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After Evensong service, she leads discussion on gay clergy, other topics of dispute Bethlehem's Episcopal faithful welcomed their bishop Monday to an evening prayer service and a forum that touched on gay clergy and other contentious issues in the church. Full Story »

Northampton Area School District officials have worked for years to maintain an aging middle school, but one parent complained Monday that the building is ''hopelessly obsolete'' and the district should build a new school. Full Story »

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Officials say sickness and injuries are to blame, and they promise reform is coming Northampton County Prison workers are racking up more than $1.5 million in overtime per year, garnering more extra hours than employees in every other department in the county combined, according to a county audit report. Full Story »

The scam : We've Got Your Back recently heard from our friends at the Philadelphia office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Not that we're insincere, but when the IRS asks for help, we don't say no. Full Story »

J.P. Mascaro & Sons to replace Waste Management. Residents won't see increase next year Whitehall commissioners on Monday night voted to give J.P Mascaro & Sons a five-year contract to pick up trash and recycling in the township. Full Story »

Township panel rejected center after laying out conditions it required The Bethlehem Township Zoning Hearing Board was prepared to approve a controversial treatment center for Northampton County inmates under certain conditions, according to a written decision. Full Story »

A 30-year-old Bethlehem man was arrested today on drug charges for allegedly making cocaine purchases for a confidential informant working with the state police. Full Story »

In a hastily-scheduled meeting tonight, Easton City Council is to discuss settling a $20 million civil rights lawsuit over officer Jesse Sollman's 2005 accidental shooting death by another officer, according to a source with knowledge of the agenda. Full Story »

A car and apartment fire this weekend, both ruled arsons, are tied to the killing last week of a 24-year-old man, Bethlehem police said. Full Story »

A fire last week that caused $250,000 in damage to a house in Washington Township, Berks County, started when rags used for wood stain self-heated and ignited, according to state police. Full Story »

A former Bethlehem man convicted of trafficking large amounts of cocaine through a fruit importing and trucking business was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday. Full Story »

A Lehigh County jury late this afternoon found an Allentown man guilty of third-degree murder for gunning down his good friend's wife while firing bullets wildly into a crowd in a 2006 early-morning melee. Full Story »

The Bangor postmaster who told police he was looking for sex when he propositioned two women and tried to lure three children into his car will face court after giving up his right to a preliminary hearing this morning. Full Story »

An Allegheny County lawmaker says he wants to ban all drivers from texting while they're behind the wheel. Full Story »

In the wake of continued settlement talks in the $20 million civil rights lawsuit over officer Jesse Sollman's 2005 accidental shooting death by another officer, Easton City Council has hastily scheduled a meeting tonight to discuss the case. Full Story »

A Lehigh County jury this afternoon will begin deciding the fate of an Allentown man accused of gunning down his good friend's wife while firing bullets wildly into a crowd in a 2006 early-morning melee. Full Story »

A 24-year-old Bethlehem man identified as the suspect in last week's fatal stabbing of Ezequiel De Jesus III of Allentown is in custody. Full Story »

Jim Thorpe's three sons have made no secret of wanting their Olympian father's remains moved from Carbon County to his native Oklahoma. Full Story »

Daryl Metcalfe has offended homosexuals, Muslims, Hispanics -- and now veterans -- Daryl Metcalfe is no stranger to controversy. Full Story »

An incorrect photo was published with Sunday's Watchdog column on veterans' benefits. Here is the correct photo of Pauline and Howard Green. Full Story »

A one-alarm fire damaged a two-unit, two-story apartment building in the northwest end of Allentown early Sunday evening, displacing two residents, a fire department official said. Full Story »

An Allentown man died following a one-car crash in the city Saturday evening. Full Story »