Pennsylvania News
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Updated on 5-17-13, 3:10 a.m., EDT
Kermit Gosnell, 72, a Philadelphia abortion doctor, was found guilty of first-degree murder. On Wednesday, he was given a third life sentence for killing a baby he described as so big it could "walk to the bus."
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Five Pennsylvania state-owned universities now allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus after lawyers in the governor's office and state department of higher education advised that a blanket ban on weapons was vulnerable to legal challenge.
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Philadelphia -
Sometimes live news coverage can go... well, a little wrong, as NBA 10 zooms in on an alleged dog-fighting ring, only to find a totally different doggy situation ongoing.
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Two Mega Millions tickets worth $250,000 each are yet to be claimed, after PA's Friday night draw. Both winning tickets correctly matched five balls, to win an estimated $187,000 after federal tax. PA's Draw on March 19 now has jackpot of $13 Million.
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Pittsburgh -
Pa. Senator, Daylin Leach, along with Neill Franklin of LEAP, are proposing a bill that would decriminalize marijuana distribution and use in that state. Despite cannabis being illegal federally, many states have been treading a different path.
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Right now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering lifting a temporary ban on fracking in New York, threatening communities' health, polluting vital water sources and opening up peoples' lands to gas exploration. You can help.
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Philadelphia -
When a stray dog got into a pickup truck at a red light outside the high school in Chester, Pa, a fight ensued. Police officers responding to a call about the dog fight opened fire and shot the dogs five times with a pistol and once with a shotgun.
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Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, started a petition against fracking in New York. They were then invited to visit communities in Pennsylvania to see the actual impacts and effects of fracking, up close and personal.
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Newtown -
A week after 20 children and 6 teachers were massacred by a gun-toting 20-year-old in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has finally said a few words.
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Greensburg -
A Pennsylvania woman is behind bars, accused of stabbing her boyfriend after he tried to take the last beer from the house.
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Debbie Lasante of "The Girls" news show of SSPTV interviewed Anthracite Model Railroad Club founder Joe DeLuca during this past holiday season for the club's annual Open House celebration featuring full-scale model railroad layout sets of Hazleton, PA and surrounding areas.
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Pennsylvania Blogs
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Denial is a powerful thing. It is a reaction to painful, disturbing realities that are seemingly too great to bear....
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State lawmakers passed legislation this week that, if signed by Governor Corbett, will strengthen teen driver laws by...
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A lot of things have been said about the Millennial generation, but one high school English teacher may have gone too...
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Part II or III Part II: A Child or an Adult? In Pennsylvania, the law requires a child age 10 or older who accused...
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Part I of III Part I: The Murders and The Arrest On February 20th, 2009, Steve Cable was trimming trees on a...
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