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 »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis police say no charges will be filed against a kindergartener after a gun discharged inside the child's backpack in a school cafeteria. Police spokeswoman... READ MORE »

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian troops and opposition fighters clashed Friday during fierce battles in suburbs of the Syrian capital where the opposition claimed a chemical weapons attack this week... READ MORE »