This week in Lehigh Valley history: Quadruple killer Michael Ballard sentenced to death in 2011; racial strife at Easton High in 1971 (May 16-22)
Updated 6:41 AM; affiliate The Express-Times and its predecessors from 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 years ago. These stories were pulled from microfilm at the Easton Area Public Library. The original text is edited for clarity and length.
This week in Lehigh Valley history, in 2011, Michael Eric Ballard was sentenced to death for the brutal 2010 slaying of four people in a Northampton home.
Bill Cosby’s crimes against women are widely known now, but in 1996 the comedian was a popular celebrity and gave a local graduation address.