Philly snow record on tap with new storm this week
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Another huge snowstorm is expected to smack the Philadelphia area this week and make it the snowiest winter on record in the city....
Rendell to set election date to replace Murtha
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he will decide in the coming days when to schedule a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jack Murtha....
US to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways crucial for commercial shipping may be opened less frequently than usual in a stepped-up campaign to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said Monday....
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77....
Weekend snow wreaks havoc in Pa., more expected
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people were still without power across Pennsylvania on Monday as yet another winter storm bore down on the snow-weary region....
Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people....
Former Philly officer to be charged with murder
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A murder warrant was issued Monday against a former Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during an off-duty altercation in November....
Colorado Springs sells 9 FREX buses for $1.44M
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The city of Colorado Springs has sold nine surplus buses from its FREX service from Denver-to-Colorado Springs for $1.44 million....
Limits put on Pa. corruption trial witnesses
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The judge in the corruption trial of a former Pennsylvania lawmaker and three of his one-time aides is preventing defendants from posting daytime Internet updates through Twitter, blogs or e-mail....
PA Lottery
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn on Monday:...
Custodian charged with having sex with Pa. student
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Police in suburban Philadelphia have charged a school custodian with having sex with a 15-year-old student at the school where he worked....
No charges after Bucks principal struck student
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia principal won't be charged in a pre-dawn accident that injured a student walking to school....
Former Philly officer to be charged in shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during an off-duty altercation in November....
More snow expected Tuesday for Mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A storm expected to begin Tuesday could dump a foot or more of snow on parts of the Mid-Atlantic that got two feet over the weekend....