Pennsylvania emotional support alligator is up for 'America's Favorite Pet'

WallyGator, an emotional support alligator from York, Pennsylvania, is in the lead for America’s Favorite Pet Animal Kingdom, a new pet popularity contest

Neighbors save man’s life when he had a heart attack on their front porch

The Pennsylvania man wasn’t feeling well and went to his neighbor’s house for help. That’s when he had a heart attack right there on their front porch.

Children living near fracking sites have higher rate of cancer, Yale study finds

Researchers looked at nearly 2,500 Pennsylvania children, 405 of whom were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common type of pediatric cancer.

Northeastern Pa. blaze kills firefighter's 10 relatives, 3 of them children

Authorities say a fast-moving fire has killed seven adults and three children in northeastern Pennsylvania. One of the firefighters who responded to the blaze early Friday discovered the victims were his family.

3-year-old Pennsylvania boy contracts rare illness from tick bite

A Pennsylvania mom shares her son's medical journey to help others recognize the signs of a potentially perilous illness

Pennsylvania man dies after he was strangled by pet snake that was later shot by police

A man has died days after he was found with a snake wrapped around his neck inside his home in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. An officer who responded to the scene shot and killed the snake, authorities say.

'We won't accept that': Family seen in viral Sesame Place video accuses park of discrimination

A family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination spoke publicly at a press conference in New York and called for the firing of the employee seen in the viral video with the two girls. 

Girl, 14, charged with murder, conspiracy in traffic cone beating death of 73-year-old, police say

According to police, 14-year-old Gamara Mosley has been charged with murder and conspiracy for the traffic cone beating death of James Lambert Jr. Authorities say she was caught on camera hitting Lambert with the traffic cone.

Pa. dispatcher who didn't send ambulance charged in 2020 death

A Greene County detective filed charges against a Waynesburg 911 operator, for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later.

'Mom I hope I didn't kill nobody': Mother of suspect in deadly Springfield road rage shooting charged

According to the Delaware County District Attorney, the mother of the man charged for the deadly Springfield road rage shooting has been charged. The DA's office says she told investigators that her son told her to speed off after the shooting and said "Mom I hope I didn't kill nobody."

911 dispatcher who didn't send ambulance charged in woman's death

A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from the woman's daughter that without medical help “she's going to die.”