Graves may be exhumed due to Allentown sinkhole

ALLENTOWN - A sinkhole that forced residents from their homes has spread to a nearby cemetery, threatening dozens of graves, authorities said Thursday.

A judge has given Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim the right to decide if the graves should be exhumed from the Union and West End Cemetery. Grim said Thursday he had made no decision. Fire Chief Robert Scheirer said 54 graves, most more than a century old, were threatened. - AP