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Lawsuit wants Pa. House speaker to force elections
HARRISBURG - Residents of six Pennsylvania state House districts that are not currently represented because their lawmakers were elected to other offices want the state Supreme Court to force special elections to be held alongside the April 24 primary.
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Critz attacks Altmire's petitions
HARRISBURG - U.S. Rep. Mark Critz Tuesday challenged the nominating petitions of his fellow Democratic Pennsylvania congressman, Jason Altmire, as the two compete for the party nomination in a district drawn by Republicans to force them into a primary runoff.
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Pa. Christian college sues over birth control regs
PITTSBURGH - A Christian college in Western Pennsylvania sued the federal government Tuesday, saying regulations that require employers to offer birth control coverage that includes drugs that abort fertilized embryos are "directly at odds" with its religious values, including the Bible's Sixth Commandment.
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New Marcellus pipeline proposed ALLENTOWN (AP) - A natural gas driller and a pipeline company are proposing to build a new pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale to the New York and New England markets.
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Nonprofit to study Pa. gas drilling, public health
PITTSBURGH - A nonprofit group has opened an office in western Pennsylvania to help the public with health concerns over Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
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Rules challenged regarding school background checks
HARRISBURG - Some school employees who have criminal pasts are fighting to keep their jobs in light of a recently revised Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting children.
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Pa. legislative campaigns ply uncharted legal waters
HARRISBURG - The redistricting bombshell that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dropped last month in throwing out legislative district maps developed from the 2010 census could shape state politics for a generation.
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Pa. crime reporter among Polk Award winners
NEW YORK - Four Associated Press reporters who uncovered controversial New York Police Department tactics used to investigate possible terrorist threats in the Muslim community and a 24-year-old crime reporter whose work helped expose the Penn State child sex scandal are among the recipients of the 63rd annual George Polk Awards in Journalism.
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New trial granted to 1 of 3 in '02 slaying PITTSBURGH (AP) - One of three Western Pennsylvania men serving life sentences in a drug-related kidnapping and murder a decade ago has been granted a new trial.
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HARRISBURG - Residents of six Pennsylvania state House districts that are not currently represented because their lawmakers were elected to other offices want the state Supreme Court to force special elections to be held alongside the April 24 primary.
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Critz attacks Altmire's petitions
HARRISBURG - U.S. Rep. Mark Critz Tuesday challenged the nominating petitions of his fellow Democratic Pennsylvania congressman, Jason Altmire, as the two compete for the party nomination in a district drawn by Republicans to force them into a primary runoff.
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Pa. Christian college sues over birth control regs
PITTSBURGH - A Christian college in Western Pennsylvania sued the federal government Tuesday, saying regulations that require employers to offer birth control coverage that includes drugs that abort fertilized embryos are "directly at odds" with its religious values, including the Bible's Sixth Commandment.
Full story >>
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New Marcellus pipeline proposed ALLENTOWN (AP) - A natural gas driller and a pipeline company are proposing to build a new pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale to the New York and New England markets.
Full story >>
Nonprofit to study Pa. gas drilling, public health
PITTSBURGH - A nonprofit group has opened an office in western Pennsylvania to help the public with health concerns over Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
Full story >>
Rules challenged regarding school background checks
HARRISBURG - Some school employees who have criminal pasts are fighting to keep their jobs in light of a recently revised Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting children.
Full story >>
Pa. legislative campaigns ply uncharted legal waters
HARRISBURG - The redistricting bombshell that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dropped last month in throwing out legislative district maps developed from the 2010 census could shape state politics for a generation.
Full story >>
Pa. crime reporter among Polk Award winners
NEW YORK - Four Associated Press reporters who uncovered controversial New York Police Department tactics used to investigate possible terrorist threats in the Muslim community and a 24-year-old crime reporter whose work helped expose the Penn State child sex scandal are among the recipients of the 63rd annual George Polk Awards in Journalism.
Full story >>
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New trial granted to 1 of 3 in '02 slaying PITTSBURGH (AP) - One of three Western Pennsylvania men serving life sentences in a drug-related kidnapping and murder a decade ago has been granted a new trial.
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2013 budget seeks $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - President Barack Obama is requesting $300 million to continue funding a wide-ranging Great Lakes environmental cleanup program in the 2013 fiscal year.
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Marcellus Shale drillers recycling more waste
PITTSBURGH - Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies are recycling more and more of their briny, chemical-laden wastewater, in most cases complying with a request from state officials to keep the pollutants from being discharged into rivers that supply drinking water.
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Pa. House Dem leader wants elections to fill vacancies
HARRISBURG - The leader of the Pennsylvania House Democratic caucus said Thursday that the Republican speaker should schedule special elections for six vacant House seats that have been in limbo since the state Supreme Court threw out the legislative redistricting plan last month.
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Conflicting pictures of Veon drawn as trial opens
HARRISBURG - A prosecutor in Michael Veon's second corruption trial portrayed the former state House Democratic whip Thursday as a crook who stole state grant money earmarked for economic development in his Western Pennsylvania district, while Veon's lawyer vowed he will prove his client did not break the law.
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Police say shop owner was bank robber
PITTSBURGH - A well-liked hot dog shop owner told police he robbed a pair of banks because his business is deep in debt. Neighbors said Captain Barnes, 37, had worked as a chef in Pittsburgh-area restaurants and had his own shop, Dormont Dogs, since 2008.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - President Barack Obama is requesting $300 million to continue funding a wide-ranging Great Lakes environmental cleanup program in the 2013 fiscal year.
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Marcellus Shale drillers recycling more waste
PITTSBURGH - Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies are recycling more and more of their briny, chemical-laden wastewater, in most cases complying with a request from state officials to keep the pollutants from being discharged into rivers that supply drinking water.
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Pa. House Dem leader wants elections to fill vacancies
HARRISBURG - The leader of the Pennsylvania House Democratic caucus said Thursday that the Republican speaker should schedule special elections for six vacant House seats that have been in limbo since the state Supreme Court threw out the legislative redistricting plan last month.
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Conflicting pictures of Veon drawn as trial opens
HARRISBURG - A prosecutor in Michael Veon's second corruption trial portrayed the former state House Democratic whip Thursday as a crook who stole state grant money earmarked for economic development in his Western Pennsylvania district, while Veon's lawyer vowed he will prove his client did not break the law.
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Police say shop owner was bank robber
PITTSBURGH - A well-liked hot dog shop owner told police he robbed a pair of banks because his business is deep in debt. Neighbors said Captain Barnes, 37, had worked as a chef in Pittsburgh-area restaurants and had his own shop, Dormont Dogs, since 2008.
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2-day-old baby bitten by dog in Pa. dies
MCKEESPORT (AP) - A 2-day-old infant has died after police say it was bitten in the head by a family dog at a home near Pittsburgh. Police in Mc-Keesport have yet to release the names of the baby's parents but say the Husky that apparently bit the child was one of four dogs in the home, along with a pit bull.
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W.Pa. girl dies after choking
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Western Pennsylvania girl who choked on a hotdog during lunch at her elementary school has died at a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Veon faces trial today
HARRISBURG - A jury of six men and six women will decide the fate of former state House Democratic whip Michael Veon in his second corruption trial.
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Memorial Mass held for Paterno
HARRISBURG - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was remembered at a memorial Mass Wednesday as an inspirational leader, devoted family man and someone who tried to live according to the tenets of his religion.
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Judge rules state Sen. Orie, sister to be tried separately
PITTSBURGH - Republican state Sen. Jane Orie will stand trial alone on campaign corruption and related charges later this month and her sister Janine Orie will face a separate, still-to-be-scheduled trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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MCKEESPORT (AP) - A 2-day-old infant has died after police say it was bitten in the head by a family dog at a home near Pittsburgh. Police in Mc-Keesport have yet to release the names of the baby's parents but say the Husky that apparently bit the child was one of four dogs in the home, along with a pit bull.
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W.Pa. girl dies after choking
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Western Pennsylvania girl who choked on a hotdog during lunch at her elementary school has died at a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Veon faces trial today
HARRISBURG - A jury of six men and six women will decide the fate of former state House Democratic whip Michael Veon in his second corruption trial.
Full story >>
Memorial Mass held for Paterno
HARRISBURG - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was remembered at a memorial Mass Wednesday as an inspirational leader, devoted family man and someone who tried to live according to the tenets of his religion.
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Judge rules state Sen. Orie, sister to be tried separately
PITTSBURGH - Republican state Sen. Jane Orie will stand trial alone on campaign corruption and related charges later this month and her sister Janine Orie will face a separate, still-to-be-scheduled trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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