LEHMAN — Teachers in a northeastern Pennsylvania school district are ending their short strike and returning to class — even without a new contract.

Lake-Lehman school board president Mark Kornoski says the teachers union and school board reached a mutual agreement that the teachers would return to work today.

Officials say while no settlement was reached, substantial progress was made during five hours of negotiations Saturday.

The teachers went on strike Dec. 22, two days before break.

Teachers have been without a contract since 2006. Salaries and health care have been at the center of the dispute.

INDIANA — Airport officials say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed about a mile north of Jimmy Stewart Airport in western Pennsylvania.A nursing supervisor at Indiana Regional Medical Center says one of those involved in the crash is in critical condition and two others are in guarded condition.Airport manager Todd Heming says visibility was low at 6 p.m. Sunday when the single-engine Piper Cherokee missed its approach and crashed into a hillside about three-quarters of a mile north of the airport, which is located about 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.Heming says the plane had taken off from the airport earlier in the day. He says the FAA is expected on site today to continue the investigation into the crash.

NEW WILMINGTON — State police say a western Pennsylvania man was drunk when he was driving a horse-and-buggy that collided with a car, killing the horse.Nineteen-year-old Joseph Byler of New Wilmington faces a preliminary hearing Feb. 2 on charges of underage drinking, drunken driving and running a stop sign.Police say Byler failed to stop, causing a crash Sunday in Wilmington Township, about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh.Police say the driver of the car suffered minor injuries.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Revenue Department says its December collections ran $157 million below target.Six months into the state government's fiscal year, collections are $815 million less than projected.The latest figures, released Friday, show the state's general fund taking in 6.8 percent less than expected for the fiscal year that ends June 30.Sales, personal income, corporate income and inheritance taxes are all lagging behind.Dwindling state coffers have led to belt-tightening in Harrisburg and fueled a debate about whether to cut spending, draw down reserves or increase taxes.