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Casino report touts benefits to Pa. of table games
By 2012, table games could increase Pennsylvania's annual casino-gambling revenue 30 percent, or $976 million, spur nearly $1 billion in economic impact, and create more than 16,000 jobs, according to a report presented yesterday to state lawmakers.
Thousands turn out for Summerfest
JOE PLASKO/TIMES NEWS Summerfest goers flocked to the Tamaqua Historical Society Museum at 118 West Broad Street to view exhibits such as this one which recreates the look of a general store.
Insult to infant leads to stabbing, jail for dad
It was a case of cultural differences. But a stabbing in this country, for whatever reason, is still against the law.
A third suspect allegedly involved in a break-in at an elderly woman's home in April was nabbed Tuesday outside a Denver hotel.
Diner Owners Want Amish Man Statue Back
The owners of the Park Place Diner, formally Zinn's Diner, want the statue of an Amish Man, Amos, returned to Denver, Lancaster County.
Ephrata grad eyes future in medicine
Meifung Trinh is a combination of two qualities not always found in the same person.
Pittsburgh International Airport cutting fees to attract more flights say officials
Between 2000 and 2008, fares at Pittsburgh International Airport dropped from an average of $430.42 to $327.34, or nearly 24 percent, one of the biggest declines in the country.
Driver in fatal Muhlenberg Township accident admitted heroin use, police say
A Lancaster County man admitted to police that he used heroin a short time before the pickup truck he was driving hit and killed a pedestrian on the Fifth Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township, according to testimony at his preliminary hearing Thursday.
Auctions: Rare books, and cancer center benefit
Freeman's will be busy next week with two catalog sales: one devoted to rare books, maps, prints, and autographs; the next for a private collection that will partly benefit the Fox Chase Cancer Center.
PSP-DuBois Reports Friday Fatal Accident
State police in DuBois reported a fatal accident that occurred on Friday night on US Route 322.
Separate crashes on county roads
Four people were injured about 2 p.m. Friday when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over in the 900 block of Smokestown Road in East Cocalico Township, according to a news release by East Cocalico police.
Two Local Red Cross Volunteers Head to Flood Ravaged Area
Two red cross volunteers are shipping off, heading to West Virginia to help flood victims.
Wrong-way driver caused crash that injured 3 in Spring Township, police say
A man driving his pickup truck the wrong way on Route 222 in Spring Township caused a head-on collision that sent three people to Reading Hospital, police said Saturday.
Telecom giant buying D&E for $330M
An Arkansas-based telecom giant has agreed to buy D&E Communications for $330 million, it was announced today.
Morphy Auctions Returns to its Roots, Co-founder Dan Morphy Buys Back Company's Operating Assets
Dan Morphy has come full circle and bought back the operating assets of Morphy Auctions.
Woman accepts plea bargain for 2007 crash that killed passenger
A Mt. Pleasant Township woman whose DNA was used to identify her as the driver in a fatal drunken-driving accident entered into a plea bargain Thursday that spares her a three-year mandatory sentence, but she still faces at least 90 days in jail.
Silk City becomes Kyma in June
The former Silk City Diner, 1640 N. Reading Road, Denver, is on track to reopen in early June as Kyma Seafood Grill.
The big idea: Build around transit
What it means, and why it's a good thing: In its simplest form, transit-oriented development means that if you want to build up neighborhoods and businesses, you have to recognize transit as a key element.
Denver man pleads guilty to 3-county robbery spree that included 2 Berks holdups
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