20 May 2012, 1:00 am
Sitting ringside at the Ali-Frazier "Fight of the Century," Joe Hand peered around him. Burt Lancaster was chatting at the announcer's table. Frank Sinatra snapped photos for Life magazine. Hand looked over his shoulder. Filing into their seats were a couple of Kennedys.... Read More »
19 May 2012, 9:12 pm
HARRISBURG -- State-owned colleges and universities confront crushing cuts in state funding. Students face higher tuition, along with hikes in interest rates for subsidized federal loans.... Read More »
19 May 2012, 8:49 pm
Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the 7.5 percent March rate, according to a release from the state Department of... Read More »
19 May 2012, 6:21 pm
Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling than any state for three years running."I just come here to kill some time," h... Read More »
18 May 2012, 2:03 pm
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate continues to buck the national average by getting better, if only slightly. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry indicated that the adjusted unemployment rate for the Keystone State fell from 7.5 percent in March of this year to 7.4 percent in April.... Read More »
18 May 2012, 1:41 pm
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was charged on Friday with illegally using her taxpayer-funded staff to campaign for her seat on the state's highest court. Orie Melvin was suspended from the bench on Friday, a day after nine criminal counts against her were recomm... Read More »
18 May 2012, 5:37 am
Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling than any state for three years running.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 11:23 pm
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum will resume his campaign Tuesday with a slate of events in his home state, according to a schedule released by his campaign Saturday morning. Pennsylvania holds its primary on April 24, and there have been intensifying speculation that Santorum, hoping to av... Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:16 pm
A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been exposed to chemicals. But the law also says doctors can't tell anyone else — not even other doctors — about what... Read More »
16 May 2012, 10:17 am
PHILADELPHIA, PA-- - Recently, the owner of an apartment building in Pennsylvania was sued by the mother of a child who had been bitten by a dog owned by one of the landlord's tenants. The woman claimed ...... Read More »
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