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Western Pa. woman’s dying husband worried she’d have money troubles. Then she won the lottery
Two weeks before her husband died from a brain tumor, Karen Coffman of Armstrong County bought a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket at her local gas station that netted her $1 million.
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Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
Gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker that overturned and ignited beneath an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago.
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Sen. John Fetterman was treated for a bruised shoulder after a weekend car accident
US Sen. John Fetterman and his wife were in a car accident Sunday. Both were taken to the hospital and released a few hours later.
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Living legacy: 100-year-old veteran from Western Pa. makes pilgrimage to Normandy for D-Day anniversary
Andy Negra, who just turned 100, is among a dwindling band of World War II veterans taking part in the official June 6 commemoration of the landings by soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada, and other Allied nations at Normandy.
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Philadelphia’s University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure
The school, which had been experiencing declining enrollments and revenue for more than a decade, vowed to help students transfer to other schools in the city such as Temple and Drexel universities and the Moore College of Art and Design.
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Four lawsuits were filed claiming abuse in Pennsylvania’s juvenile facilities
The four lawsuits filed by 66 people claim physical and sexual abuse incidents at some of the state-run juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania.
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Former Philadelphia pastor defrocked in 2004 over same-sex relationship reinstated
Former Philadelphia Methodist pastor Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004 after telling her congregation she was in a committed, same-sex relationship. Twenty years later, she has been reinstated.
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Trump’s social media account shares campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump’s account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.
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Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker wants all city employees back in the office starting in July
Philadelphia has mandated all city employees to return to their offices if employed full-time, as of July 15.
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Family of Black teen wrongly executed in 1931 sues Delaware County after 2022 exoneration
Alexander McClay Williams was convicted of murder in the October 1930 icepick stabbing of a white woman, even though there were no eyewitnesses and no evidence linked him to the crime. He was convicted by an all-white jury on January 7, 1931, and executed five months later.
