The political drumbeat is sounding about a renewed effort to flip the state Senate long controlled by Republicans next year. The relatively narrow GOP hold of the Senate with a 27-23 split and Democratic victories in state judiciary races and suburbs in metro areas last month feed the buzz ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man cited by victims as a leader in a drug- and sex-trafficking ring was sentenced Tuesday morning to 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment in a state correctional institute after withdrawing his petition to withdraw his guilty plea. Quincy James Wilson, 48, who appeared in ...
A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball ...
Two stalled energy efficiency programs may be getting a new lease on life. The state is awaiting federal approval to launch two home weatherization improvement programs that would benefit more than 20,000 homeowners. The two programs are funded with more than $250 million from the federal ...
Penn State revoked at least two trustees’ access to an online file-sharing platform central to an ongoing court case between Spotlight PA and the university, creating a two-tiered system for sharing information with members of its governing body and potentially closing an avenue for public ...
BRISTOL — Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to evacuate dozens of nursing home residents after a blast ripped through a Pennsylvania facility, killing a resident and an employee, and setting off a frantic search of the wreckage. Officials said ...