He might still face challenge
ALLENTOWN — Some Democrats who opened their arms to party switcher Sen. Arlen Specter have softened the embrace.
Progressive grassroots acti...
HARRISBURG — Many state government employees and retirees in Pennsylvania will soon be able to extend health benefits to either gay or straight domestic partners.
The be...
Federal judge drops evidence
PITTSBURGH — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed evidence gained from search warrants prosecutors used to build their fraud and theft case ...
WILKES-BARRE — A northeastern Pennsylvania county where judges have been charged in kickback scandals is taking steps to improve confidence in the courts.
On Thursday, L...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh City Council has voted unanimously to appropriate more than $85,000 so the Bureau of Police can buy military-style automatic rifles and other...
6 people helped by transplants
PITTSBURGH — Jeff Keen wanted to help people, perhaps by becoming a nurse or a counselor. He died at 23 and never realized those career amb...
SOMERSET — A Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission member has resigned because of the government's plan to take seven property owners' land in rural southwestern Pennsyl...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A University of Pittsburgh student who's also a volunteer firefighter is accused of adding lighter fluid to a burning couch after the Steelers' Super B...
LANCASTER — A company that provides school bus service in south-central Pennsylvania said it has procedures in place to make sure children aren't left on school buses — ...
EBENSBURG — Two Amish families are out of their Western Pennsylvania homes after a judge found them in contempt of court for failing to abide by municipal building and s...
