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Primary mission: Voters will focus on local and judicial races
It's hard to believe it's been a year since Pennsylvania found itself in the national spotlight as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raced for the Democratic nomination for president.
Evidence dismissed in fraud case against celeb pathologist Cyril Wecht, who probed Elvis death
A federal judge in Pittsburgh has dismissed evidence gained from search warrants prosecutors used to build their fraud and theft case against celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht, who has investigated the deaths of Elvis Presley and JonBenet Ramsey.
49 lawmakers report gifts, travel in '08
World Series tickets, foreign travel, a yacht club membership and golf outings are just a few of the things state lawmakers availed themselves of last year without dipping into their own pockets.
Taylor Marsh: Hillary Learns A Lesson
I wonder how many people are depressed that President Obama and Secretary Clinton are not only getting along, but the boss is showing his game while his Secretary of State is doing a little of that on her own.
Onorato Celebrates County's Green Accomplishments on Earth Day
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today celebrated numerous accomplishments related to Allegheny Green, his comprehensive initiative to promote sustainable practices within County government and through countywide policies and programs.
Fawn man known as 'Junkyard' faces more charges
A Fawn Township man with a lengthy criminal history that includes stealing an automatic teller machine with a stolen front-end loader was arrested again last night.
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl was recently criticized for ordering 250 trash cans that cost $1,010 each.
Hunter charged in fatal accident
A man who alledgedly fatally shot a fellow hunter in a December accident was charged yesterday, according to court records.
Lock 6 dam no longer in danger of collapse, Corps officials say
While Army Corps of Engineers officials declared the dam at Lock 6 on the Allegheny River is "stable and no longer in danger of collapse," they said there is still work to be done at the structure.
Findlay office building planned
Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services plans to build a $5 million to $7 million office building in Findlay later this year, showing confidence in the Pittsburgh International Airport corridor despite the economic ...
12 Pa. cases linked to salmonella outbreak
Of the nearly 400 people sickened across the country in a salmonella outbreak whose origins are still a mystery, about a dozen live in Pennsylvania, but only one hails from the western part of the state.
Hope? Change? Try lowered expectations
As the New Year looms, most of us are taking stock of the past 12 months in an effort to make those ahead a bit better.
Campaigns, scandals topped '08 Pa. political news
Pennsylvania found itself at the epicenter of national politics in 2008, first as the setting for Hillary Rodham Clinton's short-lived triumph in the Democratic primary, and then as a cornerstone of John ...
Pennsylvania voters were the center of the presidential political universe this year during both the Democratic primary and the general election.
2008: Obama wins historic election
Mercury file photo Bill Clinton greets a large crowd at Pottstown High School as he enters the Strom gymnasium during a campaign stop.
Several ponder run against Ravenstahl
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl hasn't gotten a breather from electoral politics since he took office in 2006, and he's unlikely to get one next year.
Crash Kills 1 In Washington County
A 61-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a car and a pickup truck on Church Road in Somerset Township on Monday.
Courts and campaigns topped the news in April, including the case of the Tiger Ranch owner that made national headlines in 2008.
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