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Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.

An animal control officer being sued for taking six kittens from a couple admits she overstepped her legal authority, but says she was just following orders from her employer, the Pennsylvania Society for the ...

A federal appeals court has refused to rehear the deportation case of a retired western Pennsylvania steelworker who served as a Nazi concentration camp guard during World War II.

Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of ...

Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov.

Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democratic presidential ...

What Kanye West regretted when Barack Obama became the Democratic party's presidential candidate: That his mother, Donda, hadn't lived to experience it.

A candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is bringing up his arrest for domestic assault - in his own campaign materials.

AMBRIDGE, Pa. -- Old Economy Village will celebrate the 200th birthday of western Pennsylvania's first internationally recognized businesswoman, Gertrude Rapp.

Chester County's unemployment rate spiked three-tenths of a percent in July to 4 percent but still remained the lowest in Pennsylvania.

RNC and John McCain's communication staff are seen working at the GOP Not Ready 08 Rapid Response Room at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug.

Voters' rights groups say they are concerned that some Pennsylvanians will be unable to vote on Election Day if electronic voting machines break down.

The shotgun-style charges Democratic National Convention speakers fired at Republican Sen.

Senator Hillary Clinton greets supporters after delivering remarks at the New York delegation breakfast in Denver, Monday, Aug.

You can see why the Democrats didn't invite the Catholic archbishop of Denver to their party: Sen.

In the race to determine who should be Pennsylvania's chief law enforcer for the next four years, the discussion on Tuesday swirled around the most minor of offenses - an expired parking meter.

This is the second of a two-part series With Pennsylvania poised to be pin poked by natural gas drilling rigs armed with the latest innovation and technology, some are reviewing the state's regulations and ...

Cumberland County Commissioners say they fear the Army Heritage Center Foundation may not meet a fall 2010 construction-start deadline to win a $10 million state grant for the center.

Titusville Herald A Cherrytree Township couple has been charged in connection with laws pertaining to drug possession with intent to manufacture.

If you believed the pundits on the national networks and in the conservative blogosphere, you would think the Democrats here in Denver were ramping up to enter the Pepsi Center on Monday night for a session of ...