Pennsylvania News

A western Pennsylvania man is on trial in the beating death of the elderly grandfather of his estranged wife a year ago.

An 81-year-old man who was badly beaten during a western Pennsylvania home invasion last month has died.

The preliminary hearing has been postponed for a since-fired armored car guard charged with killing his partner before stealing more than $2 million in a Pittsburgh heist in February.

Pittsburgh police believe one man is responsible for at least nine armed robberies at bars, gas stations and convenience stores since May 13.

Two experts testifying in a Pennsylvania man's murder trial say his handwriting samples match the letters claiming to be from a spurned lover who was actually responsible for the killing.

A northeastern Pennsylvania Spanish teacher is facing charges she stole nearly $95,000 from her local teachers union while she served as the union's treasurer.

Two public school advocacy groups says a survey shows more districts expect worsening finances even as they cut instructional programs and personnel in numbers unheard of since the Great Depression.

Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a five-alarm fire destroyed an apartment building, leaving 17 people homeless but causing no serious injuries.

Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman fatally stabbed two Canadian tourists during a botched robbery in Atlantic City.

A Pittsburgh-area man will spend 11½ to 23 months in the county jail for running down the husband of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken dispute hours after he saw the couple at a Halloween party.