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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Senate hopeful Katie McGinty is reporting she's raised more than $1.8 million in 2016 for her campaign for the nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Pat Toomey.The McGinty campaign on Tuesday released the fundraising figure. It didn't say how much cash it had...

Chinese plastic-ware manufacturer Fuling Global Inc., which has a plant in the Lehigh Valley, said Tuesday it has purchased nearly 33 acres for $10.2 million to build a factory in southeastern China. The company purchased land in Wenling, China, with proceeds from $20 million raised last fall during...

NAZARETH — Authorities said Nazareth Mayor Carl Strye Jr. will surrender to police Tuesday morning on theft charges. Strye is scheduled to turn himself into police at 11 a.m. at District Judge John Capobianco's office. Strye could not be reached for comment about the charges.First Deputy District...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 23-year-old Ukrainian man accused of faking his name and age while attending a Pennsylvania high school and having sex with an underage girl has been denied lower bail. Prosecutors on Tuesday also dropped identity theft and conspiracy charges against Artur Samarin. Samarin...

Three Democrats vying in the U.S. Senate primary are set to face off in another broadcast debate this evening. The 7 p.m. event will be hosted by WGAL-TV and Franklin & Marshall College, and will be live-streamed on the central Pennsylvania station's website. The candidates clashed repeatedly during...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer wounded in an ambush while sitting in his patrol car in January temporarily traded his gun and his badge for a baseball and a ring. Jesse Hartnett threw out the first pitch at the Phillies' home opener on Monday and before walking off the field,...

With a budget from state lawmakers forthcoming, school board members will soon be asked to weigh in on a tax increase for 2016-17 in the Northampton Area School District, although not as great as proposed in January.Administrators will recommend the board approve a 2.8 percent property tax increase...

PALMER TOWNSHIP — Water slides, water spray features, new benches and a shaded seating area are among amenities being considered for the Palmer Township Community Pool.A 30-foot-wide wading pool would be replaced by a zero-depth entry area for tots to splash around in and gradually get used to...

HARRISBURG — A contentious Senate bill concerning Pennsylvania's lucrative funeral industry rose from the dead Monday when a House committee approved it from a months-old to-do list. The House Consumer Affairs Committee's 23-3 vote, with little discussion, moved the bill to the full House, where...

GETTYSBURG (AP) — A retired White House gardener is selling Hillary Clinton's 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass, which he bought at an auction for the residence's workers and has been sitting in his Pennsylvania garage for years. Mike Lawn, who worked at the White House for nearly three decades, bought the...