Pennsylvania headlines from local reporters

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (122+ words) A year ago, 12-year-old Sofia de la Lastra of Yorktown was a healthy kid who loved painting her nails and swimming in her backyard pool. Today she spends ten hours a night hooked to a dialysis machine while she sleeps,…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (22+ words) U.S. Steel will hold a hiring event — and potentially hire 100 new workers — Wednesday in Duquesne. The Downtown-based steelmaker said in an......

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (25+ words) A man who was shot by police in Washington early Friday morning died hours later at a Pittsburgh hospital, officials say. Troopers from Pennsylvania State......

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (974+ words) ERIE, Pa. — Erie residents gathered for a second night Sunday to remember those killed in Friday’s mass shooting on the city’s East Side, as families and neighbors continue to cope with one of the deadliest acts of violence the community…...

10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (832+ words) The seven adults, two children and unborn fetus who died in a mass shooting at a Perry Street residence in Erie Oct. 9 have been released to funeral homes by the Erie County Coroner's Office as Erie police continue their investigation…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (841+ words) With just four games to play before the start of the WPIAL playoffs, the Deer Lakes girls soccer team is building momentum with strong play that has resulted in a number of key victories. A modest roster in terms of…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (875+ words) WASHINGTON — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed scrutiny to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (948+ words) Penn State defensive ends Yvan Kemajou and Caleb Bacon said they were disappointed, but didn’t look or sound defeated Saturday night after the team’s 31-23 loss to USC in the annual White Out game. Both players spoke in steady tones despite…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago   (73+ words) Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 12. Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 12 Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 5 Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 5 Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 28 Content you may…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (323+ words) A 39-year-old Franklin County woman has died as a result of contracting measles, according to the county coroner’s office. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Franklin County Coroner’s office said that the woman had several underlying conditions, including a…...