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With a jobless rate of 8.8 percent, Pennsylvania may be able to extend unemployment benefits 20 weeks, a state Department of Labor & Industry official said.

Alsace Manor Fire Company Chief Wendy Becker is concerned about fire safety at a local strip mall.

Southwest Pennsylvania's 13 counties recorded a slight increase in technology-related jobs and companies from 2005 to 2007, according to a report issued Wednesday.

With electric rate caps set to expire in Pennsylvania, local businesses have a new way to take charge of what they pay for power.

The Rev. Michael E. Brewster will be honored by the congregation of Mount Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill St., Wilkes-Barre, on Nov.

Photo by Brent Addleman North Central executive director Eric Bridges, left, briefs the local officials on the status of the PMI - North Central project.

Schuylkill jobless rate rises Schuylkill County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-half of a percentage point in September to 10.8 percent, the state Department of Labor and Industry reported today.

Mayoral candidate Kevin Acklin criticized Luke Ravenstahl on an advertisement about Pittsburgh's unemployment rate.

Lehigh Valley unemployment rose again in September, as even the health care sector -- a primary driver of job growth in recent years -- has begun to shed jobs.

After more than a year without a contract, teachers in the Saucon Valley School District went on strike Oct.

Allowing children to "chill," without having first earned the privilege, promotes an expectation of receiving rather than giving, said Dr.

Editorials From Around Pennsylvania Share + Oct 21, 2009 11:39 am US/Eastern Editorials From Around Pennsylvania The Associated Press, STATE BUDGET CUTBACKS SPREAD THE PAIN AROUND, BUT NOT EVENLY When a state faces a revenue shortfall of more than $3 billion, one that represents about 10 percent of the previous year's total spending, some hard ...

The Attorneys General of New York, New Jersey and Montana said Tuesday they plan to sue FedEx Ground, claiming the unit's classification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees violates state labor laws.

Dr. William R. Brice, author of the soon-to-be published biography Myth, Legend, Reality: Edwin L. Drake and the Early Oil Industry, will be the guest speaker at the fifth annual lecture of the Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study of Oil Heritage at Clarion University-Venango Campus.

Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point in September to 8.8 percent, keeping the state still one percentage point below the nation.

While mayoral candidate Franco - Dok' Harris, 29, believes Pittsburgh has strong leadership throughout its universities, hospitals and foundations, he said this kind of leadership is sorely lacking in city government.

Beverage maker Schweppes has chosen the ATS Simatic IT MES Filling and Packaging Solution.

Trailing 37 other states that have done so already, Pennsylvania yesterday released a draft plan to address climate change.

Environmentalists criticize redevelopment bill in N.J. Proving green can be gorgeous Plants, at work cleaning our air What to do when those energy-efficient CFL light bulbs burn out Earth to Philly: Obama, forget 2016 - worry about 2018 Follow @phillycomgreen on Twitter! Sign up for our NEW Green newsletter! Posted on Mon, Oct.

"Steelmaking Nocturne," a 1910 painting by Aaron Gorson will be sold at auction Saturday at Concept Art Gallery in Regent Square.