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Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids
Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says Tuesday that the county could get up to $700,000 a year in royalty payments for drilling under Deer Lake Park, which is about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. ...
Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old
A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th century. ...
Pa. Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes
A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. The Senate approved the bill sponsored by Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, voting 39-to-8 on Tuesday. The House and Senate passed competing ...
Suit: McDonald's wages put on costly debit card
Would you like fees with that? A Pennsylvania woman wants just the beef, not the fees she says she'll be charged to get her McDonald's wages from a debit card. Single mom Natalie Gunshannon has filed suit over bank fees that allegedly include $1.00 to check her balance, $1.50 to ...
Concern over 2002 DC protest led to deal with Navy
The District of Columbia police department arranged to use U.S. Navy satellite communications and video equipment as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration that resulted in about 400 arrests and multi-million-dollar legal settlements, according to emails, invoices and other documents that shed new light on the collaboration between law ...
Suit: McDonald's wages put on costly debit card
Would you like fees with that? A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit to avoid fees she may be charged to get her McDonald's wages from a debit card. Single mom Natalie Gunshannon has filed suit over bank fees that allegedly include $1.00 to check her balance, $1.50 to withdraw cash ...
Penn State scandal defendants lose second appeal
Two former Penn State administrators lost a second state appeals court ruling in less than two weeks Tuesday, when Superior Court threw out their request to review whether a grand jury judge had authority dismiss charges against them. The appeals court agreed with prosecutors, who argued the Supreme Court alone ...
Pa. man charged with killing 87-year-old woman
Prosecutors in central Pennsylvania say a man fatally stabbed an 87-year-old relative of a witness in a sexual assault case against him. Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico announced charges Tuesday against 29-year-old DaJuan Porter. He says Porter broke into the Derry Township home early on June 11 and stabbed ...
Vandals cause extensive damage to NW Pa. school
Three men have been charged with vandalizing their former high school and causing at least $50,000 in damage, a figure that's expected to rise as officials tally the damage. State police Trooper Todd Koebley says the suspects broke into Youngsville High School early Sunday and emptied several fire extinguishers in ...
Philly police: Child used in theft of wallet
Police have released surveillance footage that shows a woman instructing a young girl to steal a wallet at a nail salon. The theft took place in the Kensington section of the city on June 10, according to the video. A woman sitting at the nail salon is talking to a ...
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