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Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee recognized Caleb McGillvary after authorities say he was wanted in the death of a lawyer. ...
Franks pushes ban on US abortions after 20 weeks
An Arizona congressman wants a nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Republican Rep. Trent Franks had introduced a bill that would ban such procedures only in the District of Columbia. But following the Kermit Gosnell case, he plans to amend it so it would apply nationwide. Gosnell ...
Legionnaire's bacteria found at SW Pa. VA clinic
A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease. Officials don't believe anyone has become ill from water at the clinic in the Washington Crown Center mall in North Franklin Township, about 20 ...
Pa. park's plans cause fireworks from neighbors
There are some fireworks in an eastern Pennsylvania community because of an amusement park's summer plans. Dorney Park in Allentown wants to have a seven-minute fireworks show every night for eight weeks. Some people living in the near the park say that is a lot of noise and there are ...
PA Lottery
These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Friday: Cash 5 10-11-20-34-38 (ten, eleven, twenty, thirty-four, thirty-eight) Estimated jackpot: $125,000 Evening Big 4 6-9-9-9 (six, nine, nine, nine) Evening Daily Number 0-3-9 (zero, three, nine) Evening Quinto 9-6-5-5-1 (nine, six, five, five, one) Mega Millions 11-15-35-43-49, Mega Ball: 41 (eleven, fifteen, thirty-five, forty-three, ...
Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide
A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey lawyer to death inside his home. Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, whose star turn as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" came after he intervened in an attack on a California utility ...
Transgender student resists district's name policy
A transgender student pressed a central Pennsylvania school district on Thursday to reverse its decision to read his female name at next month's graduation ceremony, calling it pointless and "incredibly hurtful." The student uses the name Issak Wolfe, but is enrolled at Red Lion High School in York County as ...
Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder ...
Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks
Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks. (May 16)
Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment
A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel ...
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