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"There's such rampant discounting. The idea is really to keep the integrity of books alive," said Schiffer Publishing president Pete Schiffer of the Atglen, Pa.-based company's decision to introduce a Minimum Advertised Pricing program.

President Obama today unveiled his plans to spend $8 billion on high-speed rail projects heralded as the start of a new era in American transportation but Pennsylvania's share will be only a tiny fraction of that amount.

Motorists streamed over the Pequea Creek this morning on the newly resurfaced Rt.

The overgrown meadow at Bartram's Garden has been a nettlesome project. What to do about all those weeds? A controlled burn is the preferred way to manage it, but Bartram's is in a dense, urban neighborhood and burning is illegal in Philadelphia.

ATGLEN, Pa. - November 11, 2009 -- Schools in the Octorara school district are dismissing early on Wednesday afternoon following a bomb threat.

It was a short day for some students in part of Chester County, after a bomb threat on Wednesday morning.

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Two schools in the western part of Chester County are on lockdown after a bomb threat.

Long-awaited repairs to the East First Street Bridge in Birdsboro could begin as early as next week.

Photo by Ted Lutz This section of the Kinzua Bridge State Park near Mt. Jewett is closed during a project to add an observation deck atop six towers for the bridge.

Pennsylvania is going after another chunk of the $8 billion in federal stimulus funds available for high-speed rail projects.

Pennsylvania recently submitted applications to the federal government for $3.1 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to make high-speed rail improvements, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.

Waynesboro borough officials have strongly curbed their enthusiasm regarding big rigs traveling through town.

The two massive steam generators headed to Three Mile Island are continuing their journey through Lancaster County Wednesday.

Brubacher's crew used a Caterpillar 330C excavator with bucket and breaker, a Caterpillar 324D excavator with grapple, a Komatsu PC300 excavator with bucket, and two Caterpillar 963 track loaders, along with 14 to 16 dump trucks.

Well, he's unofficially an Eagle Scout. He has completed his project - making canes for the elderly - but hasn't had his court of honor.

The public is invited to follow a trail of escaped slaves and Underground Railroad derring-do Saturday, Sept.