| America's 'Jihad Jane' charged for supporting terrorist plot A Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' has been charged for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and plotting to kill in a foreign... | |
| US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asia The US government has charged a Pennsylvania woman with conspiring to commit terrorism by using the internet to find recruits to carry out attacks in Europe and South Asia, the Justice Department announced... |
| PennDOT Begins Hot Mix Pothole Patching Today The warm weather and sunny day is giving PennDOT its first opportunity to use the hot mix material after snow from February's winter storms melted and left huge craters around the Pittsburgh area.The... |
| Police Warned Against 'Blue Flu' In Wake Of CAPA Student Case Pittsburgh police have been warned not to call in sick without reason or cut back on patrols now that a city magistrate has dismissed charges against a teen who claims he was beaten by police in... |
| Bobcats hope to end road woes in Philadelphia (Sports Network) - Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" easily coincides with how the Charlotte Bobcats have been playing this season. The road less traveled would be the one headed towards... |
| PennDOT's hot asphalt patching starts tonight In a sure harbinger of spring, PennDOT announced today that it has begun using hot mix asphalt to patch potholes. During colder weather, crews use a cold mixture that provides only a temporary fix.... |
| Port Authority conducts security patrols at transit stops Port Authority riders might have noticed a large police presence at times over the past few weeks, as authority police and federal Transportation Security Administration officers conduct saturation... |
| Man who spent mistaken bank deposit convicted of theft ALTOONA, Pa. -- A man has been convicted of theft for not returning more than $280,000 mistakenly deposited into his bank account. First Commonwealth Bank has also sued 58-year-old Herbert Starbird,... |
| Head of Penn State's Fayette campus dies Emmanuel I. Osagie, who had been chancellor of Penn State Fayette since February 2007, died unexpectedly Tuesday of complications from an... |
| Erie apartment intruder killed ERIE, Pa. -- A man was found fatally stabbed after a reported break-in at an Erie apartment. The Erie County coroner has yet to identify the victim, who police said was found Tuesday about 11:30... |
| 2nd man charged in Canonsburg stabbing death Police have arrested a second man in the stabbing death of a Honduran man in Canonsburg. Police charged 25-year-old Samuel Juarez Cruz on Tuesday in the murder of 26-year-old Jose Alex Medina last... |
| Erie robber who made victims undress pleads guilty ERIE, Pa. -- An Erie man has pleaded guilty to robbing five women at gunpoint, including two he forced to undress. Twenty-year-old Austin Bemis on Tuesday pleaded guilty to five robbery counts and... |
| Altoona man guilty of theft in $280K deposit error ALTOONA, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania man has been convicted of theft for not returning more than $280,000 mistakenly deposited into his bank... |
| 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38 BURBANK, Calif. — The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38. Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence... |
| First Chester County trying to sell mortgage division as merger with Tower Bancorp approaches has amended its merger agreement with Tower Bancorp to allow for the sale of First Chester’s recently acquired mortgage division at the merger or before the merger is completed. Dogged by... |
| Former Pa. turnpike head charged with obstruction PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The former head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has been charged with obstruction of justice in the investigation of a former state... |
| Allegheny jail nurse charged with smuggling drugs PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A nurse at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh has been charged with smuggling marijuana, tobacco and cell phones to two inmates, including one with whom she allegedly had... |
| Penn State-Fayette chancellor dies unexpectedly Osagie, a native of Nigeria, had been chancellor of the campus about 35 miles south of Pittsburgh, since February 2007. School officials did not release Osagie's age or other information about his... |
| Fire sparked by static kills gas pumper in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities in Pennsylvania say a gas station patron died when static electricity ignited a fire as he filled up his tank. Authorities say 19-year-old L. David Byers of... |
| Pittsburgh Police Warned Against 'Blue Flu' Pittsburgh police have been warned not to call in sick without reason or cut back on patrols now that a city magistrate has dismissed charges against a teen who claims he was beaten by police.Deputy... |
| Man found dead in New Kensington An autopsy is set today on the body of a man found dead Tuesday along the Allegheny River banks in New Kensington. The body has been identified as that of Gregory Veltri, 29, the Westmoreland County... |
| Scam costs Bogg Twp. man $2,400 Police are cautioning people to be alert to fraudulent e-mails and other scams after a 60-year-old Boggs Township man lost $2,400 to a con man. State police said the man was contacted via the... |
| Fiberglass cow stolen from Coop Extension office View larger They said the varmint made off with a fiberglass cow, a big black and white Holstein, sometime between sundown Friday and sunup on Monday. The critter wasn't corralled, but was... |
| Man on trial in central Pa. weapons case JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania man accused of teaching undercover police officers how to make homemade grenades is on trial on a charge of possessing explosive devices. ... |
| Pa. petitions yield another US Senate candidate HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is no longer a two-man race. Nominating petitions due today revealed a third contestant - Joseph Vodvarka, a spring... |
| W.Pa. police find huge cache of stolen tools BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Police in western Pennsylvania say a search of the home of a man charged with burglary turned up enough stolen items to fill a tractor-trailer. Police in Bethel Park say... |
| Trial slated for driver in Pa. Sen. Rhoades' death STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A man charged with vehicular homicide and drunken driving in a head-on crash that killed a veteran Pennsylvania lawmaker is scheduled to head to trial Wednesday. Police say... |
| Autopsy, ID set on intruder stabbed in Erie Police found the man when they responded to a report of a man with a gun breaking into the residence. Police found the man, believed to be the reported intruder, fatally stabbed on the... |
| Nonprofit ramps up effort to save SS United States The SS United States set the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952 but has languished at a Philadelphia pier for more than a... |
| Woman dead in house fire in Pittsburgh suburb PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a woman is dead in a house fire in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills. The fire was reported about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. Police have yet to release the dead... |
| Woman dead in Penn Hills house fire A woman has died in an early morning house fire in Penn Hills. Flames broke out about 4:15 a.m. in the home at 5737 Madison Drive. The woman was found dead just inside the house. The cause of the... |
| North Fayette may require inspection of private sewer lines North Fayette officials are calling for owners of private sanitary sewer systems -- such as trailer parks and industrial parks -- to pay for video inspection of their sewer lines. Supervisors agreed... |
| Presston Volunteer Fire Department joins McKees Rocks The Presston Volunteer Fire Department now is officially part of the McKees Rocks Volunteer Fire Department. McKees Rocks Councilman Robert DiCicco said at Tuesday night's meeting that Presston... |
| Monroeville council supports teen dating violence bill Monroeville council recognized the memory of teen slaying victim Demi Cuccia during last night's meeting by supporting an anti-violence bill named in her honor. Council unanimously approved a... |
| Things I Think I Know About The Eagles Still wondering what is going to happen with the Eagles quarterback situation ... Michael Vick made his appearance in Baltimore on Tuesday night to receive his Ed Block Courage Award and displayed... |
| In tiny Pennsburg, 'Jihad Jane' brings national spotlight COLLEEN LAROSE ... aka 'Jihad Jane' PENNSBURG — Small town Pennsburg fell into the spotlight Tuesday after authorities announced the indictment of a woman they called "Jihad Jane,"... |
| Only On 4: Second Arrest Made In Canonsburg Murder A second man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Honduran man whose body was discovered near railroad tracks in Canonsburg, Washington County last month.Channel 4 Action News was... |
| Breaking News: House Fire Kills One In Penn Hills One person was killed following a house fire in Penn Hills Wednesday morning.Emergency dispatchers said the house in the 5000 block of Madison Avenue broke out in flames at about 4:30 a.m.By 5:00... |
| Flooding anticipation is historic for Pittsburgh Bill Drzal, veteran hydrologist with the National Weather Service, believes the rivers will rise gradually over the weekend, different than in 1996, when a torrential rain caused severe flooding... |
| Flood watch issued for eastern counties Scattered light rainfall overnight across parts of Western Pennsylvania might just be Mother Nature's warning of what's to come. With higher temperatures and a melting snowpack, as deep as two feet... |
| Harrah’s ups ante, will hire 500 new workers Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack will be hiring 500 new employees to fill vacancies that will be be created by the addition of table games such as poker and... |
| Chester Hgts. Navy doctor back at home kcarey@delcotimes.com Back in the United States after six months of serving in Iraq, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kristie Robson has begun to adjust to civilian life after working as a combat... |
| Suspects sought in home invasion in Concord CONCORD — State police investigators are still trying to identify two of the suspects in the Jan. 17 home invasion on Ivy Mills Road.Shortly after 5 p.m. that Sunday, three black men, one armed... |
| Betsy Ross Bridge faces lane closure today PHILADELPHIA – The right lane and shoulder from I-95 North to the Betsy Ross Bridge will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today for pothole... |
| Radnor officials hire new township manager By BLAIR MEADOWCRAFTSpecial to the Times RADNOR — A year since Township Manager David A. Bashore was fired, and after a difficult and long search for a replacement, the commissioners Monday... |
| Primary candidates submit nominating petitions arose@delcotimes.com State Rep. Bryan Lentz, D-161, of Swarthmore, reported filing more than 5,200 signatures on nominating petitions for the 7th Congressional District Tuesday, a figure his... |
| Ridley woman gets 6 to 23 months in jewelry theft mdigiacomo@delcotimes.com MEDIA COURTHOUSE — A judge told a 21-year-old admitted thief that what she thought were just “things” that she stole while cleaning a Chadds Ford home... |
