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Two bald eagles shot and killed in Pennsylvania
The state Game Commission is investigating the shooting deaths of two bald eagles in Cambria and Butler counties. "A lot of people are very upset," said Tom Fazi, an education officer for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. "Even among some of the worst...
Tags: Shootings, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Conservation
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Police: Girl rode in dog cage on PA Turnpike
Holiday travelers were shocked on Monday evening to see a 10-year-old girl in a dog cage in the back of a pickup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Their calls led police to Millvale, where the child was found unharmed in the cage with a small dog. Her...
Tags: Pittsburgh, Juvenile Delinquency
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Kids-for-cash suits folded into class-action case
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.Now it's the kids-for-cash class action. A federal judge Tuesday combined a series of civil lawsuits filed in the wake of the Luzerne County juvenile justice scandal into a unified class-action case. U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo's decision...Tags: Trials, Laws, Prisons, Minor League Baseball, Crime, Law and Justice
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K9 patrols return in Lower Burrell
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Dax is ready for the streets of Lower Burrell. The 16-month-old German shepherd is scheduled to begin regular patrols with Patrolman Stephen Cernava on Monday. The department has been without routine K9 patrols for about 18 months. On Oct. 12, 2011,...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin
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Former railroad property eyed as site for sewage treatment plant
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.A slice of former railroad property is gaining favor as the site for Summit's proposed sewage treatment facility. The plant would treat sewage for about 500 homes and businesses in the village of Herman. The township is working with Buffalo Township,...Tags: Waste, FEMA, Plant Openings, Amtrak, Environmental Issues
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Sewage plant may go near trail
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.A slice of former railroad property is gaining favor as the site of Summit's proposed sewage treatment facility. The long-proposed plant would provide public sewage treatment for about 500 homes and businesses in the village of Herman. The township is...Tags: Waste, FEMA, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Amtrak
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Shared programs by Butler County government agencies benefit many
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAfter starting a health-care cooperative that saved local municipalities more than $1 million, the Butler County Council of Governments is gauging interest on other ideas that could help communities control costs and budgets. The group is exploring a...Tags: Government, Cranberries, Executive Branch, Politics, Pittsburgh
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Trout in the Classroom program reels in students
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis past week, on a day marked by occasional spitting rain and overcast skies, nearly four dozen Butler Junior High School students traveled to Thorn Creek in Butler County. Unlike anglers who go to the water looking for trout, they were taking their...Tags: Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, New Products, Science
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William T. Parks, 85
William T. "Bill" Parks, 85, of Charles Town, W.Va., died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va. There will be no visitation. The service will be private. Burial will be in Butler County Memorial Park, Butler, Pa. Arrangements are... -
Emerald ash borer killing ash trees
Daily American Staff WriterMore than 17 million acres — almost 60 percent of the commonwealth — is covered by a quality hardwood forest, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Five hundred thousand private forest landowners...Tags: Agriculture, Forestry and Timber, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, National Parks
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Punxsutawney Phil 'indicted' over spring forecast
CINCINNATI (AP) — Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil might want to go back into hibernation. Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an "indictment" of the furry rodent, who predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow after...
Tags: National Weather Service, Prosecution, Groundhog Day
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