By TRACIE MAURIELLO, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pennsylvania Department of Treasury is looking for a few Finders, several Keepers and a handful of Losers.
There are no Weepers, though, on the treasury's list of people who are owed $1.5 billion in money and property they may not know about.

Speed matters, but consistency is what counts most.
That's what competitors in the Pennsylvania Farm Show's 30th annual Sheep to Shawl contest in Harrisburg said Wednesday.
Teams of six had 2-1/2 hours to shear a sheep, spin its fleece and weave a shawl. All the while, a team of judges watched every clip of the scissors, spin of the wheel and pass of the shuttle.

A West Coast businessman at the crux of a pay-to-play investigation in New Mexico has political ties to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and a contract with the state.

A West Coast businessman at the crux of a pay-to-play investigation in New Mexico has political ties to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and a contract with the state.

Smokers may find themselves lighting up more often in the new year.
It's not that they'll be smoking more cigarettes, just lighting each one multiple times.