Pennsylvania News

American Catholic clergy called on the faithful to write Congress to protest new birth control rules from President Barack Obama's administration, stepping up a campaign that began a week ago with denunciations from the pulpit at Masses across the country.

Pennsylvania's top-ranking senator says he expects dramatic and difficult spending cuts in Gov.

The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results - it has determined not only the penalty for threats to a human life, but also the value of a human life.

Advocates for health insurance reform are taking a dim view of a draft proposal for the state's health insurance exchange, saying it could keep the playing field tilted in favor of insurance companies and against consumers.

While election-year wars are always rough and tough, House Democrats have kicked things up a notch with an early attack accusing Republicans of pushing policies that are "mean-spirited and heartless toward working families in Pennsylvania." "It's shameless," said House Democratic leader Frank Dermody of Oakmont.

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the First National Bank Exhibition Hall in Loveland, Colo., Saturday, Feb.

And so it is that 2012 is the "Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania. Why? Well, why not? As House Bill 535 pointed out, amidst a whole lot of "whereases," The Bible, "the word of God, has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people." And, "Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil ... (more)

New details have begun to emerge about the day Catherine Caltury Walsh's body was discovered, and the events which transpired shortly thereafter.

CRP's website states that it "promotes and sustains the vitality of Pennsylvania's rural and small communities" by sponsoring and organizing research on rural issues.According to released results, the study found no correlation between water quality and proximity to hydraulically fractured natural gas drilling sites, but it did find many private ... (more)

An increasingly confident Mitt Romney put another solid brick in his Big Bland Wall Saturday, handily winning the first-in-the-west Nevada caucuses caucuses by a double-digit margin.

Dick Wolf, who created "Law & Order" and its two successful spin-offs, "Law & Order: SVU" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," should probably consider establishing a branch office in Pennsylvania.

A man who acknowledged having lured another man to a central Pennsylvania street corner where he was shot to death two years ago has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison.

Pennsylvania officials are wading into the controversial territory of drug-testing welfare recipients, testing out a new program Republicans say is meant to prevent beneficiaries from getting a "free ride." After a federal judge blocked a much broader drug-test rule in Florida, Pennsylvania is taking a more careful approach.

The Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating 62-year-old Beau Gaylord Robinson, a suspect in a shooting this morning in the parking lot of the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

When legalized casino gambling was being pushed in Pennsylvania, one of its selling points was sizable tax relief for property owners.

With the nation focused upon the union-busting Tea Party-backed Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin, Corbett has snuck in a plan to mine the state's mineral resources, increase employment, reduce educational problems, and whack unions upside the head at the same time.

The National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference taking place on the University of Pennsylvania campus Friday through Sunday has brought a strong response from the campus, alumni and local communities.

An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

By Brendan Finucane & Steven Burg Recent state agency reports have documented that corporate profit levels are robust and corporate net profit margins are at historic highs.

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum greets supporters at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Feb.