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Bethlehem Area School District administrators have staunchly defended the district's use of variable rate bonds and complex derivatives in its borrowing plan, saying it saved taxpayers $6.3 million.

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A 50-year-old Catasauqua man displayed a knife and threatened a teller's life Friday afternoon during a bank robbery, police said.

A 50-year-old man, described by police as a transient, has been charged with robbing a borough bank on Friday.

More frequent service, faster routes and simpler connections in the Lehigh Valley highlight a 12-year comprehensive plan presented for public comment Wednesday by consultants hired by the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is planning work from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following Lehigh Valley highways next week.

Electronic blackjack games are available at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and other Pennsylvania casinos.

A casino-backed analyst told state lawmakers the addition of poker, blackjack and roulette to casino floors would allow Pennsylvania to keep up with neighbors like New Jersey while adding thousands of new jobs.

POLL Do you visit public libraries? themorningcall.com Local libraries are scrambling to figure out how they can cut costs as the state government prepares to slash funding for them while wrestling with its own multibillion-dollar budget crunch.

Emmaus Borough Council approved an agreement Monday to sell water to an area business that can no longer purchase water from Lehigh County Authority due to recent usage restrictions.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain blew through the region Saturday afternoon and evening, temporarily halting ballgames, picnics and graduation parties that had started under sunny skies.

Studies show that 60 percent of kindergarten students in neighborhoods where children perform poorly in school did not have a single book in the house.

Northampton and Lehigh county elected officials managed to adopt the $291,720 budget of the bi-county health bureau Tuesday night despite strong dissent from Northampton County Councilman Ron Angle.

An accident involving a motorcycle killed a man in Northampton County last night.

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Bethlehem PA 6/13/2009 - The 480 Northampton HS grads listen to speeches during commencement exercises at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem on Saturday.

Like a scene from a horror movie, blood was everywhere. Smeared across a tabletop.