The U.S. attorney in Philadelphia has sent grand jury subpoenas to dioceses throughout Pennsylvania as he tries to build a federal criminal case centered on the wholesale exploitation of children.

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The Justice Department has launched an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of youth by Catholic clergy across the state of Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with the matter.

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At least five people have been injured in a Wednesday afternoon shooting outside of a judge's office in Pennsylvania, a Fayette County official said.

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At an inner-city stable in one of the grittiest areas of Baltimore, a vanishing breed of urban horsemen prepares for its weekly visit to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Mennonite farmers are helping to carry on a merchant tradition handed down ...

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday released a sweeping grand jury report on sex abuse in the Catholic Church, listing more than 300 accused clergy and detailing a "systematic" cover-up effort by church leaders over 70 years.

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Penn National Gaming secured the right to put up a casino near Pennsylvania's southern border, submitting a winning bid Wednesday of just over $50 million and selecting a site that could draw heavily from Maryland.

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A longtime suburban Philadelphia defense lawyer has admitted under a plea deal that he raped an unconscious client at her apartment last year. Vincent Cirillo Jr. pleaded guilty to rape on Tuesday hours into jury selection for ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state’s top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to ...

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Hanover-based Chesapeake Real Estate Group and financial partner Cicero Capital Partners have purchased the Palmer Super Center, a 100,272-square-foot shopping center in Easton, Pennsylvania. Accounting for renovations and leasing cost of the shopping center, the total investment in the property ...

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PHILADELPHIA — Former Maryland attorney general Douglas F. Gansler will lead a team of Washington-based lawyers combing through thousands of emails on Pennsylvania government computers in an independent review of pornographic and other objectionable content shared among judges, prosecutors and ...

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