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• Police looking for missing college student 06:26 PM May 19
• Royals shut out Stockton, take 2-0 series lead 11:02 PM May 19
• Images: Reading Royals fan photos 11:59 PM May 18
• Fire rescue truck involved in fatal crash in Monroe County 06:25 PM May 19
• Police: Group robs Allentown restaurant 06:24 PM May 19
• Motorcycle crash leaves one man dead 06:25 PM May 19
• Funding problems loom for local nursing homes 06:45 PM May 19
• Continued economic development is the focus of Bethlehem Democratic mayoral primary 10:04 AM May 19
• Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida 02:00 AM May 19
• 69 News Week in Review 06:53 PM May 19
• 2 arrested in bizarre hold-ups in Montgomery County 12:08 AM May 19
• Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1 11:25 PM May 19

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U.S. and World News

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  Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1

  At least one person was killed and around a dozen injured Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks.

  The death happened at a trailer park in Pottawatomie...

5 still hospitalized after trains crash

Violence surges in strategic Syrian city

Pakistanis vote after party official's death

Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies

Iraq racked by violence

• WKMG: Pit bull mix dogs attack 3
• KJCT: Ranch transforming to research facility

CNN: Comedians poke fun at Obama's rough week

History's Headlines

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  History's Headlines: The big Red Scare of 1919-1920 sweeps into the...

• History's Headlines: Confederate secret society detailed by local...
• History's headlines: Borough of Alburtis to celebrate its 100th...

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Entertainment

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  Michael Jackson manager's emails found

• Cooper jilted at the aisle in 'SNL' wedding
• Burk, Lindelof thrilled to steer new 'Star Trek' film 'Into Darkness'

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In Your Town

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  Man assaults girlfriend in bed after he kicks in door, police say

• Man returns to beat girlfriend after taking her things, police say
• Man pulls 6-year-old to the ground by hair when she tries to report...

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Sports

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  Royals shut out Stockton, take 2-0 series lead

• Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes
• Parker leads Spurs to Game 1 win over Grizzlies

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Zany Facts & Wacky News

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  Zany Facts: How Bout That

• Wacky News: Senior Pranks
• Zany Facts: Baseball

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Arts Around Town

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  'Mommalogues' premiere in NY is local writers’ dream come true

• For Scott Stoneback, Alburtis is wonderful hometown for art of oral...
• Bach Choir lifts festival to soaring heights under baton of 30-year...

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Technology

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  Google: You'll know when Glass is sketchy

• Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion: Report
• Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls

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Food & Recipes

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  Sunrise Chef: Nicholas Sandt

• Beer-can chicken
• Mexican chicken burgers

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Pets

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  'Sushi cats:' The (weird) new trend in Japan

• Cop gets stuck in tree trying to save cat
• By the numbers: Pets!

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Lifestyle

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  A traveler's guide to eating insects

• Live large, pay small in Panama City
• Giant mechanical animals stalk theme park

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Health & Education

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  Bernanke's advice for college grads

• GOP: IRS scandal one more strike against health care law
• Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?

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Music Mondays

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  Music Monday: Doreen Taylor

• Music Monday: Charlie Brown's Notorious Groove
• Music Monday: Conlan Kerschner

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Latest From The Newsroom

• Color Me Rad brightens up Bethlehem 6:58 PM
• 69 News Week in Review 6:53 PM
• Fire rescue truck involved in fatal crash in Monroe County 6:25 PM
• Schnecksville man killed in motorcycle crash 12:14 AM
• Fire devours Carbon County home 12:10 AM
• Fire damages Allentown home 12:09 AM
• 2 arrested in bizarre hold-ups in Montgomery County 12:08 AM
• 'Suspicious' car fires under investigation in Easton 12:04 AM
• Images: Reading Royals fan photos 11:59 PM
• Reading Royals win Game 1 of ECHL finals in overtime thriller 11:56 PM
• Hamburg hosts day of fun 6:55 PM
• Students graduate from Kutztown University 6:53 PM
• Jim Thorpe birthday celebration 6:50 PM
• Parade honors Armed Forces 6:46 PM
• Animal emergency drill held 6:42 PM
• Police in Northampton County locate two missing children 2:06 PM
• Mahoning Police: 92-year-old scammed by phone 11:14 AM
• Ott, Browning set for Lehigh County Executive primary battle 7:41 AM
• Callahan endorses William Reynolds for Mayor 11:42 PM
• 2-alarm fire damage Allentown home 11:34 PM
• Teens surrender in robbery of blind college student in Reading 11:21 PM
• Heartbreaking farewell to family lost in Mother's Day fire 11:12 PM
• 2 families displaced by fire 11:08 PM
• Rescuers call boy's survival a miracle 11:08 PM
• UGI says it will raise rates twice before end of year 11:06 PM
• Council woman returns from hostile trip 11:06 PM
• Flames engulf vehicle on Route 22 11:03 PM
• Butz announces new building, tenant for downtown Allentown 7:36 PM
• Man assaults girlfriend in bed after he kicks in door, police say 7:14 PM
• Man returns to beat girlfriend after taking her things, police say 7:12 PM
• Man pulls 6-year-old to the ground by hair when she tries to report assault on mom, police say 7:09 PM
• Man's assault on wife sends her to hospital, police say 7:06 PM
• Man waving sword threatens to 'get' two women, police say 7:04 PM
• Man makes dozens of threatening phone calls after fight, police say 7:02 PM
• Fundraiser held for family of Reading boy who died 6:37 PM

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Lehigh Valley

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  Color Me Rad brightens up Bethlehem

  In Bethlehem Sunday morning,  the Color Me Rad 5K at SteelStacks was the place where you were plastered with color bombs -- …

• Schnecksville man killed in motorcycle crash
• Fire damages Allentown home

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Berks County Area

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  Teens surrender in robbery of blind college student in Reading

  The two teenagers being sought in the robbery of a blind college student have surrendered to police.

• Dog alerts couple to fire that destroyed house; fundraiser planned
• Accident closes busy road in Berks County

>>> MORE BERKS NEWS

Southeastern PA

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  2 arrested in bizarre hold-ups in Montgomery County

  Two people are behind bars after a bizarre string of events in Montgomery County.

• Multi-alarm fire destroys 2 barns near Gilbertsville
• Police look for flasher in Montgomery County

>>> MORE SOUTHEASTERN PA NEWS

Poconos & Coal Region

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  Fire rescue truck involved in fatal crash in Monroe County

  Officials say the fire truck collided with a Mountain Taxi minivan around noon on Route 196 near Ryan's Road, in Coolbaugh T…

• Fire devours Carbon County home
• Mahoning Police: 92-year-old scammed by phone

>>> MORE POCONOS & COAL REGION NEWS

Western New Jersey

• 2 projects funded by state transportation grant

  Two big repair projects in Warren Co., New Jersey, have been green-lighted, thanks to a state transportation grant.

• Body of missing fisherman found
• Alpha votes to prohibit future asphalt plants

>>> MORE WESTERN NJ NEWS

In Your Town

• Man assaults girlfriend in bed after he kicks in door, police say

  A man choked and hit his girlfriend while she was in bed, after he kicked in a door to get to her, officials said.

• Man returns to beat girlfriend after taking her things, police say
• Man pulls 6-year-old to the ground by hair when she tries to report assault on mom, police say

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History's Headlines

• History's headlines: St. Mark's Episcopal Church: A coal town's Victorian gem

  

  What do a cut-glass tumbler full of rye whiskey and an elegant 19^th century Episcopal chapel have in common? Well, if an often-told tale is true, one of them- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Jim Thorpe- would not have come to be without the other.

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• History's Headlines: The big Red Scare of 1919-1920 sweeps into the Lehigh Valley

  

  In 1919 the police force of Bethlehem probably had enough to do, just keeping track of run-of-the-mill lawbreakers. And the 18th amendment that would establish Prohibition hadn’t even gone into effect yet.

• History's Headlines: Confederate secret society detailed by local author

  

  Think you know all there is to know about the Civil War? Think again.

• History's headlines: Borough of Alburtis to celebrate its 100th birthday this year

  

  In the 1850s it was common for railroads to reward their most valued employees by naming towns along the route for them.

US & World News

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  5 still hospitalized after trains crash

  By Steve Almasy and Dana Ford CNN

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  Violence surges in strategic Syrian city

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  Pakistanis vote after party official's death

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  Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies

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  Iraq racked by violence

• WKMG: Pit bull mix dogs attack 3

• KJCT: Ranch transforming to research facility

• CNN: Comedians poke fun at Obama's rough week

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