Provides the latest RSS feeds for Pennsylvania News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philadelphia News.net http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/cat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:07 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:07 -0400 30 SPOKANE, Wash. - A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a case in which a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.A grand jury indictment accused Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14.A search of federal court records turned up no ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704700/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:48 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704700/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 C.J. Wilson struck out 10 in eight innings, Josh Hamilton had a two-run single and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 7-1 on Wednesday to hand the Mariners their season-worst sixth straight ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704743/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:54 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704743/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner is back on track. After a couple of rough starts in May, he pitched another gem. Bumgarner made one mistake Wednesday, leaving a ball up to Bryce Harper. Harper's leadoff home run in the sixth was the only blemish for Bumgarner, who gave up four hits in seven innings. Harper doubled in the 10th and scored on Ian Desmond's single to give the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:48 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email PITTSBURGH -- Pirates pitchers have found their groove in May, leading baseball in ERA, opposing batting average and strikeouts in the month entering Wednesday's game. And there is even more help on the way. Charlie Morton threw 80 pitches over four innings Tuesday for Double-A Altoona, giving up two hits, two walks and two unearned runs. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Morton, who ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704711/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:15 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704711/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email PITTSBURGH -- Pirates players will proudly don Penguins jerseys when they travel to Milwaukee and Detroit this weekend, and they are more than happy to represent their city doing so. Support for their fellow athletes is running rampant through the clubhouse as the Penguins look to advance past the Ottawa Senators in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. "There's a ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704713/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704713/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email PITTSBURGH -- Bryan Morris could not take the heat for much longer. After finishing his pregame run, the Pirates' reliever crawled into closer Jason Grilli's life-size Chewbacca costume and hid in his teammate's locker. When Grilli entered and sat down, Morris popped out, causing the 36-year-old Grilli to jump up from his chair. The costume of the furry "Star Wars" ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704712/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704712/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Officials in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Easton have told Occupy protesters to leave by noon Thursday or be cited for ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704835/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:02:18 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214704835/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Parents of students at the school previously received a letter explaining a student found packets of white powder while clearing out an unused desk on May 14. The substance was then sent for ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703607/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:43 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703607/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Benner Pike was closed Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. between Shiloh Road and the Interstate 99 interchange due to a downed tree near the state prison at Rockview, according to a fire police responder stationed at Shiloh ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703760/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:03:38 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703760/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You probably never think of them, until you need them. An elite team of rescuers is training in our area and what they do could end up saving your life. We are talking about the Pittsburgh Flood Response Unit and they endure some pretty grueling elements. The tactical group is unique. It’s a collaboration between Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS. Since April, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703610/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:54 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703610/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Officials said 19-year-old Marquine Pickett was gunned down at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Rita's Water Ice stand in the West Oak Lane section of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703761/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:17 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703761/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 This undated photo provided by Marvin Dixon shows his grandson Kyle Davis. Davis was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Texas on May 20, 2013. Nicknamed 'The Wall,' 8-year-old Davis loved soccer and going to the Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather (AP Photo/Marvin ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703576/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:48:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703576/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a threatening communication to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14. The indictment did not say anything about ricin. However, the U.S. Postal ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703255/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214703255/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Helickson during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702579/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:25 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702579/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Arizona Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (35) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Barry ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702624/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702624/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 When the Plum Senior High School TV production class put together another Penguins lipdub recently, it went viral. Viewers from all over the country saw ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702522/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:24 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702522/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 LOS ANGELES -; Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701849/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701849/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701948/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:10 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701948/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A woman escaped injury when her vehicle rammed into the Salvation Army building on East College Avenue Wednesday afternoon.State College police said the building sustained significant damage in the accident. The vehicle crashed through a large window and into an office area.Police said the woman was trying to park and overcompensated due to a steep incline in the lot, causing her vehicle to ram ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702705/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:51 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702705/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009, file photo, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick talks to the media during a news conferenceat the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The late NASCAR matriarch Anne B. France and car owners Richard Childress and Hendrick are among the nominees for the next class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will be announced Wednesday night, May 22, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702706/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:46 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702706/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game series ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702550/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:48 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702550/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 MILWAUKEE — This has been one miserable May for Wily Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers. Peralta was knocked out in the second inning and Milwaukee went on to a 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The Brewers have dropped three of four to fall to 4-16 this month. "I don't know if it was the worst game of the year," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702554/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:47 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702554/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email MIAMI -- The Phillies announced Wednesday that Brad Lidge will formally retire as a member of the Phillies before their Aug. 1 game against the Giants at Citizens Bank Park. Lidge recorded the final out in Game 5 of the 2008 World Series to give the Phillies their second World Series championship in franchise history. "I had my greatest moment at Citizens Bank Park and I would like ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702709/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702709/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email MIAMI -- Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay reported Monday to Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla., to begin a rehab program following right shoulder surgery. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Halladay feels like he has pretty good range of motion. "I talked to him [Tuesday]," Amaro said. "He's pretty positive." If everything goes well, Halladay ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702708/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702708/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 MIAMI -- Phillies setup man Mike Adams took a step closer to his return Wednesday when he threw a bullpen session at Marlins Park. Adams is on the disabled list because of a strained back. He is scheduled to throw another bullpen session Friday in Clearwater, Fla., and make an appearance in a rehab game Monday with Class A Clearwater. If everything goes well, he could be activated Tuesday or ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702707/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702707/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has asked a county judge to throw out charges accusing him of helping cover up abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702710/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:30 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702710/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple was charged on Wednesday in the death of their infant son, the second of their children who prosecutors say died after his parents prayed over him instead of seeking medical ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702115/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214702115/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 "We are, we hope, in the recovery stages now," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday. "It's going to take a while to get through all this, and we certainly are making a plan to move by stages." At least 24 people, including 10 children, were killed in Monday's monster tornado. Another 324 people were injured, Fallin said. The twister ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701033/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:03 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701033/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The two men led a community meeting to galvanize leaders in response to the wild shooting spree at a picnic on Tuesday evening that left a toddler dead. "It's a sad day. It's a sad day when a baby has died due to senseless gun shooting," said Gainey. Burgess called the gunmen "terrorists," adding, " for something like this to happen, is unimaginable. And my ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701122/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701122/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the track. Ed Carpenter thought it'd be fun to ramp up the speed by about 100 mph.Maybe they ought to swap rides.Brown, the reigning NHRA Top Fuel champion, stopped by his old pal's garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, slipping into Carpenter's No. 20 ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701162/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:26 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701162/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 LOS ANGELES -; Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti says he's going to focus like a "laser beam" on the economy when he takes office July ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214700344/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:15 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214700344/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214700651/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:12 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214700651/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 cscharr@delcotimes.com CHESTER – A 22-year-old city man is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head during an apparent ambush at the Ruth L. Bennett Homes this morning.The victim, whose name was not released, was shot around 8:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of Hunt Terrance.Police said the victim, who lives in the area, appeared to have been targeted.He was transported to ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701327/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701327/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE - In this May 27, 2012, file photo, Zach Johnson pumps his fist after winning the Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson has won two of the last three Colonials. A trip to Hogan's Alley may be just what he needs. Johnson, who doesn't have a top-10 finish this season, is the only golfer in three decades with four consecutive top 10s at ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701328/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:42 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701328/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Defending champion Roger Chapman speaks during a news conference at the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in St. Louis. Tournament play begins on ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701329/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:41 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701329/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Chris Landsberger). Penny Phillips throws out a bag of salvaged clothing as she goes through the remains of her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701216/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:58 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701216/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in two runs, Jorge De La Rosa pitched effectively into the sixth and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 4-1 on Wednesday to take two of three from the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701156/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:03 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701156/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701158/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:57 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701158/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Email MIAMI -- Chase Utley knows he needs to be smart about this. He felt a burning sensation in his right rib cage taking swings in the batting cage before Tuesday's game at Marlins Park. He got scratched from the lineup a short time later, did not play in Wednesday's series finale against the Marlins and will have an MRI exam Thursday in Philadelphia. It seems likely Utley will miss ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:40 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Tom Corbett's office says his comments about a lack of Latinos on his staff were taken out of context to discredit ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701331/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214701331/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699695/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:21 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699695/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 "We'll try to get it passed as soon as I can," Glenn Lewis said. The ordinance would apply to single-family and multifamily homes. At least 24 people, including 10 children, were killed in Monday's mammoth tornado, the state medical examiner's office said. Another 324 people were injured, said Gov. Mary Fallin. Lewis said Wednesday that six people previously unaccounted ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699523/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:10 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699523/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699144/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699144/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 DENVER -; Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699306/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:31 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699306/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699340/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:24 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699340/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699201/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:07 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699201/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and charged in federal court with working with another person to set up and rob suspected drug dealers.Prosecutors allege that Officer Jeffrey Walker, a 24-year veteran of the force and longtime narcotics officer, repeatedly spoke this month with an unnamed person who turned out to be an FBI informant about different robbery ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699942/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699942/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert poses with his son Nick Gilbert after winning the NBA basketball draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699943/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699943/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - The LPGA Tour's first trip to Paradise Island is being cut short by rain.Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled. The tournament now will start Friday and be played over 54 holes.The field features the top three players in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699944/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:26 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699944/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in a three-run first inning, Ross Wolf was strong in his first major league start and the Texas Rangers avoided a sweep with a 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699783/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699783/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698964/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:46 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698964/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The casino opened its doors Wednesday after winning approval from state gambling regulators. It is Maryland's fourth casino and will add 250 jobs to the resort formerly known as the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699945/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699945/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said the children were exploring the park when the slide happened about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. Zaccard said the ground is soft after several days of ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699909/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699909/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 CHICAGO – The Chicago Board of Education has made a final vote to close 50 schools. The ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits could help define -- for better or worse -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. The board voted Wednesday. City officials say the closings are necessary because of falling school enrollment and as part of their efforts to improve the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699491/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:39 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214699491/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Prosecutors said Tonya Thomas' decision to walk away and leave her kids unsupervised was so reckless, it rose to a criminal level and fit the criteria for a homicide charge, but a magisterial judge disagreed. About one week later, the district attorney refiled the previously-dismissed homicide charge, citing a possible misunderstanding in what his office was ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698400/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:35 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698400/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 HAZLETON, Pa. - Gov. Tom Corbett says American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is planning a $160 million-plus distribution center near Hazleton that is projected to generate nearly 400 jobs.The governor said Tuesday the million-square-foot center on a 120-acre site will also bring construction jobs and additional hiring during peak business seasons.The center is being supported by state money, including ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698594/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:39 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698594/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, former Major League baseball player Mark McGwire testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to answer lawmakers’ questions over the years. McGwire, sometimes choking back tears, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698595/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:37 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698595/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698597/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:41 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698597/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- One of the 12 surviving copies of the Bill of Rights that may have been pilfered from Pennsylvania in the late 1800s will be on display in Philadelphia for three years, beginning with the 225th anniversary next year of the drafting of the country's highest ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698362/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:56 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698362/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Vancouver Canucks said they wanted to go in a new direction this offseason and apparently that begins with head coach.On Wednesday the Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault as well as assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne according ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698783/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:06 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698783/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 HARRISBURG -- Two Republican senators on Wednesday asked the director of Pennsylvania's welfare agency to make sure people receiving public assistance aren't on the Federal Terrorist Watchlist like the two suspected Boston Marathon ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698598/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214698598/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Former Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper can take his grandchildren to an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, for the Memorial Day weekend, a federal judge ruled ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697476/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:06 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697476/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Atlanta Braves' Evan Gattis, right, high-fives teammate Ramiro Pena after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning of a baseball game as Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit, center rear, stands at home plate, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697298/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697298/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Injured Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller is pleased with his recovery from a devastating knee injury but says it's too early to tell when he'll ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696963/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696963/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June _ if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials appeared at odds over what evidence would demonstrate such gains.Minutes of the Fed's April 30-May 1 meeting released Wednesday show "a number" of members ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696999/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696999/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:51 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wayne Osmus holds up an ivory-handled knife that he salvaged from the wrecked of his home in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Osmus' family was forced to hide in a closet Monday when winds prevented them from taking refuge in an underground shelter. (AP Photo/Allen Breed) MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697116/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697116/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Pallbearers carry Andrea Rebello's coffin into St. Teresa of Avila Church for her funeral service, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., who was accidentally shot by police Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. - Weeping filled a church Wednesday during a funeral ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697117/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:58 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697117/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 BRUSSELS – The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization for fear it could ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696453/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:00 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214696453/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 She says she wasn't able to break the glass ceiling at City Hall - a reference to a gender breakthrough - but told supporters "you sure helped me put a crack in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697044/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:30 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214697044/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE -In this Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, Congolese government troops patrol near Minova in eastern Congo. Fighting between M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday, May 21, 2013, near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 20 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. Peace talks reached a dead end in recent weeks, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694702/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694702/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 MOORE, Okla. -- Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb.At least 24 people died when the tornado laid waste to Moore on Monday afternoon.The Oklahoma Insurance Department says the financial cost of the tornado could exceed $2 billion, because of the size and duration of the storm. The disaster zone stretches more ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694917/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:07 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694917/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma on Sunday, the White House announced. At least 24 were killed in the mammoth ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695156/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695156/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 rquinn@delcotimes.comj , @rquinndelco A 24-year-old Middletown man is behind bars in Delaware County, charged with aiding the three men who authorities say shot and killed a 62-year-old Lancaster County man during home invasion last August.Emlyn Lucas Jones is additionally charged with hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property, according to online court records. He was arrested May ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695631/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695631/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Gregory Twyman, who is accused of killing his girlfriend in their East Fallowfield home Tuesday, is taken to his arraignment in Downingtown. (Special to the Times/Tom Kelly IV) EAST FALLOWFIELD - A woman was killed Tuesday after an apparent domestic dispute turned violent in the first block of Rokeby Road, a day after the victim’s boyfriend changed his social media profile to show ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695630/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:23 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695630/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a press conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695632/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:52 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695632/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) brushed away a question about Latinos working in his administration during a roundtable discussion at The Union League in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, telling the moderator, ';If you can find us one let me ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695633/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:51 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695633/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia prosecutors plan a news conference about a faith-healing couple who lost a second ill child while on probation in their toddler's 2009 pneumonia ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695634/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:19 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695634/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) -- Five Baltimore men killed when their van careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times were members of a Christian ministry returning from a weeklong international conference in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695532/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:05 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214695532/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Trident Insurance Services, LLC, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has formed an exclusive business relationship with The McGowan Cos. to offer access to its public entity insurance program in Pennsylvania. The public entity insurance program--underwritten by Trident and now distributed by The McGowan Cos.--is available to municipalities (boroughs, cities, counties and towns) ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694480/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:35:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214694480/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA -; Brokenhearted skateboarders long banned from Philadelphia's internationally renowned shredding paradise of Love Park may have a new object of affection: Paine's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693245/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:47 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693245/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PREFACE Asked by veterans from the Vietnam Veterans of America inmate Chapter 466 in Graterford state prison to be the official speaker for their Armed Forces Day event on May 18th, the following was given as a speech. Members of VVA Chapter 466 were in attendance, along with a host of friends and supporters of the chapter, some who are quite conservative veterans. Several Graterford staff and ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693942/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:57:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693942/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 MOORE, Okla. - The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.Oklahoma Insurance Department spokeswoman Calley Herth told The Associated Press that the early damage tally is based on ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693742/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:45 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693742/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693533/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:54 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693533/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 By Susan L. SerbinTimes Correspondent MEDIA - Borough Council continues to grapple with the dilemma of the popularity of street events, especially on State Street. The number of such events that generally take place spring through fall continue to grow, and were considered in the context of public safety.Council Member Paul Robinson had three more mass gathering permits in his committee report ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693943/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:02 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693943/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693837/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:28 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693837/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:02 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693125/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214693125/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692151/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692151/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The Observer-Reporter reported that the school was evacuated and students were sent to the elementary school for undisclosed reasons. California Area High School was also evacuated, due to a bomb threat, the newspaper ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692150/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692150/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 This aerial view shows an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Tony ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692129/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:40 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692129/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - U.S. Director of Exempt Organizations for the Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, takes her seat before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on alleged targeting ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214691136/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:19 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214691136/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital city will have a new mayor next year, but that could mean little for Harrisburg's most pressing financial ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692331/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:47 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692331/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is cutting costs by laying off more than 100 transcriptionists, all of whom are being offered jobs by a Massachusetts company which has worked with the hospital network to develop voice recognition ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692332/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:45 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214692332/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this month.The wounded eagle was found by people riding all-terrain vehicles on May 10 in northern Cambria County, about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The bird died before it could be treated for a single ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690432/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:51 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690432/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Several dozen tea party activists and other concerned citizens, wave signs and small American flags as they march outside the main Internal Revenue Service office on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. The rally was one of many around the country after IRS officials acknowledged that some conservative groups received inappropriate attention and questioning. (AP Photo/Ross D. ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689616/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689616/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 WASHINGTON - Sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.The National Association of Realtors says sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million, up from 4.94 million in March.Home sales have risen 9.7 percent in the past 12 months. Still, sales have changed little ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690560/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690560/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Former Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper has resurrected her political career by winning the Democratic nomination for Erie County ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690619/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:16 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690619/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh police have charged a jitney driver with raping a female passenger and say his pants were still loose from the alleged attack and fell down when they stopped him and made him get out of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690618/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:16 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690618/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a southwestern Pennsylvania man who didn't succeed in robbing a liquor store in 2004 should have thought twice about trying again to rob the same store earlier this ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690617/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:16 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690617/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 It happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's West Trenton line. SEPTA spokeswoman Kristin Geiger says the train was heading outbound toward Trenton when the 56-year-old man was hit near the Philmont station in suburban Huntingdon ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690590/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:14 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690590/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 KING OF PRUSSIA -- Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689877/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689877/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Former Congressman Anthony Weiner has announced he is running for mayor of New York City, almost two years after resigning over a Twitter scandal. In a video released Tuesday night, Weiner announced his candidacy for the election in November 2013, with his wife, Huma Abedin, aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their young son Jordan, by his side. Sources tell the New York ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690221/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:16 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214690221/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Jason Wolfe, GiftCards.com. Green Tree-based GiftCards.com is acquiring San Francisco-based digital gifting startup Giftly and exploring ways, including VC funding, to amp up its growing mobile commerce. With this deal the company not only gains Giftlys resources, it will also have a San Francisco presence. The move allows GiftCards.com to further build out a gifting platform across commerce with ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689701/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:36:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689701/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Although Pennsylvania continues to lead the nation in structurally deficient bridges, the number of state-maintained bridges in that category has fallen from 5,600 in August 2010 to fewer than 4,500 in the most recent count. Similar progress has been made locally. In a five-county area that includes Pittsburgh, the number of deficient state- and locally maintained bridges has fallen from 1,246 ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688969/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688969/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 CHESTER – Police and paramedics are responding to a shooting at the Ruth L. Bennett Homes.The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Hunt Terrace.Additional details are not yet ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689077/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:41 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689077/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) - Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer.Zakia Clark and Tasha Clark had been at the King of Prussia Mall on Sunday shopping for funeral dresses with a third sister, Makia Underwood. Their mother died last week after battling the disease.Zakia and Tasha ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689078/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:41 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689078/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 UNIVERSITY PARK - The Penn State men’s basketball team will get an early jump on the 2013-14 season with a foreign tour that will see the Nittany Lions play three games and visit cities in Belgium, England and France.The Nittany Lions will get 10 practices to prepare for the foreign tour, which will take place August 10-17. Game dates and opponents are still being finalized. Penn State will ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689079/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:08 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689079/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Allegheny County medical examiner's office has been working to identify a 19-month-old boy fatally shot during a backyard picnic in Pittsburgh, along with two young women who were ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689080/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214689080/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A vicious tornado touched down in Moore, Okla., on Monday, tearing through businesses, homes and schools and leaving widespread destruction in its path.Below are before-and-after slider images of the devastation. Glide your cursor to the right and left to see how the tornado affected parts of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688955/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:52 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688955/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA-A competitive martial artist is suing a Philadelphia sex shop and the makers of a gel he says burned and scarred his genitals. The Philadelphia Daily News reports ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688238/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:48 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688238/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 ROME (AP) -- A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688388/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:33:00 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214688388/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.But the home improvement chain's quarterly performance missed Wall Street's expectations. Its shares dropped more than 4 percent in premarket trading Wednesday.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687562/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:56 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687562/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Target Corp. is reporting a 26 percent drop in first-quarter profits as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending. The company, based ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686629/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:07 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686629/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement that he is running for mayor of New York City. He had said last month he was considering entering the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686609/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:48:04 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686609/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 WARSAW, Poland - Doctors in Poland say they have performed an urgent total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in an accident which also crushed his jaws. Doctors at the Oncology Center in Gliwice said the 27-hour operation was performed May 15, just weeks after the accident. The head of the team of doctors, Adam Maciejewski, said it was the world's first ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687318/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:45:26 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687318/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Lancaster say two men brought in for questioning in the abduction of a woman who called 911 from the trunk of her car have been ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687669/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214687669/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 BERLIN -; Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685855/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:41 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685855/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A man carries a drawer and a bag filled with clothes from Rachel Hernandez' home as residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, Okla., returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686324/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:56 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686324/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 By DAVID A. LIEB,Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686323/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:56 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686323/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz has faced down two challengers for the Democratic nomination in his campaign for a third term as the city's fiscal watchdog.Butkovitz beat tax-overhaul advocate Brett Mandel and attorney Mark Zecca in Tuesday's primary in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 9-1. He will take on GOP businessman Terry Tracy in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686325/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686325/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 By PETER JACKSON,Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrats nominated new mayors in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg in the Pennsylvania primary election.They tapped veteran city Councilman William Peduto as their standard-bearer in Pittsburgh and city Tax Collector Bill Courtright in Scranton, but spurned Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson's re-election bid and chose bookstore owner ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686322/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686322/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and other services connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have topped $44.4 million, the university's latest bill shows.That total was through the end of February, according to a university website this week. It's up about $1.5 million from the previous bill released through the end of ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686326/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686326/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A man wanted for a killing in Washington, D.C., and featured on the TV show “America’s Most Wanted” has been arrested in Centre County.Patton Township police said Tuesday that Reynard Cook was arrested last week on charges of providing false identification to law enforcement and disorderly conduct.Cook was found to be wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service Arlington Office on ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686327/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:24 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686327/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 hurricane deductibles ," which require homeowners to pay a percentage of the home's value before the insurance kicks in. Insurers should also be able to respond to tornado victims more quickly, said ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685614/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:03 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685614/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A lawyer for the family of a 5-year-old girl abducted from her Philadelphia elementary school says the family is planning to sue the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686328/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:22 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686328/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A substation problem in Elizabeth Township left approximately 1,800 West Penn Power customers -- including nearby Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Co. hall, where battery power was needed to keep election machines going -- without service for just more than two hours on Tuesday afternoon. The fire hall also was hosting a benefit dinner for a kidney ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686232/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686232/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Duquesne Controller Elizabeth Kracinovsky and Councilwoman June Wilson are all smiles as Mayor Phil Krivacek gives a thumbs up on positive election ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:50 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 There was no discussion about McNeilly before the board went into executive session when the meeting was adjourned. The commissioners had Solicitor Pat McGrail tell McNeilly that he is on paid administrative ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686237/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:48 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214686237/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 State police said an animal cruelty investigation is underway after ten emaciated horses were found living in poor conditions at a location in Clearfield Township, Butler ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685237/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:50:42 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685237/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:20 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685282/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:39:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685282/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Villanova's JayVaughn Pinkston celebrates with fans after Villanova defeated No. 3 Syracuse 75-71 in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) NORRISTOWN – It was a different kind of court than the one Villanova Wildcats player JayVaughn Pinkston was accustomed to seeing.Pinkston, 21, the 6-6, 240-pound forward from ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685283/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:39:25 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685283/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Jefferson Hills attorney Guy Reschenthaler has won both party nominations for the magisterial district judge's seat Pat A. Capolupo is ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684729/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:33 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684729/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 "I thought it was a good race," said Snyder, 43, "and I want to congratulate all of the candidates and their families. I think they all ran first-class ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685025/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685025/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Endorsed McKeesport Area school board candidates Scott Smith, Patricia Maksin and Tom Maglicco gather at an election night reception at the Viking Restaurant and Lounge. They, as cross-filed candidates, earned Democratic and Republican nomination for school ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685238/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685238/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 John Mollenauer reacts to winning in the Charleroi mayors race. , as Deborah Kruell-Buck,Karen Kosh, Jennifer Vargo, and Larry M. Celaschi check the incoming numbers for charleroi council winners. On Tuesday, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685239/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214685239/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on immigration ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:45 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684256/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:52 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684256/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Three Connellsville Area School Board incumbents and two newcomers won the chance on Tuesday to have their names placed on the ballot in the November general ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684242/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:17 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684242/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 In Mt. Pleasant's Second Ward, two Democratic candidates vied for the only four-year seat, but it was incumbent Susan Ruszkowski who will move on to the general election by receiving 67.76 percent of the vote, beating out challenger Robert Storey, who received 32.24 percent of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684363/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:16 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684363/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 After Tuesday's primary election results were released late Tuesday, Bruce Smith and Donn Henderson agreed the race was still too close to ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684244/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:46 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684244/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 According to unofficial Westmoreland County election results, incumbent commissioner Pat Egros and newcomer Ray Iacoboni secured the top two Democratic ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684245/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:45 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684245/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 In the race for four spots on the Elizabeth Forward School Board, the top four Democratic nominations went to Dorothy A. Wycoff, 1,030, Francis J. Posa, 924, Scott A. McVicker, 719, Mary C. Scarry, 648. The Dems who fell short were Jamie O. Evans, 606, Alexa R. Siemon, 564, and Daniel J. Novacek, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684246/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:44 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684246/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Around 25 percent of the county's 40,854 voters hit the polls yesterday to decide who will continue on for the win in November's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684364/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:43 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684364/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Incumbents Joseph Close, James T. Rearic and Linda Walker will each retain their seats while Timothy Scaife, current president of the Armstrong Educators Association, will join the board when it convenes in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684248/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:39 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684248/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Suddha Graves, left, and Matthew Gadd, employees for TechLaw, an environmental contractor for the EPA, import data on laptops in preparation for water testing at the SLDA site in Parks Township on Tuesday, May 21, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684249/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214684249/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Medical marijuana has been legal in California since voters approved it in 1996. However, regulation of so-called pot shops has been haphazard in many communities, none more so than LA. The number of dispensaries in the city surged since 2007, reaching an estimated 1,000 and prompting a series of unsuccessful efforts by city lawmakers to bring order to the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682773/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:10 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682773/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 SAN FRANCISCO — As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind. The ball dropped for a tying triple, Pablo Sandoval followed with a two-run homer in the 10th and the Washington Nationals lost 4-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night - ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683309/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:21 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683309/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 With all precincts reporting, newcomer Cheryl Byers Shipley received the highest votes on the Democrat ballot with a total of 745 votes, receiving 20.5 percent of the votes from Westmoreland County and 17 percent of the votes from Fayette County. Her name will appear on the Democratic ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683279/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:20 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683279/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 With 100 percent of the votes reported, Tabaj won the Democratic nomination for the seat, receiving 43 percent of the vote. Challenger Vern Ohler received 42 percent of the ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683280/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:19 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683280/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A South Union woman beat out three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for prothonotary in Fayette County, while a Uniontown woman won the party's nomination for ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683281/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:17 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214683281/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Manor Township policeman Bill Rupert received 2,344 votes or 55 percent in defeating deputy sheriff and ArmNET coordinator Frank Pitzer for the Democratic nomination to replace longtime sheriff Larry Crawford, who retired in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682660/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:35 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682660/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Newcomer Richard A. Kasunic III received the Republican and Democratic nominations for the six-year term as judge for Magisterial District Court 14-3-04. He defeated the incumbent in Tuesday's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682758/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:32 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682758/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682223/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:27 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682223/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:• 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.• 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss.• 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.• 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.• 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.• 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682411/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:18:04 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682411/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) fields a ground ball before throwing out Minnesota Twins' Jamey Carroll (8) in the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682412/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:29 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682412/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 SAN DIEGO — The St. Louis Cardinals figured out San Diego right-hander Edinson Volquez the third time through the order. Volquez allowed four runs on six hits in the fifth inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the Padres 10-2 Tuesday night. Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park. The ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:05 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682330/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682329/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:04 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682329/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682332/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:00 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682332/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Jeff Samardzija finally picked up his second win of 2013 in his last outing. His next start will come against the team he beat for victory No. 1. The Cubs right-hander is scheduled to toe the slab at PNC Park on Wednesday opposite Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano. On Opening Day, Samardzija dominated the Bucs -- as he's been known to do -- allowing two hits and striking out nine over eight ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682281/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:06:46 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682281/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 New Kensington Mayor Tom Guzzo, left, announces Primary Election results Tuesday night that indicated John Regoli Jr., center, and Todd Mentecki, right, were re-elected to city council at Buffalo Bill's Roadhouse on Tuesday, May 21, ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682282/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:09 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682282/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Latrobe Councilwoman Rosie Moff Wolford won an overwhelming victory for the Democratic nomination for city mayor, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682284/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:07 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682284/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 All three incumbents seeking re-election to the Greater Latrobe School Board were leading the race for nominations for four seats, while two challengers were close to winning the Democratic Party's nomination for four-year terms, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682283/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:07 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682283/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Ten cross-filed candidates ran for nominations to fill four seats on the nine-person board, and newcomer Al Lynn, and incumbents Barbara Viola, Don Rhodes and Becky Gediminskas received the top nods from the Democratic and Republican ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682285/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:06 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682285/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 The city of Monessen will have a new mayor in 2014 after challenger Lou Mavrakis seized the Democratic nomination Tuesday in a stunning landslide over incumbent Mary Jo ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682286/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:05 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682286/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Challenger Richard Jacobelli jumped to an early lead and won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Jeannette, besting incumbent Robert Carter by a 2-to-1 margin, according to unofficial election ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682287/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:02:02 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682287/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Kase edged out another challenger, Theresa Gildemeister, 41, by just six votes for the fourth nomination on the Republican ballot, according to unofficial election results. No Democrats sought that ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682288/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:59 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682288/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A Democratic newcomer will join two of the party's incumbents to vie for three seats on Latrobe Council in November, according to unoffical results from Tuesday's primary ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682289/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:58 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682289/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Four candidates for Greensburg Salem School Board appeared to virtually assure their election this fall by taking both major party nominations in Tuesday's ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682290/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:54 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682290/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 One incumbent and a challenger claimed Republican nominations for Greensburg City Council while three were in a close race for the two Democrat nominations late ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682292/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:52 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682292/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 A Unity Township Republican who promised not to work as a township roadmaster if elected supervisor appeared to have captured his party's nomination and will face a Democrat who was unopposed in primary, according to unofficial results ... http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682291/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:01:49 -0400 http://www.philadelphianews.net/index.php/sid/214682291/scat/3e0f27c4f0bf8c91