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Special election set to fill the remainder of Murphy's term

Monday's announcement by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf puts the campaigns of at least nine would-be Republican and Democratic candidates into high gear to become their party's nominee.

 

Appeal backfires on teen who tortured, murdered elementary school teacher

Actually, Marcus Rutter wasn't sentenced harshly enough, a Superior Court panel found.

 

Suspect in Cumberland County bank robbery charged in two Dauphin County bank robberies on the same day

An Adams County man charged in a bank robbery earlier this month also faces charges for two other bank robberies on the same day in early October.

 

Pa. prosecutors say death penalty study findings show their evenhandedness

They say the results of the study refute arguments by capital punishment opponents that race plays a critical role in deciding who gets the death penalty.

 

Man shot wife to death in drunken argument: court records

Police charged David Lange with criminal homicide in the death of Kathleen Lange. The couple had two children and lived near Greencastle.

 

'He's a lucky boy': Speedway owner on motocross rider injured in race

A 16-year-old dirt bike racer suffered a bruised lung in a motocross race Sunday at Sleepy Hollow MX Park, said the track's owner today.

 

Ivanka Trump pitches tax reform in Pa., says child tax credit will bolster middle class

Ivanka Trump, daughter of and advisor to President Donald Trump, appeared at a town hall meeting today with U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza to pitch tax reform.

 

Student assaulted at Lebanon County Career and Technology Center

The victim was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for injuries sustained in the attack.

 

Lice outbreak at Harrisburg schools appears to be dissipating

Cases of lice have gone down at two schools while a third continues to deal with about 100 students with the pests.

 

Dem attorneys general unite against concealed-carry gun law

Opponents warn that an NRA-backed bill that would allow concealed-carry gun permits issued in one state to be valid in all states "will lead to the death of police officers and civilians, the proliferation of gun traffickers, and acts of terrorism and other mass violence."

 

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