The Liberty Reporter - Pennsylvania

Old Jail Makes 2008 Pennsylvania At Risk List (Fulton County News)

Preservation Pennsylvania announced Monday that the Fulton County Jail is one of eight resources statewide included in its 2008 Pennsylvania At Risk list. ...

Saving For College In Pennsylvania (NPR)

As part of our on-going "Real Economy" series, Alex Cohen talks with Cathy Walker of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Walker struggles to keep her bills paid while ...

State auditor finds Pennsylvania agencies lag in hiring veterans (BizJournals)

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday that state agencies aren't following hiring rules when it comes to veterans. ...

Reynolds Announces Pennsylvania Automotive Association (PAA) Endorses LAW(R) 553 Universal Retail Sale Contract (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Reynolds and Reynolds announced today that the Pennsylvania Automotive Association is endorsing the Reynolds LAW® 553 Universal Retail Sale Contract to the new car and ...

Pennsylvania dentist indicted on charges of dumping waste in ocean (The Star-Ledger)

A grand jury in New Jersey has indicted a Pennsylvania dentist on charges of dumping medical waste. The needles and other debris forced officials in ...

Pennsylvania Legislators Choose Their 2009 Leaders (KYW News Radio 1060)

All eyes were on the Democrats as Pennsylvania House members on Tuesday chose their leaders for the new session that begins in January. ...

Central Pennsylvania fishing, hunting, hiking and more! (The Patriot-News)

Bear hunters, whose two-day archery season opened today, face a rather complicated situation in locating promising spots. There are plenty of bear. The Pennsylvania Game ...

FBI agent is shot and killed while serving a warrant at western Pennsylvania home (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

GLENSHAW, Pa. - An FBI agent was shot and killed Wednesday while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent was shot at ...

Pennsylvania ranks low on business competitiveness list (BizJournals)

Pennsylvania is among the least competitive states in the country when it comes to attracting and keeping businesses, according to a report released Wednesday. ...

Elias/Savion Named Agency of Record for Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and Columbia Gas of Maryland (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PITTSBURGH----Elias/Savion Advertising, an award-winning, full-service advertising and public relations agency located in Pittsburgh, PA, has been chosen as the agency of record for Columbia Gas ...

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Awards $162,000 in Sexual Harassment Case (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Chairperson Stephen A. Glassman announced today that the commission has ordered a New Hope, Bucks County, company to pay $162,000, plus ...

New Members in the Pennsylvania House (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)

A change in leadership in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ...

Pennsylvania grand jury looking at how GOP used New Orleans demographer's work (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

A New Orleans demography firm is at the center of a grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania as the Keystone State's attorney general continues a sweeping ...

Pennsylvania News Briefs (Times Leader)

Two immigrants used a Pennsylvania company to sell fuel-cell technology, centrifuges, computer equipment and other materials to Iran, federal prosecutors said in an indictment Monday. ...

You've Got A Hotel Room In Pennsylvania (NPR)

Washington hotels are getting booked up and charging high rates for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20. Visitors could stay in nearby Maryland or Virginia. ...

Pennsylvania Approves Power Line Link (Leesburg Today)

Yesterday's approval by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission of one segment of the TrAILCo and Dominion Virginia Power application to build a 240-mile transmission to ...

Berry Plastics acquires Pennsylvania plastic company (Evansville Courier & Press)

Berry Plastics is purchasing assets from a Pennsylvania-based plastics company, the Evansville-based corporation announced today. ...

Aqua Pennsylvania Joins Partnership for Safe Drinking Water (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

----Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.: Who: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. , the Pennsylvania Section of the American Water Works Association and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection What: ...

Harleysville National Corporation Receives Approval from the Federal Reserve Board and the Pennsylvania Department of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Harleysville National Corporation announced that it has received approval from the Federal Reserve Board and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking to acquire Willow Financial Bancorp, ...

Telvent Wins Contract to Implement 511 System in Pennsylvania (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

MADRID, Spain, Nov. 18, 2008 -- Telvent , the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that it has been selected by ...

Marcellus Shale Committee Statement on Pennsylvania Economy League Study of Oil and Gas Industry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The joint Marcellus Shale Committee today issued the following statement regarding the results of a Pennsylvania Economy League study regarding the economic contributions realized from ...

Pennsylvania kosher poultry producer to increase output (Post-Bulletin)

MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. -- A central Pennsylvania poultry producer plans to increase output of kosher chicken by 50 percent to offset any potential shortage in the ...

Casey to swearing-in visitors: We've got room in Pennsylvania (The Morning Call)

Might Pennsylvania mooch from the mob of tourists set to hit Washington for Barack Obama's inauguration? ...

Pennsylvania officials praise state's new child care rules (The Morning Call)

Highlights include safety and special- needs preparation. Infants and children are receiving better care at Pennsylvania's day care centers under the first ...

Pennsylvania Expands Deer Management Web Pages > Buckmasters > Articles (Buckmasters)

-- Continuing its ongoing outreach and educational efforts to heighten the understanding of deer management and whitetails, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe ...

Pennsylvania Approves Power Line Link (Leesburg Today)

Yesterday's approval by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission of one segment of the TrAILCo and Dominion Virginia Power application to build a 240-mile transmission to ...

Pennsylvania Turnpike to trim staff, costs as traffic falls (The Trucker)

HARRISBURG , Pa. — Traffic and toll revenue are falling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, prompting the agency that runs the 545-mile highway system to cut ...

Enjoy a Winter Wonderland in Pennsylvania (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Pennsylvania offers an abundance of opportunities to enjoy the holiday season, from taking in a dazzling light display in Pittsburgh, to touring a historic castle ...

State Rep. Robert Freeman, two attorneys, honored for work to protect Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania (The Express-Times)

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club has honored State Rep. Robert Freeman (D-Northampton) and two attorneys for their efforts to protect the ...

President-elect Barack Obama won most demographic groups in Pennsylvania (BizJournals)

In the end, President-elect Barack Obama made his win in Pennsylvania look easy. ...

Ex-professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School admits child porn (Chicago Sun-Times)

PHILADELPHIA — A former Ivy League professor has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court in Philadelphia. Authorities had accused 66-year-old Lawrence Scott ...

Pennsylvania attorney general probes use of database (The Kansas City Star)

PHILADELPHIA | A grand jury is investigating whether Pennsylvania House Republican leaders illegally used a taxpayer-funded database as a campaign tool. ...

Pennsylvania review process aimed at reducing duplication of hospital services (BizJournals)

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is keeping a step ahead of tighter state regulations in its plans to build a hospital in Monroeville. ...

Report: Pennsylvania grand jury probing whether GOP improperly used taxpayer-funded database (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

PHILADELPHIA - A grand jury is investigating whether Pennsylvania House Republican leaders illegally used a taxpayer-funded database as a campaign tool to better focus their ...

A lot rides on Big 3 bailout (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, auto- related jobs produce $1.8 billion in annual wages. If GM or any of its counterparts were to fail, ...

North Carolina downs Pennsylvania without Tyler Hansbrough (Rutland Herald)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points Saturday to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71 despite playing without reigning national player ...

Pennsylvania is high roller in gaming profits (The Morning Call)

Winner: Only East Coast state to top last year's revenue. ONE-MONTH PERIOD ...

Penn Moves the Ball, Then Gives It to Harvard (New York Times)

Ryan Barnes ensured the triumph for the Crimson with his third interception of the game and became the hero in Harvard?s victory over Pennsylvania on ...

Pennsylvania man charged with conspiracy to commit murder (News 10 Now Syracuse)

A Pennsylvania man is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Police say Robert Simpson, 21, met with an undercover officer on several occasions while he ...

Correction: The Transformation (New York Times)

An article last Sunday about blue-collar voters in Levittown, Pa., who gravitated to Senator Barack Obama in the presidential election misstated the month of the ...

Pennsylvania Wild is the place to see elk (Lancaster Online)

I recently spoke with Bettina Heffner after she and her husband, Bob Epler, traveled to Benezette, which is central to the ecotourism efforts for a ...

Hansbrough Sits as North Carolina Handles Penn (New York Times)

Tyler Zeller scored a team-high 18 points Saturday and his fellow freshman Ed Davis had a double-double, helping host North Carolina beat Pennsylvania, 86-71. ...

Wildlife: Pennsylvania is bear heaven (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Once upon a time, black bears were symbols of wild country and wilderness. Today I wouldn't doubt a bear sighting in almost any county in ...

Black bears are thriving in Pennsylvania, closer to home than you might think (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

In hunters' geography, Illinois is known for big bucks. If Pennsylvania is not equally acclaimed as home to big bears, it should be -- Western ...

North Carolina downs Pennsylvania without Tyler Hansbrough (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points Saturday to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71 despite playing without reigning national player ...

Jay Stevens: Obama didn't help Pennsylvania Democrats win (Guardian Unlimited)

Jay Stevens: The results of Pennsylvania's local elections show that Obama wasn't able to give down-ticket Democrats an advantage ...

Harvard Holds Off Penn (New York Times)

Ryan Barnes ensured the triumph for the Crimson with his third interception of the game and became the hero in Harvard?s victory over Pennsylvania on ...

No Hansbrough, no problem for UNC in opener (Fox Sports)

Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Deon Thompson ...

Hansbrough-less Heels roll (CBS Sportsline)

Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. ...

Zeller paces top-ranked UNC to victory over Pennsylvania (USA Today)

Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points Saturday to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71 despite playing without reigning national player of the year Tyler ...

Job Hunting in Pennsylvania (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)

Our nation's unemployment rate is at a 14-year high... New numbers from the government show it rose to 6-point- 5 percent in October. Here in ...

Without Hansbrough, Tar Heels Still Roll Past Penn (Washington Post)

Tyler Zeller scores 18 points while fellow freshman Ed Davis has a double-double to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Pennsylvania, 86-71. ...

Gateway holds off Penn Hills to return to title game (USA Today)

Gateway waltzed into the semifinals of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League playoffs this season, humbling opponents 461-86 along the way. Coach Terry Smith found ...

With foresight, Pennsylvania s road-salting should be smooth saline (The Morning Call)

The state locked in its prices in July and is spreading the wealth. Thanks to some early buying, Pennsylvania is in better ...

Pennsylvania Approves Power Line Link (Leesburg Today)

Yesterday's approval by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission of one segment of the TrAILCo and Dominion Virginia Power application to build a 240-mile transmission to ...

Fitch Affs 9 Classes from Pennsylvania Higher Ed Assistance Agency Student Loan Trust I (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed nine classes from the Federal Family Education Loan Program student loan revenue notes issued by Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency ...

Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, dies at 78 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

HARRISBURG -- Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday after a four-month ...

Pennsylvania Health Department Reminds Parents To Immunize Their Children Against Pertussis (Medical News Today)

Responding to an increase in pertussis cases in Pennsylvania and nationwide, the Department of Health today reminded parents to immunize their children against this highly ...

Pennsylvania Health Department Reminds Parents To Immunize Their Children Against Pertussis (Medical News Today)

Responding to an increase in pertussis cases in Pennsylvania and nationwide, the Department of Health today reminded parents to immunize their children against this highly ...

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame nominees (Bucks County Courier Times)

Nominees for the inaugural class of the Bucks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. ...

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame nominees (Bucks County Courier Times)

Nominees for the inaugural class of the Bucks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. ...

Defense Rests Without Pennsylvania Judge Taking Stand (Insurance Journal)

The defense has rested without a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge testifying about charges that he faked or exaggerated neck and back injuries to collect $440,000 ...

Defense Rests Without Pennsylvania Judge Taking Stand (Insurance Journal)

The defense has rested without a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge testifying about charges that he faked or exaggerated neck and back injuries to collect $440,000 ...

Funeral plans announced for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll (Pittsburgh Business Times)

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Pennsylvania Lt Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll, who died Wednesday at age 78, after a four-month battle with cancer. ...

Funeral plans announced for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll (Pittsburgh Business Times)

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Pennsylvania Lt Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll, who died Wednesday at age 78, after a four-month battle with cancer. ...

Agriculture Secretary Says Pennsylvania Eggs Meet High Safety Standards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today said Pennsylvania eggs certified under a voluntary best production practices program meet some of the worlds highest safety standards, making ...

Agriculture Secretary Says Pennsylvania Eggs Meet High Safety Standards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today said Pennsylvania eggs certified under a voluntary best production practices program meet some of the worlds highest safety standards, making ...

Pennsylvania man gets 5 years for selling stolen products (The News & Observer)

A Pennsylvania man accused of selling drugs and health and beauty products that had been stolen from Triangle stores was sentenced Wednesday to five years ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies of cancer (BizJournals)

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll died Wednesday night after a four-month battle with cancer. ...

Pennsylvania Bio Mourns the Passing of Lt. Governor Baker Knoll (Centre Daily Times)

Pennsylvania Bio President Dennis M. "Mickey" Flynn issued the following statement on behalf of the Association's Board of Directors and membership on the death of ...

Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor dies (Denver Post)

Catherine Baker Knoll, the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday at 78. ...

Fire Damages 4 Pennsylvania Row Homes, Causes $1M in Damage (Insurance Journal)

Fire has damaged four row homes in South Allentown, Pennsylvania and caused $1 million damage. Officials say the first firefighters were dispatched about 9:10 a.m. ...

The Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division, Allegheny County Media Calendar of Events (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

The following is being issued by Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division: ...

Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, dies at 78 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

HARRISBURG -- Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday after a four-month ...

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Maryland All-Stars end reign of Pennsylvania All-Stars, 2-1 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

Of note: Alex Rauch of North Hagerstown scored with 5:08 remaining to break a 1-1 tie and give Maryland its first win in the series ...

Franklin County's growth expected to double Pennsylvania's population growth through 2030 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

By 2030 Franklin County is projected to experience twice Pennsylvania's overall growth rate. The county's estimated 15 percent growth in population between 2000 and 2030 ...

Economic Crisis Hits Colleges In Pennsylvania (NPR)

The economic crisis is making deeper inroads into higher education. As students scramble to find loans to pay for college, colleges in Pennsylvania are scrambling ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll Dead at 78 (NBC Philadelphia)

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll is dead.Gov. Ed Rendell says Knoll died at about 6 p.m. at National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C. She ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies at 78 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll, the first woman to become lieutenant governor in Pennsylvania, died tonight at 6 p.m. after battling neuroendocrine cancer. ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies at 78 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday. She was 78. ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies at 78 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By MARC LEVY Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday. She ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies at 78 (The State)

Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday. She was 78. Knoll died ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll dies at 78 (The Charlotte Observer)

(By MARC LEVY, Associated Press Writer) Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll Dies At 78 (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, has lost her battle with cancer. She ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll Dies At 78 (CBS 3 Philadelphia)

Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesday after a four-month battle with ...

PENNSYLVANIA STATEHOUSE (The Patriot-News)

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, a Republican, is now Pennsylvania's 31st lieutenant governor, thanks to a quirk in the state constitution that denies Gov. ...

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Offers Winter Warmth to Those in Need in Washington County (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CANONSBURG, Pa.----Hundreds of needy families across south-central Pennsylvania will encounter challenges in their efforts to stay warm this winter. To meet this pressing need, Columbia ...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces Resignation of Tom Wolf, Appointment of Stephen Stetler as Revenue Secretary (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Department of Revenue Secretary Tom Wolf is stepping down, effective Nov. 30, and said Stephen Stetler, executive director ...

Gas prices drop another 16 cents in Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Business Times)

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continued their more than month-long decline last week, bringing the average price of a gallon of gas below $2.50. ...

Pennsylvania American Water Urges Western and North Central PA Customers to Use Water Wisely (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Pennsylvania American Water today requested that customers voluntarily reduce water consumption by 5 percent in support of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's drought watch ...

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