Levittown News

Levittown - A man whose body was recovered from the Delaware River near Philadelphia before a search for his nephew was suspended has been identified.Authorities identified the man as 43-year-old Hector Rosa of North Philadelphia.

Levittown - Dozens of Pennsylvania lawmakers and staffers have received subpoenas in the public corruption trial centered on the use of taxpayer money for campaign purposes.The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Friday at least 39 subpoenas from defense attorneys have been served in Capitol offices.Former Democratic whip Mike Veon and 11 others ...

Levittown - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life.

Levittown - For most Americans, the Battle of Gettysburg evokes memories of Martin Sheen as Gen.

Levittown - The Pittsburgh police chief says he may need four-times the number of officers he currently has if the city is to provide adequate security during the G-20 summit this fall.Police Chief Nate Harper is hoping to have more than 4,000 officers on hand for the Sept.

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Levittown - A northwestern Pennsylvania man is jailed in Buffalo, N.Y. where police discovered he was wanted on sex charges after his girlfriend reported him missing.Police from Millcreek Township, near Erie, Pa.

A Bucks County man accused of robbing a bank in the Ponocos last month is now in custody.

Authorities in Monroe County believe a 41-year-old Levittown man charged with robbing a bank in Lower Bucks County last week also robbed the Citizens Bank in Mount Pocono last month.

Levittown - A central Pennsylvania logger serving four to nine years in prison for stealing timber now faces 21 new charges.Thirty-eight-year-old Francis Ritchey, of Claysburg, was sentenced last year after pleading guilty to theft and not paying state income taxes from 2003 to 2005.Ritchey still owes about $490,000 in to those victims, and now a ...

Levittown - Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman told them she led a bevy of New Jersey officers on a high-speed chase because she did not believe the men were really police.Pennsylvania State Police arrested the 52-year-old Blakeslee, Pa., woman late Monday.

Levittown - Police in Harrisburg say two men have been injured in a shooting, the third in the central Pennsylvania city in the last four days.Harrisburg Police Chief Charles Kellar says officers were called to a possible shooting Saturday and started pursuing a car fleeing the scene.

Levittown - How do you make sure drivers see pedestrians when they cross the street?A central Pennsylvania borough thinks it has the answer: Have them wave flags.The borough of Lemoyne has placed plastic bins filled with bright orange flags at two of its busiest intersections.

A Levittown, Pa., man was charged Thursday with trying to steal $293 worth of merchandise from a Target department store on Centerton Road.

Levittown - Authorities in western Pennsylvania have decided to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing two people and wounding a third outside a western Pennsylvania bar in February.Authorities say the defendant, Phillip Whitlock Jr., of Washington, Pa., had been involved in an earlier altercation with 23-year-old Troy Saunders.

Levittown - State police say a head-on crash in western Pennsylvania killed both drivers.State police say 34-year-old Ryan Diehl of Roaring Spring was heading east in the westbound lanes of Route 22 in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.

Levittown - A prosecutor in south-central Pennsylvania says he's investigating whether a police officer was justified in shooting a 17-year-old boy in the face.Dauphin County Assistant District Attorney Fran Chardo says the 17-year-old boy shot by a Harrisburg police officer Wednesday night was unarmed.

Levittown - A southwestern Pennsylvania man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to his eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th drunken driving offenses.Forty-nine-year-old Dean Hixenbaugh Jr., of Buffalo Township, told a Washington County judge on Thursday that the last DUI resulted from his depression after his girlfriend left him to move ...

John Serina forced them into his vehicle at gunpoint, then fired a shot into the air when a concerned adult approached.

Levittown - A western Pennsylvania brother and sister are to serve life in prison for the murder of the woman's husband, which they tried to make look like a hunting accident.A Warren County judge sentenced 33-year-old Susan Yeager and 28-year-old Cory Altman on Tuesday for the Dec.