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3 cited for bringing alcohol from Del. into Pa.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- Liquor control authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania have cracked down on those trying to buy tax-free alcohol across the state line in ...
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Former Bethel Park PTO president charged in theft from organization
The former president of a parent-teacher organization told Bethel Park police she took thousands of dollars from the group and spent it on "stupid stuff," court records ...
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As nation’s hot spot for disasters Oklahoma knows how to pull in federal aid
The state is No. 1 in tornado disasters and No. 3 for flooding, according to a database of presidential disaster declarations handled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And those figures don't include drought, which is handled by a different ...
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Cochran Perry tied for lead in Senior PGA
Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry each shot 5-under 66 on Friday to share the second round lead in the Senior PGA Championship.The longtime Kentucky friends were 7 under at Bellerive Country Club in the major championship. They will play together for the third straight day Saturday.Japan's Kiyoshi Murota was two strokes back after a 70. Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf, tied for the lead after the ...
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Park leads Southern California to national title
Southern California's Annie Park chips to the seventh green during the NCAA Division 1 Women's Golf Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/David ...
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Judge Ariz. sheriffs office profiles Latinos
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ...
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Game blog Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Tonight, the Brewers return to Miller Park after a day off to face the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have won four of seven games against Milwaukee this season including three straight last week in Pittsburgh. Marco Estrada (3-2, 5.44 ERA) is on the mound for the Brewers against Pittsburgh's A.J. Burnett (3-4, 2.57). Game ...
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Company investigates explosion at Pa. steel plant
ArcelorMittal spokesman William Steers told the Daily Local newspaper Friday that both the company and steelworkers' union are looking into the incident. Federal health and safety officials have also been ...
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Teen gives dying father surprise at prom
Trays of food resting on the kitchen table. Fresh-cut flowers. The smell of hairspray in the air. Sixteen-year-old Madison Dobas' house was filled with all of the typical signs she was heading to her first prom. But unlike most of the other teenagers who would be attending California Area High School's prom Friday night, Madison was also getting ready for something ...
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Braddock marks five years since last murder
As a result, Levi's Jeans featured the town in an ad campaign three years ago and donated $1 million to turn an abandoned church into a community ...
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How safe is that bridge youre driving over
Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...
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No bail for Philly parents in faith-healing death
By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another ...
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Man will be tried for crash that killed Pa. chief
A York County judge ruled that there's enough evidence to try Matthew Diehl. He is accused of fatally striking Loganville Fire Chief Rodney Miller while Miller directed traffic last ...
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Greensburg Community Days attendees may notice security changes
In light of recent national tragedies, City of Greensburg and Westmoreland County leaders met to discuss festival plans and make security changes. "We're trying to make sure we cover every aspect of possibilities for this year," said Les Harvey, City of Greensburg emergency management director. "Kind of create, we hope, an atmosphere so the families who come in can feel ...
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New flag program to alert community of air quality conditions
"Making that flag visible, making that forecast visible, can really help people cater or change their activities outside so they're not affected as much," said Karrie Kressler, of ...
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After vote on gay youth Scouts face more turmoil
FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo provided by the family, Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah, outside their home in Knoxville, Tenn. Comer, whose family attends an Apostolic Pentecostal church which considers homosexuality sinful, had been wrestling with whether to pull his eldest son out of the Scouts if the no-gays policy was abandoned. "To be honest, ...
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Woman feared Iowa kidnapping suspects release
Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said ...
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Is cyber war just a scare tactic
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talks to the media after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 10, 2012. ATLANTA, Ga. - A growing legion of cyber war hawks contends that the world faces a mounting threat of hacker-driven cataclysm. These hawks warn of downed power grids, contaminated water supplies and derailed trains - at the hands of ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 24
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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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State AG settles cent. Pa. mobile home park suit
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The state attorney general's office says the owners of a central Pennsylvania mobile home park have agreed to pay more than $26,000 to settle a lawsuit over relocation expenses due to residents who had to move after the park ...
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Devin Hamilton named associate publisher in DuBois
DUBOIS, Pa. (AP) -- An Ohio newspaper executive has returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to become associate publisher of The Courier-Express in ...
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Papenfuse may face rematch for Harrisburg mayor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The runner-up in Harrisburg's Democratic mayoral primary could get another shot at Democratic nominee Eric Papenfuse, this time as a ...
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Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in sons death
By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be held in jail whether or not they make bail, a judge ruled on Friday. The couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, believe in faith healing, and those who share their beliefs might be willing to harbor them if they decide to flee, Judge Benjamin Lerner told a ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbetts staff has now verified that he knows a brown person
Please just stop talking for a while. You may have heard of the odd exchange earlier this week in which Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett professed to not having any current Latino members of his administration, or at least none that he knows about, and invited folks to come suss out whether any in his staff were ...
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Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse
(AP Photo/Everett Daily Herald, Jon Bauer). Rescue workers look for victims after a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, ...
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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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