PUNXSUTAWNEY — State police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide discovered Saturday afternoon in a remote area of Oliver Township, Jefferson County. The victims...
Deadlocks are possible
HARRISBURG — With three politically charged cases headed its way, Pennsylvania’s highest court appears prepared to take them on with six of its sev...
Professor: Court 'pre-judged' her
PITTSBURGH — A law professor who believes Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin should resign because she’s charged with c...
SCRANTON — A struggling northeastern Pennsylvania city has secured a $6.25 million loan to cover its current payroll and some back wages.
Scranton officials closed Thurs...
BEDFORD — A Megabus statement says a driver who fell ill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, prompting a pastor on board to steer the bus to safety, is no longer employed by t...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin isn’t going to be paid her $195,000-a-year salary while awaiting trial on charges she used court staff o...
Lawsuits, federal funding could be in play
Among the legal questions still swirling around Penn State, one has drawn little attention but could pose a threat to the unive...
PITTSBURGH — A Maryland woman charged with falsely reporting a robbery of a Pittsburgh hotel room belonging to a Cincinnati Reds player is trying to get her charge reduc...
STATE COLLEGE — A group of past faculty senate chairs at Penn State is condemning NCAA sanctions levied against the school in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex ab...
PITTSBURGH — A receptionist wounded during a shooting rampage at a mental health clinic claimed in court papers that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center opted no...
