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Police investigating Thanksgiving morning stabbing Easton police are investigating a stabbing that took place early Thanksgiving morning in the area of 7th and Pine streets.

Doug and Leann Long are Mercedes and Ciara's adoptive parents. Doug and Leann Long are thankful for the two blessings this Thanksgiving -- their adopted daughters Ciara, 9, and Mercedes, 8. The siblings became part of the Easton family last year, increasing its number from two to four overnight.

VIDEO Aftermath of fire at Easton apartment complex. themorningcall.com Smoke coming from Tuesday's fire that devastated part of an Easton apartment complex sent resident Monserrate Rivera to the hospital with a severe asthma attack.

The Cheston Elementary School may require a building addition to accommodate an influx of hundreds more students in upcoming years, school officials said Thursday.

The Tuesday morning fire at The Manor apartments in Easton began in a basement laundry room, according to officials, who have yet to determine a cause.

Developer Abraham Atiyeh's plans for the Chipman Mills property include a county-run treatment center for women.

Once the community settles on a final vision for the former Simon Silk Mill, the city, not a developer, will dictate the project, Mayor Sal Panto Jr.

The city hopes to open Larry Holmes Drive and ease traffic congestion ahead of the busy upcoming holiday weekend.

Numerous residents of an Easton apartment building had to jump off balconies this morning when a fast-moving fire tore through numerous units.

Club Beyond is at 5 Lehns Court in Easton. Northampton County's district attorney wants to shut down Club Beyond in Downtown Easton by declaring it a nuisance bar.

The Easton Housing Authority will pay 6 percent more for health coverage next year and increase the co-pays and deductibles for its employees.

An 18-year-old man charged with breaking into a Whitehall Township sporting goods store in September and taking a cache of guns will face Lehigh County Court, a district judge ruled Monday.

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The city's redevelopment authority agreed Wednesday to condemn a pair of South Third Street properties for a proposed parking deck and bus depot, but at least one authority member expressed reservations about the move.

Salvation Army volunteers Danielle Kline, of Bethlehem, and John Ceccato, of Phillipsburg, help sort out 810 pounds of food collected at Easton Area High School in a food drive held by Sodexho.

Nearly a year after the president of a sports gear company in Pennsylvania admitted engaging in fraud, federal authorities are investigating his dealings with dozens of northern New Jersey school districts.

Judge Jack Panella bid $770 for the honor of flipping the switch on the Easton Peace Candle.

Someone has bid $770 to have the honor of flipping the switch on the Easton Peace Candle this year.

The front entrance of Club Beyond on Lehns Court in Downtown Easton. The owner of Club Beyond was arrested early this morning for ordering his employees to clean up blood and other evidence after a stabbing at the Downtown Easton club last week, police said.

Singer-songwriter Darius Rucker's Nov. 28 concert at the State Theatre in Easton has sold out.