Attorneys for two men charged in the deaths of a mother and three children killed on a sidewalk by a car fleeing police say their clients may have committed other crimes, but they are not guilty of murder.More >>
Attorneys for two men charged in the deaths of a mother and three children killed on a sidewalk by a car fleeing police say their clients may have committed other crimes, but they are not guilty of murder.More >>
A northwestern Pennsylvania woman faces life in prison without possibility of parole after pleading guilty in the murder of Philadelphia-area man last summer.More >>
A northwestern Pennsylvania woman faces life in prison without possibility of parole after pleading guilty in the murder of Philadelphia-area man last summer.More >>
More than 150 students in northeastern Pennsylvania have been turned away from school because they failed to comply with new state immunization rules.More >>
More than 150 students in northeastern Pennsylvania have been turned away from school because they failed to comply with new state immunization rules.More >>
The father of a western Pennsylvania teenager whose conviction in India in his mother's slaying was overturned by an appeals court says his son is back home.More >>
The father of a western Pennsylvania teenager whose conviction in India in his mother's slaying was overturned by an appeals court says his son is back home.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been...More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett says school districts should be dipping into their reserves to avoid cutting programs next year, although public school advocates say most districts are already using the money.More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett says school districts should be dipping into their reserves to avoid cutting programs next year, although public school advocates say most districts are already using the money.More >>
Prosecutors say a central Pennsylvania man shopped at supermarket while his wife's body lay in the back of her sport utility vehicle in the parking lot.More >>
Prosecutors say a central Pennsylvania man shopped at supermarket while his wife's body lay in the back of her sport utility vehicle in the parking lot.More >>
Evidence in a groundbreaking priest-abuse trial shows the men running the Philadelphia archdiocese used byzantine methods to keep child sex-abuse complaints from prying eyes.More >>
Evidence in a groundbreaking priest-abuse trial shows the men running the Philadelphia archdiocese used byzantine methods to keep child sex-abuse complaints from prying eyes.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been determined.More >>
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as Congress begins the arduous task of renewing the federal farm bill.More >>
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as Congress begins the arduous task of renewing the federal farm bill.More >>
The National Park Foundation says a Washington, D.C. fundraiser featuring two former presidents raised $2 million for the Flight 93 National Memorial.More >>
The National Park Foundation says a Washington, D.C. fundraiser featuring two former presidents raised $2 million for the Flight 93 National Memorial.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been determined.More >>
After years of bitter court battles, the Barnes Foundation is opening its doors to the public at its new location on Philadelphia's "museum mile."More >>
After years of bitter court battles, the Barnes Foundation is opening its doors to the public at its new location on Philadelphia's "museum mile."More >>
A doctor has testified that he found silicone particles attached to the lungs of an exotic dancer allegedly injured after getting an illegal injection to enhance her buttocks.More >>
A doctor has testified that he found silicone particles attached to the lungs of an exotic dancer allegedly injured after getting an illegal injection to enhance her buttocks.More >>
A local prosecutor won't bring charges against three Pittsburgh police officers who allegedly used excessive force against a student who claimed he was wrongly beaten.More >>
A local prosecutor won't bring charges against three Pittsburgh police officers who allegedly used excessive force against a student who claimed he was wrongly beaten.More >>
Pennsylvania prison officials say five employees were taken to a hospital after a white powder was mailed to Muncy State Prison south of Williamsport.More >>
Pennsylvania prison officials say five employees were taken to a hospital after a white powder was mailed to Muncy State Prison south of Williamsport.More >>
The man charged in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania police officer responding to a disturbance complaint at his home is expected to take the stand in his own defense.More >>
The man charged in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania police officer responding to a disturbance complaint at his home is expected to take the stand in his own defense.More >>
A northeastern Pennsylvania police chief says he'll fight charges that he sexually molested a teenage girl on multiple occasions between 2004 and 2007.More >>
A northeastern Pennsylvania police chief says he'll fight charges that he sexually molested a teenage girl on multiple occasions between 2004 and 2007.More >>
FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight.More >>
FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight.More >>
The son of a suburban Philadelphia woman on trial for fatally shooting her estranged husband says his father was physically and verbally abusive toward his mother.More >>
The son of a suburban Philadelphia woman on trial for fatally shooting her estranged husband says his father was physically and verbally abusive toward his mother.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been determined.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been determined.More >>
April gambling receipts from table games at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos fell a month after hitting a record high as competition grows in bordering states.More >>
April gambling receipts from table games at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos fell a month after hitting a record high as competition grows in bordering states.More >>
Philadelphia police say they've removed six of the department's 12 trace evidence examiners from duty after at least some of them may have failed a routine proficiency test.More >>
Philadelphia police say they've removed six of the department's 12 trace evidence examiners from duty after at least some of them may have failed a routine proficiency test.More >>
President Barack Obama on Wednesday is awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in 1970 while serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.More >>
President Barack Obama on Wednesday is awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in 1970 while serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.More >>
Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday in the Philadelphia trial of two men charged in the deaths of a mother and three children killed on the sidewalk by a car fleeing police.More >>
Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday in the Philadelphia trial of two men charged in the deaths of a mother and three children killed on the sidewalk by a car fleeing police.More >>
Police say they are looking into whether one of two north Philadelphia murder victims may have been targeted because he aided authorities in another murder case.More >>
Police say they are looking into whether one of two north Philadelphia murder victims may have been targeted because he aided authorities in another murder case.More >>
A former northeastern Pennsylvania prison guard has been formally sentenced to death in the murder of his live-in girlfriend and their 18-month-old son.More >>
A former northeastern Pennsylvania prison guard has been formally sentenced to death in the murder of his live-in girlfriend and their 18-month-old son.More >>
A panel that advises the U.S. and Canadian governments about the Great Lakes will make Lake Erie's excessive phosphorus levels and algae blooms a priority for study over the next three years.More >>
A panel that advises the U.S. and Canadian governments about the Great Lakes will make Lake Erie's excessive phosphorus levels and algae blooms a priority for study over the next three years.More >>
Three men have been ordered to stand trial on charges of third-degree murder, conspiracy and assault in the beating death of a man slain as he was trying to hail a taxi in Philadelphia's historic district.More >>
Three men have been ordered to stand trial on charges of third-degree murder, conspiracy and assault in the beating death of a man slain as he was trying to hail a taxi in Philadelphia's historic district.More >>
Authorities in suburban Philadelphia have identified a mother and son struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle as they were pushing a disabled sedan out of traffic.More >>
Authorities in suburban Philadelphia have identified a mother and son struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle as they were pushing a disabled sedan out of traffic.More >>
Pennsylvania prosecutors are seeking advance notice if Jerry Sandusky's defense lawyers plan to call any expert witnesses during his upcoming child sexual abuse criminal trial. The attorney general's office TODA...More >>
A Pennsylvania congressman's staff says an email about Mideast peace was mistakenly sent out recently, citing a need for action by Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.More >>
A Pennsylvania congressman's staff says an email about Mideast peace was mistakenly sent out recently, citing a need for action by Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.More >>
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking up the question of how much the Legislature must disclose when it comes to the legal bills paid by state taxpayers when lawmakers get into legal trouble.More >>
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking up the question of how much the Legislature must disclose when it comes to the legal bills paid by state taxpayers when lawmakers get into legal trouble.More >>
A former central Pennsylvania youth minister has been sentenced to 12 to 40 years in prison for sexual assaults on two teenage boys and possession of child pornography.More >>
A former central Pennsylvania youth minister has been sentenced to 12 to 40 years in prison for sexual assaults on two teenage boys and possession of child pornography.More >>
Documents from a clergy-abuse trial show Catholic church officials ignored complaints a Philadelphia priest had molested two boys until they heard he was running a travel agency - and competing with a big donor.More >>
Documents from a clergy-abuse trial show Catholic church officials ignored complaints a Philadelphia priest had molested two boys until they heard he was running a travel agency - and competing with a big donor.More >>
Temple University has agreed to pay $412,000 to resolve its part of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving a former associate dean of its medical school.More >>
Temple University has agreed to pay $412,000 to resolve its part of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving a former associate dean of its medical school.More >>
Pennsylvania prosecutors are seeking advance notice if Jerry Sandusky's defense lawyers plan to call any expert witnesses during his upcoming child sexual abuse criminal trial.More >>
Pennsylvania prosecutors are seeking advance notice if Jerry Sandusky's defense lawyers plan to call any expert witnesses during his upcoming child sexual abuse criminal trial.More >>
A study by the University at Buffalo's new shale gas institute concludes that state oversight of gas drilling has been effective at reducing environmental problems.More >>
A study by the University at Buffalo's new shale gas institute concludes that state oversight of gas drilling has been effective at reducing environmental problems.More >>
Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a 40-year-old man charged with killing a woman and burying her partially dismembered body in the backyard of a Hudson Valley home.More >>
Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a 40-year-old man charged with killing a woman and burying her partially dismembered body in the backyard of a Hudson Valley home.More >>
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says he is considering court action over menhaden if regulators don't cut the amount taken by a Virginia processor.More >>
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says he is considering court action over menhaden if regulators don't cut the amount taken by a Virginia processor.More >>
The Chicago Police Department will be getting a hand from out-of-state officers during the upcoming NATO summit, which is expected to draw protesters to the city.More >>
The Chicago Police Department will be getting a hand from out-of-state officers during the upcoming NATO summit, which is expected to draw protesters to the city.More >>
A western Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to making false statements in a case where he staged a fake robbery while working as a post office supervisor.More >>
A western Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to making false statements in a case where he staged a fake robbery while working as a post office supervisor.More >>
A program that provides about $200 a month for disabled adults who can't work is on Pennsylvania's chopping block even as state lawmakers are using improving tax collections to reverse some of Gov. Tom Corbett's...More >>
A program that provides about $200 a month for disabled adults who can't work is on Pennsylvania's chopping block even as state lawmakers are using improving tax collections to reverse some of Gov. Tom Corbett's...More >>
A group of Pennsylvania voters is opposing a challenge to the state's voter ID law, saying their rights as voters would be violated if the law intended to combat fraud isn't in place by the November election.More >>
A group of Pennsylvania voters is opposing a challenge to the state's voter ID law, saying their rights as voters would be violated if the law intended to combat fraud isn't in place by the November election.More >>
Pennsylvania state Sen. Jane Orie's sentencing on corruption charges has been postponed two weeks while attorneys determine how much money she owes taxpayers who footed part of her legal bills.More >>
Pennsylvania state Sen. Jane Orie's sentencing on corruption charges has been postponed two weeks while attorneys determine how much money she owes taxpayers who footed part of her legal bills.More >>
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is asking a federal judge to put an anti-trust lawsuit on hold because of a proposed merger involving the other party and insurer Highmark Inc.More >>
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is asking a federal judge to put an anti-trust lawsuit on hold because of a proposed merger involving the other party and insurer Highmark Inc.More >>
Neighbors say there's no crossing gate at the intersection where a northeastern Pennsylvania teen was killed when the car she was riding in was struck by a train.More >>
Neighbors say there's no crossing gate at the intersection where a northeastern Pennsylvania teen was killed when the car she was riding in was struck by a train.More >>
A central Pennsylvania jury resumes deliberations Tuesday on whether a man convicted of shooting an aspiring rapper to death outside a concert two years ago should be sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility...More >>
A central Pennsylvania jury resumes deliberations Tuesday on whether a man convicted of shooting an aspiring rapper to death outside a concert two years ago should be sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility...More >>
Hundreds of gamblers lined up to inaugurate Ohio's first casino, which has promised a boost to downtown Cleveland while potentially posing a threat to casinos in nearby states.More >>
Hundreds of gamblers lined up to inaugurate Ohio's first casino, which has promised a boost to downtown Cleveland while potentially posing a threat to casinos in nearby states.More >>
State police say two people pushing a disabled car out of traffic were struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle on a suburban Philadelphia road.More >>
State police say two people pushing a disabled car out of traffic were struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle on a suburban Philadelphia road.More >>
Prosecutors in New Jersey have filed aggravated manslaughter charges against a Pennsylvania trucker who they say was sleep-deprived and driving under the influence of methamphetamine when he caused a deadly crash last month.More >>
Prosecutors in New Jersey have filed aggravated manslaughter charges against a Pennsylvania trucker who they say was sleep-deprived and driving under the influence of methamphetamine when he caused a deadly crash last month.More >>
Eleven people have been arrested as a result of an investigation into the alleged trafficking of heroin into Rhode Island by what authorities say is a Dominican organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels.More >>
Eleven people have been arrested as a result of an investigation into the alleged trafficking of heroin into Rhode Island by what authorities say is a Dominican organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels.More >>
The Libertarian Party is challenging a state law that allows only Virginia residents to circulate petitions to get minor party candidates on the general election ballot.More >>
The Libertarian Party is challenging a state law that allows only Virginia residents to circulate petitions to get minor party candidates on the general election ballot.More >>
President Barack Obama will present the nation's highest military decoration to the family of a western Pennsylvania man who was killed while protecting his comrades from an ambush in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.More >>
President Barack Obama will present the nation's highest military decoration to the family of a western Pennsylvania man who was killed while protecting his comrades from an ambush in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.More >>
Philadelphia police are looking for three men in connection with a daylight burglary that netted a safe containing $100,000 in cash and jewelry.More >>
Philadelphia police are looking for three men in connection with a daylight burglary that netted a safe containing $100,000 in cash and jewelry.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal over whether the family of a man allegedly killed by former Boston mob boss and FBI informant "Whitey" Bulger should get millions of dollars from the government. The high court...More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal over whether the family of a man allegedly killed by former Boston mob boss and FBI informant "Whitey" Bulger should get millions of dollars from the government. The high court...More >>
Police say a Tennessee man has been arrested on more than 100 Pennsylvania child rape and abuse charges involving three young girls in Mercer County, about 60 miles north of PittsburghMore >>
Police say a Tennessee man has been arrested on more than 100 Pennsylvania child rape and abuse charges involving three young girls in Mercer County, about 60 miles north of PittsburghMore >>
A longtime lawyer for the Roman Catholic church Archdiocese of Philadelphia says a deceased cardinal and his top aides lied about shredding a key piece of evidence in the clergy-abuse scandal.More >>
A longtime lawyer for the Roman Catholic church Archdiocese of Philadelphia says a deceased cardinal and his top aides lied about shredding a key piece of evidence in the clergy-abuse scandal.More >>
A new coalition says Pennsylvania must take steps to divert more criminals to programs outside of prison and to speed up the process of paroling inmates eligible for release.More >>
A new coalition says Pennsylvania must take steps to divert more criminals to programs outside of prison and to speed up the process of paroling inmates eligible for release.More >>
The mayor of a small Philadelphia-area borough has declared a state of emergency for the second time this month amid an investigation into the alleged use of a stun gun on an underage suspect.More >>
The mayor of a small Philadelphia-area borough has declared a state of emergency for the second time this month amid an investigation into the alleged use of a stun gun on an underage suspect.More >>
A bomb squad has taken charge of what police say they believe was a grenade that an elderly man brought in to a police district building in northeast Philadelphia.More >>
A bomb squad has taken charge of what police say they believe was a grenade that an elderly man brought in to a police district building in northeast Philadelphia.More >>
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...More >>
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...More >>
An aviation student who was the only survivor of a small plane crash in Pennsylvania picked up his diploma at a graduation ceremony at Farmingdale State University, just three days after walking away from the deadly wreck.More >>
An aviation student who was the only survivor of a small plane crash in Pennsylvania picked up his diploma at a graduation ceremony at Farmingdale State University, just three days after walking away from the deadly wreck.More >>
A Philadelphia-area man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the beating and stabbing death of an eastern Pennsylvania man last summer has been sentenced to nine to 20 years in prison.More >>
A Philadelphia-area man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the beating and stabbing death of an eastern Pennsylvania man last summer has been sentenced to nine to 20 years in prison.More >>
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it investigates every claim by residents that gas drilling has caused health problems, but several people say the agency's actions don't match its words.More >>
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it investigates every claim by residents that gas drilling has caused health problems, but several people say the agency's actions don't match its words.More >>
Natural gas companies say about half of their lease holdings in the lucrative Marcellus Shale region in New York state will be off-limits or inaccessible thanks to all the restrictions in proposed state regulations and local...More >>
Natural gas companies say about half of their lease holdings in the lucrative Marcellus Shale region in New York state will be off-limits or inaccessible thanks to all the restrictions in proposed state regulations and local...More >>
Opening statements are scheduled Monday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of having killed a police officer who was trying to fend off the defendant's dogs last summer.More >>
Opening statements are scheduled Monday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of having killed a police officer who was trying to fend off the defendant's dogs last summer.More >>
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say three men have been killed in a pair of shootings near Pittsburgh that authorities say appear to be unrelated.More >>
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say three men have been killed in a pair of shootings near Pittsburgh that authorities say appear to be unrelated.More >>
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man accused of strangling his wife eight years ago and then writing letters to the newspaper posing as a serial killer claiming...More >>
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man accused of strangling his wife eight years ago and then writing letters to the newspaper posing as a serial killer claiming...More >>
A New York aviation student who survived a Pennsylvania plane crash that killed two fellow students has decided to attend his graduation three days later.More >>
A New York aviation student who survived a Pennsylvania plane crash that killed two fellow students has decided to attend his graduation three days later.More >>
A school bus with students aboard has crashed near an amusement park in eastern Pennsylvania, but police say they don't believe any of the injuries are life-threatening.More >>
A school bus with students aboard has crashed near an amusement park in eastern Pennsylvania, but police say they don't believe any of the injuries are life-threatening.More >>
Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn't disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it. The windows of his suburban Philadelphia barbershop...More >>
Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn't disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it. The windows of his suburban Philadelphia barbershop...More >>
A 911 dispatcher faces multiple charges for allegedly failing to report a car crash that involved a relative about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.More >>
A 911 dispatcher faces multiple charges for allegedly failing to report a car crash that involved a relative about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.More >>
An Indian news agency reports that an appeals court has overturned the conviction of a U.S. teenager who had been accused of killing his mother while on vacation in Western India.More >>
An Indian news agency reports that an appeals court has overturned the conviction of a U.S. teenager who had been accused of killing his mother while on vacation in Western India.More >>
Two Penn State administrators trying to get their charges thrown out may be helped by a decision from the judge in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual-abuse case to change the date of an alleged attack on a boy in the Penn...More >>
Two Penn State administrators trying to get their charges thrown out may be helped by a decision from the judge in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual-abuse case to change the date of an alleged attack on a boy in the Penn...More >>
A new exhibit at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is providing a rare chance to see some of the world's oldest and most delicate artifacts: the Dead Sea Scrolls.More >>
A new exhibit at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is providing a rare chance to see some of the world's oldest and most delicate artifacts: the Dead Sea Scrolls.More >>
Federal regulators say the latest well-water test results for the northeastern Pennsylvania village of Dimock do not show unsafe levels of contamination.More >>
Federal regulators say the latest well-water test results for the northeastern Pennsylvania village of Dimock do not show unsafe levels of contamination.More >>
A gay high school student in northeastern Pennsylvania says he was humiliated after a teacher showed her class a video of him dancing at the prom with his transgender date.More >>
A gay high school student in northeastern Pennsylvania says he was humiliated after a teacher showed her class a video of him dancing at the prom with his transgender date.More >>
The federal trial for an Alaska guide charged with helping a client smuggle a 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil to Pennsylvania starts Monday in Fairbanks.More >>
The federal trial for an Alaska guide charged with helping a client smuggle a 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil to Pennsylvania starts Monday in Fairbanks.More >>
The tugboat pilot convicted in the collision of a barge and tour boat that killed two Hungarian tourists says he could have avoided the crash if he'd stayed at his post.More >>
The tugboat pilot convicted in the collision of a barge and tour boat that killed two Hungarian tourists says he could have avoided the crash if he'd stayed at his post.More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett is nominating a retired Air Force general and former state adjutant general as the new custodian for Pennsylvania's financially troubled capital.More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett is nominating a retired Air Force general and former state adjutant general as the new custodian for Pennsylvania's financially troubled capital.More >>
A plan to restructure statewide library services for the blind and disabled has come under heavy criticism from librarians and patrons in eastern Pennsylvania.More >>
A plan to restructure statewide library services for the blind and disabled has come under heavy criticism from librarians and patrons in eastern Pennsylvania.More >>
A paper reports that California University of Pennsylvania may be stuck with a $59 million convocation center that is far too big and costly for its needs.More >>
A paper reports that California University of Pennsylvania may be stuck with a $59 million convocation center that is far too big and costly for its needs.More >>
A federal jury agreed with Pennsylvania family's claim their civil rights were violated when police searched their home but awarded them total damages of just $4.More >>
A federal jury agreed with Pennsylvania family's claim their civil rights were violated when police searched their home but awarded them total damages of just $4.More >>
The brother of a man who killed a western Pennsylvania police officer has been ordered to stand trial on charges including hindering apprehension for allegedly helping him elude capture for an earlier shooting.More >>
The brother of a man who killed a western Pennsylvania police officer has been ordered to stand trial on charges including hindering apprehension for allegedly helping him elude capture for an earlier shooting.More >>
A Philadelphia teen who beat his mother to death with a hammer then tried to burn her body in their home's oven has been ordered to spend at least 25 years in prison.More >>
A Philadelphia teen who beat his mother to death with a hammer then tried to burn her body in their home's oven has been ordered to spend at least 25 years in prison.More >>
State environmental regulators are investigating a second release of drilling mud at a natural gas pipeline installation in northeastern Pennsylvania.More >>
State environmental regulators are investigating a second release of drilling mud at a natural gas pipeline installation in northeastern Pennsylvania.More >>
Police say a 5-year-old girl has suffered serious injuries after her 7-year-old brother shot her in the forehead with a BB gun at their home in Lancaster.More >>
Police say a 5-year-old girl has suffered serious injuries after her 7-year-old brother shot her in the forehead with a BB gun at their home in Lancaster.More >>
A northeastern Pennsylvania town's police chief, a police captain and a former volunteer firefighter have been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl inside the police and fire building.More >>
A northeastern Pennsylvania town's police chief, a police captain and a former volunteer firefighter have been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl inside the police and fire building.More >>
Historic correspondence by President George Washington to a Jewish congregation in Rhode Island is the centerpiece of an exhibit in Philadelphia this summer.More >>
Historic correspondence by President George Washington to a Jewish congregation in Rhode Island is the centerpiece of an exhibit in Philadelphia this summer.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is getting some of the information his lawyers sought through subpoenas, but the judge isn't allowing the broad requests for all information related to accusers in his child sexual abuse case.More >>
Jerry Sandusky is getting some of the information his lawyers sought through subpoenas, but the judge isn't allowing the broad requests for all information related to accusers in his child sexual abuse case.More >>
Louis Pollak, a federal judge who helped work on the pivotal school-desegregation case Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, has died. He was 89.More >>
Louis Pollak, a federal judge who helped work on the pivotal school-desegregation case Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, has died. He was 89.More >>
With the primary battle essentially over, the Republican Party is preparing to fire up a presidential campaign in Pennsylvania about a year behind President Barack Obama.More >>
With the primary battle essentially over, the Republican Party is preparing to fire up a presidential campaign in Pennsylvania about a year behind President Barack Obama.More >>
A man charged with killing a fellow boarder at a central Pennsylvania rooming house has released a self-published book of poetry titled "Murder."More >>
A man charged with killing a fellow boarder at a central Pennsylvania rooming house has released a self-published book of poetry titled "Murder."More >>
The House Armed Services Committee has passed budget legislation that aims to prevent the Air Force from closing the 911th Airlift Wing, which is based just outside Pittsburgh.More >>
The House Armed Services Committee has passed budget legislation that aims to prevent the Air Force from closing the 911th Airlift Wing, which is based just outside Pittsburgh.More >>
