PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says he'll veto a proposed ordinance to keep the city's parking tax at 45 percent, despite a state law requiring the city t...
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Suspended Penn State tailback Austin Scott was ordered to stand trial on felony rape and sexual-assault charges after a preliminary hearing on Wednesda...
SCRANTON — Whether cursing at home can mean jail time has become a court matter in a West Scranton neighborhood.
A 31-year-old mother of four, Dawn Herb, pleaded not gui...
Agencies say poor would be denied
HARRISBURG — Social-service advocacy groups are fighting legislation to require Pennsylvanians to provide proof of U.S. citizenship befo...
APOLLO — The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office says a 75-year old woman is dead after she fell in front of a tour bus she had been riding.
A deputy coroner says Betty...
Prepaid firm CEO gets 6 years
PITTSBURGH — The head of a prepaid funeral supply business was sentenced to more than 6 years in federal prison for ripping off hundreds of ...
SCRANTON — Talk about a potty mouth.
A Scranton woman who allegedly shouted profanities at her overflowing toilet within earshot of a neighbor was cited for disorderly c...
CLAIRTON — A 15-year-old Clairton boy has been arrested on charges he robbed and killed an 82-year-old woman who lived nearby.
Johnie Washington III is charged as an adu...
Peterson calls I-80 plan 'ill-conceived'
STATE COLLEGE — U.S. Rep. John Peterson said plans to turn Interstate 80 into a toll road will hurt businesses that run along the...
EMMAUS — Students at one Lehigh County high school who want to go to their junior prom have more to worry about than getting an outfit and lining up a date. They may als...
