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Whiskey Springs and Bloody Skillet ATV trails to reopen Friday
Whiskey Springs and Bloody Skillet all-terrain vehicle trails in Centre and Clinton counties will be open beginning Friday, according to a Sproul State Forest news release.The 6.8-mile Bloody Skillet ATV connector trail, that links to Snow Shoe Township roads and rail trail, also will open.The trails will remain open until the last Sunday in ...
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Graham Spanier’s defense team says Cynthia Baldwin’s testimony inadmissible
The lawyers defending former Graham Spanier have asked a judge to dismiss the charges against the former Penn State president, arguing that prosecutors’ evidence in the obstruction and perjury case is based on illegally obtained grand jury testimony from the university’s ex-general counsel.The defense lawyers latest salvo to dismantle the long-stalled case came by way of a motion ...
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‘America’s Most Wanted’ fugitive held in county jail on local charges
BELLEFONTE - The local case proceeded Wednesday against a man wanted on homicide charges by federal authorities in Washington, D.C., and has been featured on the TV show “American’s Most Wanted.”Reynard Cook, who was arrested last week by Patton Township police, had charges of providing false identification to law enforcement and disorderly conduct bound for trial ...
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Two men found guilty in State College robbery assault
Two Centre County men were found guilty Tuesday in a 2011 robbery and assault that left a high school student with a broken jaw.A jury convicted Joseph Jenkins, 24, of Bellefonte, and Zachariah Johnson, 24, of Boalsburg, on four felony counts and a misdemeanor and summary charge stemming from the robbery at an apartment complex on Westerly Parkway.Prosecutors said Jenkins and Johnson jumped and ...
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Diddy visits Pa. liquor board to promote product
Combs visited with Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board officials on Wednesday to promote a new product, soon-to-be-launched Ciroc Amaretto. The musical entrepreneur endorses Ciroc ...
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Police Missing Pa. students whereabouts unknown
SKIPPACK, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania State Police say they still don’t know the whereabouts of a suburban Philadelphia college student who disappeared while returning home from the University of Rhode ...
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UN chief arrives in Goma Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Goma, eastern Congo, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to permit the visit to ...
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Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger -; Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen ...
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Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect
This May 4, 2013 police photo provided by the Orange County Corrections Department in Orlando, Fla., shows Ibragim Todashev after his arrest for aggravated battery in Orlando. Todashev, who was being questioned in Orlando by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said. (AP Photo/Orange County ...
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Philadelphia Activists Arrested Framed and Denied Bail for Speaking Out in Favor of Marijuana Legalization
May 23, 2013 (Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2013) -- Comedy-activist troupe "The Panic Hour" and activist advocate Shield Mutual are supporting a rally Thursday May 23, 2013 at the James A. Byrne federal courthouse at 601 Market St. in Philadelphia that will demand the immediate and unconditional release of activists Adam Kokesh and N.A. Poe from federal prison. More than two hundred ...
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FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining ...
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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
Matthew Ray, 15, of North Richland Hills, Texas, holds signs near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Delegates to the meeting are expected to address a proposal to allow gay scouts into the organization. (AP Photo/LM ...
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Colorado killers reprieve sharply criticized
Religious leaders from Colorado, from left, Dr. Jim Ryan, Colorado Council of Churches, Dean Peter Eaton, St. John's Cathedral, Rabbi Steven Foster and Catholic Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila listen as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death ...
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$2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery
An unidentified man tosses a board as residents sort through their tornado-ravaged homes Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie ...
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Obama to push for transparency in face of threats
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy.It was already known that ...
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‘We plan to win’ says GOP chief of Wander’s quixotic bid for Pittsburgh mayor
Josh Wander, Republican candidate for Pittsburgh mayor, talks to his daughter Tamar, 9, while trying to meet voters on Tuesday May 21, 2013, in front of the polling station at the Shaare Torah Congregation on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill. Pictured in the background are Wander's other daughters, Sara, 5, and Channa, ...
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Pittsburgh police officer injured in East Liberty crash
A Pittsburgh police officer responding to a call for assistance from undercover detectives was injured Wednesday night when her police cruiser was involved in a crash at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Meadow Street in East ...
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Dining news Wintzell’s Oyster House opens first Pittsburgh-area location
The Olde Spitfire Grille, 1517 Broad St., Greensburg, will celebrate the official grand opening of its new contemporary American-cuisine restaurant and casual dining outdoor patio on May ...
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Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 ...
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Padres rally fizzles in 5-3 loss to Cardinals
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Burch Smith throws against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of their baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory ...
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Indians feeling soggy after 11-7 loss to Tigers
CLEVELAND — The Indians ended a long day at the ballpark soggy and sleepy. Ubaldo Jimenez was chased after four innings and two rain delays crushed Cleveland's momentum Wednesday night in an 11-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers, who swept both games from the Indians and climbed within a half-game of first place in the AL Central. The Tigers built a 9-2 lead off Jimenez (3-3) and David ...
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Bucs enter finale vs. Cubs with chance at sweep
The Pirates have been playing inspired baseball as of late, winning the first two in their series against the Cubs to give them 10 victories in 12 games. Their pitchers lead the Majors in ERA and opponents' batting average in May, including a shutout Wednesday. Pittsburgh goes for the sweep against Chicago on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, sporting a record that sits a season-best 10 ...
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On The Field LaMarr Woodley
?I don't know much about Jarvis except for a few highlights that I've seen of him during the draft. Other than that, I don't watch too much college football. Weight-wise, where are you right now compared to last year?I'm good to go. Ask the anonymous person. They can answer it better than I can.How is the ankle?The ankle is great. High ankle sprains just take time and you ...
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LeBron James saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1 vs. Pacers
Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) walks on the court during the first half of Game 1 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in ...
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Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3
Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday ...
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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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