WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are hoping pet... READ MORE »

MONESSEN, Pa. (AP) -- The former treasurer of a western Pennsylvania city will spend a year on probation and must repay $311 worth of change he stole from the city's parking meters. The... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The owner of a central Pennsylvania social service agency solicited his uncle to kill or harm a worker who he said threatened to play the "gay card" if she wasn't given a... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale region is growing faster than expected, according to a new federal report issued Tuesday. Marcellus production has now... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A former Pittsburgh Public Schools police officer will serve 32 to 64 years in prison for molesting four boys in the late 1990s. Allegheny County Judge Donna Jo McDaniel... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) -- Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use. About 1 in 30 middle and high school... READ MORE »

BREINIGSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- If you ever had your lunch disappear from the office refrigerator, consider what one southeastern Pennsylvania man did: He called the cops. KYW-TV in... READ MORE »

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- An eastern Pennsylvania man is facing charges in a crash that claimed the lives of his mother, another woman and her teenage son. Lehigh County prosecutors said... READ MORE »

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police have charged two 17-year-old boys with beating a 65-year-old man in a dispute over a parking space in central Pennsylvania. Pennlive.com reports that Carlisle... READ MORE »

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) -- Police say two people are dead and two more are injured in a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada Monday morning. Washoe County School District Police... READ MORE »