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Ahead of a pivotal primary contest tomorrow in Ohio, it was Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's status on Pennsylvania's primary ballot that became an issue over the weekend. Kasich, who trails the rest of the GOP field in delegates, needs a win in his home state of Ohio, where he serves...

WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A funeral is set for the first of six victims gunned down in an ambush at a cookout in the Pittsburgh suburbs last week. Funeral visitation for 26-year-old Shada Mahone is set for Monday afternoon followed immediately by her funeral. The visitation will be at Watts Memorial...

CINNAMINSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state trooper killed when he was struck by a passing motorist last week is being laid to rest. The funeral for Trooper Sean Cullen is set for Monday at noon in Cinnaminson, where he grew up. The 31-year-old Cullen died Tuesday after responding Monday on Interstate...

Beatrix Potter, born 150 years ago, created the enduring rabbit characters of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and the mischievous Peter for a series of picture books. Her estate wanted to celebrate this year's anniversary with a stage production. It found a good collaborator in Philadelphia's Enchantment...

The $325 million Waterfront project promises a collection of shiny new office buildings alongside upscale apartments, but Elissa Garofalo is far more excited about the tiny strip of land that snakes through the massive development along the Lehigh River. For more than 100 years it has been a railroad...

Amid the chirps and tweets of bird song, sweet aroma of hyacinths and meandering stone pathways, visitors to the Lehigh Valley Flower Show were transported Sunday into spring. And the three-day event at the Allentown Fairgrounds has blossomed, featuring more colorful blooms and shrubs, landscaping...

HARRISBURG — More than once, the Legislature has dashed Deena Kenney's hopes that it would grant her autistic 19-year-old son the right to be prescribed medical marijuana to treat his epileptic seizures and violent outbursts.There was the time in June 2014 that the Senate overwhelmingly passed...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State capitols are often referred to as "the people's house," but legislatures frequently put up no-trespassing signs by exempting themselves from public-records laws.That tendency was apparent when The Associated Press sought emails and daily schedules of legislative leaders...

SLATINGTON — Marc Grammes insists he's not yet out of the running for a hotly contested Lehigh Valley state House race.The 56-year-old former Lehigh County commissioner said he intends to appeal Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt's ruling Thursday that knocked him off the ballot...

LOWER NAZARETH — The sound of silence, or how close a warehouse distribution center could come to it, was on the minds of residents at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Lower Nazareth Township Wednesday.They focused on a presentation by Ed Potenta, a noise consultant for F. Greek Development,...