Former Sixer Theo Ratliff returns to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Theo Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, seven years after he was traded from the team during its run to the NBA Finals....
Boy, 11, charged with teens in Pa. gun-store heist
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An 11-year-old boy joined four teens in a late-night gun shop heist that netted 15 firearms - then boarded a city bus for the trip home, police said....
Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found....
Pitt's Cook denied extra year of play by NCAA
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pitt forward Mike Cook's request for an extra year of eligibility was denied by the NCAA, coach Jamie Dixon said Wednesday....
AP Exclusive: Army promises survivors longer help
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army is mailing out thousands of letters to survivors of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking what it can do to better help them, even years after the deaths of their loved ones....
Pa. ex-teacher gets prison for sex with student
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A former gym teacher who had sex with a 14-year-old student and sent him erotic cell phone messages was sentenced Wednesday to up to three years in prison, in part because she called the boy after she was charged....
W.Pa. mother, man charged in stun gun discipline
BRIDGEWATER, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania mother is accused of threatening her daughters with a stun gun and a man is accused of using it on one girl....
Ohio athlete killed in Pa. crash after practice
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A van carrying an Ohio college cross-county team crashed in Pennsylvania, killing one athlete and injuring six of her teammates....
Carnegie Mellon dean still employed as lecturer
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Carnegie Mellon University dean who resigned amid questions about a degree awarded to a student is still at the university as a nontenured lecturer....
Pa. man who died after Taser was shocked before
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man who died Aug. 5 after suburban Pittsburgh police used a Taser on him had been shocked by a Taser used by a different police department in April....
Bayhealth joins cancer network
DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Bayhealth Medical Center announced a new partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Health System to promote cancer research in Delaware....
Unions threatening to strike Pittsburgh schools
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The union local representing Pittsburgh Public Schools clerks has authorized a strike, while a union local representing custodians, truck drivers and food service workers is scheduled to take a similar vote on Saturday....
FBI agent calls Pa. brother "cockroach" for crimes
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania man will spend 10 to 20 years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old relative, in part, because the man's brother, an FBI agent, asked for a long prison sentence....
W. Pa. man gets prison in smash-and-grab gun heist
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Westmoreland County man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for a smash-and-grab gun heist as a sporting goods store in January....
Union says Pa. juvey center is understaffed
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A union official says staffing and mandatory overtime are major problems at Allegheny County's juvenile detention center....
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