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Website plans columns by Corbett, Schwartz
A website affiliated with Philadelphia's newspapers is drawing criticism for its decision to publish columns by Gov. Tom Corbett and one of his re-election challengers, U.S Rep. Allyson Schwartz. In a Friday story in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com officials said the decision was based on their desire to provide interesting ...
Jersey shore reopens for 1st post-Sandy summer
New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is ready for summer fun. In fact, they even hired fun. — ...
Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load
A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries. It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the north part of ...
Brother-in-law to trial in W. Pa. man's murder
A northwestern Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial in the fatal shooting of his brother-in-law, a killing the victim's widow says stemmed from a family property dispute. That woman, Alice Dignall, is the sister of the suspect, 45-year-old Ralph Leroy Young, of Franklin, and was married to the ...
Pittsburgher outlining potholes with spray paint
Pittsburgh officials says pothole-filled Warrington Avenue will be repaved by midsummer. But one motorist fed up with potholes — and the damage he says they've done to his vehicles — is taking matters into his own hand: one holding a spray-paint can. Dennis Muse tells WPXI-TV (http://bit.ly/16VWDjC ) that he's ...
Pa. water plants fined by EPA for drilling waste
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is fining three western Pennsylvania wastewater plants for discharging natural gas drilling wastewater into the Allegheny River or tributaries that feed it. The fines are contained in a consent agreement with Hart Resources Technology Inc. and Pennsylvania Brine Treatment Inc., which ran the plants in ...
Jury foreman says Arias testimony didn't help her
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." The silent gesture toward the loved ones of ...
5 things to know for Friday in Pa. news
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Friday. PHILADELPHIA PRAYER DEATH COUPLE FACE BOND HEARING Attorneys for Herbert and Catherine Schaible want their bond lowered so they can be free until they stand trial for third-degree murder in the ...
Pittsburgh's WTAE names Wolfertz new president, GM
Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate has named a new president and general manager effective June 1. WTAE-TV says Charles Wolfertz III will take the reins, replacing Michael Hayes who last week was promoted to senior vice president and group heat of Hearst Television Inc., based in New York. Wolfertz has been the ...
SEPTA: Engineer shortage leads to canceled trains
The transit agency serving the Philadelphia area says it's had to cancel some regional rail trains on weekends because of a shortage of engineers. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/199WU0N ) eight Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains had to be canceled Saturday because of crew shortages. SEPTA has 194 locomotive engineers. ...
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. ...
Police search for little Bigfoot stolen in W. Pa.
Police in one western Pennsylvania community are searching for Bigfoot — but this quest has a better chance of success than most. That's because the Bigfoot being sought by the North Sewickley Township police actually exists — though police say the 28-inch statue of the Yeti has been missing from ...
W. Pa. prison lockdown ongoing in staff assaults
A lockdown is in its second day at a southwestern Pennsylvania state prison where officials say inmates have attacked staff members twice in the last two weeks. Heidi Sroka, the spokeswoman for the State Correctional Institution-Somerset, says the lockdown and prison-wide search began Thursday and was to continue Friday. She ...
Pa. postal worker arrested for alleged thefts
A Philadelphia-area postal worker has been arrested after allegedly stealing cash and coupons from residents' mail. Upper Darby police say 56-year-old John Paschal Iacono was arrested after the United States Postal Service became suspicious after receiving complaints and conducted a sting operation. Officials say Iacono had worked out of the ...
Brewers team up on beer to help military families
Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...
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