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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:29 pm

California News

Local news for California, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

17 hrs ago | The Tribune-Democrat

Pa. ranks 4th for murder-suicides

Pennsylvania has the third-highest number of murder-suicides in the nation - including 14 cases in just six months - and most involve domestic disputes.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Philly.com

Lotteries: Is there a scratch-off ripoff?

"WIN UP TO $1,000,000! WIN UP TO 25 TIMES!" proclaims Jack of Spades, a $10 scratch-off ticket sold in New Jersey.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Philly.com

Preparing for disasters both spiritual and natural

ALL ACROSS America, we have witnessed devastation, shattered lives and monumental losses as a result of the many recent natural disasters that have hit our country.

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Related Topix: Lansdowne, PA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Demand high for campus housing in California

Downtown California is a quiet place during the summer months, but the residents know that changes when college resumes in the fall.

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Related Topix: Jefferson, PA, Clarion, PA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Cal U plans to levy parking fees

Students and staff members will begin paying for parking on the California University of Pennsylvania campus in the fall of 2010.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

Gazette.Net

Maryland's pension money may back biotech companies

If Maryland follows through on a suggestion by Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot to invest some $1 billion in state pension funds in local biotechnology companies and environmentally ''green" technology ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Science / Technology, Pension, Personal Finance, Retirement

Wed Jun 25, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Two-week 'experience' focuses on theater in Mon Valley

The Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy has a few openings left in its Summer Experience 2008.

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Related Topix: Musical Theater, Arts

Mon Jun 23, 2008

CW 15

Valderrama returns to Fox with new show

WLYH CW15 is proud to air Educational and Informational programming for children.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Wilmer Valderrama, Entertainment

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Morning Call

Ore. students set to get choice of graduation test

When Oregon education officials set out to devise a graduation testing requirement for high school students, they looked to other states for inspiration -- on what not to do.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

PittsburghLIVE.com

Gas, debit cards can be unstable mix

With gasoline averaging more than $4 a gallon, consumers who pay with a debit or credit card may experience a new kind of pain at the pump.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Esmark, USW to arbitrate over sale

The United Steelworkers is heading into arbitration with Esmark Inc. to try to resolve a dispute over the sale of the company and its subsidiary, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel.

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Related Topix: Indiana, PA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Cumberlink.com

Pa. Legislature passes smoking ban bill, sends to Rendell

The state Senate has approved a compromise bill to outlaw smoking in most workplaces and public spaces in Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Vote-by-mail could be in Pa. future

All Pennsylvanians will be able to vote by mail someday if a ranking lawmaker has her way.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

PittsburghLIVE.com

Decisions of the Westmoreland County judges

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court.

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Related Topix: Lower Burrell, PA, Grindstone, PA, Fayette County, PA, Murrysville, PA, Washington County, PA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

House Refuses To Extend Unemployment Benefits

The House on Wednesday narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, John Boehner, Republican, Nancy Pelosi

The York Daily Record

Pa. player donates poker winnings to educational charity

A Pennsylvania businessman says he'll donate $415,856 in poker winnings to a California educational charity.

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Related Topix: Games, Poker, Bryn Mawr, PA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Lyme Disease Information

Lyme Disease Fact Sheet 1. What is Lyme Disease? - Lyme Disease is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by infection with the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi .

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Lyme Disease, Medicine, Health, Arthritis

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Legal Intelligencer

Victim's mother testifies at church trial for Pa. bishop

The testimony came as the trial opened for Bishop Charles E. Bennison Jr. of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, who is accused of concealing the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl by his brother, then a lay ...

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Related Topix: Religion, Episcopal Church

The Times-Tribune

Cabernets make great gifts for dad

Maybe dad has enough ties, golf gear and power tools. This Father's Day get him something special that he doesn't have - a killer cabernet.

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Related Topix: Drink, Wine

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Kansas City InfoZine

States Lock Out Drunk Drivers

By Vicki Ekstrom - Hawaii state Rep. Sharon Har was waiting to make a left turn on a Sunday night in March 2007 when her car was hit by a Dodge Neon, landing her in the hospital for two days.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations

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