Gunman walks quietly into Pittsburgh-area health club, starts shooting, leaves 4 dead, 9 hurt

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A gunman who fired dozens of shots into a fitness center exercise class was a 48-year-old man from suburban Pittsburgh.

Police say gunman in Pa. health club shooting fired 52 shots, all victims were women

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — Authorities say an armed man who strolled to the back of an exercise class at a health club in suburban Pittsburgh pulled out multiple guns and fired 52 shots, killing three women and himself, and injuring at least nine other women.

Gunman walks quietly into Pittsburgh-area health club, starts shooting, leaves 4 dead, 10 hurt

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — Investigators were trying to determine why a gunman walked into a fitness center near Pittsburgh, firing up to 52 shots only at women gathered in a dance exercise class, killing three, and wounding nine before shooting himself.

Gunman walks quietly into Pittsburgh-area health club, starts shooting, leaves 5 dead, 10 hurt

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A gunman strolled to the back of an exercise class at a health club in suburban Pittsburgh and started spraying bullets, leaving at least four people dead, including himself, and injuring at least 10 others.

5 dead in Pittsburgh-area health club shooting

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A gunman strolled into an exercise class at a health club in suburban Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and started spraying bullets, leaving five people dead, including himself, and injuring at least 10 others, police and a hospital said.

Up to 5 dead in Pittsburgh-area health club shooting; witness says shooter went in back door

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A gunman burst into an exercise class at a health club in suburban Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and started spraying bullets. A television station reported at least four people were dead, including the shooter, and a hospital reported another death later.

Rep., ex-vice admiral Sestak hopes to unseat Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Specter in Pa.

FOLSOM, Pa. — Three years after he knocked off a veteran House incumbent, Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak will seek a bigger prize and challenge Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter for his long-held U.S. Senate seat.

Rep., ex-vice admiral Sestak to challenge Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Specter in Pa.

FOLSOM, Pa. — Rep. Joe Sestak on Tuesday announced he would challenge Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter, setting the stage for a Pennsylvania primary race likely to center on Specter’s Democratic credentials.

Sestak challenging Republican-turned-Democrat Sen. Specter in Pa.

FOLSOM, Pa. — Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak is challenging Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter for his Senate seat.

Pa. Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandal

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and 2008.

Points leader Tony Stewart wrecks in Pocono practice; loses pole, will start at back

LONG POND, Pa. — Tony Stewart lost his pole position and will start from the back of the pack after wrecking his car during practice for the Pennsylvania 500 on Saturday.

Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed while counting loot after handing smiley-face note to teller

GREENSBURG, Pa. — Police said they caught a bank robbery suspect who was counting the loot as he walked away from a western Pennsylvania heist in which he had handed a teller a polite demand note, complete with a smiley face.

Calif. mom praised by foreign exchange students, condemned by industry for whistleblowing

SCRANTON, Pa. — In a few weeks, thousands of foreign exchange students will arrive in the United States for what they hope will be a rewarding time of study and cultural enrichment. Shortly after that, Danielle Grijalva’s phone will start ringing, and her e-mail inbox will begin filling up. It happens every year.

First Commonwealth slashes dividend after recording second-quarter loss

INDIANA, Pa. — First Commonwealth Financial Corp. on Monday said it cut its quarterly dividend to 3 cents per share, down from a payout of 12 cents per share the previous quarter.

Triumph Group names new president, COO, appoints CEO as chairman

WAYNE, Pa. — Aircraft parts maker Triumph Group Inc. said Monday the head of its aerospace business has been appointed president and chief operating officer.

Party time: Penn State takes top ‘party school’ title from Florida in Princeton Review survey

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University is now the nation’s No. 1 party school.

US judge asked to save records of judicial scandal that Pa. high court has ordered destroyed

SCRANTON, Pa. — A federal judge was asked Monday to preserve thousands of juvenile court records in a Pennsylvania judicial scandal — evidence of wrongdoing that the state Supreme Court has declared should be destroyed.

Pa. woman charged in exchange student neglect turns self in, plans to fight charges

CARBONDALE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman charged with placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes with little food has turned herself in to authorities.

Pa. woman accused of neglecting foreign exchange students surrenders, plans to fight charges

CARBONDALE, Pa. — The woman accused of placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes in northeastern Pennsylvania has turned herself in.

Husband of Pa. woman charged in abduction hoax files for divorce

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The husband of the suburban Philadephia woman accused of faking her own abduction in May has filed for divorce.

Hershey reports 72 percent jump in profits, beats estimates, raises sales expectations

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hershey, the nation’s second-largest candymaker, said Thursday that higher prices and a new advertising effort helped its second-quarter profit leap by 72 percent.

Pa. fire chief reunited with dog at shelter after firefighters rescue 2 others from cliff

DERRY, Pa. — A volunteer fire chief from Pennsylvania has been reunited with a dog he gave up five years ago, after he discovered the animal was at a shelter where firefighters had taken two other dogs rescued from a cliff.

Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on food

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.

Pa. high court: Juveniles suing crooked judge who took money can keep their records

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the preservation of court records of juveniles who are suing a corrupt judge.

Poll shows Toomey gaining ground, running even with Specter in Pa. Senate race

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican conservative Pat Toomey is virtually tied with Sen. Arlen Specter in the long run-up to Pennsylvania’s 2010 Senate race, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Earnings Preview: Tougher comparisons to 2008, rising costs seen for Hershey Co. in 2Q

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Hershey Co., the nation’s second-leading candy maker, reports earnings for the third quarter on Thursday morning. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

APNewsBreak: Pa. court’s refusal to preserve records jeopardizes claims against corrupt judge

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Thousands of youth offenders could lose the ability to recover damages from a corrupt judge because the state Supreme Court has refused to preserve key juvenile records, attorneys for victims of the scandal say.

Steelton man arrested as a fugitive in Israel returned to Pennsylvania, being held in jail

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man wanted for questioning about a fire that damaged a judge’s car is in a county jail after spending 20 months as a fugitive in Israel.

Weis Markets 2nd-quarter profit climbs on improved sales of perishables, private label items

SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets Inc., which runs supermarkets in five mid-Atlantic states, said Monday that its second-quarter profit climbed 19 percent on improved sales of perishables and private label items.

All sweetness and light for 7 young suburban Philly lemonade sellers after sour brush with law

HAVERFORD, Pa. — Seven suburban Philadelphia children had a brush with the law for selling without a permit — selling lemonade, that is. But police say it was all a misunderstanding. A neighbor called Haverford Township police July 10 about the sales. He says the youngsters were going door-to-door and he didn’t think they were being properly supervised.