says infrastructure is at risk
The federal government must invest in the country's transportation infrastructure because aging highways, waterways and railroads are "at the tipping point," U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster told an audience in Allentown Tuesday. "There are some in Washington who...
Tags: Allentown, U.S. Congress, Mack Trucks, Inc., Charlie Dent, Adam Smith
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Pittsburgh region’s population loss is Lehigh Valley area’s gain
Capitol IdeasYo! The long-running success of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently is not enough to keep people in parts of western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County lost 4.3 percent of its population between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census. As a result, it will...... -
#Minsi Lake lowered for summer spillway repairs
Lehigh Valley WildThe water level at Northampton County’s Minsi Lake has been temporarily lowered as the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) prepares to make repairs to the lake’s spillway this summer. “The lake was lowered by approximately 2-3... -
High court considers mandatory retirement for judges
HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania last voted to amend the state Constitution in 1968, it adopted a provision to ensure that judges didn't stay on the bench longer than their minds stayed sharp. On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Tom Corbett, Elections
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