Pennsylvania

Police search home of man accused of receiving girl as gift

Authorities have been searching the home of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager whose parents police say gave her to him when she was 14.

Lottery winner’s tickets bought with stolen money

Lottery winner Joan Lechleitner from Pennsylvania is being accused of purachasing her winning ticket with money stolen from the grocery store where she worked as a bookkeeper.

No joke: 3 mayors walk into an elevator, get stuck

Three mayors walk into an elevator — but what happened next was no joke, though the officials managed to amuse themselves until they could be rescued about 40 minutes later.

5 dead in US shooting, police seeking suspects: reports

A shooting at a party in the town of Wilkinsburg in the US state of Pennsylvania has left five people dead, and at least two suspects are on the loose, local media reports.

US snowstorm: Millions prepare for huge blizzard

A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Plane crashes into US home, killing 3 aboard

A small plane crashes into a house Sunday evening, killing three people on board, police said, but residents managed to flee as fire engulfed the home.

June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016

Police search home of man accused of receiving girl as gift

Authorities have been searching the home of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager whose parents police say gave her to him when she was 14.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Lottery winner’s tickets bought with stolen money

Lottery winner Joan Lechleitner from Pennsylvania is being accused of purachasing her winning ticket with money stolen from the grocery store where she worked as a bookkeeper.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

No joke: 3 mayors walk into an elevator, get stuck

Three mayors walk into an elevator — but what happened next was no joke, though the officials managed to amuse themselves until they could be rescued about 40 minutes later.

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

5 dead in US shooting, police seeking suspects: reports

A shooting at a party in the town of Wilkinsburg in the US state of Pennsylvania has left five people dead, and at least two suspects are on the loose, local media reports.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

US snowstorm: Millions prepare for huge blizzard

A huge blizzard bearing down on the US east coast is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region.

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

Plane crashes into US home, killing 3 aboard

A small plane crashes into a house Sunday evening, killing three people on board, police said, but residents managed to flee as fire engulfed the home.