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Shooting Stars to Light Up the Sky
The Orionids meteor shower promises to be a show worth watching in the skies over Salisbury.

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The Orionids meteor shower promises to be a show worth watching in the skies over Salisbury.

The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney is Tuesday Oct. 16 at 9 p.m.
To facilitate the vacuum leaf pickup, please keep all vehicles away from the area where leaves are piled.
The recall of products containing peanut butter and other nut butters sold by many retailers under many labels has more than doubled to 240 products, with the FDA reporting a "fast-moving outbreak" of salmonella-induced sickness in 19 states.
The following information was provided by the Salisbury Township Police Department.
Visit Lehigh County's local shelters to find out more about National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.
The final weekend of Oktoberfest at SteelStacks concludes Sunday with a parade featuring Miss Oktoberfest.
Judge's ruling ends state GOP's challenge.
A man dressed in black was seen leaving a Coopersburg gas station and walking on Fairmount and Main streets.
Kellogg's is recalling frosted and unfrosted Mini-Wheats for possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a manufacturing part.
Police say a repairman working on a backhoe in South Bethlehem was pinned and killed Friday when the construction vehicle moved.
Waldheim Park could be rezoned for mobile homes under Salisbury Township's comprehensive plan and proposed zoning amendments.
The Salisbury School Board says the old blue and white sign outside the high school is due for a makeover or needs to be replaced.
The following information was provided by the Salisbury Township Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Lehigh County police departments collected 944.5 pounds of unused and expired medications during the annual National Take Back Day drug collection event on Sept. 29, 2012.
The first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney was held Oct. 3. Find out when the next match-ups are scheduled and what the topics are.
Salisbury Township Police investigate after a box of chocolate chip cookies given to a football player was rumored to contain pot brownies.
Risk of salmonella contamination prompts Giant Food Stores to remove Talenti Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato from its shelves.
The Lincoln Avenue reconstruction project will cause congestion during high volume traffic times