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Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin signs copies of her book yesterday at Sam's Club in South Strabane.
A college student home for the weekend might expect a warm bed and a hot meal. That had to wait for Addie Witt, who drove east Friday night from Ohio's Otterbein College to join her father, Kerry Witt, on a chilly parking lot sleepover next to the cinder block wall of a Sam's Club in Washington County. (Today)
Authorities in Washington County are investigating the death of a man who had been shocked by a Taser during an altercation earlier this week with police in Washington. (Today)
Authorities in Washington County are investigating the death of a man who had been shocked by a Taser during an altercation earlier this week with police in Washington. (Yesterday)
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From left, Kalan Lynn, Kate Rusk and Devin Rivers search for evidence in the remains of a controlled house fire in Cecil. They and other Mercyhurst College students participated in a mock fire scene investigation Thursday, complete with planted evidence and pig remains.
What could have been misconstrued as an overzealous pig roast actually did involve dead pigs -- along with a house fire, 10 students in white work suits and a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice. (Yesterday)
The federal government yesterday asked for former Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount to be held in default on more than $600,000 in back taxes that he owes. (11/20/2009)