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Pennsylvania News

County official pleads guilty to animal cruelty in dog’s death

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania county official has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty in an agreement with prosecutors that spares her jail time but requires her to resign her post at the end of the month. Washington County Controller April Sloane, 43, entered the plea ...

Nippon Steel boosts capital commitment to US Steel plants

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel Corp. raised its capital commitment Thursday by more than $1 billion to spend on U.S. Steel's plants amid entrenched political and labor opposition to the Japanese company's nearly $15 billion acquisition of the iconic ...