Pennsylvania

Baseball CENTRAL LEAGUE Lower Merion 3, Upper Darby 1 Penncrest 8, Harriton 7 CHES-MONT AMERICAN Great Valley 11, Kennett 7 CHES-MONT LEAGUE W.C. Henderson 8, Downingtown West 4 FRIENDS SCHOOLS LEAGUE Friends' Central 4, Westtown 1 Moorestown Friends 5, George School 2 Germantown Friends 8, Shipley 1 INTER-AC LEAGUE Malvern Prep 6, Episcopal Academy 1 Penn Charter 9, Germantown Academy 0 Haverford...

At the 21st annual Equality Forum Summit, you'll hear talk of how much is changing nationwide for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community - and how little is changing in Pennsylvania state law. That's the irony surrounding the summit, one of the nation's foremost LGBT gatherings. It started Wednesday and runs through Sunday at locations throughout the city, with 18 panels, an art exhibition, special guests, a four-man production of Romeo and Juliet , and some great parties.

HARRISBURG - In 2008, undercover videotapes made by The Oprah Winfrey Show exposing inhumane treatment of dogs in Pennsylvania's so-called puppy mills helped drive the passage of the nation's toughest kennel law. Similar videos depicting conditions in large-scale agriculture operations across the nation have led to animal-cruelty charges and changes in laws. In recent years, forces in the industry have pushed back, promoting legislation to criminalize undercover videotaping or photographing of farm operations.

Some of the leaders in Southeastern Pennsylvania baseball. Statistics are through Tuesday. Batting Minimum of 30 at-bats. Player, School   AB   R   H   RBI   Avg.    Chris Hartman, Franklin Towne   31   9   18   16   .581    Mike O'Hanlon, Father Judge   39   13   22   9   .564    Jordan Pocrass, Lower Moreland   33   10   18   15   .545    Manny...

Six Philadelphia-area boxers won state Golden Gloves championships and have advanced to the nationals in Salt Lake City: * Stephen Fulton, of Shuler's Gym, 114 pounds. * Vidal N. Rivera, of Camden PAL, 123 pounds. * Joshua Jones, of Shuler's Gym, 132 pounds. * Tahree Carroll, unattached, 141 pounds. * Andrew Peurifoy, Joe Hand's Gym, 201 pounds. * Marquis Dacres, Lawncrest Boxing Club, 201-plus pounds Other winners from the Eastern region are: Tyrone Arzeno, Allentown Boxing Gym, 108 pounds; Devin Williams, Erie, 152 pounds; Kyrone Davis, Wilmington, 165 pounds; Akheim Nurse, Allentown, 178 pounds.