Pa. man is accused of speeding in police station parking lot, stopping between marked cars

ENOLA, Pa. — Police in south-central Pennsylvania say a drunken driver who was speeding in a police station parking lot and stopped his car between two marked cruisers so he could take a nap has been arrested.

Court records show eastern Pa. man who killed trooper was angry about divorce, custody

NAZARETH, Pa. — Daniel Autenrieth’s life was unraveling. Creditors had sued him over thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. His house was in foreclosure. His wife of 10 years had filed for divorce and then for a protective order, claiming years of physical and mental abuse. He’d lost custody of their three children.

Federal prosecutors: PA. lawyer, charged in $2.5M courthouse corruption case, to plead guilty

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania lawyer who allegedly tried to cover up payments he made to a pair of judges in a $2.5 million corruption case will plead guilty.

Pa. man charged with trespassing for burying dead cat in neighbor’s tomato garden

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A woman planting tomatoes in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley said she was shocked when the was turning over the soil in her garden to plant tomatoes and found cat paws sticking out. Patricia Lutz called police after making the discovery on Thursday at her home. A state trooper responded and dug up the rest of the cat.

2 convicted in ‘At Close Range’ killings in Pa. say new book entitles them to retrial

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Two brothers convicted of a quadruple killing that inspired a Sean Penn film want a new trial because of a recent book about the case.

Police say officers rescued boy in midst of gun battle between dad who kidnapped him, troopers

SWIFTWATER, Pa. — Police officers in northeastern Pennsylvania rescued a 9-year-old boy who had been kidnapped by his father as a fatal gun battle erupted between the man and state troopers, authorities said Monday.

Pa. ‘Spiritual destinations’ cater to mind, body, soul for religious and wellness travelers

PORT MATILDA, Pa. — The walk down a hill at the St. Joseph Institute ends at the Forest Chapel, nestled in the woods between two streams. Only the sounds of chirping birds and a breeze blowing through leaves pierce the silence.

Pa. trooper killed in Pocono Mountains shootout with father who kidnapped son, fled

SWIFTWATER, Pa. — A man who kidnapped his 9-year-old son in northeastern Pennsylvania led police on a 40-mile chase that ended in a crash and an exchange of gunfire that killed him and a state trooper, state police said Monday. Another trooper was wounded, but the boy was not shot.

Wounded Pa. state trooper dies at hospital following chase, shooting in Pocono Mountains

TOBYHANNA, Pa. — A man who kidnapped his 9-year-old son in northeastern Pennsylvania led police on a 40-mile chase that ended in a crash followed by an exchange of gunfire that killed him and a state trooper, state police said Monday. Another trooper was wounded and hospitalized, but the boy was not shot.

2 Pa. state troopers shot, seriously wounded; suspect dead following chase in Poconos

TOBYHANNA, Pa. — A man who kidnapped a boy in northeastern Pennsylvania was killed and two state police troopers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire after a Sunday night chase that ended in the Pocono Mountains, police said.

Cup points leader, pole-sitter Stewart wrecks car in Pocono practice, goes to backup

LONG POND, Pa. — NASCAR points leader Tony Stewart has wrecked his car during practice at Pocono Raceway and had to go to a backup car.

Government says it will negotiate for 1 week before seizing land for Flight 93 memorial

SOMERSET, Pa. — The federal government will negotiate with landowners for one week in an attempt to get property needed to build a Flight 93 memorial without using eminent domain, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday.

Government reverses course, now says it won’t seize land for Flight 93 memorial

SOMERSET, Pa. — The federal government backtracked Friday and decided not to seize the western Pennsylvania property needed to build a Flight 93 memorial, saying instead it would renew negotiations with landowners.

Western Pa. mom charged with fatally beating infant with part of crib while assembling it

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania woman is in jail on charges she fatally beat her 3-month-old son with a piece of a crib she was assembling last August.

Britt Reid, son of Philadelphia Eagles coach, graduates from court-ordered drug rehab program

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s 24-year-old son, Britt Reid, has graduated from a drug court program.

For D-Day vets, an emotional return to Normandy to receive France’s highest honor

MACUNGIE, Pa. — Nathan Kline wrapped a white monogrammed scarf around his neck and placed a bulletproof prayer book in his left shirt pocket. He’d followed the same routine for all of his previous bombing runs over Europe, but the teenager from Allentown, Pa., knew there was nothing routine about this mission.

Reading, Pa., school withholds diplomas for all seniors after hackers change 29 grads’ grades

READING, Pa. — Graduates at one eastern Pennsylvania high school donned caps and gowns and marched in their graduation ceremony, but didn’t get their diplomas because of a grade-changing scheme.

Pittsburgh-area school board upholds expulsion for 15-year-old girl who had eyebrow shaver

PENN HILLS, Pa. — A Pittsburgh-area school board has upheld the expulsion of a 15-year-old middle school student who was found to have an eyebrow shaver in her handbag during a random search. The Penn Hills School Board on Tuesday voted 8-1 to uphold the expulsion recommended last month by officials at Linton Middle School.

Toll Brothers loses $83.2 million in Q2, but sees signs buyers are returning to housing market

Toll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday it trimmed its losses in the second fiscal quarter and is seeing a pickup in the number of homebuyers who are ready to put down deposits.

Man caught shoplifting pulls fire alarm in holding cell, setting off sprinklers, police say

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Police said a Pennsylvania man arrested on a shoplifting charge pulled a fire alarm in a holding cell, setting off the police station’s sprinkler system. The 18-year-old man was arrested Friday by Colonial Regional police and accused of stealing merchandise worth $275 from a Wal-Mart store in Lower Nazareth Township.

Pa. couple both charged with drunken driving in connection with same car crash

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania husband and wife will enter a first-time offender program after both were charged with drunken driving in connection with the same car crash. Police charged 45-year-old Robert Kotoff Sr. and 42-year-old Tina Kotoff after their car hit a tree in Daugherty Township on April 5.

Pa. couple both charged with drunken driving after solo car crash; she hit tree, he drove away

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania husband and wife will enter a first-time offender program after both were charged with drunken driving in connection with the same car crash.

Pa. Gov. Rendell asks for federal charges against 2 teens in Mexican immigrant’s beating death

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (rehn-DEL’) wants the Department of Justice to file federal charges against two teenagers in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant.

About 950 acres of land acquired for Flight 93 memorial in southwestern Pa.

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The National Park Service has acquired about 950 acres of land for the Flight 93 National Memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Add investigation to ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′: Pa. probing reality TV show child labor complaint

WERNERSVILLE, Pa. — In a cold dose of reality for reality TV, Pennsylvania’s Labor Department has opened an investigation into whether the hit show “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ is complying with state child labor laws.

Pa. newspaper apologizes, feds investigate after classified ad calls for Obama’s assassination

WARREN, Pa. — A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama.

APNewsBreak: Pa. Labor Department investigating ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ child labor complaint

WERNERSVILLE, Pa. — Jon, Kate and their eight children have attracted a huge TV audience, screaming tabloid headlines and, now, a state labor investigation.

Defense contractor for whom Murtha got earmarks is suspended for alleged fraud

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania defense contractor who got millions of dollars in congressional earmarks from Rep. John Murtha has been blocked from doing business with the Navy amid allegations of fraud.

Senior citizen sisters accused of selling heroin in Pennsylvania trying to work out plea deal

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Two senior citizen sisters accused of selling heroin in northeastern Pennsylvania are trying to work out a plea bargain. The Monroe County district attorney has said that 70-year-old Elizabeth Grube and 65-year-old Elaine Volkert, both of Stroud Township, were making up to $10,000 a week in profits. They gave up their right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Flight 93 memorial advisory member resigns over intent to take land by eminent domain

SOMERSET, Pa. — A member of a commission helping to organize a Flight 93 memorial has resigned because of the government’s plan to take property owners’ land in southwestern Pennsylvania for the project.