PENNSYLVANIA

Newt Gingrich's daughter said the former speaker will reassess his presidential ambitions if he loses the one state he has placed his hopes on.

Kurt Aaron, a meteorologist in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was just about to give his local weather report on Monday evening when he was interrupted by a four black bears - a mother bear and her three cubs - in an episode caught on video which scared the weatherman to death.

Mitt Romney is giving Pennsylvania voters a potential glimpse of the general election by campaigning with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a popular young lawmaker who is widely considered to be on Romney's vice presidential short list.

The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which receives funds from 140 U.S. companies, is breaking federal tax laws, Common Cause charged.

The search for the Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared more than three decades ago, in a SoHo basement ended with no human remains or blood being found.

A rare, powerful spring nor'easter storm along the U.S. East coast has cut power to more than 50,000 customers in Pennsylvania and upstate New York,

Shovels will be coming out before the rakes on the East coast, as some residents brace for a spring nor'easter that is expected to dump up to 12 inches of snow on parts of Pennsylvania and New York at higher elevations inland.

The EPA's final verdict is that private water sources in the town of Dimock, to the northeast of the state, do not show levels of contaminants that warrant further concern.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said hydraulic fracturing didn't contaminate private water wells in Dimock, Pa., but that doesn't mean the water is safe, said Ron Bishop, a professor in chemistry at SUNY Oneonta.

Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, and the Culture of Silence is out in stores.

New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said on Friday authorities will be looking closely at the SoHo location where Etan Patz was seen the day before his disappearance. Investigators are continuing their search for any remains, clothing or any personal effects that can help close the case of the missing boy.

Bethel Bakery wanted to welcome Republican presidential hopeful to its Pennsylvania town with some locally-made cookies -- but that resulted in an embarassment for Romney, who said they didn't look homemade at all.

Regional manufacturing activity shrank in April, but employment increased, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Business Outlook Survey, which was released Thursday.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Wednesdayhe was supporting Mitt Romney for president, another unsurprising but important endorsement for the likely Republican nominee.

You may not have realized it, but synthetic marijuana is being sold in gas stations and convenience stores. Under the names K-2 and Spice, this synthetic drug aims at being a legal way to get a herbal high. Many states have banned the drugs though because they are made from dangerous chemical concoctions, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

Hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development could spread soon to Illinois as companies rush to lease land in the southern part of the state.

As natural gas and oil extraction expands across the United States thanks to hydraulic fracturing and advances in horizontal drilling, almost half of the country's legislatures either have enacted or have pending legislation that regulates the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing.

Back in October, the Speaker said he wouldn't support anyone in the race until the general election, in order to give each of the candidates a fair shot. The country is still months away from the convention, but Boehner's endorsement unofficially seals the deal: the Republican establishment wants Romney to be the nominee.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to impose a moratorium on natural gas injection wells following evidence they are linked to increased cases of earthquakes in the U.S.

Yellowfin tuna used in sushi and sashimi dishes across the nation have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has made more than 100 people sick in 20 states.

Dole Food Co. issued a recall on 756 cases of bagged salad, which could possibly be contaminated with salmonella, the company said on Saturday. The recall includes bagged Seven Lettuces salads distributed in 15 states.