Pennsylvania
State police chaplains serve those who serve and protect
It took a tragedy. And there was never any question that the crash of United Flight 93 in a reclaimed Somerset County strip mine on 9/11 ...
Pa. woman with antibiotic-resistant bacteria didn't spread it, CDC says
Federal health investigators said Friday that a Pennsylvania woman infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacteria does not appear to have spread it to anyone else. The woman, ...
State police funding gap handcuffs infrastructure
Money from increased fees and gas taxes that drivers have been paying since 2013 on the promise to fix Pennsylvania's crumbling roads and bridges is ...
Towns dependent on state police should pay up, critics argue
Municipalities that don't fund their own police agencies could be asked to help foot the bill for Pennsylvania State Police as officials look to wean ...
Bill OKs lawsuits against Saudis
WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Obama a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, putting ...
Pennsylvania man charged with stealing 300,000 pennies from employer
A penny-wise heist ended more than 1,600 pounds-foolish. Taylor police charged a Scott Township man with burglary this week for stealing from his employer a steel ...
Appeals court sets looser standard for gun ownership by convicts
HARRISBURG — A federal appeals court has determined that some people convicted of comparatively minor state crimes should get a chance to legally own guns, ...
State audit blames poor communication for backlog of untested rape kits
HARRISBURG — A state audit released Wednesday blames poor communication by the Department of Health and inadequate state funding for a backlog of at least ...
Kane seeks $1 million immediately in divorce case
SCRANTON — Convicted former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane is asking a judge to order her estranged husband to immediately provide $1 million of about ...
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell, wife of 45 years are divorcing
PHILADELPHIA — Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell and his wife of 45 years, federal appeals court judge Marjorie Rendell, are divorcing. The couple has been ...
Penn State offers retirement packages to 1,270 faculty and staff
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State announced it is offering voluntary retirement packages to about 1,270 faculty and nonacademic staff members to address "budgetary and ongoing ...
Pa. auditor general says turnpike finances 'nonsensical, unsustainable'
HARRISBURG — Spiraling debt and "unrealistic" revenue projections spell potential financial trouble for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, a state audit released Tuesday shows. The toll road ...
Couple's murder-suicide puts focus on Pennsylvania bail system
The murder-suicide of a couple in Washington County last week drew criticism of the way a judge handled domestic violence charges that had been pending ...
Increased Pa. cigarette tax rakes in millions
Pennsylvania raked in an extra $12.8 million in cigarette tax revenue in August compared to the same month a year ago, a 14.8 percent increase ...
Pennsylvania State Police, Department of Health unite to reduce rape kit backlog
State police and the Department of Health pledged Tuesday to reduce a backlog of untested rape kits. The department will work with state police and ...
Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania court with streamlined legal team
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby returned to a suburban Philadelphia courtroom with a streamlined defense team Tuesday for a hearing in his sexual assault case. He ...
Bill Cosby could get trial date at evidence hearing Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA — The shape of Bill Cosby's felony sexual assault trial could become clearer at a hearing Tuesday when his lawyers fight to keep out ...
Western Pa. can take credit for inventions that changed lives
They are the thinkers, the innovators, the visionaries. They are men and women unafraid of failure — ordinary Western Pennsylvanians responsible for extraordinary discoveries ...
Pa. lawmakers tackle new sports betting regulations
Even as Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to tackle regulations for daily fantasy sports betting, a new form of fantasy football wagering could eventually find a ...
Pa. high court deadlock puts judge retirement age on fall ballot
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A 3-3 deadlock on Pennsylvania's highest court means voters will decide this fall whether to let judges serve until age 75, five ...
