HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania received roughly $3.7 million from the federal government Wednesday for improving the management of its food stamp program.

Roberto Salazar of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federal food stamp program, said during a news conference that the state had the third-lowest negative error rate — the percentage of people who are incorrectly denied benefits or received less than they were entitled to — among the 50 states.

More than a million Pennsylvania food stamp recipients received more than $1 billion in benefits last year, Salazar said. The percentage of eligible people who are receiving benefits in Pennsylvania is 68 percent, up from 61 percent the previous year, he said.

CANTON — Threats of violence prompted administrators at a Bradford County school district to cancel classes for the rest of the week even as they sought Wednesday to reassure worried parents.Police on Tuesday arrested two juvenile males enrolled in the Canton Area School District on charges of terroristic threats and creating a risk of catastrophe.Superintendent Jeffrey Johnston said he had evidence five male students were behind the threats, and described the suspects as "gang wannabes" who may have been influenced by television shows. Authorities said more arrests were likely.While school officials did not detail the threats, Johnston said no weapons were involved, and that state police did not find weapons during a sweep of the school.

ERIE — An Erie man and woman were sentenced to jail terms for failure to adequately feed one of their dozen children, which authorities said left the boy severely malnourished.Lisa Dunn, 25, of Erie, was sentenced Wednesday to nine to 23 months and her husband, Daniel Dunn, 33, was given an eight- to 23-month sentence. The Dunns, who both pleaded guilty in August to child endangerment, were also sentenced to three years' probation.Police arrested the Dunns in September 2006, accusing them of letting their son, then 10 months old, become so malnourished that he weighed 11 pounds, 6 ounces in July 2006. The boy also had head lice and the family's apartment was littered with animal and human feces, authorities said.