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Oakland burglary suspect caught after police search
A man who's suspected of burglarizing an Oakland home was in custody early Wednesday after a search that involved dozens of police officers canvassing the neighborhood and a hillside near the Parkway ...
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Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month. Investigators say a heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet was high on marijuana when a building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store in the city's downtown on June 5. The city's top ...
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Crash On Blue Route In Springfield Has Northbound Traffic At A Standstill
SPRINGFIELD - A three-vehicle crash on I-476 has traffic tied up in both directions.The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. at the entrance ramp to northbound I-476 in Springfield. There are injuries reported, the extent of which are currently unkown.Northbound traffic is at a standstill. Southbound traffic is also experiencing delays. Alternate routes, such as Route 320, also have heavy ...
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Police Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility man charged
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.Authorities say Edgar Bonilla is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts in Monday night's attack inside the Inglis Apartments at Elmwood. Lt. John Walker says Bonilla was visiting a ...
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Corbett plan to fix pension problem stalls in Senate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett's plan to slash $12 billion from future public employee pension benefits appears dead in the Republican-controlled state Senate.Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said the Finance Committee will meet Wednesday to amend Corbett's pension bill. It plans to advance a portion of the bill that would shift future hires into a 401K-style plan, ...
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Top Pa. senator Liquor bill still lacks support
By MARC LEVY,Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Top Republican state senators continued to seek enough support Tuesday to pass legislation one of their members is writing to liberalize wine, beer and liquor sales in Pennsylvania and give Gov. Tom Corbett the ability to claim victory on one of his top priorities.However, legislation being written by Bucks County Sen. Charles McIlhinney ...
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Saudi Archeological Relics Exhibition in Pennsylvania USA starts on Friday 21 June 2013
Pennsylvania, USA: June 19 -- (BNA)-- The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA)'s President, HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz; and, Governor of U.S. Pennsylvania State, Mr. Tom Corbett, are slated to co-inaugurate next week (on Friday, June, 21, 2013) an exhibition themed (Saudi Archeological Masterpieces Throughout the Ages', according to the sisterly Saudi ...
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Police Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Police are searching whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of ...
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Allentown council to vote on clean air ordinance
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- The city council in Allentown is set to vote on a clean air ordinance that would include round-the-clock monitoring of any new waste-to-energy plants built ...
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Giant bee swarm removed from eastern Pa. building
Yes, the eastern Pennsylvania community was abuzz about what could have been a sticky situation outside the Lipkin Technology Building on Tuesday. The Republican Herald reports ...
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Munhall manager resigns citing ‘disillusionment’
Councilman Dan Lloyd said Galla "gave lots of reasons" for resigning and the resignation letter reads as follows: "Although my time with the borough of Munhall has been, for the most part, satisfying and productive, for quite a while now I have become disillusioned, disenfranchised and less and less satisfied with my current work situation. Attempts at resolution have been ...
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Bomb blasts gunmen attack UN office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said ...
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Lil Red puts a modern musical spin on a classic tale Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Li'l Red" is not exactly the Brothers Grimm's storybook version of "Little Red Riding Hood." In Richard Kinter's modern adaptation of the classic fairytale, which opens the summer season for Johnny Appleseed Children's Theatre at Apple Hill Playhouse, the wolf that frightened the little girl on her way to see her grandma is more "cool dude" than ...
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Middletown pediatrician held for trial in shooting of former partner
Lauren Daly is walked out of the Pennsylvania State Police barracks after her arrest in shooting of her former partner. Times staff / JULIA WILKINSON MIDDLETOWN - Lauren Patricia Daly, the 41-year-old pediatrician charged with shooting her former domestic partner on Memorial Day, was held over for trial Tuesday after a preliminary hearing in Lima District Court.At the request of Delaware ...
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10 things you need to know for Wednesday
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 ...
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SEPTA claims huge win for U.S. Open services
Crowds get off SEPTA's Route 100 line at the Ardmore Avenue station as commuters pour in to watch the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. The tournament proved to be a big win for mass transit. (Special to the Times/Pete Bannan) While it was a busy week for workers and volunteers who helped make the U.S. Open operational, it was also a busy week for transportation services that moved fans ...
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Toby Farms Intermediate students learn about bullying
The Mission and Making a Change Group, both Chester grassroots organizations, recently hosted an anti-bullying assembly at Toby Farms Intermediate School featuring representatives from the Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI.Each student received a backpack and brochures with anti-bullying information. More than 350 students in grades 4-8 participated.Darren Laws, founder of the Mission, said ...
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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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Penn State lacrosse Lions raise money for Wounded Warriors
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State’s men’s lacrosse team recently donated $2,940 to the Wounded Warrior Project.The Nittany Lions, who finished last season 12-5, teamed with Penn State Ability Athletics head coach Teri Jordan to raise the money through T-shirt sales and submit the ...
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Penn State student football tickets on sale Monday
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State student football season tickets go on sale Monday.More than 21,000 student full-season tickets will be available for the coming season, which kicks off the home schedule against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 7.Complete instructions for students are available ...
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Lawsuit to cost Union Township upward of $49000
Union Township taxpayers will be on the hook for the more than $49,000 in costs after losing the lawsuit brought by Citizen’s Hook and Ladder fire company in Milesburg to recover three years’ worth of funding. But just how and when the taxpayers will have to come up with the money is being worked out by the township’s supervisors.The cost from the lawsuit — the amount the ...
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Woman charged with trying to bring marijuana into state prison
A Pittsburgh woman is scheduled to appear in Centre County Court Wednesday on charges that she tried to bring suspected marijuana into the State Correctional Institution at Benner while visiting an inmate.State police at Rockview said Shantele Weaver, 20, was found with suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia during a search performed by a police dog. Weaver attempted to leave prison grounds ...
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Railroad crossing replacement to cause detour in Boggs Township
A detour will be in place from Friday to Monday as crews replace the railroad crossing on Curtin Village Road in Boggs Township.The road will be closed, and state transportation officials are recommending drivers loop around the closure by using Old 220 Road or state Route 150. The contractor is Finkbeiner and Associates Inc., and crews will remove the railroad crossing surface and replace it ...
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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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