Montgomery News

On Sept. 11, 2001, Meredith Buck watched advertisements for the American Red Cross flash across her television in the midst of the chaos.

If 41 percent of the time, you're reimbursed for only 82 cents of every dollar of your costs, how long will it take you to go broke? These numbers reflect the average Medicaid reimbursement rate and the percentage of births covered by medical assistance in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania governments would be allowed to post legal notices online, cutting millions in fees that are currently paid to newspapers, under a bill passed Tuesday by a legislative committee.

While the budget remains a key topic in Harrisburg, so does gay rights. Two senators introduced opposing legislation, with one causing an outcry.

A group of state House Republicans who have consistently criticized expanded gaming in Pennsylvania issued a new call today for reforming the 2004 law that legalized slot machines.

The county seals most divorce papers but The Associated Press obtained the filing, in which Kate Gosselin claimed their marriage is "irretrievably broken." They lived their lives in public through episodes of a reality television series but celebrity parents Jon and Kate Gosselin may have hoped their divorce papers would be kept secret.

ACCIDENT: Devon Franklin Cosey, 20, of 2935 Guilford Spring Road, was charged with hit-and-run after his vehicle allegedly struck a vehicle driven by Darlene Umbrell of 1061 S. Coldbrook Ave., at 12:12 p.m., June 14, according to Chambersburg borough police.

Work begins later this month along Route 463 in Montgomery Township to widen the highway from two lanes to four, with a left turn lane in the middle.

York City Police's Nuisance Abatement officers - at the request of numerous residents and businesses - cracked down earlier this month on offenses such as littering, drinking in public and voiding human excrement.

MERCERSBURG. Thursday, June 11 -- A driver apparently suffering an allergy attack crashed Tuesday on Mount Pleasant Road in Montgomery Township.

When Mayor Gerald Gross called his daughter Kelly to step away from her council seat, she didn't expect what came next.

For Larry McDonald, whose son Police Sgt. Patrick McDonald was gunned down in the line of duty last fall, the passage of House Bill 1567 would mean that his son didn't die in vain.

A motorcyclist was flown to the hospital Tuesday morning after a crash in Lycoming County.

Allentown jewelry studio selected as top retailer Bluestem studio of Allentown has been selected as a nominee in NICHE magazine's 2009 Top Retailer Awards.

Lebanon County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in April, according to statistics the state Department of Labor and Industry released yesterday.

Competing proposals in Harrisburg that would legalize same-sex marriage or ban it are being aired in the forum where this evolving issue is best settled - the legislature.

Pennsylvania Senator Rob Wonderling announced today that he won't be seeking a third term in Harrisburg.

Fire ripped through a horse barn Sunday afternoon in Lycoming County. It happened about 4 p.m. along Cemetery Road near Montgomery.

The same-sex marriage debate could soon be coming to Pennsylvania. Two state senators, on opposite sides of the issue, are proposing two very different bills.

Pennsylvania state police are seeking applicants for the 2009 Camp Cadet program, an educational and recreational introduction to law enforcement that will run from Aug.