Kendric Curtis, 18, died at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh hours after being shot by an ATF agent in Aliquippa.

The three detectives killed this week in one of Pennsylvania’s deadliest days for police officers this century are men who are missed for their humility, hard work and willingness to help others.

Pennsylvania’s state parks welcomed nearly 25 million visitors this summer, recording a 30 percent surge in campground reservations after federal closures shifted demand. Overall summer reservations were up 10 percent statewide — and up 60 percent near affected federal sites — thanks to the Shapiro Administration’s “Still Open.

McKinzie colt, third in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes this spring, proved best in the $1-million race at Parx Racing

The partisan standoff in Harrisburg is forcing counties to borrow funds and cut services while school districts prepare for financial pressures next month.

Four detectives and a deputy sheriff were shot in the incident, according to York County District Attorney Timothy Barker. Three of the detectives died.

Northampton County is home to two of three new archery range projects the Game Commission is undertaking this fiscal year, Lau said. The other is on State Game Lands 280 at Blue Marsh Lake in Berks County. Next fiscal year, one new archery range is slated to be built, on State Game Lands 307 in Lackawanna County, near Jermyn.

Jim Brady recalls his favorite memories of working with Mark Baker in the Philadelphia Police Department over 20 years ago.