A state police fire marshal is trying to find whoever set fire to seven buildings or vehicles in one north-central Pennsylvania county since May. Trooper Greg Asosti tells the Bradford Era the fires began on May 30 when someone set …
For uninsured motorist coverage to apply, vehicle liability policies provide that the injury to the insured must be “caused by accident and arise out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of an uninsured auto.” The “arising out of” clause defines …
A landmark priest-abuse trial opening Monday in Philadelphia may unveil the cryptic operations of the Roman Catholic archdiocese and detail how child sex-abuse complaints were buried for decades in secret archives adjacent to a glorious cathedral as the priests they …
Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Airport has reopened after wind gusts pushed a small plane off the runway. An airport spokeswoman says a Piper Archer airplane was hit by the gusts as the pilot practiced his landings and takeoffs at around 1:45 …
Police say a series of underground explosions prompted a shutdown of electrical service to downtown Erie, Pa. Officials say no injuries were reported in connection with the rumbling blasts Wednesday night. Erie Deputy Fire Chief Mike Fahey tells the Erie …
A man convicted in a 2008 fire at a York, Pa., tire business that did more than $4 million in damage is facing 15 years in federal prison. The York Dispatch reported Tuesday that John Hughes Jr. of Hanover also …
Road cyclists call it getting buzzed – when a car passes by so close that the vehicle almost hits the cyclist or runs the cyclist off the road. In Pennsylvania it could soon be illegal to pass a bicycle unless …
A western Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she fraudulently applied online to insure her daughter’s car less than an hour after an accident, and then had her daughter to lie about the time of the crash. Forty-two-year-old Heidi …
This judge’s rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they’re in verse. A state Supreme Court justice known for opinions written in rhyme has done it again, producing six pages of verse Thursday in the case of whether …
The federal government has approved $420 million in disaster aid for Pennsylvanians hit by the one-two punch of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Updated figures from federal and state emergency management officials say more than 94,000 people registered for …