AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) -- A man who tried to rob a convenience store with a BB-pistol instead encountered a clerk with a real gun who forced the suspect out of the store and literally kicked... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police in western Pennsylvania say a man was shot to death at a Pittsburgh playground after a loud argument with another person. A police spokeswoman said the gunfire... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in central Pennsylvania say the early morning crash of a vehicle has claimed the lives of one of the occupants as well as a pedestrian. Police in... READ MORE »

GIRARD, Ohio (AP) -- A spate of five-figure water bills in an Ohio city is being blamed on new software, but a pastor jokes his church's $93,000 bill was from using too much holy water.... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A cavernous brick building on the outskirts of the city holds a failed dream, a warehouse stacked high with the remnants of a multimillion-dollar spending spree by a... READ MORE »

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- One of two men charged in the firebombing and shooting deaths of a woman and her daughter in central Pennsylvania more than three decades ago is seeking dismissal of... READ MORE »

KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) -- A woman has given birth to a nearly 14-pound baby at a western Pennsylvania hospital. Doctors at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital near Kittanning say they don't... READ MORE »

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a western Pennsylvania bank robber was long and tall, but probably not named Sally -- despite outward appearances. Instead police in Richland Township,... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- School officials say lunchtime dares to drink a weird concoction that included hot sauce, carrots, salt and milk likely caused 22 students to get sick at a San Diego... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart is making Twinkies available this weekend, even though Hostess says it asked retailers to wait until Monday to start selling the spongy yellow snack cakes. The... READ MORE »