PITTSBURGH — U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire is formally endorsing Rep. Mark Critz after Critz beat the fellow western Pennsylvania Democrat in a heated primary election race.
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PITTSBURGH — A wandering pack of African painted dogs prompted the Pittsburgh Zoo to issue a lockdown order for visitors on Saturday.
Zoo spokeswoman Tracy Gray says in ...
INDIANA — A coroner says a 24-year-old student at Indiana (Pa.) University has been found dead in his dorm room.
Indiana County coroner Michael Baker says Daniel Martin ...
Sandusky aftermath keys change
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State alumni elected three new members to the university board of trustees, including a well-known former football pla...
STATE COLLEGE — The chairwoman of Penn State's Board of Trustees says the school hopes to have Joe Paterno's widow “back in the fold” as an ambassador for the university...
ERIE — A federal judge in Erie will hear arguments on a continuing dispute between gas and oil drillers and environmentalists about how much power the U.S. Forest Servic...
But signs of a slowdown loom
PHILADELPHIA — Slot machine revenue was up slightly last month from April 2011 at Pennsylvania’s casinos, but there were signs of a possible ...
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests met Wednesday with their archbishop in suburban Philadelphia, but it’s not clear if they learned the fate of 23 colleag...
HARRISBURG — State lawmakers are among the 29 people who have signed up to share their thoughts on the latest set of maps for Pennsylvania’s House and Senate districts.
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State officials: Law will stand
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s seven-week-old voter identification law was challenged in court Tuesday by 10 registered voters, including som...
