BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - January 8, 2009 -- With the scheduled opening of a new eastern Pennsylvania slot-machine casino less than five months away, surrounding municipalities are thrashing out how to divvy up part of the revenues. The 3,000-slot Sands ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—With the scheduled opening of a new eastern Pennsylvania slot-machine casino less than five months away, surrounding municipalities are hashing out how to divvy up part of the revenues. The 3,000-slot Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is ...

Top Northampton councillors have said they would not like to see the town's former Woolworths store turned into an amusement arcade or a cut-price shop. The leader of Northampton Borough Council, Councillor Tony Woods (Lib Dem, St Davids) said the ...

January: Casino owner Louis DeNaples makes national news by wearing fuzzy lion slippers to his perjury arraignment. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski embarrassed to discover his proposed appointee to crack down on problem landlords has a history of code ...

A flurry of late bets on Matt Smith being cast in Doctor Who came from the actor's home town, an investigation revealed yesterday. An online bookmakers took 15 bets on the unknown 26-year-old in the hours leading up to the BBC's official announcement ...

An East High School teacher’s assistant was injured Tuesday after attempting to break up an attack by three teenage boys on another boy, Buffalo police said. The attack occurred at about 12:30 p. m. Tuesday outside the cafeteria at the Northampton ...

LUZERNE COUNTY – The Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross conducts community blood drives throughout the month. Donors who are 16 years of age or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in relatively good health may give blood every 56 ...

ADDICTION HELP: Support group for adult children of addiction and other dysfunctional families, 8-9 p.m., Clear Brook, Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort. Participants should park and enter at the building’s rear. AL-ANON: Noon, Triangle 24 Hour Club ...

GREENFIELD -- The former Alberti's bar has new owners who have changed the name to Main St. Bar & Grille. Thomas Gurney and Christina Guevin-Gurney sealed the deal with Rick Regan on Dec. 30. 'We're already seeing an increase in business,' said ...

Four people were taken into custody by Lebanon police early this morning on suspicion that they were breaking into vehicles on the city’s northside. The suspects — three adults and a juvenile — were not named, but police said charges are ...