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A Republican-penned bill that would pave the way for state takeovers of Pennsylvania school districts veering toward financial collapse has the support of Gov. Tom Corbett and began advancing in the Legislature on Tuesday over the objections of Democrats.
The Senate Educ...

The former president of California University of Pennsylvania says state officials improperly fired him.
Angelo Armenti Jr. was forced out last week by the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors, which oversees state universities.
Armenti says...

A flight crew reported that a flare fired into the sky near Philadelphia International Airport came within 50 feet of their aircraft as they prepared to land on Tuesday, according to a radio exchange with the control tower.
US Airways Express Flight 4321 from Elmira, N.Y...

An 81-year-old man who was badly beaten during a western Pennsylvania home invasion last month has died.
Dan Santia died early Tuesday morning at Sewickley Hospital, and Hopewell Township police Chief Eugene Ungarean says two of the people accused in the attack have now ...

The Philadelphia firefighters union on Tuesday called for the resignation of the city's fire commissioner and two deputies, saying a failure in leadership and tactical errors contributed to the deaths of two firefighters killed in a building collapse while battling a warehouse blaze in...

Defense witnesses say a man convicted of killing a Pennsylvania police officer suffered from chronic pain and had battled drug and alcohol problems.
But a judge barred the defense for 46-year-old George Hitcho Jr. of Freemansburg from discussing allegations that his clie...

State legislative leaders say there'll be no "lame duck" session of Pennsylvania's General Assembly following the Nov. 6 general election.
Leaders of the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate announced the move Monday.
Senate Majorit...

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Authorities say they have arrested a man being sought in a southeastern Pennsylvania crash that killed two passengers, including a teenage girl, and left a third critically injured.
Montgomery County police and prosecutors say an anonymous call told Pottstown police wher...

A census of sorts is happening in Philadelphia this summer.
That's when scientists from the U.S. Forest Service will take a random sampling in 200 spots across the city to examine the diversity, size, and condition of Philadelphia's trees
It's called the U...