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Man who served time in Ohio murder-for-hire case convicted in shooting of Pennsylvania trooper

A man who served time in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in Ohio nearly two decades ago has been convicted of shooting a state trooper in a Western Pennsylvania conve...

October 02, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania lawmakers sound off on last-minute government funding bill

Kelly, Fetterman, Casey all vote for bill

October 01, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Kelly introduces mental health research act

Congressman Mike Kelly, R-16th, was one of two U.S. representatives to introduce the Mental Health Research Accelerator Act on Thursday, Sept. 28. The goal of the legisla...

September 30, 2023 Government

State police see surge in applications following removal of college requirement

Applications to join the state police have increased since removing the requirement of a college degree from the recruitment process last month, according to officials. ...

September 29, 2023 Local News

Vandalism continues in Northeast Philly with break-ins to beauty supply and liquor stores

PHILADELPHIA — Another round of vandalism hit Philadelphia, as more than half a dozen businesses in the Northeast — including three Fine Wine & Good Spirits locations and...

September 28, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Democrat sees abortion, extremism as wedge issues in bid to unseat GOP Pennsylvania state treasurer

HARRISBURG — A Democratic Pennsylvania state lawmaker announced Tuesday that he will run for treasurer in 2024, positioning himself as an ideological opposite to the Repu...

September 27, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Charges dismissed against Philadelphia officer in fatal traffic-stop shooting of Eddie Irizarry

PHILADELPHIA — A judge dismissed murder and other charges Tuesday against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up driver’s side win...

September 26, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Jailbreaks in Pennsylvania are not as common as recent events imply

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania correctional institutions have been the subject of public scrutiny after two high-profile escapes this summer. But how frequent are these kinds ...

September 26, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Investigators: Plane went into stall during maneuvers before Philadelphia-area crash that killed 2

PERKASIE, Pa. — Federal authorities say a plane that crashed in a residential street near a suburban Philadelphia middle school last year, killing two people, went into a...

September 25, 2023 Pennsylvania News

Pennsylvania state trooper charged with using job to apprehend, forcibly commit ex-girlfriend

ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state trooper was charged with felony strangulation and several misdemeanors after he used his position in law enforcement to forcibl...

September 25, 2023 Pennsylvania News

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