Pennsylvania News

As both the city and the commonwealth grapple with ongoing budget shortfalls, local HIV/AIDS organizations continue to struggle during what have proven a very rough year.

Pennsylvania will open nearly 32,000 acres of additional state forest land to leasing by gas drilling companies, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said Monday.

Liberals and conservatives each have their own intellectual food chains. They have their own think tanks to provide arguments, politicians and pundits to amplify them, and news media outlets to deliver streams of prejudice-affirming stories.

Pennsylvania and four other states are seeking stimulus money to make upgrades to their rail systems, including the proposed intermodal terminal in Greencastle.

A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination.

Last Tuesday's voting marked the midpoint in Pennsylvania's two-year legislative cycle.

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in central Pennsylvania in the capital murder trial of a man accused of beating the 2-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend to death with a video game controller last year.

PHILADELPHIA a " Pennsylvania's governor has walked away from the stalemated negotiations aimed at ending a days-old transit strike in Philadelphia.The talks broke down last night over union demands for independent pension audits and the potential impact of the health care overhaul.Gov. Ed Rendell told reporters he has 'never been more disappointed ...

Joe Sestak Shows Leadership on Pennsylvania Job Creation Announces New Tax Credit Legislation to Help Pennsylvania Job Seekers MEDIA, PA - With our nation's unemployment rising above ten percent, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and House Small Business Committee Vice Chair, Congressman Joe Sestak introduced legislation on Friday to help reward ...

Before helping to break ground for a national memorial honoring the 40 heroic passengers and crew members who died aboard United Flight 93 on 9/11, Governor Edward G. Rendell recognized the sacred ground on which he stood and reiterated a commitment made earlier this year.

The health care overhaul working its way through Congress probably won't reach the president's desk until next year, Rep.

A SEPTA regional train burns in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. A Philadelphia commuter train caught fire Wednesday, complicating the morning rush already hampered by the city's transit strike.

An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble.

The magic of the holiday season comes to life on stage as Pennsylvania Ballet and PNC Arts Alive present George Balanchine's The Nutcracker.

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania held steady over the past week, according to the latest AAA Fuel Gauge Report.

On November 12th 1955, as Albert Miller took a walk through his Pennsylvania property, named Meadowcroft, he noticed a freshly dug groundhog hole.

The operator of an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine has been sentenced to prison and the owner to house arrest in connection with a mine explosion that killed a man three years ago.

Kenny Washington found out the hard way how tough it is to find a job without a high school diploma.

An entrenched stalemate in the Capitol may mean students at four Pennsylvania universities will soon see higher second-semester tuition bills.

Share + Nov 3, 2009 8:27 am US/Eastern PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania voters will be awarding a hotly contested open seat on the state Supreme Court and filling a half-dozen vacancies on the Superior and Commonwealth courts.