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Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 2
Two sentenced in slaying WILKINSBURG (AP) — Two people have been sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty in the slaying of a young...
Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) —Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be going up 6% next year for both E-ZPass users and cash customers. Turnpike officials...
Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 2
Sanders blasts hospital case HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pointed to the planned closure of a longtime...
Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 5
EBENSBURG (AP) —Donald Dusza, Tony Stopka, Frank Wyland, Shari Stopka and Sam Piccioni grew up together, attended Bishop Carroll High School,...
Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 2
Furnace climber is charged BETHLEHEM (AP) — A man who climbed atop the rusting blast furnace at the old Bethlehem Steel Corp. site, prompting...
Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled a trucker with licenses under two names in Pennsylvania cannot successfully appeal their...
Published on July 14, 2019 - Page 2
Trump loses on birth control PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from...
Published on July 13, 2019 - Page 2
Deal made in chairman race HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is trying to amicably settle a contested race for chairman between a...
Published on July 12, 2019 - Page 2
Rain brings floods, landslides PITTSBURGH (AP) — Torrential downpours turned roads in the Pittsburgh-area into rivers and triggered landslides on...
Published on July 11, 2019 - Page 1
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania students who attend one of the 14 state-owned universities won’t see higher tuition next year as a result of a board vote...
Published on July 11, 2019 - Page 2
End to Keystone Exams urged HARRISBURG (AP) — The state’s elected fiscal watchdog is urging state officials to end the Keystone Exams, saying they’...
Published on July 11, 2019 - Page 5
SCRANTON (AP) — A special election will be held in November to fill the unexpired term of the former Scranton mayor who resigned and pleaded guilty...
Published on July 10, 2019 - Page 2
$317M added to reserve HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf and state Treasurer Joe Torsella celebrated Tuesday with what they said will be Pennsylvania’...
Published on July 10, 2019 - Page 9
LENOX, N.Y. (AP) — The body of a 51-year-old Luzerne County man has been recovered from a lake in central New York three days after the man went...
Published on July 9, 2019 - Page 2
Police: Cop shot wife, self PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say an officer and his estranged wife were found dead inside a home and authorities are...
Published on July 9, 2019 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities have a year to develop online, anonymous reporting systems to receive complaints about...
Published on July 8, 2019 - Page 2
Fallingwater a Heritage site PITTSBURGH (AP) — The iconic Fallingwater home built over a western Pennsylvania waterfall by Frank Lloyd Wright has...
Published on July 7, 2019 - Page 2
Coke plant wins reprieve ERIE (AP) — A judge on Pennsylvania’s Environmental Hearing Board on Friday granted a delay pending a hearing beginning...
Published on July 6, 2019 - Page 2
Singer’s name misspelled PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately,...
Published on July 6, 2019 - Page 11
CHICAGO (AP) — Alzheimer’s disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded...
Published on July 5, 2019 - Page 2
Protesters cited at parade PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say 33 people protesting the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers were cited after briefly...
Published on July 4, 2019 - Page 2
State calls out pot business HARRISBURG (AP) — State officials are accusing a medical marijuana growing company of not following regulations that...
Published on July 4, 2019 - Page 9
HARRISBURG (AP) — A new state law says task forces that use officers from different municipalities will no longer have to comply with a requirement...
Published on July 4, 2019 - Page 18
The (Allentown) Morning Call LEHIGHTON (AP) — As cars roll into the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, Jeff Mattox loads the first reel of 35 mm film onto a...
Published on July 3, 2019 - Page 2
Lieutenant governor rebuked HARRISBURG (AP) — Republicans who control that state Senate are warning that they’ll reassign the duties of Democratic...
Published on July 3, 2019 - Page 5
WILLIAMSPORT — The former mayor of Scranton pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he shook down businesses for bribes and campaign contributions...
Published on July 2, 2019 - Page 2
Scranton’s mayor resigning SCRANTON (AP) —A federal plea agreement says former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright will plead guilty to bribery,...
Published on July 2, 2019 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) —Legislation to help Pennsylvania agriculture was signed into law Monday, including measures to foster younger farmers, help clean...
Published on July 1, 2019 - Page 2
Killer mom gets 15-30 years YORK (AP) — A mother who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder in the drug-fueled slaying of her 3-year...
Published on July 1, 2019 - Page 3
HARRISBURG (AP) —Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is confirming that he’ll run for Congress and seek next year’s Democratic nomination...
Published on June 30, 2019 - Page 2
Hospital ends trauma care PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia hospital has given notice that it will be diverting trauma victims to other facilities...
Published on June 30, 2019 - Page 3
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Health officials are urging residents in some Northeast states to discard fresh papayas imported from Mexico because they’ve...
Published on June 29, 2019 - Page 2
Plastic-bag ban blocked HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation barring Pennsylvania’s municipalities from taxing or banning the sale...
Published on June 29, 2019 - Page 5
HARRISBURG (AP) — Highlights of the spending package signed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf for Pennsylvania state government’s 2019-20 fiscal year...
Published on June 29, 2019 - Page 5
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf signed a $34 billion compromise budget Friday after lawmakers wrapped up the week with a flurry of votes on hundreds of...
Published on June 28, 2019 - Page 2
Ex-teacher accused of abuse ALLENTOWN (AP) — Prosecutors say a former high school teacher sexually assaulted more than six students over a decade,...
Published on June 28, 2019 - Page 6
HARRISBURG (AP) — Ten people filed an amended lawsuit Thursday against the state and Pennsylvania state troopers over allegations officers unlawfully...
Published on June 28, 2019 - Page 6
While ruling it had no authority to resolve partisan gerrymandering claims, the U.S. Supreme Court noted Thursday states could act on their own to...
Published on June 28, 2019 - Page 7
HARRISBURG (AP) — Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Legislature inserted some pet policy objectives into hundreds of pages of just-unveiled...
Published on June 27, 2019 - Page 2
Chaos erupts over welfare HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate devolved into partisan shouting Wednesday over a bill to end a decades-old...
Published on June 27, 2019 - Page 3
WILKES-BARRE (AP) —Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says a school district near Wilkes-Barre overpaid transportation vendors, including...
Published on June 26, 2019 - Page 2
DePasquale eyes Congress HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is telling fellow Democrats he’s going to run for Congress...
Published on June 26, 2019 - Page 6
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed the main bill in a just-unveiled $34 billion compromise budget plan on Tuesday, despite...
Published on June 26, 2019 - Page 6
HARRISBURG (AP) —Pennsylvania voters who aren’t registered as members of a political party would have the option of participating in primary...
Published on June 26, 2019 - Page 7
HARRISBURG (AP) — A proposal to allow local police to use radar to catch speeding motorists is on its way to the state House after nearly unanimous...
Published on June 25, 2019 - Page 2
Shuttered frat sues PSU STATE COLLEGE (AP) — The shuttered Penn State fraternity where a pledge suffered severe injuries during a night of drinking...
Published on June 25, 2019 - Page 4
HARRISBURG (AP) —State lawmakers said Monday they have struck a compromise on a spending plan that uses surplus dollars to spread around modest...
Published on June 24, 2019 - Page 2
Budget talks press deadline HARRISBURG (AP) — Toil on a $34 billion budget in the Capitol is barreling into the final week of the fiscal year, as...
Published on June 23, 2019 - Page 2
Legs found along river WILLIAMSPORT (AP) — Authorities say portions of two sawn-off human legs were found on the riverbank here last month. The...
Published on June 22, 2019 - Page 2
Arrest in street shooting ALLENTOWN (AP) — Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a street shooting that left 10 people wounded....