The Morning Call

The driver of a car that slammed into the back of a Pennridge School District school bus this morning in Bucks County skidded 220 feet before coming to a stop under the bus. Full Story »

Catasauqua police say they are investigating a strong-arm robbery of a woman this morning. Full Story »

Police Sgt. Mark Renninger, a Bethlehem native and police officer killed by a gunman last week in Washington state, has been buried in his hometown following ceremonies attended by hundreds of police officers and Lehigh Valley residents. Full Story »

A former Jim Thorpe Area School Board director and another resident of a two-unit apartment house perished in a fire in Jim Thorpe early this morning in the same neighborhood where a fire critically injured another woman two days ago. Full Story »

The sounds of bells filled the air Thursday as students from Moravian Academy practiced for their performance today, part of the annual Christmas vespers services at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem. Full Story »

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The death of Sgt. Mark Renninger is an enormous loss, said the Most Rev. John O. Barres, Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown. Full Story »

The Saucon Valley School Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 16 to review details of the proposed teacher contract settlement reached with its teachers in late October. Full Story »

Two residents of an apartment house, including a Jim Thorpe resident who had served several years on its school board, died in a fire early this morning in the same neighborhood where a fire critically injured another woman two days ago. Full Story »

The son of a well-known fantasy and science fiction artist was charged Thursday with breaking into his father's art museum in Monroe County and attempting to steal $20 million worth of his paintings, authorities said. Full Story »

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With millions of casino tax dollars at stake, Northampton County might soon take Bethlehem to court to block the city from spending that money on work at the former site of Bethlehem Steel. Full Story »

To finish six school construction projects, the Allentown School Board finance committee voted Thursday to take out a $35 million variable rate bond and put a swap on top of the bond. Full Story »

Unions fear 'the beginning of the end' of facility. State says reduction is routine as patients move into community Allentown State Hospital will try to reduce the number of patients by about one third next year as it moves 60 residents into other forms of treatment in the community. Full Story »

$85,000 system would be installed outside all school buildings. Some question need The Saucon Valley School Board viewed a proposal Tuesday to install cameras outside the elementary, middle and high school buildings to curtail traffic problems, vandalism and crime. Full Story »

Stoffa pulls $1 million for open space to help County Council pass 2010 budget Northampton County officials wiped out a proposed 2010 real estate tax increase Thursday, though in the process they cut $1 million from farmland preservation efforts and improvements at a county park. Full Story »

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A Bethlehem Township teen who admitted to breaking into the Green Pond Country Club four times this summer to steal bottles of booze got a break Thursday from a Northampton County judge. Full Story »

Developer Lewis Ronca will take over scaled-down project, which has more green space A 144-unit apartment complex off Cedarville Road in Williams Township originally proposed by Ashley Development Corp. will proceed with some changes under developer Lewis Ronca. Full Story »

The scam: There are tricky scams and cagey come-ons. Then there are the ripoff attempts that hit you like a 2-by-4 to the head. William forwarded another PayPal fraud that doesn't just want your wallet, it wants your checkbook, savings account and the change under your sofa cushions. Fortunately, our friend saw through the scheme right away. Full Story »

David Hightower says racial comments, retaliation were rife in his 20 years at the school district The principal of Paxinosa Elementary School claims in a federal lawsuit that he has been subjected to repeated racial harassment and retaliation by the Easton Area School District, including use of the ''n'' word in the workplace. Full Story »

Q: When you are heading north on Route 33 and exit at Route 191, you have a single-lane ramp with a stop sign at the end to provide access to 191. If you are turning left to head toward Nazareth, you must cross two lanes of traffic, plus a turn lane. This can be dangerous, particularly at rush hour. Many motorists create two lanes, with those turning right using the shoulder to access eastbound ... Full Story »

They arrived in Allentown in time for President Barack Obama's visit -- two, maybe three bald eagles that have been spotted soaring above Lehigh Parkway and Cedar Creek Park, even Canal Park on the Lehigh River. Full Story »

Christmas Eve is last day to cash in ticket sold in Jim Thorpe last year worth $50,000 Someone was lucky enough to buy a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket in Jim Thorpe but unlucky enough to have misplaced it. Or maybe he is a big-time procrastinator. Full Story »

When Brendan J. Buss was angry at his distant cousin, he went to the man's Pen Argyl home and started busting windows. Police arrived and Buss fought with them, biting, punching and scratching and trying to grab one of their handguns. Full Story »