State News

	Pa. regulators OK Windstream's purchase of D&E Windstream Corp.'s acquisition of D&E Communications Inc. phone and Internet company has the approval of Pennsylvania state utility regulators.
	Pittsburgh girl gives birth, goes to school Pittsburgh police are investigating the death of a premature infant born at home to a 16-year-old girl who went to school the next day.
	Philadelphia student, 17, shot on school bus Authorities say a Philadelphia high school student has been shot on a school bus during an altercation with another teenager.
	Autistic Pa. boy left on school bus; driver fired A central Pennsylvania school district says a bus driver has been fired after a 6-year-old autistic boy was left on a bus.
	Pa. field hockey team back in NCAA tournament A Pennsylvania college is permitting its field hockey team to play in the NCAA tournament after forcing the team to forfeit games over a hazing investigation.
	Top aides Feese, Bowman, leave Pa. GOP caucus jobs Two high-ranking aides to the Republican caucus in the state House of Representatives are leaving their jobs.
	Mister Rogers Neighborhood set rebuilt as tribute For just this weekend, a Pittsburgh neighborhood that's lain dormant in boxes and under plastic coverings for nearly a decade is coming back to life.
	Police seeking 3 in Philly-area armored car heist The FBI says three men robbed an armored car at gunpoint in suburban Philadelphia without even getting out of their getaway car.
	Gubernatorial hopeful Tom Knox advocates reforms Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Knox is unveiling a plan to reform Pennsylvania state government.
	2 get prison, house arrest in fatal Pa. mine blast The operator of an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine has been sentenced to prison and the owner to house arrest in connection with a mine explosion that killed a man three years ago.