Help available for residents, businesses damaged by Pa. tornado (WFMJ Youngstown)

HARRISBURG, Pa. Residents and business owners in Luzerne County who sustained damage from a tornado that struck earlier this month can apply for low-interest loans to help pay for repairs.

Pa. soldier dies of wounds weeks after being injured in Iraq (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. The family of a Pennsylvania soldier wounded in Iraq in November says he`s died. Twenty-four-year-old Sergeant Edward Shaffer of Mont...

Pa. plant refits Iraq-weary armored vehicles (Roanoke Times)

The Bradley fighting vehicles have little battle damage but high mileage in the desert. LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. -- Dozens of military vehicles plucked from the sands of Iraq stand idle and partly dismantled outside a rural Pennsylvania plant, awaiting mechanics, welders and painters who will prepare them for another tour of duty.

Pa. soldier dies of wounds weeks after being injured in Iraq (KXAN 36 Austin)

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. The family of a Pennsylvania soldier wounded in Iraq in November says he`s died.

Pa. Supreme Court upholds fetal-homicide law (WFMJ Youngstown)

HARRISBURG, Pa. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the state`s fetal homicide law by a man convicted of killing his girlfriend and their unborn son.

Pa. nursing home sold to private firm for $14.3 million (phillyburbs.com)

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A nursing home run by Dauphin County for nearly a century has been sold to a private company for $14.3 million, officials said.

Levittown, Pa. Soldier Dies in Iraq (Trentonian)

LEVITTOWN, Pa. -- A 2003 Neshaminy High School graduate died Christmas Day, far from his family, while serving his country in Iraq.

Slaying of Pa. professor`s wife not the work of burglars, officials say (The News Journal)

NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- Authorities investigating the bludgeoning death of an Ivy League professor`s wife believe the slaying was staged to look like a burglary, the district attorney said Thursday.

Pa. defense contractor is prospering (The News Journal)

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. -- Dozens of military vehicles plucked from the battlefields of Iraq stand idle and partly dismantled outside a rural Pennsylvania plant, awaiting mechanics, welders and painters who will prepare them for another tour of duty.

Central Pa. township mulls cell phone ban (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

ESPY, Pa. -- A Columbia County township is considering a ban on the use of cell phones while driving. Scott Township supervisors Olin Shotwell and Fred Ackerman said they are studying the issue because they have seen accidents and close calls involving drivers who are talking on cell phones.