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HARRISBURG 8212 Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty went after each other in their first debate, with him sharpening an attack accusing her of enriching herself with taxpayer money and her pressing him over his refusal to say whether he will vote for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Officials from theLECOM Health Challenge golf tournament will present checks to three area charities Tuesday morning during a ceremony at LECOM,1858 W. Grandview Boulevard.

An Erie teenager who died after being hit by a pickup truck on the city's east side on Oct. 10 died of blunt-force trauma, and his death was ruled accidental, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office.

GREENVILLE8212 Candidates for state representative in the 17th District, including portions of Crawford County and western Erie County, will participate in a forum at Thiel College on Thursday.

The countdown is still onto a possible strike by faculty at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and other state-owned colleges and universities.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania freshman Edrick Baez took off in a Piper Aero IV with chief instructor Jon Scott after finishing his preflight checklist at North Coast Flight School in Millcreek Township on Friday.

The lead in your drinking water likely comes from corrosion of household plumbing systems or erosion of natural deposits.

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An Erie woman is scheduled to appear in court in December to face charges in an October 2015 traffic crash on West 12th Street that injured a motorcyclist.