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U.S. Attorney stresses patience with probe
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:39:43 -0700
U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith sees no immediate end to the corruption probe that has led to the arrests of more than 30 people in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, including judges, county officials, school board members and government contractors."I can'

Pennsylvania's death penalty exists in name only
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:37:13 -0700
HARRISBURG - Last week Gov. Ed Rendell signed three more death warrants - for an Allegheny County man who killed his wife and teenage son nearly a decade ago, the murderer of a Reading police officer, and Jerry Chambers, who is on death row for the slaying of a 3-year-old Philadelphia girl who was beaten and left to die, trapped between a bed and a radiator.

Paul Allen, Vivendi, Google, Holocaust Art, Gucci: Intellectual Property
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:40:02 -0700
A business owned and controlled by Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft Corp., sued 11 companies including Google Inc., Apple Inc. and EBay Inc., saying they infringed patents on Web-based technology.

The state at 6:30 p.m.
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:47:36 -0700
Ron Todt is the breaking news staffer in Philadelphia.

Jonas Brothers 'Camp' finds more rock
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:30:26 -0700
After five years as a boy band, more than three years after their first platinum album, the Jonas Brothers could be expected to be fizzling out at the normal end of a teen act's run.

Prometheus Film Festival at York Little Theatres puts the spotlight on local filmmakers
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:12:40 -0700
As Andrew Rodes matured as a filmmaker, his work shifted from comical to dark and twisted. The 25-year-old Seven Valleys resident started making films when he was a kid with his younger brother Nathan.

Department of Public Welfare Cost-Recovery Efforts Save Pennsylvania Taxpayers $690 Million
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:00:00 -0700
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Public Welfare saved taxpayers nearly $690 million in the 2009-10 fiscal year through fraud and abuse detection and other cost-recovery efforts, Public Welfare Secretary Harriet Dichter said today.

Editorials from across Pennsylvania
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:30 -0700
It used to be that candidates for public office got elected by traveling around, meeting people, putting their ideas before the public, and generally being as open as possible about their past, present and plans for the future.

Pennsylvania's proposed telemarketing bill would let you hang up on text-message ads
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:53:52 -0700
The state and federal Do Not Call lists have largely put an end to unwanted telemarketing calls during dinner. But now, people are finding unsolicited — and unwanted — text messages on their cell phones.

Slaying suspect returns to Valley
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:57:14 -0700
Very little was said during a three-hour drive in a state police cruiser as Milton troopers Matthew Burrows and J.A. Hansel transported their passenger to Pennsylvania.

Pa. Supreme Court Denies Appeal Of Tic Toc Shooter
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:04:16 -0700
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from one of the men convicted of a 2006 shooting in Northampton County.

Howard novelist reveals The Black Hand
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:41:26 -0700
LOCK HAVEN - Like your history with some action to it? How about duels to the death, vendettas and Mafia-style executions? Jack Weaver of the Howard area gives readers all that and more in his historical novel "Omerta: Code of Silence.

Penn State football news picks up the most readers online in August
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:23:57 -0700
As the summer ends, Penn State is on everyone's mind, as Nittany Lion news occupies two spots in the most-read top five on PennLive.com in August. The ruling in the death of WINK 104 news director John Beaston and protests over a gay documentary also make the list.

Pa. death penalty exists in name only
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:25:53 -0700
HARRISBURG — Last week Gov. Ed Rendell signed three more death warrants — for an Allegheny County man who killed his wife and teenage son nearly a decade ago, the murderer of a Reading police officer, and Jerry Chambers, who is on death row for the slaying of a 3-year-old Philadelphia girl who was beaten and left to die, trapped between a bed and a radiator.

Allegheny County fires jail official
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:17:47 -0700
Allegheny County officials have fired jail internal affairs chief Thomas R. Leicht Jr. after allegations that he lied under oath in the Christina Korbe murder investigation.

Legislation Drafted In Honor Of Greensburg Slaying Victim Jennifer Daugherty
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:12:51 -0700
Jennifer Daughertys family sent Channel 4 Action News the first copy of legislation being drafted in her name.

Time-off abuses by ranking corrections officers alleged
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:57 -0700
State Department of Corrections investigators are examining allegations that ranking corrections officers have abused leave and sick time, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.

Ad Watch: Owning 'extremist' in NV
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:20 -0700
Ovide Lamontagne's first TV ad goes up; Sharron Angle tries to explain that Harry Reid is the one with extreme policies that have damaged Nevada's economy; Meg Whitman hits her Democratic gubernatorial opponent Jerry Brown on his record as Oakland mayor; and the ad wars continue …

Pleasant Valley saving about $1 million thanks to refinancing 2006 bonds
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:30:02 -0700
The Pleasant Valley School District received some very good news from Scott Shearer, financial adviser to the district from Public Financial Management, Inc. in regards to one of the district's bond issues at the Aug. 26 PVSD's school board meeting.

Capitol View developer’s trial postponed
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:57:40 -0700
The federal trial for David Dodd, developer of the failed Capitol View Commerce Center project in Harrisburg, has been postponed until February, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.