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WASHINGTON — Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measure with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally ended his career in politics, died Sunday at his...

The Rev. Robert J. Allen, 78, of Gwynedd, Pa., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Abington Memorial Hospital with his family at his bedside. Bob was born July 6, 1934, in Hagerstown, to the late Arvella and Arthur Allen. He graduated...

The afterglow of post-Sandy bipartisanship lingered briefly in the air of the presidential campaign Thursday, then vaporized as President Obama and his challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, threw themselves back into the political fray for...

The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level. Briana Swinney (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2010) sophomore, San Jose State women's swimming and diving: The Spartans are on fire — winners of six straight dual meets —...

Today is the day local high school student-athletes can make their college choices official. National Signing Day allows local stars to accept scholarship offers from college programs. It is just as rewarding for the college coaches because they now...

Editor's note:  This is the 11th in a 12-part series about Washington County Historical Society's founders. A special exhibit on the founders of the Washington County Historical Society opened this month at the Miller House, 135 W. Washington St.,...

The similarities are mind-boggling. Both men are named Richard, but prefer to be called “Dick.” Both grew up in Smithsburg and graduated from Smithsburg High School three years apart. Both were members of Christ Reformed United Church of...

Navigating the college admissions process can be extremely stressful, but school officials are adding a new college counselor this year to make the road to higher education a bit easier. At Thursday's Greencastle-Antrim School Board meeting, high...

Roxbury Correctional Institution TOWSON, Md. — Lawrence F. Miller, correctional officer major, was chosen as Roxbury Correctional Institution’s supervisor of the quarter.   Miller does an excellent job of balancing the requests of staff and...

Students at Lancaster's JP McCaskey High School were treated to a classical guitar concert on Thursday. It was a preview of what's to come at this weekend's Lancaster Guitar Festival. Paul Morton and Matt Bacon, both graduates of The Pennsylvania...

Retired Lt. Col. Edward K. Burdeau, 80, Lancaster, peacefully passed away on Feb. 25, 2011, at Hospice of Lancaster County surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Elgin, Ill., and raised in Somerset. He is the son of the late Espy and Hazel Burdeau and...

High winds caused widespread damage and poweroutages throughout the area Friday afternoon. Lancaster County was hardest hit with over 6500 PPL customers without power at one point during the day. That number was down to less than a thousand by 6 pm. A...