Easton NewsLocal news for Easton, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pa. editorials have sharp words for bonus scandal- July 15, 2008 The political corruption charges filed against a dozen people connected to the state House's Democratic caucus inspired editorial writers and columnists to wield exceptionally sharp pencils as they vent their ...http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/pa-editorials-have-sharp-words-for-bonus-scand... Easton woman to appear in court on charges she forced 11-year-old son to place hands in boiling water- July 14, 2008 Yanira Arias-Ortiz is scheduled to appear in court today to answer to charges she forced her 11-year-old son to put his hands in a pot of boiling water.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/easton-woman-to-appear-in-court-on-charges-she... Easton and Bethlehem parishes celebrate their last masses- July 14, 2008 Parishioner Larry Jani ceremoniously locks the doors of St. John Capistrano Church in Bethlehem.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/easton-and-bethlehem-parishes-celebrate-their-... Easton cop hurt in tussle with homeless man- July 13, 2008 Easton police officer Darren Snyder was injured yesterday by a taser while attempting to subdue a homeless man near the corner of Seventh and Northampton streets.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/easton-cop-hurt-in-tussle-with-homeless-man?fr... Easton revitalization project will have ecological angle- July 12, 2008 Big money targeted at improving one of Easton's most blighted pockets isn't aimed only at lining dilapidated streets with trees, repairing cracked sidewalks and creating parks.On Wednesday, city officials announced that $730,000 grant from Wachovia Regional Foundation will help re-create Easton's West Ward with Mother Earth in mind.Turning trash-strewn lots and local dumping sites into community gardens, creating an access park to the Lehigh River and launching of an education program, Global...http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/easton-revitalization-project-will-have-ecolog... Man who pleaded guilty to Easton murder wants trial- July 11, 2008 Michael Staton, who in 2005 sprayed an Easton home with machine-gun fire and killed a teenager, avoided the death penalty because his attorney struck a plea agreement with prosecutors. Now he claims his lawyer gave him bad advice and he wants to go to trial.Staton, 21, pleaded guilty in 2006 to third-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault for killing Roy Jenkins, 17, as the teenager and four other young men stood on the porch of a Northampton Street home. Prosecutors had filed...http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/man-who-pleaded-guilty-to-easton-murder-wants-... Suspicious fire destroys car in Easton's West Ward- July 11, 2008 An early Thursday morning fire which destroyed a mini-van parked in the 100 block of South 14th Street in Easton is labeled as suspicious, a city fire official said.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/suspicious-fire-destroys-car-in-eastons-west-w... Man Arrested for Murder of Girlfriend's Son, 3, in Easton- July 10, 2008 An Easton man is in police custody, charged with the death of his girlfriend's son.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/man-arrested-for-murder-of-girlfriends-son-3-i... Records put ex-wrestler in home of triple murder- July 10, 2008 A man staying in the West Ward apartment where three people were fatally shot in November unlocked the backdoor so the gunmen could get inside, according to court records unsealed Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/records-put-ex-wrestler-in-home-of-triple-murd... Woman, juveniles arrested for allegedly throwing firecrackers, fighting with police in Easton- July 10, 2008 An Easton woman and two juveniles face charges after they fought with officers Monday morning who tried to arrest them for lighting fireworks in the Downtown area, police said.http://www.topix.net/city/easton-pa/2008/07/woman-juveniles-arrested-for-allegedly-throwin... |