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At least 1 killed in Reserve Township shooting
Four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base, outside of Kabul, a Pentagon official said Tuesday on the condition of ...
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One of US FBIs most wanted nabbed in Mexico
CANCUN, Mexico -; A state prosecutor says one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del ...
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Goldschmidt homers in 9th Arizona beats Marlins
Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ...
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Tinicum OKs bid for building demolition
TINICUM - Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve a bid by Ridley Excavating to raze a building at 347 N. Governor Printz Blvd., which the township purchased earlier this year and plans to maintain as open space.Ridley Excavating bid $14,800 for the work.- LAURA ...
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County votes to begin to turn Centre Crest into nonprofit nursing home
BELLEFONTE - Centre County likely will be getting out of the nursing home business. Despite pleas from minority Commissioner Michael Pipe to wait, the Centre County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to begin the transfer of Centre Crest Nursing Home in Bellefonte to a nonprofit facility.County officials will identify a nine-member community board of directors and draft documents to ...
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Rays absorb doubleheader sweep by Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays' Chris Archer pitches in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, ...
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AL West-leading As beat Rangers Darvish 6-2
Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers' Japanese ace four times, more than any other ...
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Pleasant surprise Locke looks to keep producing
Of the five pitchers the Pirates broke Spring Training with in late March, Jeff Locke is the only remaining right now. Because of injuries to A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and James McDonald, the rotation has seen a major overhaul since the beginning of the season. But Locke, the No. 5 starter when the year began, has been as reliable as they come. Locke will put his 6-1 record and 2.19 ERA on ...
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Kendrick looking to help Phils sweep Nats
Despite an up-and-down season, the Phillies have tread water to this point, and they may have their own division foes to thank. Philadelphia is 35-37 overall but owns an 18-9 record against the National League East. The Phillies can improve on that number with a win and three-game series sweep over the Nationals on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. In order to do that, the Phillies will need a ...
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College teacher training found in study to be ‘industry of mediocrity’
Pennsylvania colleges are doing little to curb America's steady decline from educational powerhouse to middle-of-the-pack contender, according to a study published Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher ...
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Hearing continued for party stabbing suspect
Police said a woman's request to guzzle beer while suspended upside down over a keg at a party of about 50 people led to the double stabbing on April ...
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Crews working on roads in Mt. Pleasant Township
In the meantime, crews have been out working on blacktopping roads affected by the sewer lines installed in the Norvelt, Calumet and Hecla areas of the township over the past two ...
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Area vice squad on alert
According to the affidavit of probable cause, members of the vice squad placed an advertisement on a social media site advertising sex in exchange for ...
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Dunbar library wants children to ‘dig’ reading for summer fun June to August
Benjamin Polyblank, 4, of Connellsville, reads a book in the new Children's Area at the Dunbar Community Free Public Library in Dunbar Borough. Polyblank's mother, Emma, has signed him and his 2-year-old sister Elizabeth up for the library's summer reading program, "Dig Into ...
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Connellsville up for fix-up money
Michael Edwards, executive director of the Connellsville Redevelopment Authority, said Connellsville was one of five communities recently selected as finalists for the program. A total of 20 cities applied for the ...
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Small communication firms target system
"They (Federal Communications Commission) completely ignored all of the small company concerns," said James Kail, president and CEO of Laurel Highlands Total Communications, which provides telecommunications services for rural ...
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Former president of Derry Area Football Boosters Club charged with stealing $27000 from group
The former president of the Derry Area Football Boosters Club was arraigned this week on charges of stealing $27,711 from the organization over three ...
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Morsy scorned for appointment of ‘terrorist’
CAIRO -- The appointment of a state governor with links to Egypt's worst terrorist attack has provoked outrage in the city where that attack ...
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Pittsburgh Trib athletes of the week Beaver’s Nick Hineman Canon-McMillan’s Alayna Astuto
Claim to fame: Hineman went 2 for 4 with a game-tying, two-out single in the top of seventh in an eventual 5-4 loss to Loyalsock in the PIAA Class AA title game June 14. He went 2 for 3 with two RBI and two runs in Beaver's 10-0 first-round win in the PIAA playoffs over Karns City and went 1 for 1 with two RBI in a 7-1 win over Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Finals. This season, Hineman batted ...
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Burrell board approves tax increase
The budget represents an increase of about 4 percent over the 2012-13 budget, which Callahan had attributed primarily to rising retirement costs plus contractual employee ...
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Quick-hitting storm dumps rain on Valley
John Darnley, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh offices in Moon, said a cold front passing through Western Pennsylvania sparked the storms. Although there was a possibility for hail and lightning, Darnley said rain was the star of the show for the A-K ...
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Franklin Regional ends decade of tax increases
The $49.5 million budget, the first in a decade without a tax increase, was approved 8-to-1 during the public meeting. Dennis Pavlik cast the lone dissenting ...
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Find ways to keep from losing your guns
What conclusion can be drawn from that statistic? Probably that the people charged with responsibly distributing guns across the state are an unusually absentminded bunch that probably is prone to forgetting important family ...
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Plan for loft apartments receives approval
"The market for new apartments with a modern dcor located near the shops and nightlife of downtown Greensburg is strong," Gifford said later in an e-mail. "We have been following this trend and are ready to capitalize on it. The decision of Seton Hill to place a second academic building within the city's cultural district was the last piece of our ...
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Personable secretary earned Magee volunteer award
Lucille Santella worked 40 years as a legal secretary before retiring. But she never stopped working, volunteering three days a week in a hospital and senior center into her ...
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Philadelphia expands recycling, but not all is well
Philadelphia is expanding the range of recyclable products its accepts in the refuse disposal systems and in effort to increase recycling rates and save money for the city council during current lean times. But, there is a concern among environmentalists that increased recycling may actually have negative side effects.
Recycling across the country is not entirely mainstreamed yet, according to figures from 2007 to 2008 (the most recent available), just 11% of all the USA’s garbage was recycled. Environmentalists point to figures such as these for the reason why landfills are running out, pollution is increasing and the environment is suffering. Read more
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