Two central Pennsylvania diner owners allegedly set fire to the business to collect insurance money because of financial problems. East Hempfield Township police say 32-year-old Adel Hassan and 37-year-old Ahmed Elbeheri are charged with arson and conspiracy in the fire …
A major furniture rental chain has software on its computers that lets it track the keystrokes, screenshots and even webcam images of customers while they use the devices at home, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed …
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a helicopter carrying a reality television crew crashed near Indiana University of Pennsylvania, seriously injuring two of the four people aboard, but no fatalities were reported. The helicopter went down shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday …
State police say two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police say the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County Juvenile …
Gov. Tom Corbett is signing his first bill as governor. The Republican plans Monday afternoon to sign a bill repealing a requirement that fire sprinkler systems be installed in all new one- and two-family homes. The legislation was approved earlier …
An Erie County jury says the hospital now known as UPMC Hamot must pay $21.6 million in a malpractice case in which a botched birth left a boy profoundly disabled for life. Wednesday’s verdict includes $19.6 million to provide for …
Prosecutors in Philadelphia say an auto body repair business used a forklift fitted with car bumpers as part of large-scale insurance fraud scheme involving a police officer and seven insurance appraisers. Authorities charged 11 people Tuesday with offenses ranging from …
The wife of a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge has appealed a federal judge’s order that the couple must forfeit their home because some money used to buy it came from a $440,000 insurance fraud for which her husband is …
The Judicial Conduct Board has begun disciplinary proceedings against a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge serving a 46-month federal prison sentence for insurance fraud. It was not immediately clear if ex-Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce could lose his pension if …
Pennsylvania State Police say troopers issued nearly 800 citations for safety violations during a one-day enforcement effort targeting vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Acting Commissioner Frank Noonan says 790 citations were issued after troopers inspected 1,599 commercial vehicles on March 29. …