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Coal was the lifeblood of Indiana County and many other rural areas of Southwestern Pennsylvania from the late 19th century through the 1980s.

The issue of how much to tax table games proposed for Pennsylvania casinos remains unresolved, prompting one Bucks County lawmaker to accuse Gov.

The House Democratic majority on Friday introduced its version of a bill legalizing table games at casinos, causing Republicans to complain loudly it was rammed through a committee without adequate time to read it.

Authorities have charged a man accused of forcing a woman to drive him around at knifepoint in Indiana County early Wednesday morning.

Lopatcong Township police are seeking information about two township burglaries over the span of two days this past weekend.

For those who are not fans of slot machines, Pennsylvania's casinos might soon beckon your business with the addition of blackjack, poker, or craps.

A federal judge today upheld the constitutionality of key provisions in the state's year-old law governing commercial dog kennels.

Brent Olean is a Cranberry social worker who counsels compulsive gamblers. Imagine the reaction if the state of Pennsylvania had held back using $2.8 million it received to help prevent AIDS, immunize elderly people against the flu or discourage children from smoking.

The tribe's hotel at the Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Conn. The tribe, the Mashantucket Pequots, has amassed $2.3 billion in debt.

Three years ago, when the Mashantucket Pequot tribe put up $30 million to operate a slots parlor on the Delaware River, its name was synonymous with megaprofits from gaming.

Want to write for iThink? Call 610-770-3751 or send an e-mail to katherine.reinhard@mcall.com . As students, we've come to expect standardized tests as part of our schooling.

A divided state Board of Education this morning approved a controversial proposal requiring students to take exit exams in core subject areas to receive high school diplomas.

A 64-year-old Indiana County man was jailed Thursday on charges he molested an 8-year-old boy about 10 years ago.

Taking a page from Senate Republicans, members of the House GOP have come up with their own spending plan that doesn't raise any of the taxes for which Gov.

State police have identified the driver of a coal truck that struck a car Wednesday and killed the driver on Route 286 in White, Indiana County.

State police in Indiana are searching for a man who robbed a Clymer convenience store Monday.

Four men have been arrested in connection with the theft of two John Deere Gators in March from Maple Mountain Equipment.

Indiana County voters will have plenty of choices to consider Tuesday as they trim a field of eight hopefuls down to two nominees in the race for a two-year term as county prothonotary and clerk of courts.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the cause of a gas fire Sunday in Indiana County.

Approximately 340 acres of dangerous abandoned mine lands containing steep cliffs, piles of waste coal that pollute streams, and exposed coal seams that can catch fire from burning trash will be cleaned up under 13 contracts awarded during the first four months of this year, according to Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger.