http://www.yourstreet.com/news/pa YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Rates for Walter Rowen’s company, Susquehanna Glass in Columbia, Pa., were to rise 160 percent. BY REED ABELSON The New York Times As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750592/small-business-faces-sharp-rise-in-cost-of-health-care Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:47:08 -0700 Extreme Sweets (9pm, Food) - Food Network host Adam Gertler (right) tries a sweet so spicy that he has to sign a waiver at a Hollywood candy shop before he can taste it. Gertler also visits Hershey, PA. The Locator (9pm, WeTV) - A woman who has looked for her mother... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751963/what-to-watch-on-saturday-svu-catch-up-night-with-rosie-perez Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:30:08 -0700 "Suburban sprawl isn't sustainable," says Thomas Hylton. McMansion subdivisions, roadside retail and our car culture are turning the American landscape into junkscapes. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania visited Mt. Lebanon... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752159/pulitzer-winning-journalist-hails-mt-lebanon-as-ideal-community Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:25:08 -0700 Two Philadelphia schools - the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University - are among the top colleges in the country at improving the economic, cultural, and social lives of their urban communities, according to a national study released yesterday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745421/penn,-drexel-ranked-high-for-community-work Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Penn, Drexel 'good neighbors' Declaring that the state of the U.S. economy makes the economic relationship between institutions of higher education and their local communities "more important than ever," a national survey, "Saviors of Our Cities,"... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745424/briefly-city-region Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 INDIANA, Pa. - Police have charged a man with assaulting a state police horse after homecoming festivities at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745432/man-charged-with-assault-on-state-police-horse Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Two Philadelphia schools - the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University - are among the top colleges in the country at improving the economic, cultural, and social lives of their urban communities, according to a national study released yesterday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745455/penn,-drexel-ranked-high-for-community-work Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Penn, Drexel 'good neighbors' Declaring that the state of the U.S. economy makes the economic relationship between institutions of higher education and their local communities "more important than ever," a national survey, "Saviors of Our Cities,"... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745459/briefly-city-region Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Kittanning, a long-time Class AA team and one of the more storied programs in western Pennsylvania, will drop into Class A. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745575/kittanning-hits-ice-against-new-opponents Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering changes to the state's three-month-old home-improvement contractor law as consumer complaints continue. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745576/pennsylvania-contractor-law-revisions-weighed Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania began a Web site that includes information on using energy wisely and safely, and gives customers electronic tools to receive bills via their computer, and to pay bills online. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745579/columbia-gas-of-pennsylvania-launches-energy-information-web-site Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The eastbound lanes of the Burlington-Bristol Bridge were closed for much of Monday night after a car flipped on the Pennsylvania side of Route 413 and struck a utility pole carrying a power line, police said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747442/crash-closes-lanes-of-burlington-bristol Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:21:08 -0700 Pennsylvania's new budget provides the money Gov. Ed Rendell needs to help persuade Harley-Davidson stay in York, a spokesman said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6741932/state-budget-preserves-money-for-harley-incentive Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:16:08 -0700 Although the development of renewable energy has been encouraged by Congress, at least one University academic is still skeptical of giving the green light to green technologies. The passage of the federal stimulus bill in February set aside roughly around $70... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749662/study-questions-green-job-funding Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:43:08 -0700 Documentaries, Popular 'Tempo!' axed after 90 percent funding reduction, CEO says While day care centers and human services providers are relieved that the newly approved Pennsylvania budget means their funding is no longer held hostage, PBS-39, WLVT-TV officials say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745743/budget-cuts-force-pbs-39-to-cancel-programs Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Documentaries, Popular 'Tempo!' axed after 90 percent funding reduction, CEO says While day care centers and human services providers are relieved that the newly approved Pennsylvania budget means their funding is no longer held hostage, PBS-39, WLVT-TV officials say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745753/budget-cuts-force-pbs-39-to-cancel-programs Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Opponents of tolling Interstate 80 yesterday vowed to continue fighting what they see as a scheme to siphon money to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia from the state's rural northern tier. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745259/report-backs-i-80-toll-foes Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania man accused of fatally shooting his puppy and dragging the dog's carcass behind his wheelchair has been ordered to stand trial. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743777/man-accused-of-dragging-dead-dog-behind-wheelchair Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:43:08 -0700 Edinboro continued its climb up the Division II rankings after a 38-24 victory over Indiana (Pa.) Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745681/edinboro-football-team-up-to-no-12-in-d-ii-poll Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700 UNIONTOWN -- A federal judge said a western Pennsylvania county has 120 days to resentence a man who was wrongly sentenced to consecutive five- to 10-year prison terms for conspiring to kill a western Pennsylvania couple in 1994. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745691/judge-sets-deadline-in-death-resentencing Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700