03.11.13 |
One year after the texting and driving law was implemented in Pennsylvania, local and state officials have said the law is difficult to enforce, but has prevented some people from pulling out their phones while driving. Preliminary data from the ...
03.11.13 |
A children's charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants to sell the building where its headquartered. Sandusky started "The Second Mile" in 1977 to help at-risk children, but the charity has been a casualty ...
03.07.13 |
Penn State alleges in a new lawsuit that its insurance carrier has not been honoring its legal obligation to cover claims related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The university says in an 18-page complaint filed in Bellefonte that it has been sued ...
03.06.13 |
Pennsylvania produces almost a tenth of the nation's natural gas, courtesy of the Marcellus Shale. Now, there just might be another buyer in the market. BNSF Railway, one of the country's biggest consumers of diesel fuel, plans this year to test ...
03.05.13 |
A new study says the end of the employment cliff for Pennsylvania is finally in sight. On Monday, IHS Global Insight issued its latest forecast of when states will return to "peak employment" levels-- the level attained before the ...
03.04.13 |
The name of a five term Congresswoman is being touted as a democratic front runner to challenge Tom Corbett in the next Pennsylvania Gubernatorial election. Montgomery County congresswoman Allyson Schwartz has yet to declare her candidacy, but has ...
03.04.13 |
Pennsylvania judges are required to retire at age 70. Now, eight county judges from across the state are fighting the requirement in a federal court. They have filed two age discrimination lawsuits. The mandate has stood for 43 years.
03.01.13 |
There is a bill before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee that would require anyone with a license to carry a concealed firearm to buy $1 million in liability insurance. The thinking, according to the bill's sponsor, is to encourage ...
03.01.13 |
A viewing will be held today for a 34 year old corrections officer who was killed by a prisoner using a homemade weapon this week. Eric Williams was killed at a federal prison near Waymart in Wayne County.The viewing is today from 4 to 8 at Greater ...
02.28.13 |
A Pennsylvania judge has named a special prosecutor to examine whether secrecy rules were violated in relation to the grand jury that investigated Jerry Sandusky and three former Penn State administrators who are currently facing criminal charges. ...
