GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- To serve and protect is a common police motto. In western Michigan, it extends even to pigs.
Grand Rapids police say they rescued a 6-month-old pig named Ramone... READ MORE »
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) -- Residents of an Oregon town on the Columbia River gorge have complained about a smoky taste and smell in their water.
Turns out, it wasn't their imaginations:... READ MORE »
NAZARETH -- When the fall term begins at Nazareth Area High School on Monday, one teacher will be conspicuous by his absence.
Matthew Greene, a popular math teacher at the school 65 miles... READ MORE »
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Victims of convicted child abuser Jerry Sandusky who have reached settlements with his former employer, Penn State University, express bitterness toward him and the... READ MORE »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A woman was killed when she was hit by a commuter train in Philadelphia after she fell onto the tracks, a regional rail spokesman said.
Andrew Busch of the... READ MORE »
Carrie Minney could have sworn the woman in the casket was her 50-year-old daughter.
When Minney and the rest of Sharolyn Jackson's family attended her viewing, funeral and burial in New... READ MORE »
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) -- A northeastern Pennsylvania elected official apparently wrote a five-word email to his wife on Friday, hours after police asked the public for help locating him.... READ MORE »
DARBY, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities are searching for a medical services vehicle stolen in suburban Philadelphia that has radioactive medical waste inside.
The gun-point carjacking happened... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ben Affleck will be the next Batman: How 'bout them apples?
Well, the Internet, which erupted Thursday night after Warner Bros. announced that Affleck will play the Caped... READ MORE »
SCRANTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will visit the state for the first time in more than a year as he brings his plan for college affordability to Scranton, a city that's friendly to... READ MORE »
