1 hr ago | Examiner.com
Some thoughts on the election in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith easily won the Republican nomination in his re-election bid, despite facing felony criminal charges for tape recording conversations related to his job.
4 hrs ago | Daily Kos
PA-Gov: Tom Corbett (R) Can't Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett raised eyebrows last week with his answers during a roundtable discussion hosted by a Spanish-language newspaper in Philadelphia.
5 hrs ago | ABC 27
Etters man killed in fuel truck accident
State police and the York County Coroner's Office are investigating the work-related death of an Etters man Tuesday morning in Warrington Township.
7 hrs ago | Examiner.com
Police can kill family dogs, but it's a felony in some states to videotape it
With the numbers of family dogs being shot by police increasing, a lot of dog owners have decided to use audio/video security cameras on their property.
9 hrs ago | Patch.com
Casey, Toomey Comment on IRS Hearing
Pennsylvania's Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Pat Toomey both participated in Wednesday's hearing about IRS scrutinty of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
11 hrs ago | Examiner.com
It's Election Day in Northeastern Pennsylvania
It is primary election day throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A light turnout is expected, partially due to the fact that there is only one statewide race for Superior Court on the ballot.
16 hrs ago | Keystonepolitics.com
Climate Change & Renewable Energy Projects in Pennsylvania
While there are major solar energy and wind energy projects in Pennsylvania and one school district in the state has won an award for cutting their energy usage by one-third, a new report from the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium says more radical changes to Pennsylvania's energy system are needed to prevent catastrophic consequences ... (more)
20 hrs ago | Philly.com
Bill of Rights copy from 1789 to go on display here
As the result of a historic agreement between the New York Public Library and the State of Pennsylvania, the National Constitution Center will exhibit one of the original copies of the Bill of Rights that President George Washington dispatched to the states in 1789 for ratification.
Independents could not vote today at Pennsylvania primary elections
Voters across the state of Pennsylvania cast ballots today for candidates running for the primary election which is always held the third Tuesday in May except during Presidential election years.
More work to do: Improved state of bridges can't lull lawmakers
The number of state-maintained, structurally deficient spans has fallen from 5,600 three years ago to fewer than 4,500 now.
traffic update: foggy, but accident free commute in Harrisburg area
Other than the occasional patch of fog, the morning commute around the Harrisburg area is running smoothly as of 6:30 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Hershey Tapping Into 'Milk Candy' Market In China
The Pennsylvania company says it's launching a new line called Lancaster in three cities next month, followed by wider distribution next year.
His ordeal has a happy ending, but what an ordeal it's been: A near fatal encounter with a deadly flower; renal failure; four weeks of kidney dialysis and, finally, a $15,000 kidney transplant at the University of Pennsylvania.
East Whiteland Sewer Main Break Expected to Be Fixed Tuesday
Repairs to a sewer main break near the intersection of Swedesford Road and Conestoga Road are expected to be completed Tuesday, according to East Whiteland Township manager Terry Woodman.
Philly mental health volunteer headed to Okla.
In the wake of Monday's tornadoes in Oklahoma, volunteers are being deployed from around the country to assist in the recovery, including a woman from Philadelphia.
Ex-caseworker gets prison for shooting at cops
A former Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare caseworker will spend five to 10 years in state police for firing 17 shots at state troopers who surrounded his house after he allegedly refused to come out when they responded to a drunken domestic dispute in October.
The No. 1 issue that Pennsylvania voters care about is improving the economy, at least according to one poll.
State budget deadline casts spell
A combination of events is focusing attention on whether Gov. Tom Corbett and lawmakers can perform the political hat trick of passing major legislation dealing with transportation spending, liquor store privatization and curbing public pension costs while passing the next state budget on time for the third year in a row.
Family descendant bands with volunteers to save cemetery
Sheri Prokopchak / For The Citizens' Voice From left, Plymouth Historical Society member and family descendant Elizabeth Malloy points to a hand-carved headstone in Davenport Cemetery in Plymouth while Steve Kondrad, society president, and Albert Dragan, member, look on.
Proposed Pennsylvania graduation standards flying into flak
It seemed to hit the Capitol like a brick: a sudden groundswell of criticism over a move by Gov.