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WASHINGTON, Pa. Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man has died days after police subdued him with a stun gun.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.

EASTON, Pa. A former employee in the Lehigh University bursar's office has been sentenced to house arrest for stealing $7,700 from the school.

The Nittany Lions go for their 10th win today in East Lansing. Talk about the game with other readers and look for coverage afterward.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Prospective employees at a central Pennsylvania hospital chain will now be tested for nicotine when they apply for jobs.

ARNOLD, Pa. A 10-year-old boy was shot in the leg while skateboarding in a small town just outside Pittsburgh.

WASHINGTON In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

Penn State’s athletic department oversees 29 varsity sports, but the most popular one, football, generates the most revenue and helps pay for most other activities.

A Perry County man accused of illegally killing a bear will have to pay the $565 fine he tried to avoid by going to a hearing.

DIMOCK, Pa. Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too.

Hundreds of fans lined up Thursday night for midnight showings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the second installment in the "Twilight" series based upon the novels by Stephanie Meyer. The movie drew tepid reviews, but tickets to the midnight showings at Premiere Theater in College Township and College 9 in Patton Township were sold out two weeks in advance.

PHILADELPHIA A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

CHARLESTON, S.C. Tulane’s Kevin Sims made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 19 seconds to play and the Green Wave held on to beat Penn State 63-60 Friday in the second round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.

PITTSBURGH Federal attorneys want a judge to declare that Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Mel Blount owes more than $631,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties.