Pennsylvania category, Page 240
Penn State moves to trademark the Happy Valley nickname
STATE COLLEGE — It’s sometimes called State College and sometimes University Park, but Penn State wants to ensure it holds the trademark when it’s called Happy Valley. The Centre Daily Times reported Wednesday the university asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month to trademark the term that refers...
Can Trump win Pa. again in 2020? GOP increasingly concerned
HARRISBURG — Democratic energy in the perennial battleground state of Pennsylvania is raising questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to replicate his stunning 2016 win in a state Republicans hadn’t carried for nearly two decades. Democrats animated by an anti-Trump fervor scored big victories in county and municipal races across...
Boy dies of injuries at Poconos ski resort
ALLENTOWN — A 17-year-old boy has died after an accident at a ski resort in eastern Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain Resort spokeswoman Tricia Matsko says the boy was injured around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The boy was taken to Palmerton Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities have not said how the...
Lawsuit: 2nd officer attacked by police dog in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A second police officer has been added to a lawsuit against the city of Wilkes-Barre over alleged attacks by a police dog. The suit claims the two officers were attacked separately by the dog, named Chase, and that the city put the dog and its handler into service...
Stabbed man drives into SUV, killing 3 in Philadelphia, including Mummer’s Parade musicians
PHILADELPHIA — Police say a man suffering from multiple stab wounds was driving in Philadelphia when he struck a car, killing two members of a Mummer’s string band and a third person. Police said the 29-year-old man drove his car into an SUV with four people inside about 1:45 a.m....
