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Published: Aug 14 2012 08:00:00 PM EDT Updated On: Aug 15 2012 09:38:13 AM EDT

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Rescuers call boy's survival a miracle

A three-year-old boy almost drowns in Jordan Creek in Allentown on Thursday but rescuers who managed to pull him out and resuscitate him are saying it's a miracle he survived.
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'Suspicious' car fires under investigation in Easton

The three vehicle fires, which officials say have been deemed "suspicious," occurred within a three-block area on Lehigh Street.
Police in Northampton County locate two missing children

The two young missing children from Wilson Borough were found early Saturday morning inside a vehicle. The matter is under police investigation.
Fire devours Carbon County home

The East Penn Township fire has left a family homeless, according to crews at the scene.
Man killed in motorcycle crash

Police have identified the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday afternoon.
Woman poisons burritos, feeds them to family, police say

A Lehigh County woman is behind bars for allegedly poisoning burritos and feeding them to her family.
Heartbreaking farewell to family lost in Mother's Day fire

It was a heartbreaking farewell for a Schuylkill County family.
Ott, Browning set for Lehigh County Executive primary battle

Old promises and decisions mark the animosity between the two Republican candidates for Lehigh County Executive.
Fire damages Allentown home

The fire broke out Friday night in the 2300 block of Fairview Street.
69 News Week in Review

It's time to take a look back at the stories making headlines this week in the 69 News Week in Review.
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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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

A man returned to the apartment he shares with his girlfriend and beat her, an hour after she reported to police he had stolen things from her, officials said.

Man pulls 6-year-old to the ground by hair when she tries to report assault on mom, police say

A man yanked a 6-year-old girl by the hair and pulled her to the ground when she tried to find a phone to report him for assaulting her mother, officials said.

Man waving sword threatens to 'get' two women, police say

A man visiting two women waved a large sword and threatened to "get" them during an argument last week, officials said.

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