Gracedale residents expected at tonight's Northampton County Council meeting
A tipster says at least eight people who call the nursing home home will attend to present their points of view on sale or lease plans. An early morning tipster promises that members of Northampton...
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Northampton County Council votes to seek proposals for sale or lease of...
Earlier today, negotiations between county and union officials broke down. See a VIDEO interview with union representative Justus James. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | BILL ADAMSSeats were full...
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Lehigh Township man facing drug charges after police find him allegedly...
Stephen Ray Letsch, 40, consented to a search of his home. He now faces drug charges. View full sizeAP File PhotoPolice say they found 65 pots of marijuana plants at the home of Stephen Ray...
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West Nile virus found in Northampton County
Mosquitoes were found to be carrying the virus in Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, Lower Nazareth Township and Northampton. View full sizeAP File PhotoWest Nile virus has been found in four...
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Michael Eric Ballard to face possible trial in quadruple slaying in...
Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek outlined how many times the victims were stabbed. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotosFour counts of homicide were sent to Northampton County Court after a...
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Stephen Barron name-drops Northampton County in attempt to meet with T-Mobile...
Northampton County Councilwoman Barbara Thierry is calling for his resignation. Barron is an elected official. Northampton County Councilwoman Barbara Thierry plans to introduce a resolution tonight...
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John Stoffa sends apology letter to T-Mobile exec after Northampton County...
Read the LETTER. Northampton County Council is expected to discuss a resolution seeking Stephen Barron's resignation at tonight's meeting. View full sizeStephen BarronNorthampton County Executive John...
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Northampton County Council rebukes controller, but doesn't seek resignation...
Stephen Barron didn't attend the meeting, which angered Councilman Thomas Dietrich. View full sizeStephen BarronRather than ask for his resignation, Northampton County Council tonight rebuked...
View Article22-year-old dies in Allen Township car accident
It's the third fatal wreck in Northampton County in as many days. A 22-year-old man died in a one-car accident in Allen Township this morning. It is the third fatality in as many days on Northampton...
View ArticleAllen Township fatal accident victim identified as Ryan Petskus - UPDATE
The victim's car left the road, sheared a tree, flipped and hit a house, authorities said. Petskus recently moved from Bethlehem to Palmerton. Authorities identified the victim of this morning's...
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Juvenile courts in Northampton County keep a close eye on kids
Safeguards exist to keep a "kids for cash" scandal from playing out here, officials say. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo | MATT SMITHViolations like the ones alleged to have occurred in Luzerne...
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Michael Eric Ballard planned Northampton murders, District Attorney John...
Morganelli filed papers to seek the death penalty in the case. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoMichael Eric Ballard is charged with homicide in the stabbing deaths of four people inside a Northampton...
View ArticlePolice: Six people suffer minor injuries in Lehigh Township -- UPDATE
The wreck occurred at the intersection of Routes 248 and 946. A two-vehicle accident in Lehigh Township this afternoon at the intersection of Routes 248 and 946 left six people with minor injuries,...
View ArticleNorthampton County Tax Collection Committee hires Pittsburgh area firm...
Berkheimer jobs could be affected and the change will affect the agency that has collected taxes for the past 65 years from residents in individual municipalities. Municipalities and school districts...
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Dan Onorato visits Lehigh Valley to discuss Marcellus Shale drilling views
Onorato says a natural gas severance tax would enable better regulation of the drilling industry. Express-Times Photo | BILL ADAMSDan Onorato, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor, speaking...
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Developer Abe Atiyeh wins appeal for Bethlehem Township prison treatment center
The judge called the 18 conditions imposed by the township zoning hearing board 'unreasonable.' View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoDeveloper Abraham Atiyeh won an appeal today about conditions...
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News comments: Do not restrict hiring of natural gas workers to Pennsylvania
Reader tag42day writes, 'I am all for putting Pennsylvanians to work but penalizing someone who may be the best qualified for a job simply because they are out-of-state is wrong.' CHRISTINE BAKER, The...
View ArticleOfficials seek inmate missing from Northampton County Community Corrections
Decoltius Dickerson, who was serving a three-month sentence for civil contempt in a domestic relations case, was expected back at the Community Corrections Facility at 5 p.m. Monday. Northampton...
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All Northampton County school districts meet PSSA state standards, but some...
The Easton Area High School and Bethlehem Area School District's Freedom and Liberty high schools failed to meet state standards. Express-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMSLiberty High School (pictured)...
View ArticleJames Jones identified as East Stroudsburg motorcyclist killed in Interstate...
James L. Jones, 53, was struck from behind and the driver kept going, according to state police. James L. Jones, a 53-year-old East Stroudsburg man, was identified as the motorcyclist killed in a...
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