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Leornard Pitts wrote this special column while on vacation. His regular Sunday column returns Jan. 6 -- Editor. On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for...

On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for allegedly firing more than 50 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He aimed...

This may come as a terrible shock to certain school officials in Berks County, but some high school students have been known to (gasp) have sex with each other. Even more shocking is the claim in a lawsuit that it is (gasp, agonized hand-wringing)...

Confidently, Mike Gular has been building a career year this season. The Green Lane driver entered the racing program Saturday night at Grandview Speedway sitting solidly as the fifth-place driver in the season-long points battle aboard the Jeremy and...

After getting off to a rough start at other local tracks earlier last week, Rick Laubach finally found the success he was looking for. He picked up his seventh win this season last Saturday night at Bridgeport Speedway. The first race of the week for the...

Mike Mammana got off to a pretty rough start this season. It seemed like nothing was going right, no matter what he did. Mammana missed opening day at Big Diamond Speedway because the team was still putting the finishing touches on a brand-new...

Growing up, Jordan Henn always looked forward to spending his summer weekends at the local raceways. How could he not? Being at the local tracks wasn't just something to do. It was, largely, a way of life. A family tradition. These days, a third...

DOUGLASSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - To hear her owner talk, Suki has always been a bit of a diva. And that hasn't changed even after the massive barn fire that burned the chestnut mare over two-thirds of her body. Suki's feisty, stubborn spirit shined through all...

A total of 1,186 students graduated during the 42nd Commencement ceremony at Montgomery County Community College on May 21. Graduates, including Lehigh Valley residnets, are: Abington: Gloria Ahn, Michael, Ferrarello, Bernadett Gallagher, Alexandria...

Telemarketing -- that's how enrollment at Lehigh Valley College often begins. Recruiters must make 125 calls and schedule five appointments a day, and enroll 10 applicants a month. Top performers get vacations to the Bahamas. Those who fail to sign up...

FOUND Allen High yearbook: Mrs. Irwin Kehs of Allentown has a 1936 Comus she'd be happy to give to John of Bechtelsville. Needlework catalog number: Elaine of Northampton found a phone number for Jean of Allentown, who is trying to contact the folks who...