The first of eight defendants to have a preliminary hearing in a state corruption investigation into the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to contest the charges.
Prosecutors plan a news conference on a Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic stop during which state police troopers say they found $1 million worth of heroin in a Pittsburgh man's car.
Pennsylvania's elected fiscal watchdog says the turnpike commission lost about $109 million in interest rate swaps and says it needs greater accountability in how the five commissioners' expenses are reported.
The ramp to the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike has reopened after emergency crews worked for hours to clear an overturned tractor-trailer Friday morning.
The ramp to the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike has reopened after emergency crews worked for hours to clear an overturned tractor-trailer Friday morning.
The state auditor general says the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has seen its long-term debt more than double since state lawmakers approved legislation requiring the commission to provide infrastructure funding to PennDOT.
The insurer of a trucking company whose tanker leaked sticky black goo onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike in November says in court filings that its $1 million policy likely won't be enough to cover roughly 1,000 claims for damaged vehicles.
Fares on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will rise 10 percent for cash-paying customers in 2012, but those using E-ZPass will not see an increase, the turnpike commission said Thursday.