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5 things to know for Monday in Pa. news
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Monday.PHILLY INMATES AMONG MOST LIKELY TO BE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY GUARDSA report by the U.S. Department of Justice found Philadelphia inmates ranked behind only those in Indianapolis, Baltimore and were tied with inmates in St. Louis in their likelihood of being abused.DA PLANS TO ADD ...
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DA to upgrade charges in Pa. toddlers death
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. - A district attorney says he plans to upgrade charges against a western Pennsylvania stepfather now that a beaten toddler has died.Online court records don't list an attorney for 27-year-old Juan Campbell, of Burrell Township, Indiana County. Campbell has been in the Indiana County Jail since shortly after 20-month-old Malachi Patterson was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital ...
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Police Drunk man escapes car hit by W. Pa. train
CREIGHTON, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a drunk man narrowly escaped injury when his car was hit by a freight train after his vehicle inexplicably stopped on some railroad tracks near ...
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Southern NJ country club to be auctioned off
Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill is being auctioned off on Monday. It takes up 155 acres in the middle of one of Philadelphia's biggest and most affluent ...
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Driver arrested after train hits car on tracks
The arresting police officer identified the suspect as David Roberts, and said the 24-year-old man is suspected of being drunk when his car got stuck on the train tracks. Roberts was able to get out of the car and was found roughly 800 feet away, police ...
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter ...
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Bicycle corridor plan gets Connellsville’s OK
Connellsville City Council decided to take him up on his offer, passing a resolution last week approving a bicycle network corridor plan submitted by Aspect Planning. Council members also authorized Aspect to map out and identify corridors throughout the city for bicycle infrastructure ...
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Frazier board to hold hearing on school projects
The Frazier School Board will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Frazier High School auditorium to discuss renovation and construction projects at schools within the ...
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Catholic Churches of Connellsville hosts first Feast of All Nations
Walking through the cafeteria area of Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School on Sunday, one could hear snippets of languages intermingled in a gathering of culture as members of varying ethnic backgrounds gathered for a day of ...
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Low turnout expected in Tuesday’s primary
About 8,500,000 residents in the commonwealth are registered to vote, yet only a fraction of them are expected to turn out to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary election, according to the Pennsylvania Department of ...
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3 seeking Fallowfield Township supervisor seat have different priorities
After nearly a decade as a Fallowfield Township supervisor and a career of public service that dates back to 1970, Olga Woodward will step down at the end of the ...
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Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO
The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after a tough year for Chesapeake. Its former CEO Aubrey McClendon was ousted last year amid a scandal over his personal investments in the company's oil and gas ...
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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
NEW YORK -; Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the ...
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Egypt Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Egyptian border policemen shout at the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of their colleagues last Thursday, in Rafah, Sinai, Egypt, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people from going in or out of the Palestinian territory. Scores of protesting Egyptian police have ...
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1 killed 4 hurt when fire van taxi crash in Pa.
TOBYHANNA, Pa. - Authorities say a taxi driver was killed and four firefighters were hurt when the cab crashed into a fire police van in northeastern Pennsylvania. The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday in Coolbaugh Township. The Monroe County coroner says the taxi driver, 55-year-old Stroudsburg resident Michael West, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say West lost ...
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Firefighters douse blaze at suspected Pa. meth lab
SUMMIT HILL, Pa. (AP) -- Police say three people are facing charges after firefighters responded to an explosion at a suspected methamphetamine lab in northeastern ...
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Jamie Moyer addresses Immaculate graduates in Pa.
IMMACULATA, Pa. (AP) -- Former Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer wants to see Immaculate College graduates persevere in their lives and remember to give back to ...
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Arts convention to draw 1000 in Pittsburgh
A nationwide arts convention is going to be drawing up to 1,000 people to Pittsburgh next month. The Americans for the Arts Annual Convention will be held beginning June 14 in Pittsburgh and hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. The convention will be located in several parts of the city, including Lawrenceville, the Strip District, North Side and East End. Among the focuses will be ...
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Police search for wandering bear in Philly suburbs
BENSALEM, Pa. - Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that's been spotted wandering around several residential areas in suburban Philadelphia for days. Bucks County residents most recently spied the animal roaming a soccer field in Bensalem. It was initially spotted in Solebury Township on May 7 and was then reported in nearby Hulmeville on Thursday. Wildlife ...
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Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Man punched in the face at downtown State College McDonald’s
A man was taken to the hospital early Sunday morning with a laceration, cut lip and possible broken nose after he was hit in the face at McDonald’s, State College police said.Police described the suspect as a black man, about 6 feet 2 inches and wearing a green hoodie, camouflage pants and brown boots. The man was caught on security footage, which is being reviewed, police said.The ...
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Two women hospitalized after an ATV crashes into tree in Walker Township
Two 20-year-old women were hospitalized after they were thrown from an ATV when it crashed into a tree at a private residence in Walker Township, state police at Rockview said.The operator of the vehicle, of Howard, sustained major head trauma and was taken to Altoona Regional. The passenger, of Port Matilda, was treated for minor to moderate injuries at Mount Nittany Medical Center, police ...
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Disabled veteran robbed in Philly home invasion
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are seeking for six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion.It happened early Monday in northeast Philadelphia. Police say that just after midnight the suspects came to the man's door and he buzzed them in because he thought they knew them.Police say the 58-year-old Marine, who is bedridden, was then dragged from his bed ...
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Plenty at stake on Election Day will voters show up
Delaware County voters traditionally stay away from the polls during primary elections. Turnout is expected to be between 14 and 18 percent Tuesday. Times ...
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Bomb squad detonates tube containing poster board at Crozer Campus
A tube containing paper caused a bit of a scare Sunday at the Lewis House in Upland. Times photo / DAVE SCHLOTT UPLAND - A cylinder discovered in a parking space at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center campus was detonated by a bomb squad Sunday morning, but was found to be inert.The tube, about 4 feet tall and 5 inches in diameter, was discovered in a handicapped parking space in front of the ...
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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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