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Man sentenced for stealing lobsters for drug habit
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man could spend up to 25 years in prison for stealing lobsters he planned to sell to support his drug habit. Authorities say 47-year-old Charles Shumanis III repeatedly stole lobsters and meat from Allentown-...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Judges, Theft
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Prison ordered in Pa. 'hot girlfriend' shooting
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been sent to prison for at least seven years for shooting another man because the victim looked at his "very hot girlfriend." The Morning Call of Allentown reports that 22-year-old Joel Ciprian was...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Pennsylvania, Judges
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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: Abusive Behavior, Halloween, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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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: Religion and Belief, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Values
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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: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Local Government, Politics, Don Cunningham, Lymphoma
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Trout fishing contests should make for big catches this weekend
If you're into trout fishing, this is the weekend to get out there and do it. Two great contests take place this weekend. Saturday features both the 2013 Lunkerfest on the Lehigh River from the East Penn Township Boat launch in Bowmanstown, and the...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Cabela's Inc., Bowmanstown, Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Six candidates seek four seats on Allentown School Board
Six candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for four seats on the Allentown School Board. Each of the open seats are at-large, meaning none of the candidates would represent a specific region within the school district. School director Andrew...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Board of Directors, Primaries
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The Lehigh Valley's forgotten graves
The old gravestone is broken. A crack about three-quarters of the way to the top has severed it, exposing a rough, jagged edge, like a chipped front tooth. The detached top, where the name and date of birth were long ago etched, lies on the ground. It's...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Bankruptcy, Walnutport, Economy, Business and Finance, Slatington
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Washington, DC, Armed Forces, Abraham Lincoln, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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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: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions
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Macungie mayor moving out of borough
Macungie Mayor Rick Hoffman, a controversial figure for much of his term in office, is planning to leave the borough, a move that could happen as soon as next month. Hoffman, 59, confirmed Thursday that he has an agreement of sale on his house at 61 S....
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Lehigh County 9th in U.S. in newborn deaths
When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Organizations, Health and Medical Professionals, Apples, Premature Birth
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May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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