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SCRANTON, Pa. The mayor of Scranton is set to officially kick off his campaign for Pennsylvania governor.

BELLEFONTE — The former Tyrone preacher accused of groping a 13-year-old boy is asking a judge to let him out of jail before the holidays so he can re-enter a counseling program and rebuild his life with his family.

DENVER Rarely has playing it safe paid off so well for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution Monday night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh's 28-10 win over the Denver Broncos.

READING, Pa. A prosecutor says it's "fortunate that only one person is dead" following a shooting in a Pennsylvania speakeasy that killed a Maryland man.

EASTON, Pa. A new national museum honoring excellence in scholastic sports is going up in eastern Pennsylvania, spotlighting the high school exploits of pro superstars like LeBron James but also cheering former top athletes who excelled away from the playing field.

Penn State's regular-season finale against Michigan State Nov. 21 in East Lansing will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and be televised by ABC.

ROCHESTER, Pa. A western Pennsylvania man is using a global positioning device in his company vehicle to fight a speeding ticket.

PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl will propose a 1 percent tax on tuition at colleges and universities in the city as part of the city's operating budget.

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. Thousands of Pittsburgh-area commuters have taken a different route to work without changing the road on which they travel.

Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, 39 people around Beaver Stadium were issued citations for underage possession of alcohol, according to the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement.

WHEATON, Md. When James D. Martin was shot dead seven years ago in the parking lot of a grocery store in suburban Washington, it got little attention on the nightly news.

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting. Here is a look at the victims.

NEW YORK Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in.

YORK, Pa. Opening statements are scheduled Monday in central Pennsylvania in the capital murder trial of a man accused of beating the 2-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend to death with a video game controller last year.

JIM THORPE, Pa. Relatives of famed American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe plan to go to federal court in Philadelphia in their long-running effort to win the return of his body from the Pennsylvania town that changed its name to provide him a final resting place - even though he never set foot there.