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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is preparing to face what could be his biggest political test yet as he runs for another t...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to an additional 15 years for recording the assault. ...

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Leaders at the Chautauqua (shuh-TAW-kwuh) Institution voted to demolish and rebuild its amphitheater rather than preserve the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Auditors have found that Cheyney University of Pennsylvania didn’t properly document the eligibility of students before giving ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York reports state campground reservations are running 5.2 percent ahead of last year, putting the state parks on a pace to se...

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who identified himself as a 1993 World Trade Center bombing conspirator and threatened to “blow up” the Statue of Liberty in Apr...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A hitchhiking robot that captured the hearts of fans worldwide met its demise in the U.S. The Canadian researchers who created hit...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is preparing to name his pick to lead the Pennsylvania State Police, a decision sure to be closely scrutinized af...

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon workers in nine states have voted to go on strike if necessary over a dispute about a new contract, a union official said at a...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Bright yellow buoys equipped with sensors and scattered across western Lake Erie are more than beacons bobbing in the water. They ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200 million payout to train crash victims — the limit set by Congress. But that may be too ...

State police will increase patrols in Pennsylvania Turnpike construction zones after a crash this week that seriously injured a construction worker. A...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A record number of Ohio residents died from heroin-related overdoses in 2013, the state Department of Health said Thursday as it...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Roman Catholic church official was sent back to prison Thursday after the state Supreme Court reinstated his 2012 child endanger...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An income tax preparer on probation for filing dozens of fraudulent income tax returns just wouldn’t quit preparing people’s taxes, ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declining to ban tweets, texts, email and other electronic communication in Pennsylvania cou...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania measures its state budget deficit in the billions, is led by a Democratic governor and Republican Legislature who have ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman was dangling her 2-year-old son over a railing at the Cleveland zoo when he fell about 10 feet into a cheetah exhibit, zoo of...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A 19-year-old woman is being treated at a hospital after being shot in the city of Lockport. Lockport police tell local media th...

HARRISBURG (AP) — In just a few months, state voters could find themselves picking sides in a long-running dispute about who decides which charities s...