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Floodwaters topple 170-year-old Pa. canal wall
October 6, 2008
DURHAM, Pa. (AP) - Floodwaters have toppled a 170-year-old stone wall on the Delaware Canal in suburban Philadelphia. » Full Story
2 boys killed in Pittsburgh fire; mother burned
October 6, 2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Two young brothers are dead after they were trapped in a bedroom during an overnight fire in Pittsburgh. » Full Story
Pa. man in court for having gun at Obama rally
October 6, 2008
INDUSTRY, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man who says he wore a gun and carried a Bible outside a Barack Obama rally to prove a point in August will have his day in court. » Full Story
Pa. woman, 72, loses $16K in sweepstakes scam
October 6, 2008
STAHLSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - State police say a 72-year-old western Pennsylvania woman has lost more than $16,000 in a scam in which she was told she won a $1 million Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes. » Full Story
Western Pa. diocese to announce church closings
October 6, 2008
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania diocese is expected to announce several church closings at a news conference. » Full Story
Philly won’t make Oct. goal to install 250 cameras
October 6, 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia officials say they won’t reach their goal of installing 250 anti-crime surveillance cameras in the city by the end of October. » Full Story
Murder retrial for Pa. man serving life terms
October 6, 2008
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A murder trial is set to begin for a western Pennsylvania man who successfully appealed his guilty pleas to killing his common-law wife and her mother in 1984. » Full Story
Long-delayed German beer hall coming to Pittsburgh
October 6, 2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh will be home to a German beer hall in January, about two-and-a-half years later than investors had planned.
The Hofbrauhaus is scheduled to open Jan. » Full Story
The Hofbrauhaus is scheduled to open Jan. » Full Story
Philly tour guides challenge licensing requirement
October 6, 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia tour guides will be in court to challenge a city testing and licensing requirement that they say violates their free speech rights. » Full Story
Pa. lawmakers may act on power rates this week
October 6, 2008
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania lawmakers are heading into the end of their two-year session with a number of prominent items still on the table. » Full Story


