Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the Civil War” and hidden in a Pennsylvania cave, saying the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor's powers

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to curb their governor’s emergency powers, approving constitutional amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers angry over Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor's powers

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to curb their governor’s emergency powers, approving constitutional amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers angry over Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor's powers

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to curb their governor’s emergency powers, approving constitutional amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers angry over Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site

Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site

Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site

Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

NAACP files suit over Erie highway plan, waterfront access

Pennsylvania’s plan to upgrade a major road along the city of Erie’s waterfront will wind up reducing pedestrian and cyclist access to the bay and disproportionately harm minority and low-income residents who live nearby, the NAACP charged in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania on Monday cast its 20 electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, the native son whose win in the state last month cemented his victory over President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden electors to convene for vote in Pennsylvania's capital

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's 20 members of the Electoral College will convene in a Harrisburg auditorium on Monday to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, whose win in the state last month helped propel him to victory in the 2020 presidential contest.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania halts school sports, bans indoor dining

Pennsylvania moved Thursday to temporarily halt school sports and other extracurricular activities, close gyms, theaters and casinos, and ban indoor dining at restaurants as state officials respond to the worsening pandemic with a series of new restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he has contracted COVID-19 and is isolating at home, revealing the diagnosis after several members of his security detail recently tested positive for the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania hospital beds filling up amid virus surge

Hospital beds are filling up and medical staffs are being stretched to the limit as Pennsylvania’s health care system copes with a growing number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in US virus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in US virus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Health secretary: Pennsylvania at critical point in pandemic

As new coronavirus cases explode, Pennsylvania’s top health official on Monday warned the state is at a “critical point” in the pandemic and begged recalcitrant residents to wear masks, avoid congregating and take other simple preventative measures to slow the spread.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Native son Joe Biden takes Pennsylvania and the presidency

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania catapulted its native son, Joe Biden, to victory and the White House on Saturday after a long, hard-fought and expensive campaign in which Democrats wrested the battleground state's 20 electoral votes back from President Donald Trump after the Republican’s surprise victory in 2016.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Elections chief: Pennsylvania making good headway in count

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count Thursday, a number that state officials expected to dwindle rapidly as Democrat Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump fought to the end for the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pennsylvania anticipates quick progress on vote counting

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count Thursday, but the state’s elections chief signaled the number was expected to dwindle rapidly as Democrat Joe Biden and President Donald Trump fought to the end for the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

No, Pennsylvania isn't trying to disenfranchise COVID voters

Conservative commentator Wendy Bell falsely claimed Monday that the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is attempting to “silence voters” by ordering people who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to stay home on Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pennsylvania chips away at 1M vote count amid Trump lawsuit

Election workers across Pennsylvania chipped away at more than 1 million uncounted mail ballots Wednesday as the nation awaited results in a presidential battleground whose trove of 20 electoral votes remained the largest prize

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voters in pivotal Pennsylvania keep nation on edge of seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legal challenges and a mountain of uncounted ballots promised a long watch Wednesday to find out who the people of Pennsylvania chose as president, even as a host of other major races in the state — including for several congressional seats, statewide officers and the Legislature …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

No, Pennsylvania isn't trying to disenfranchise COVID voters

Conservative commentator Wendy Bell falsely claimed Monday that the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is attempting to “silence voters” by ordering people who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to stay home on Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voters in pivotal Pennsylvania keep nation on edge of seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legal challenges and a mountain of uncounted ballots promised a long watch Wednesday to find out who the people of Pennsylvania chose as president, even as a host of other major races in the state — including for several congressional seats, statewide officers and the legislature …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Many voters, few glitches, some suits as Pennsylvania votes

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Lots of voters, few big glitches as Pennsylvanians hit polls

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters thronged to polling places around Pennsylvania on Tuesday, adding their choices to the millions of mail-in ballots already cast, and both government officials and fair-election monitors said serious problems were few.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pennsylvania voters out in force in key battleground

Voters turned out in force Tuesday in the key presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania as Donald Trump and Joe Biden headlined a statewide election in which millions of ballots have already been cast.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Long lines form as Pennsylvania voters make their choice

Voters appeared to be turning out in force Tuesday in the key presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania as Donald Trump and Joe Biden headlined a statewide election in which millions of ballots have already been cast.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

All eyes on Pennsylvania as election finish line nears

Pennsylvania voters are poised to play a crucial and perhaps decisive role in choosing the next president as Donald Trump and Joe Biden headline a statewide election in which millions of ballots have already been cast.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

All eyes on Pennsylvania as the election finish line nears

Pennsylvania voters are poised to play a crucial and perhaps decisive role in choosing the next president as Donald Trump and Joe Biden headline a statewide election in which millions of ballots have already been cast.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

No, Pennsylvania isn't trying to disenfranchise COVID voters

Conservative commentator Wendy Bell falsely claimed Monday that the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is attempting to “silence voters” by ordering people who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to stay home on Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

No, Pennsylvania isn't trying to disenfranchise COVID voters

Conservative commentator Wendy Bell falsely claimed Monday that the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is attempting to “silence voters” by ordering people who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to stay home on Election Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Melania Trump slams Biden, Dems in first solo campaign stop

ATGLEN, Pa. (AP) — Melania Trump lined up squarely with her husband Tuesday on her first solo trip of the 2020 campaign, slamming Joe Biden, Democrats and the media as she pushed the president's reeelection message in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Melania Trump slams Biden, Dems in first solo campaign stop

ATGLEN, Pa. (AP) — Melania Trump lined up squarely with her husband Tuesday on her first solo trip of the 2020 campaign, slamming Joe Biden, Democrats and the media as she pushed the president's reeelection message in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump declares disaster as Wolf shuts schools indefinitely

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The president declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday night, capping off a day that saw nearly 700 new cases as Gov. Tom Wolf extended the closing of schools and nonessential businesses indefinitely.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hay fever or virus? For allergy sufferers, a season of worry

HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Wolf reopens gun shops, orders more residents to stay home

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Even as he ordered residents of another county to stay at home, Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday quietly allowed gun shops to reopen on a limited basis during the coronavirus pandemic after several justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urged him to do so.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pennsylvania reports COVID-19 death; Wolf defends shutdown

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's coronavirus death toll rose by one on Saturday as lawyers for Gov. Tom Wolf asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his authority to shutter “non-life-sustaining” businesses, declaring that unprecedented action is needed to combat a global pandemic they called “perhaps the biggest catastrophe …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wolf retrenches sweeping order, amid complaints, lawsuits

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Under fire from business groups and Republican lawmakers and facing lawsuits over a broad shutdown order designed to slow the spreading of the coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration defended its actions as critical to preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed, but it also made a series of …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Governor orders 1000s of businesses to shut down over virus

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf issued a sweeping shutdown order to tens of thousands of “non-life-sustaining” businesses Thursday, decreeing they must close their physical locations by 8 p.m. to slow the spread of the coronavirus or face enforcement by state police and other government agencies.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trooper killed in overnight ambush

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — A late-night ambush outside a state police barracks in Pennsylvania’s rural northeastern corner left one trooper dead and another critically wounded, and authorities scoured the densely wooded countryside and beyond on Saturday looking for the shooter or shooters.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Crane operator turns himself in

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Hot chicks

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Testimony at Sandusky trial shows missed warning signs

The eyewitness testimony that confronted jurors in Jerry Sandusky's child-molestation trial this week was disturbing not only for its graphic descriptions of sex with boys, but for what it said about the people who surrounded and maybe even protected the once-revered Penn State assistant coach.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fifty years later, coal fire outlasts town

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Infrastructure on whose dime?

NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey's governor wants to kill a $9 billion-plus train tunnel to New York City because of runaway costs. Six thousand miles away, Hawaii's outgoing governor is having second thoughts about a proposed $5.5 billion rail line in Honolulu.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO