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Pa. ranked 14th in number of drug overdose deaths
Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the rate of drug overdose deaths, according to a national study released Monday that also gave the state a low score on implementing strategies to curb prescription drug abuse. The Washington-based Trust for America's Health said Pennsylvania had 15.3 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in 2010, ...
Wacha, Cardinals edge Pirates 2-1 to knot NLDS
Rookie Michael Wacha took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals showed off their October poise, edging the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Monday and setting up a winner-take-all Game 5 in the NL division series. The Cardinals tied this playoff matchup and improved to 7-1 over ...
Police: 2 found in burned apartment were murdered
Investigators now believe a mother and son found dead in their burned-out Philadelphia apartment were victims of homicide. The bodies of 35-year-old Atlanta Deveney and 12-year-old Elijah Rosado were found by firefighters who responded to the fire in the city's Wissinoming neighborhood after the blaze was extinguished on Saturday. Police ...
A baseball journey: from shadows to playoff glare
Marlon Byrd was walking to his car, ready for another ho-hum night at a mostly empty Citi Field in late August, when his cellphone rang. It was the call he'd been waiting on for a long time, the one summoning him to a pennant race. Traded from the New York ...
Winless Flyers fire Laviolette; Berube takes over
On the first day of training camp, the Philadelphia Flyers were already a mess. By the end of the preseason, chairman Ed Snider had grave concerns about the team he founded. "I thought our training camp, quite frankly, was one of the worst training camps I've ever seen," Snider said. ...
NJ Villanova student died of alcohol poisoning
A Villanova student found dead in a dormitory room in August was killed by alcohol poisoning. Radnor police Lt. Andy Block said authorities believe 18-year-old Kinara Patel died overnight after spending the night out with friends in Bryn Mawr. An autopsy report released by the Delaware County medical examiner's office ...
NC Lottery
These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Monday: Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $14 million Pick 3 Day 8-2-1 (eight, two, one) Pick 4 Day 6-0-9-4 (six, zero, nine, four) Powerball Estimated jackpot: $108 million
Ex-coach appealing Pa. autistic boy's beaning case
A former western Pennsylvania T-ball coach wants a judge to grant him a new trial or let him appeal his conviction on charges the he offered a player $25 to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate. Mark Downs Jr., 36, formerly of South Union Township, was convicted of corruption of minors ...
Pirates put Cardinals on edge in NLDS with 5-3 win
Andrew McCutchen could get used to the Pittsburgh Pirates being the toast of baseball. Then again, at the moment he doesn't really have a choice. "You could say we're fresh meat, everybody wants a piece," McCutchen said. "Everybody wants to get in. They want to see what the Pirates are ...
Pirates edge Cardinals 5-3, take 2-1 lead in NLDS
Pinch-runner Josh Harrison stood on second base in the bottom of the eighth inning and pointed to Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Nick Leyva. "I told him to get that arm ready, because I'm coming," Harrison said. Moments later, Harrison was streaking across home plate to give the Pirates the ...
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