Water from a broken air conditioner hose has soaked the offices of the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. The hose was on the fifth floor of the granite courthouse, which opened in 1888. The water leaked into the …
The state of Pennsylvania has paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed two state police officers beat him at the Washington County barracks before taking him to the county jail, a newspaper reported on its website …
Cleanup efforts in this northeastern Pennsylvania community entered its third day Wednesday while local, state and federal officials crunched numbers to get a dollar amount on damages from flash flooding that damaged homes and washed out bridges and roads. Damages …
The school bus crash on Interstate 81 that sent two dozen people to the hospital Sunday raises that nagging question about why school buses lack seat belts. It’s an emotional and complicated subject, but this is probably true: It has …
Pennsylvania resident, Jonathan Fry, was recently convicted for his attempt to defraud Homesite Insurance by filing a bogus property loss claim in excess of $25,000. Among the documents provided for proof of ownership, Mr. Fry submitted receipts with clear discrepancies …
“Jackass” star Ryan Dunn had a blood-alcohol content that was more than twice the legal limit for drivers when he and a passenger died in a fiery one-car crash this week, according to a toxicology report. The report said Dunn’s …
Officials say rescue workers had a difficult time reaching the body of a man killed in a central Pennsylvania trench collapse because the hole was unstable. Manheim Township Fire Chief Rick Kane says the walls of the trench were not …
Police in southeastern Pennsylvania say autopsy results on “Jackass” daredevil Ryan Dunn could take a week. The 34-year-old Dunn was killed early Monday in a fiery car wreck in suburban Philadelphia. His 30-year-old friend and passenger, Zachary Hartwell, also died. …
The state Senate’s expected to pass a bill that would limit the liability of defendants in some civil court cases for negligence – a top priority of business groups and Gov. Tom Corbett. Tuesday’s anticipated vote comes a day after …
Two Pennsylvania men and a construction company have been charged for their alleged roles in an insurance fraud scheme that targeted homes purportedly damaged by hail, announced Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Division of Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. …