Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Education|News

Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York

A Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is suing a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics

Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
Election|News

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
Crime|News

An Amish woman dies 18 years after being severely injured in a deadly schoolhouse shooting

A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls during an attack on their one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania has died 18 years later

News

Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot

A newly filed legal challenge seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F

Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot
Crime|Education

Ex-leaders of Penn State frat where pledge died after night of drinking plead guilty to misdemeanors

Former leaders of the now-defunct Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming a large amount of alcohol seven years ago await sentencing after pleading guilty to misdemeanors

Ex-leaders of Penn State frat where pledge died after night of drinking plead guilty to misdemeanors
Political|Education

Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive

A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in Pennsylvania's coal region is unfairly shutting Latino voters out of power

Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
Environment|News

Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly

New details from federal investigations into the crash of a gasoline delivery truck that destroyed an I-95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago says gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the tanker

Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
Health|News

Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman's death

A former 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania is no longer facing prosecution for involuntary manslaughter based on allegations he failed to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who was found dead a day later of internal bleeding

Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman's death
News|Health|Opinion

Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities

A group of 66 people sent to juvenile facilities in Pennsylvania as children have filed lawsuits alleging that they suffered physical and sexual abuse by guards, nurses, supervisors or other staff

Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities
News|Technology

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed

The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed
Business|News|Political|Technology

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill

Pennsylvania state representatives have approved a bill requiring that consumers be notified when artificial intelligence is used to generate content

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill
News

Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say

Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect’s home and vehicle

Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
Business|News

Spring for Amish people in Pennsylvania means 'mud sales,' from pitchforks to pies

Spring in southcentral Pennsylvania brings an annual tradition in Amish communities: mud sales

Spring for Amish people in Pennsylvania means 'mud sales,' from pitchforks to pies
News|Political

Pennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump

A rural Pennsylvania county and its elected officials may have to pay the state’s elections agency hundreds of thousands of dollars to reimburse it for legal fees and litigation costs

Pennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump
News|Political

Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

Federal investigators say the city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two years ago

Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed
News|Political

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences

Pennsylvania’s high court is taking a case to decide whether some automatic life sentences for those convicted of murder violate constitutional protections for defendants

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences
News

City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church's 24/7 ministry

An Ohio city is dropping criminal charges against a pastor over his around-the-clock ministry to the homeless and others in need of help while the two sides work to end the dispute that has landed in federal court

City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church's 24/7 ministry
Business|News|Political

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
Economy|Environment|News

Groundhog Day's biggest star is Phil, but the holiday's deep roots extend well beyond Punxsutawney

The spotlight returns to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania this week, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil will announce his verdict — six more weeks of winter or an early spring

Groundhog Day's biggest star is Phil, but the holiday's deep roots extend well beyond Punxsutawney

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