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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.

DINWIDDIE, Va. The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.

HARRISBURG, Pa. A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the motorcycle maker will keep its operations there, instead of leaving the state to cut costs.

PITTSBURGH A New York woman who tends bar in northwestern Pennsylvania has been charged with using the cell phone of a male customer - whom she used to date - to post a nude photo of another woman on Facebook.