PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 26-year-old accuser in the latest priest-abuse case in Philadelphia has died of what his lawyers called a suspected drug overdose.
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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) -- Six teenagers are facing charges stemming from a fight in their suburban Philadelphia high school during which a teacher was knocked unconscious.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed recently after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said.
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EMMAUS (AP) -- A school board member in eastern Pennsylvania is quitting after disclosing he dated a 15-year-old high school student five years ago, when he was 20.
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BEDFORD (AP) -- State police say a western Pennsylvania woman has been fatally struck by a pickup truck after she hit a deer then got out of her vehicle to warn other motorists to slow down... READ MORE »
HARRISBURG (AP) -- Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a bill to extend a popular program that provides health insurance for children and eliminate a six-month waiting period before some children... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced... READ MORE »
GRANTVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A 5-month-old girl was found unharmed in a Pennsylvania motel room where her parents had died from apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said Tuesday.
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) -- After 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick committed suicide last month, one of her tormenters continued to make comments about her online, even bragging about the... READ MORE »
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The state Senate is analyzing plans to eliminate or lower school property taxes in Pennsylvania, although the Legislature's independent fiscal analysts told senators... READ MORE »
