An off-duty state trooper was charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence Thursday after police said he crossed into oncoming traffic on an Erie County road, striking a car head-on and killing the driver the previous night. (Today)

The lawyer for jailed Amish sect bishop Sam Mullet says the Justice Department is trying to portray his client as a "mysterious cult leader with supernatural powers" but can't back up its assertions that he's too menacing to be released from custody. (Today)

HARRISBURG -- The state Department of Environmental Protection Thursday said it has fined gas driller Chesapeake Appalachia a total of $565,000 for major violations at three Marcellus Shale sites that occurred since 2010, including a well blowout in Bradford County last April that took five days to secure. (Today)

HARRISBURG -- A sweeping overhaul of the state's gas-drilling regulations, including restrictions on local zoning rules and a new fee on those companies, now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature. (Yesterday)

HARRISBURG -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a $565,000 fine to gas driller Chesapeake Appalachia over violations at three of the company's sites last year, including its Bradford County well blowout. (Yesterday)