Q: I made an appointment at a 'chain' tire store for two new front tires for my front-wheel-drive minivan. Not till I arrived was I told the new tires had to go on the rear if there was significant difference between the amount of tread on the new tires compared to the old. I said I was replacing th...

The substitute teacher charged with molesting a 9-year-old boy in an Allentown elementary school had been volunteering with a Whitehall Township Cub Scout troop in recent months at the behest of a friend who had a son in the program, a scouting official said.

A former Fogelsville psychiatrist has been charged in connection with a prescription drug ring that involved several people who used fraudulent prescriptions in multiple Pennsylvania counties to get painkillers and other drugs, authorities said.

Vice President Joe Biden said he was "literally" within earshot of the tragic 2006 Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, estimating he was about a quarter of a mile away from the school at a golf outing on that warm October morning.

Four Penn State cheerleaders have been removed from the squad for violating team rules.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its "enemy".

Passenger traffic at Lehigh Valley International Airport last year dipped to its lowest point in a quarter-century, and there's little reason to believe it will get better in 2013.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a move that could open thousands of front-line jobs to women, a senior U.S. defense official said.

A substitute teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy in a bathroom at Union Terrace Elementary School in Allentown , Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announced today.

New York Jets head coach Rey Ryan admitted he "tried to beat the light" at an intersection in south Bethlehem last week, causing a 3-car-crash, according to a police incident report.

Twenty five years after Sal Poidomani turned off the last burner at his restaurant, his simmering red sauce again will flavor downtown Allentown dining experiences.

The number of charter schools hitting testing benchmarks plummeted after the federal government said the state Education Department graded them too leniently.

A longtime customer of Youell's Oyster House , Constantine Filipos had several reasons to buy the well-respected business in 1984, but one really sold him.

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan was involved in a three-car crash last week in Bethlehem, according to a police source.

"Manny shot Danny!"

Starters Riverport, the Lehigh Valley's largest restaurant and an early linchpin in south Bethlehem's revitalization, could be closing soon.

Dozens of firefighters are battling what is now a three-alarm fire at Youell's Oyster House in Allentown .

Anyone planning to attend the annual Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg next month for the chance to rub elbows with hunting celebrities like Lee and Tiffany Lakoski, or Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo, may need to rethink those plans.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chose a coat and dress designed by Allentown -born designer Thom Browne for President Barack Obama 's inauguration events on Monday.

Construction of a $40 million Route 33 interchange long sought by Charles Chrin Companies and Northampton County will formally begin Jan. 31, according to the company.

Just as Lehigh Valley Music told you Sunday, country music mega-star and “Red Solo Cup” singer Toby Keith is coming to Allentown Fair, sponsors WCTO-FM, Cat Country 96.1 just officially announced. Toby Keith bringing his 'Red Solo Cup' to Allentown...

With the country hurtling toward the fiscal cliff in late November, Gloria McVeigh of Hellertown set up a meeting with her congressman, Republican Charlie Dent .

As a dad and an elementary school principal, Nicolas Perez sees the difference between the way boys and girls learn and behave.

Lou Rupp said he was well aware this week of the weather forecast for Saturday in Easton , where he would be taking a running dive into the Delaware River to benefit a charitable cause. But unlike many of the nearly 600 other brave souls who turned out at Scott Park for the Polar Plunge, he was act...

Jeremy Maclin and Ron Jaworski will be on hand Saturday, when the Philadelphia Soul hold tryouts for the upcoming season. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Philadelphia Eagles' NovaCare Complex.

Authorities in Lehigh county are asked to be on the lookout for two men involved in a homicide at a Bucks County home, according to police radio reports.

Michael J. Fox says the Berks County chanteuse with a reputation for putting her bad break-ups with boyfriends to music, should back off when it comes to his son.

Authorities in Lehigh county are asked to be on the lookout for two men involved in a homicide at a Bucks County home, according to police radio reports.

Chef Alan Pitotti, owner of Hellertown 's Dolce Patisserie, won $10,000 on the Food Network on Thursday night and proved what his customers already know: He is a sweet genius.

It's a worst-case scenario for most employees: There's someone in China who can do your job quickly, efficiently and for about one-fifth of your salary, and your boss absolutely loves his work. 

Easton Area High School's current ninth-grade students may be the district's first class required to pass four credits of math and science to graduate.

Oprah Winfrey will air part one of her two-part interview with befallen bicyclist Lance Armstrong at 9 tonight on OWN , Winfrey's network. It will also be available at http://www.oprah.com

Las Vegas Sands Corp. , the company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson , is seeking a buyer for its casino in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

LONDON (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his 2000 Olympic cycling time trial bronze medal, an International Olympic Committee (IOC) official told Reuters on Thursday.

The good news: Two people from counties surrounding the Lehigh Valley showed up on the premiere episode of Season 12 of “American Idol” on Wednesday. The bad news: Neither is going to the Hollywood round. Both were joke contestants never...

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama proposed sweeping actions, including a ban on assault weapons, to end the type of gun violence that took the lives of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Reporter Steve Esack interviewed officials on both sides of th...