An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.More >>
An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.More >>
Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.More >>
Penn State University student Brittany Horn was awarded the 2013 Ralph Flamminio Memorial Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors' annual meeting Friday.More >>
Penn State University student Brittany Horn was awarded the 2013 Ralph Flamminio Memorial Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors' annual meeting Friday.More >>
Jason Malmont, a photographer at The Sentinel in Carlislse, was named the Paul Vathis Memorial Photography Portfolio Award winner at Friday's annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors.More >>
Jason Malmont, a photographer at The Sentinel in Carlislse, was named the Paul Vathis Memorial Photography Portfolio Award winner at Friday's annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors.More >>
A report by a Penn State commission says that women have lagged behind in representation over the last decade in positions such as administrator and professor.More >>
A report by a Penn State commission says that women have lagged behind in representation over the last decade in positions such as administrator and professor.More >>
Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. Authorities are crediting an employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia with recognizing...More >>
Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. Authorities are crediting an employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia with recognizing...More >>
Patricia Meagher-Walker, executive editor of three Calkins Media newspapers in the Philadelphia area, has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors.More >>
Patricia Meagher-Walker, executive editor of three Calkins Media newspapers in the Philadelphia area, has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors.More >>
A former high school football coach in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to an additional 2 to 4 years in prison for molesting a boy in the school locker room last spring.More >>
A former high school football coach in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to an additional 2 to 4 years in prison for molesting a boy in the school locker room last spring.More >>
A county official in northeastern Pennsylvania has been charged with illegal wiretapping after authorities say he secretly recorded a private meeting and two phone calls.More >>
A county official in northeastern Pennsylvania has been charged with illegal wiretapping after authorities say he secretly recorded a private meeting and two phone calls.More >>
A man whose empire of dilapidated Philadelphia rental houses prompted tenants to call him the "Slumlord Millionaire" has been sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding banks of more than $10 million.More >>
A man whose empire of dilapidated Philadelphia rental houses prompted tenants to call him the "Slumlord Millionaire" has been sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding banks of more than $10 million.More >>
A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall is closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease. Officials don't believe anyone has become ill at the clinic in...More >>
The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player's case that Connecticut lawyers can't be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine called absolute...More >>
The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player's case that Connecticut lawyers can't be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine called absolute immunity.More >>
Pittsburgh police say a 54-year-old man has been fatally shot in a reported home invasion, though investigators haven't said whether he lived in the home or was the person believed to be intruding.More >>
Pittsburgh police say a 54-year-old man has been fatally shot in a reported home invasion, though investigators haven't said whether he lived in the home or was the person believed to be intruding.More >>
An artist is hoping hundreds of people will come into downtown Philadelphia for a project that is being created to highlight the thousands of Americans killed every year by gun violence.More >>
An artist is hoping hundreds of people will come into downtown Philadelphia for a project that is being created to highlight the thousands of Americans killed every year by gun violence.More >>
Authorities are crediting an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer with reviving a toddler who was found face-down in a shallow pond at a suburban miniature golf course.More >>
Authorities are crediting an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer with reviving a toddler who was found face-down in a shallow pond at a suburban miniature golf course.More >>
The superintendent of Philadelphia's public schools says ending teacher seniority may be the only way for the cash-strapped district to get the money it needs.More >>
The superintendent of Philadelphia's public schools says ending teacher seniority may be the only way for the cash-strapped district to get the money it needs.More >>
State police say two western Pennsylvania men concocted a story claiming they were victims of a carjacking to avoid charges relating to a hit-and-run accident.More >>
State police say two western Pennsylvania men concocted a story claiming they were victims of a carjacking to avoid charges relating to a hit-and-run accident.More >>
The missing link in bicycle trail connecting the Pittsburgh area to Washington D.C. has quietly opened, though it still won't be formally dedicated until a June 15 ceremony.More >>
The missing link in bicycle trail connecting the Pittsburgh area to Washington D.C. has quietly opened, though it still won't be formally dedicated until a June 15 ceremony.More >>
Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur tiger cub to the public, though the 6-week-old cat can only be seen on a video monitor for now.More >>
Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur tiger cub to the public, though the 6-week-old cat can only be seen on a video monitor for now.More >>
A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease.More >>
A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease.More >>
A 71-year-old Pennsylvania man will spend a year in federal prison and pay a $3,000 fine for evading $132,000 in income tax on $520,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery winnings.More >>
A 71-year-old Pennsylvania man will spend a year in federal prison and pay a $3,000 fine for evading $132,000 in income tax on $520,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery winnings.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania woman has been charged with endangering her two young daughters who, police say, were in a van with the woman when she overdosed on heroin.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania woman has been charged with endangering her two young daughters who, police say, were in a van with the woman when she overdosed on heroin.More >>
A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet celebrity earlier this year has been arrested in Philadelphia and charged with the murder of a New Jersey lawyer.More >>
A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet celebrity earlier this year has been arrested in Philadelphia and charged with the murder of a New Jersey lawyer.More >>
A transgender student in central Pennsylvania is asking a school district to reverse its decision to read his female name at next month's graduation ceremony.More >>
A transgender student in central Pennsylvania is asking a school district to reverse its decision to read his female name at next month's graduation ceremony.More >>
A ski resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains plans to spend $145 million to add an indoor water park, a 453-room hotel, restaurants and conference areas.More >>
A ski resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains plans to spend $145 million to add an indoor water park, a 453-room hotel, restaurants and conference areas.More >>
Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks.More >>
Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks.More >>
The sons of a 73-year-old woman who drowned after falling into a suburban Philadelphia creek during a party have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.More >>
The sons of a 73-year-old woman who drowned after falling into a suburban Philadelphia creek during a party have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.More >>
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is asking a Senate committee to forgo the process of looking at potential closures of military installations as part of Defense Department cutbacks.More >>
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is asking a Senate committee to forgo the process of looking at potential closures of military installations as part of Defense Department cutbacks.More >>
A second federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama exceeded his power in making a recess appointment to the National Labor Relations Board.More >>
A second federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama exceeded his power in making a recess appointment to the National Labor Relations Board.More >>
A new study has found that natural gas drilling, or fracking, hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas. But researchers say the geology there is more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other...More >>
A new study has found that natural gas drilling, or fracking, hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas. But researchers say the geology there is more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other areas of...More >>
A 16-year-old girl and her parents have sued two school districts and two teachers - one of whom is serving four to eight years in prison for having sex with the girl after he was hired to direct a high school...More >>
A 16-year-old girl and her parents have sued two school districts and two teachers - one of whom is serving four to eight years in prison for having sex with the girl after he was hired to direct a high school musical in a...More >>
Attorneys for the Pittsburgh police and a downtown strip club have filed federal court arguments of a new policy banning city officers from working off-duty security details at such establishments.More >>
Attorneys for the Pittsburgh police and a downtown strip club have filed federal court arguments of a new policy banning city officers from working off-duty security details at such establishments.More >>
A central Pennsylvania woman will spend 60 days to two years in jail for hog-tying her 5-year-old grandson to a chair so she could go to a methadone clinic.More >>
A central Pennsylvania woman will spend 60 days to two years in jail for hog-tying her 5-year-old grandson to a chair so she could go to a methadone clinic.More >>
Police say a sixth-grader has been suspended from his suburban Pittsburgh Catholic school for the rest of the year after he allegedly threatened to shoot himself and his classmates after he was caught cheating on a...More >>
Police say a sixth-grader has been suspended from his suburban Pittsburgh Catholic school for the rest of the year after he allegedly threatened to shoot himself and his classmates after he was caught cheating on a test.More >>
Transcripts of a secret plea hearing show a teenager involved in the 2012 stabbing death of a Star City girl planned the slaying with an accomplice. But their motive remains unclear.More >>
Transcripts of a secret plea hearing show a teenager involved in the 2012 stabbing death of a Star City girl planned the slaying with an accomplice. But their motive remains unclear.More >>
Police in a crime-ridden Pittsburgh suburb are testing packets of white powder found in an unused elementary school desk to determine if the substance is cocaine, heroin or some other kind of drug.More >>
Police in a crime-ridden Pittsburgh suburb are testing packets of white powder found in an unused elementary school desk to determine if the substance is cocaine, heroin or some other kind of drug.More >>
A 55-year-old western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges that he fired 20 to 30 "warning shots" at state and township police who responded to his rural home for a report of shots being fired.More >>
A 55-year-old western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges that he fired 20 to 30 "warning shots" at state and township police who responded to his rural home for a report of shots being fired.More >>
A former southwestern Pennsylvania police chief faces prison for offering paid protection to undercover agents he thought were dealing drugs and taking money to buy them stun guns only lawfully used by police.More >>
A former southwestern Pennsylvania police chief faces prison for offering paid protection to undercover agents he thought were dealing drugs and taking money to buy them stun guns only lawfully used by police.More >>
A 71-year-old Pennsylvania man faces up to a year and half in prison when he's sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh for trying to evade income taxes on $520,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery winnings.More >>
A 71-year-old Pennsylvania man faces up to a year and half in prison when he's sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh for trying to evade income taxes on $520,000 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery winnings.More >>
A former treasurer has been sentenced to 36 weekends in jail after she admitted stealing more than $26,000 from a suburban Philadelphia Little League.More >>
A former treasurer has been sentenced to 36 weekends in jail after she admitted stealing more than $26,000 from a suburban Philadelphia Little League.More >>
A judge has granted the release of a teenager jailed for two weeks after authorities say she discarded her newborn in a bathroom trash can at her central Pennsylvania high school.More >>
A judge has granted the release of a teenager jailed for two weeks after authorities say she discarded her newborn in a bathroom trash can at her central Pennsylvania high school.More >>
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in an appeal by Delaware's Chancery Court judges of a federal court decision declaring that a state law allowing them to oversee secret arbitration is...More >>
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in an appeal by Delaware's Chancery Court judges of a federal court decision declaring that a state law allowing them to oversee secret arbitration is unconstitutional.More >>
Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's conviction has reignited the bitter U.S. debate over abortion. But some hope it will prompt new dialogue, so the crimes aren't repeated.More >>
Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's conviction has reignited the bitter U.S. debate over abortion. But some hope it will prompt new dialogue, so the crimes aren't repeated.More >>
Police say four people were shot, including a woman a woman hit by a stray bullet that entered her home, when gunfire erupted on a southwest Philadelphia street.More >>
Police say four people were shot, including a woman a woman hit by a stray bullet that entered her home, when gunfire erupted on a southwest Philadelphia street.More >>
The mayor of Philadelphia has proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes and liquor as part of an effort to avoid budget cuts to the city's struggling school district.More >>
The mayor of Philadelphia has proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes and liquor as part of an effort to avoid budget cuts to the city's struggling school district.More >>
An eastern Pennsylvania man convicted in the shooting death of his wife 3½ years ago has been sentenced to life in prison despite his angry proclamation of innocence.More >>
An eastern Pennsylvania man convicted in the shooting death of his wife 3½ years ago has been sentenced to life in prison despite his angry proclamation of innocence.More >>
Police say a suspect has been arrested in the death of a man shot inside an ice cream parlor in Philadelphia during what police said was an apparent robbery attempt.More >>
Police say a suspect has been arrested in the death of a man shot inside an ice cream parlor in Philadelphia during what police said was an apparent robbery attempt.More >>
An eastern Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on homicide and other charges in the beating death of another barber who worked in the same shop.More >>
An eastern Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on homicide and other charges in the beating death of another barber who worked in the same shop.More >>
A second inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a fellow inmate at a federal prison in central Pennsylvania 8½ years ago.More >>
A second inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a fellow inmate at a federal prison in central Pennsylvania 8½ years ago.More >>
A woman is suing Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, claiming he or a body guard hit her, threw a drink at her and tossed her off a party bus last December.More >>
A woman is suing Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, claiming he or a body guard hit her, threw a drink at her and tossed her off a party bus last December.More >>
The parents of a young Pennsylvania girl sexually molested by a neighbor are facing a setback in their legal effort to force the man to buy their house.More >>
The parents of a young Pennsylvania girl sexually molested by a neighbor are facing a setback in their legal effort to force the man to buy their house.More >>
A provision in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could affect the health insurance coverage for thousands of Pennsylvanians who identify themselves as Native American.More >>
A provision in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could affect the health insurance coverage for thousands of Pennsylvanians who identify themselves as Native American.More >>
The district attorney says a woman stole roughly $80,000 from the Pittsburgh consulting firm where she worked and spent the money on personal beauty and bath products, cellphone bills, and home-improvement stores.More >>
The district attorney says a woman stole roughly $80,000 from the Pittsburgh consulting firm where she worked and spent the money on personal beauty and bath products, cellphone bills, and home-improvement stores.More >>
Six years after a degree scandal shook West Virginia University and forced its president to resign, two professors are demanding their tarnished reputations be restored.More >>
Six years after a degree scandal shook West Virginia University and forced its president to resign, two professors are demanding their tarnished reputations be restored.More >>
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say an American woman who taught at a Christian school in the country has been killed in a car accident that also injured a fellow teacher and a student.More >>
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say an American woman who taught at a Christian school in the country has been killed in a car accident that also injured a fellow teacher and a student.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania seventh grader is in juvenile custody after police say he told a school counselor he wanted to fatally shoot a teacher.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania seventh grader is in juvenile custody after police say he told a school counselor he wanted to fatally shoot a teacher.More >>
A judge in northeastern Pennsylvania has combined a series of civil lawsuits into a class-action case in the so-called "kids for cash" scandal involving for-profit juvenile detention facilities.More >>
A judge in northeastern Pennsylvania has combined a series of civil lawsuits into a class-action case in the so-called "kids for cash" scandal involving for-profit juvenile detention facilities.More >>
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing how much evidence is too much in the case of a western Pennsylvania man serving 50 years in prison for collecting child pornography.More >>
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing how much evidence is too much in the case of a western Pennsylvania man serving 50 years in prison for collecting child pornography.More >>
A University of Delaware-led study has found that decades-old federal standards overestimate current poultry industry contributions to water pollution.More >>
A University of Delaware-led study has found that decades-old federal standards overestimate current poultry industry contributions to water pollution.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania volunteer fire chief is being criticized by borough officials for driving his son and the boy's date to their high school prom in a fire truck.More >>
A southwestern Pennsylvania volunteer fire chief is being criticized by borough officials for driving his son and the boy's date to their high school prom in a fire truck.More >>
Students and staff at a northeastern Pennsylvania elementary school are heading into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest chain of friendship bracelets.More >>
Students and staff at a northeastern Pennsylvania elementary school are heading into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest chain of friendship bracelets.More >>
The Chester County Sheriff's Department has raised about $20,000 through a gun raffle that included an AR-15 rifle similar to the one used in last year's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...More >>
The Chester County Sheriff's Department has raised about $20,000 through a gun raffle that included an AR-15 rifle similar to the one used in last year's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.More >>
Code enforcement officials in Pottsville say they had recommended smoke detectors for a home where two adults and four children were killed in a Mother's Day fire.More >>
Code enforcement officials in Pottsville say they had recommended smoke detectors for a home where two adults and four children were killed in a Mother's Day fire.More >>
A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing live babies may be in court for the final time before serving out the last chapter of his life in prison.More >>
A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing live babies may be in court for the final time before serving out the last chapter of his life in prison.More >>
State police say a western Pennsylvania man earlier reported killed in a Lawrence County shooting stemming from a domestic dispute is alive but in critical condition.More >>
State police say a western Pennsylvania man earlier reported killed in a Lawrence County shooting stemming from a domestic dispute is alive but in critical condition.More >>
A former campaign manager for a Philadelphia city councilwoman has been sentenced to a year in prison on a wire fraud charge connected to the theft of $100,000 from the campaign and a union's political arm.More >>
A former campaign manager for a Philadelphia city councilwoman has been sentenced to a year in prison on a wire fraud charge connected to the theft of $100,000 from the campaign and a union's political arm.More >>
A man who pleaded guilty to health care fraud and conspiracy has been sentenced to 7¾ years in prison in what federal authorities said was a $5.4 million Medicare scam.More >>
A man who pleaded guilty to health care fraud and conspiracy has been sentenced to 7¾ years in prison in what federal authorities said was a $5.4 million Medicare scam.More >>
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania have charged a New Jersey man in the hit-and-run death of his brother on the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade in 2011.More >>
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania have charged a New Jersey man in the hit-and-run death of his brother on the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade in 2011.More >>
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman killed in her eastern Pennsylvania bedroom before her apartment was set on fire more than a decade ago.More >>
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman killed in her eastern Pennsylvania bedroom before her apartment was set on fire more than a decade ago.More >>
A former Pittsburgh police officer who allegedly ran a prostitution service has been cleared of that charge but convicted of numerous other crimes.More >>
A former Pittsburgh police officer who allegedly ran a prostitution service has been cleared of that charge but convicted of numerous other crimes.More >>
The former treasurer of a central Pennsylvania wrestling booster club may spend nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.More >>
The former treasurer of a central Pennsylvania wrestling booster club may spend nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.More >>
Following up on last month's South American trade mission, Gov. Tom Corbett welcomed a group of officials from Chile to the Port of Philadelphia.More >>
Following up on last month's South American trade mission, Gov. Tom Corbett welcomed a group of officials from Chile to the Port of Philadelphia.More >>
A former Penn State track athlete was found guilty on two summary counts of harassment after authorities said a fellow student was kicked and punched during an initiation event for a social organization.More >>
A former Penn State track athlete was found guilty on two summary counts of harassment after authorities said a fellow student was kicked and punched during an initiation event for a social organization.More >>
A bill that would provide $4 million to help create or expand community-based health care clinics in Pennsylvania is on its way to Gov. Tom Corbett.More >>
A bill that would provide $4 million to help create or expand community-based health care clinics in Pennsylvania is on its way to Gov. Tom Corbett.More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett's energy executive is questioning research that says Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale impact fee will generate billions of dollars less in long-term revenue than the same natural gas production...More >>
Gov. Tom Corbett's energy executive is questioning research that says Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale impact fee will generate billions of dollars less in long-term revenue than the same natural gas production in West...More >>
The temporary dip in temperatures gave farmers in Pennsylvania a scare during a spring that experts have otherwise described as pleasantly devoid of big problems.More >>
The temporary dip in temperatures gave farmers in Pennsylvania a scare during a spring that experts have otherwise described as pleasantly devoid of big problems.More >>
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to force the Republican-controlled Senate to vote on a bill that would compel Gov. Tom Corbett to expand Medicaid eligibility under the 2010 federal health care law.More >>
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to force the Republican-controlled Senate to vote on a bill that would compel Gov. Tom Corbett to expand Medicaid eligibility under the 2010 federal health care law.More >>
A judge has set a June 17 trial to determine whether a New Jersey auction house can sell memorabilia from Kobe Bryant's high school days and early pro career.More >>
A judge has set a June 17 trial to determine whether a New Jersey auction house can sell memorabilia from Kobe Bryant's high school days and early pro career.More >>
A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed until he can face federal charges that he threatened two U.S. Secret Service agents who investigated several threats he allegedly made against President Barack Obama, some...More >>
A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed until he can face federal charges that he threatened two U.S. Secret Service agents who investigated several threats he allegedly made against President Barack Obama, some posted...More >>
A former assistant soccer coach at a central Pennsylvania high school has been charged with having romantic and sexual relationships with two players.More >>
A former assistant soccer coach at a central Pennsylvania high school has been charged with having romantic and sexual relationships with two players.More >>
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher Richard Mellon Scaife is preparing to sell his majority stake in KQV-AM, an all-news station also based in Pittsburgh.More >>
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher Richard Mellon Scaife is preparing to sell his majority stake in KQV-AM, an all-news station also based in Pittsburgh.More >>
A central Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to three weeks to a year in jail for letting her 15-year-old son carry a handgun that his friend fatally shot himself with during a game of Russian roulette.More >>
A central Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to three weeks to a year in jail for letting her 15-year-old son carry a handgun that his friend fatally shot himself with during a game of Russian roulette.More >>
A man on death row in the killing of his girlfriend nine years ago has sucker-punched his attorney during a central Pennsylvania court hearing on his latest appeal.More >>
A man on death row in the killing of his girlfriend nine years ago has sucker-punched his attorney during a central Pennsylvania court hearing on his latest appeal.More >>
A 26-year-old western Pennsylvania woman has been jailed at least until her preliminary hearing on charges that she crashed into a police cruiser, killing one officer and injuring another, while running from a...More >>
A 26-year-old western Pennsylvania woman has been jailed at least until her preliminary hearing on charges that she crashed into a police cruiser, killing one officer and injuring another, while running from a traffic stop...More >>
A suspended western Pennsylvania high school English teacher has been jailed on charges he sent sexually-charged text messages to five students, and fondled or had sexual contact with some of the girls, including one...More >>
A suspended western Pennsylvania high school English teacher has been jailed on charges he sent sexually-charged text messages to five students, and fondled or had sexual contact with some of the girls, including one whose...More >>
A detention hearing has been delayed indefinitely for a 15-year-old western Pennsylvania boy who was just 11 when he was charged in the shotgun killing of his father's pregnant fiancee and her unborn child in...More >>
A detention hearing has been delayed indefinitely for a 15-year-old western Pennsylvania boy who was just 11 when he was charged in the shotgun killing of his father's pregnant fiancee and her unborn child in February...More >>
A former township secretary in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money.More >>
A former township secretary in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money.More >>
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is scheduled to appear before a judge to be resentenced on campaign corruption charges.More >>
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is scheduled to appear before a judge to be resentenced on campaign corruption charges.More >>
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a Mother's Day fire that killed two adults and four young children at an eastern Pennsylvania home.More >>
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a Mother's Day fire that killed two adults and four young children at an eastern Pennsylvania home.More >>
Authorities say a man was arrested following a foot chase after stealing eight textbooks from the Penn State University bookstore and reselling them for $600.More >>
Authorities say a man was arrested following a foot chase after stealing eight textbooks from the Penn State University bookstore and reselling them for $600.More >>
There's good news for morning commuters in the Harrisburg area: Interstate 81 has been reopened following days of closures due to a fiery truck crash.More >>
There's good news for morning commuters in the Harrisburg area: Interstate 81 has been reopened following days of closures due to a fiery truck crash.More >>
State senators will continue exploring the liberalization of Pennsylvania's wine, beer and liquor laws in a second hearing that'll focus on groups that make and sell alcoholic beverages.More >>
State senators will continue exploring the liberalization of Pennsylvania's wine, beer and liquor laws in a second hearing that'll focus on groups that make and sell alcoholic beverages.More >>
Dr. Kermit Gosnell considers himself a pioneering doctor who helped desperate women get abortions, but a Philadelphia jury calls him a murderer who killed three babies born alive.More >>
Dr. Kermit Gosnell considers himself a pioneering doctor who helped desperate women get abortions, but a Philadelphia jury calls him a murderer who killed three babies born alive.More >>
A man has been sentenced to 27½ to 55 years in prison in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in the parking lot of an eastern Pennsylvania arts center a year ago.More >>
A man has been sentenced to 27½ to 55 years in prison in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in the parking lot of an eastern Pennsylvania arts center a year ago.More >>
Amtrak has unveiled the first of 70 new locomotives at a plant in Sacramento, Calif., marking what it hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and more energy efficiency.More >>
Amtrak has unveiled the first of 70 new locomotives at a plant in Sacramento, Calif., marking what it hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and more energy efficiency.More >>
Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia say no homicide charges will be filed in the death of a teenager weeks after a brief altercation at school.More >>
Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia say no homicide charges will be filed in the death of a teenager weeks after a brief altercation at school.More >>
A convicted Philadelphia drug kingpin has been convicted in the deaths of a dozen people, including a 2004 firebombing that killed six relatives of a suspected informant.More >>
A convicted Philadelphia drug kingpin has been convicted in the deaths of a dozen people, including a 2004 firebombing that killed six relatives of a suspected informant.More >>
Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided...More >>
Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against...More >>
A state welfare caseworker has been suspended while the Department of Public Welfare cooperates with prosecutors who charge the man tried to swap benefits for sex with female clients.More >>
A state welfare caseworker has been suspended while the Department of Public Welfare cooperates with prosecutors who charge the man tried to swap benefits for sex with female clients.More >>
A woman who used to work at the federal Drug Enforcement Administration office in Pittsburgh has pleaded guilty to stealing $1,800 from the agency - out of a cash box where she collected donations to various...More >>
A woman who used to work at the federal Drug Enforcement Administration office in Pittsburgh has pleaded guilty to stealing $1,800 from the agency - out of a cash box where she collected donations to various charities.More >>
A top aide to Gov. Tom Corbett says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Pennsylvania under a sweeping federal health care law probably wouldn't take effect until January 2015, even if the governor embraces the idea.More >>
A top aide to Gov. Tom Corbett says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Pennsylvania under a sweeping federal health care law probably wouldn't take effect until January 2015, even if the governor embraces the idea.More >>
A western Pennsylvania man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and taking her to South Dakota is due federal court for a detention hearing.More >>
A western Pennsylvania man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and taking her to South Dakota is due federal court for a detention hearing.More >>
The body of a 65-year-old woman was found along a road in northeastern Pennsylvania and prosecutors say they are investigating whether she may have been the victim of a hit-and-run accident.More >>
The body of a 65-year-old woman was found along a road in northeastern Pennsylvania and prosecutors say they are investigating whether she may have been the victim of a hit-and-run accident.More >>
A district attorney has scheduled a news conference to discuss the police search of a central Pennsylvania hunting camp for the remains of the owner's former daughter-in-law, who has been missing since 1999.More >>
A district attorney has scheduled a news conference to discuss the police search of a central Pennsylvania hunting camp for the remains of the owner's former daughter-in-law, who has been missing since 1999.More >>
The first of eight defendants to have a preliminary hearing in a state corruption investigation into the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to contest the charges.More >>
The first of eight defendants to have a preliminary hearing in a state corruption investigation into the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to contest the charges.More >>
Transportation officials hope to reopen Interstate 81 on Tuesday morning following last week's tanker fire that damaged a ramp over the highway near Harrisburg.More >>
Transportation officials hope to reopen Interstate 81 on Tuesday morning following last week's tanker fire that damaged a ramp over the highway near Harrisburg.More >>
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