Kendria Perry crowned new Miss Pennsylvania

18 July 2008, 10:57 pm

Kendria Perry of Pittsburgh has been crowned the new Miss Pennsylvania. Perry, 23, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University originally from North Carolina, was chosen from among 27 contestants at the ...... read more

Pa. Senator Acquitted In Teen Suicide

18 July 2008, 6:25 pm

A Pennsylvania state senator has been acquitted of charges involving a 14-year-old boy who shot himself with the legislator's gun.... read more

Ted Rall: Uh, not everyone agrees that McCain is a war hero

18 July 2008, 1:55 pm

Every presidential candidacy relies on a myth. Reagan was a great communicator; Clinton felt your pain.... read more

Girls Nite Out scores easily in PASS

18 July 2008, 9:17 am

World champion McArdle once held a record for pacing a last quarter of :25.4. A 2-year-old filly called Girls Nite Out performed the same astonishing feat in a June 11 qualifier at the Meadowlands -- ...... read more

Pennsylvania: 12 pols and staffers charged in 'Bonusgate' arrests, some for work on anti-Nader case

18 July 2008, 4:39 am

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Grand jurors here [Harrisburg] and in Pittsburgh cataloged what they described as a culture of corruption that allowed former state Rep.... read more

Rendell Names Acting Environmental Secretary

18 July 2008, 12:14 am

A high-ranking official in Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has been named the agency's acting secretary.... read more