Pennsylvania leads US in tax windfall from gambling The News Journal Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling than any state for three years ...
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon a spectacular draw in spring, summer and fall Pittsburgh Post Gazette John and Carol Geist, a Baltimore couple in their 70s, stood on the observation platform at the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon on a recent sunny morning and gazed down at tiny Pine Creek, wending its way along, 833 feet below. "This is the second time we've ...
Pennsylvania school superintendent buyout legislation moves in Harrisburg Allentown Morning Call Second, every June, Johnstown is the site of Pennsylvania's biggest motorcycle rally, which attracts 170000 bikers. (I still have my old "Thunder in the Valley" T-shirt.) Third, Johnstown took taxpayers in Allentown off the hook by hiring Gerald ...
Jordan Brown, 11-Year-Old Murderer, Sent To Juvenile Detention Huffington Post A 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancée and her unborn child will be sent to an undisclosed juvenile facility where he could remain in state custody until his 21st birthday. Jordan Brown, who was 11 at the time ...
Despite control, fractious state GOP allows reform to languish Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Making Pennsylvania a right-to-work state. These reforms professed by some Republicans when the party took control of the Legislature and governor's mansion remain stalled 17 months later. That has given rise to restlessness among conservative ...
Western Pennsylvania to witness only nine minutes of partial solar eclipse Pittsburgh Tribune-Review In the United States, the full effect of the upcoming solar eclipse will be visible only within a narrow band that runs from Oregon to Western Texas, said John Radzilowicz, director of science and education at the Carnegie Science Center.