Officials fired up for Bethlehem filming (The Morning Call)
Mayor says filmmakers will put $500,000 into local economy. The ''Transformers'' were some of Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan's favorite toys as a child. In his little hands, the heroic robot Optimus Prime and the villainous Megatron spent hours locked in combat over a Lincoln Log fortress, he recalled.

Four accused in clothes-theft ring targeting Valley stores (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
Three women and a 15-year-old child have been busted on charges of running a retail theft ring. The arrests came after a search Thursday of four locations in Phoenix turned up an estimated $100,000 in stolen clothes, all with the store tags and sensors still on them.

Toys flunk the chemical safety test at health expo (Albany Times Union)
Coalition seeks laws to ban harmful substances in trinkets, playthings ALBANY -- It seemed like just a simple silver chain dangling from 3-year-old Hannah Carey's purse. But on Tuesday, testing at the Bring Your Child's Toys to Work Day at the Women's Health Expo at Empire State Plaza showed it contained 30 percent lead, a heavy metal linked to learning disabilities in children."Somebody gave ...

Kids (Times Leader)
Fine Arts Fiesta Kids Center with storytelling, crafts, facepainting, sandscaping, painting, marionette shows and children’s theater. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Today and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Information at fineartsfiesta.org.

N.H. woman charged with child porn after photos developed (7 News Boston)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A woman was arrested after photos of a child apparently posing nude were developed at a Manchester (New Hampshire) photo shop.

Safety of magnetic toys being checked (The West Australian)
The safety of magnetic toys will be examined following reports one child died and others were injured after swallowing them over the past two years, the NSW government says.