The NCAA stepped beyond the realm of athletics when it punished Penn State and its football team for the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal, Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday, announcing a lawsuit to have the sanctions dismissed.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Mummers string band that had some of its props damaged in a warehouse fire in Philadelphia earlier this month...
In five years, Melissa T. Benvegno of Allentown sees herself as a juvenile probation officer or even a federal border patrol agent.
HARRISBURG (AP) — Corbett administration officials are willing to appear before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on a proposal to...
PITTSBURGH — Some gas drilling companies that spent years fighting, threatening and suing reluctant communities took a new tack in...
The producer of a prime-time television show in Germany was astonished to learn that something similar to German is still spoken in Berks...
— "You know," "whatever" is a really annoying term — "like" "you know." We're "just sayin'."
— A 60-foot whale that washed up on a beach in New York City on Wednesday has died, a marine rescue official said on Thursday.
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator began seeking support on Thursday to create a gun violence prevention task force in the wake...
The number of students with autism has nearly doubled in the last four school years in Lehigh and Carbon counties, according to a study by...
— Experts say 2012 was a year of unparalleled justice for child sex-abuse victims, but whether the string of high-profile...
HARRISBURG — New Pennsylvania laws that take effect in the coming days toughen penalties for underage drinking, mandate training for...
As the cold winds blow and winter's chill hits the area in full force, turning up the thermostat may be much more difficult for some in...
The Lehigh Valley's top law enforcement officials say they agree with Gov. Tom Corbett when it comes to decriminalizing marijuana for...
NEW YORK — Hundreds of elderly and disabled New Yorkers who were hurriedly evacuated from seaside nursing homes and assisted living...
MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — Police in northeast Pennsylvania say a couple is dead after an apparent murder-suicide on Christmas Day.
PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn't getting its two cents' worth. In some cases, it doesn't even get half...
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