Pirates’ Castro loses phone in 6-4 loss to Diamondbacks

“I don’t think there’s any professional ballplayer that would ever go out there with any intentions of taking a cellphone,” Castro told Pittsburgh media members through an interpreter. “It’s horrible it happened to me. Obviously, it was very unintentional.”

3-year-old Pennsylvania boy contracts rare illness from tick bite

The transmission of a rare, dangerous and debilitating tick-borne disease seriously sickened an energetic, witty and generally healthy 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy.

Pennsylvania man dies after he was strangled by pet snake that was later shot by police

A man has died days after he was found with a snake wrapped around his neck inside his home in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An officer who responded to the scene shot and killed the snake, authorities say.

'We won't accept that': Family seen in viral Sesame Place video accuses park of discrimination

A family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination spoke publicly at a press conference in New York and called for the firing of the employee seen in the viral video with the two girls. 

Officials: DNA from coffee cup at Philadelphia Airport helps make arrest in 1975 cold-case murder

Authorities have announced an arrest in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago, crediting advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogical research.

Sesame Place facing discrimination complaints as more videos are shared

After a video showing two children being seemingly ignored by a character at Sesame Place went viral, more videos are surfacing, sparking discrimination allegations against the Pennsylvania theme park. 

Sesame Place facing backlash after woman posts video of 2 girls being ignored by theme park character

A mother is speaking out on social media after she says a theme park character at Sesame Place ignored her children and greeted others. Sesame Place has since released a statement, but the mother alleges the park is just trying to save their appearance.

Girl, 14, charged with murder, conspiracy in traffic cone beating death of 73-year-old, police say

According to police, 14-year-old Gamara Mosley has been charged with murder and conspiracy for the traffic cone beating death of James Lambert Jr. Authorities say she was caught on camera hitting Lambert with the traffic cone.

2 rescued from chocolate tank at M&M Mars facility in Pennsylvania: report

WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time.

Pa. GOP Senate primary: Oz, McCormick still neck and neck

Vote counting in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate dragged into a third day as Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick remained essentially tied with thousands of ballots left to tally.

2022 midterm elections: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries

Voters in several states will test former President Donald Trump’s sway again Tuesday — including Pennsylvania, where he’s endorsed celebrity Dr. Oz for U.S. Senate.

Philadelphia police offering $20K for info on suspect who hugged man before fatally shooting him in Logan

The Philadelphia Police Department is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man caught on camera hugging someone before fatally shooting them in Logan in May 2021.