Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

May 15 (Reuters) - NRG Energy said on Wednesday it agreed to idle two coal-fired units in Pennsylvania about six months ahead of schedule as part of a settlement to end a lawsuit filed by New Jersey and Connecticut in 2007. NRG will shut two units...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Bethlehem Catholic's Lexi Reightler and Salisbury's Kaitlyn Toman knew exactly where their strongest competition was coming during Wednesday's District 11 Track & Field Championships at Blue Mountain High School. It didn't...

Democrats J. William Reynolds and Robert Donchez raised nearly the same amount of money this year for the Bethlehem mayoral contest, but Donchez's early fundraising efforts from last year were too large to surpass. Donchez had $167,600 to spend on the...

Small business optimism rises to 6-month high … Forks manufacturer to expand … Powerball jackpot hits $350 million … Bethlehem school budget would raise taxes … QUOTE OF THE DAY: "This race does not require hundreds and...

Two people charged with celebrating a woman's 19th birthday by firing a stolen handgun from a car while speeding through Bethlehem will plead guilty to some of the charges, according to court testimony Tuesday. After firing two gunshots on March 29,...

The candidates for Northampton County judge have raised tens of thousands of dollars in preparation for next week's primary election, numbers that come amid uncertainty on whether a seat on the bench will actually become open. And the four hopefuls...

HARRISBURG — In the last three years, the Bethlehem Area School District and other districts have spent lots of money rewriting curriculum and lessons to prepare students for tougher state-sanctioned academic standards and exams. "It's got to be...

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, a proven fundraiser, has raked in nearly $200,000 for his Northampton County executive bid since January, toppling his Democratic primary opponents. During the same two-month reporting period, former executive Glenn...

Thursday's debate among Democratic candidates for Northampton County executive was dominated by familiar issues and punctuated with familiar exchanges. By their third debate, county Councilman Lamont McClure, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and former...

Any time a two-term county executive crawls from the ooze of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to seek the job from which he was ousted eight years ago, as Glenn Reibman has, it's going to attract attention. Throw in Bethlehem Mayor John...

H.S. SOFTBALL LVC Semifinals at Pates Park BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC 3 , FREEDOM 2 ++++++++++++++++++++ || Freedom || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||   ||   || — 2 ||   ||   || || Bethlehem Catholic || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||   ||   ||...

Moravian College held graduation ceremonies 10 a.m. May 11. The ceremony concludes the 271st academic year at Moravian, America's sixth-oldest college. Moravian College President Christopher M. Thomforde conferred degrees to approximately 398 bachelor...