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Former W. Pa. pharmacist gets 15-year sentence
A judge has sentenced a former Pittsburgh pharmacist to over 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a shotgun.
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Defense: Sherry Leighty's 1999 death was accidental
A defense attorney says a central Pennsylvania man charged with homicide in the 1999 death of his daughter-in-law says the woman's death was accidental.
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Man injured in western Pa. domestic shooting dies
State police say a western Pennsylvania man injured in a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute has died of his injuries.
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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons.
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Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing
An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.
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Corbett gets cool reception at Pa. graduation
Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he addressed a central Pennsylvania university's graduating class.
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Criticism flares around new Pa. graduation tests
It seemed to hit the Capitol like a brick: a sudden groundswell of criticism over a move by Gov. Tom Corbett and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education to toughen academic achievement standards and tie them to graduation tests for the state's roughly 1.7 million public and charter school students...
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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
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Man sentenced in 1994 eastern Pa. slaying
A man called one of the commonwealth's 10-most-wanted fugitives has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the stabbing death of a man during a game of dominoes nearly two decades ago in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies
Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm.




