HARRISBURG, Pa. Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.
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.
NEW YORK Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is making good on his World Series bet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. A U.S. Navy Reservist from northeastern Pennsylvania has died in a vehicle accident in Kuwait.
SCRANTON, Pa. Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities have been granted partial immunity from civil liability.
WICHITA, Kan. The president of a Florida consulting firm convicted in a massive fax blast scam blinked back tears Friday as he was sentenced to 68 months in prison for his role in defrauding thousands of small business owners across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Harley-Davidson has already laid off more than 600 workers this year at its plant in south-central Pennsylvania, now employing fewer than 2,000 people.
BOSTON The winner of the CBS reality television show "Big Brother 9," accused of trying to sell a powerful prescription painkiller, is again asking to be released on bail until his trial.
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PHILADELPHIA A man who murdered a Philadelphia police officer will have to wait until next week to find out if he'll be sentenced to death or life in prison.
PHILADELPHIA Some Pennsylvania college students are upset that their school is requiring those who are overweight to take a fitness class in order to graduate.
PHILADELPHIA Police in Philadelphia are cracking down on pedal-powered scofflaws.
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.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery.
POCONO PINES, Pa. A man accused of shooting four people outside a party in northeastern Pennsylvania has been ordered to stand trial on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other counts.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, Pa. Police in a southwestern Pennsylvania city say a man is recovering after he went into cardiac arrest after officers used a stun device on him when he allegedly attacked officers who tried to help him during a seizure.
WEST VIEW, Pa. Two brothers have been charged with vandalizing at least 150 cars - and police say the count continues to rise - in several Pittsburgh suburbs north and west of the city.
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