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Published on July 19, 2020 - Page 2
AG sues university board OXFORD (AP) — The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office weighed in on a dispute over the leadership of a historically...
Published on July 18, 2020 - Page 2
Bars, eateries to fight limits HARRISBURG (AP) — As the state approached 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, restaurant and bar...
Published on July 17, 2020 - Page 2
County loses virus funding HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf followed through on his threat to yank COVID-19 funding from a county that defied his...
Published on July 16, 2020 - Page 2
Bystander won’t be charged SELINSGROVE (AP) — A prosecutor says a bystander will face no charges for shooting a suspect who authorities said gunned...
Published on July 15, 2020 - Page 2
Philly bans public gatherings PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Mummers’ strut has been stopped in its tracks. Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day parade was...
Published on July 14, 2020 - Page 2
Police video sparks protest ALLENTOWN (AP) — Activists on Monday pressed their demand for police accountability after video emerged over the weekend...
Published on July 14, 2020 - Page 4
FORKSVILLE (AP) — Authorities say a central Pennsylvania man who reportedly feared going to prison due to the coronavirus was shot and killed as law...
Published on July 13, 2020 - Page 2
Fire kills firefighter parents BELLE VERNON (AP) — An early morning fire claimed the lives of an elderly man and a woman who officials say were...
Published on July 12, 2020 - Page 2
Quarantine list grows HARRISBURG (AP) — State health officials added four states — including Delaware — to the travel quarantine recommendation...
Published on July 12, 2020 - Page 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden stood in a metal works shop just miles from his boyhood Scranton home this week. He pledged to define his presidency by a...
Published on July 12, 2020 - Page 3
SELINSGROVE (AP) — A man and woman were gunned down in the parking lot of a restaurant here, and a suspect was also wounded, authorities said. State...
Published on July 11, 2020 - Page 2
Coronavirus cases spike HARRISBURG (AP) — New confirmed coronavirus infections in Pennsylvania hit their highest one-day mark since May on Friday....
Published on July 10, 2020 - Page 2
Eviction moratorium goes on HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a statewide moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until Aug. 31...
Published on July 9, 2020 - Page 2
Teens’ bodies found in river PLYMOUTH (AP) — The bodies of two teenage boys were found in the Susquehanna River near Plymouth on Tuesday, hours...
Published on July 9, 2020 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) — Six state inmates serving defacto life without parole sentences for crimes where they did not kill or intend to kill someone are...
Published on July 9, 2020 - Page 12
HARRISBURG (AP) —Pittsburgh and the rest of Allegheny County reported a near-record number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday as state health...
Published on July 9, 2020 - Page 12
HARRISBURG (AP) —Pennsylvania will again seek to auction a mini-casino license on Sept. 2, under orders from state lawmakers in search of cash for a...
Published on July 8, 2020 - Page 2
Biden, Pence to visit state HARRISBURG (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Dunmore on Thursday, the same day his successor, Mike...
Published on July 7, 2020 - Page 2
Police: Armed man killed EAST STROUDSBURG (AP) — A man was shot and killed after pointing a handgun at troopers from a garage here, state police...
Published on July 7, 2020 - Page 5
HARRISBURG (AP) — The Treasury Department on Monday released the names of more than 26,000 businesses or organizations based in Pennsylvania that it...
Published on July 6, 2020 - Page 2
Boy, 6, dies after gunshot PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 6-year-old boy died after he suffered a gunshot wound here over the weekend, police said. A family...
Published on July 5, 2020 - Page 2
Arrest made in slaying SCRANTON (AP) — One teenager has been arrested and three more are being sought in the slaying of a woman last month,...
Published on July 4, 2020 - Page 2
Mask order turns partisan HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s more expansive mask order issued this week as the coronavirus shows new signs of life in...
Published on July 3, 2020 - Page 2
County businesses closed HARRISBURG (AP) — With a spike in coronavirus cases expected to grow Thursday, Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh and 1.2...
Published on July 2, 2020 - Page 2
Care home sued over virus PITTSBURGH (AP) — The family of a woman who died of COVID-19 while working at a nursing home that struggled to cope with...
Published on July 1, 2020 - Page 2
Police brutality bills pass HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will sign the first bills passed by the state’s Legislature in response to widespread...
Published on June 30, 2020 - Page 2
Mom seeks aid for defense READING (AP) — A woman is seeking taxpayer funds to pay for her defense on murder charges in the deaths of two young...
Published on June 29, 2020 - Page 2
Fireworks mishap kills man SCRANTON (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed in a fireworks accident here over the weekend. The Lackawanna County...
Published on June 28, 2020 - Page 2
Suspect arrested in ‘13 deaths PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man has been charged with criminal homicide and other...
Published on June 27, 2020 - Page 2
More charges in ATM blast HARRISBURG (AP) — A man who authorities say claimed to use explosives to blow up at least one cash machine was hit with...