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Worship Marathon Taking Place in Coitsville
A worship marathon is taking place in Coitsville. It's called a "30-Hour Burn" and it's taking place at the Victory Christian Center on McCartney Road. The event features 30 continuous hours of singing and prayers as part of the church's month long commitment to fasting and prayer. The event runs through midnight Saturday and is open to the public.
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Two Firefighters Promoted in Howland
Howland Township has promoted two of its firefighters. Earlier this week, trustees officially promoted Ted Luman to captain and Dennis Johnson to lieutenant. The two men will fill positions that became vacant in the past year. Fire Chief Jim Pantalone said the promotions help complete his administrative team. "We've got a lot of guys coming up now, filling a lot
Ohio News
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Ohio Dems offer plan to replace election overhaul
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of Democrats in the Ohio House say they've got a package of election changes ready to go should the Republican-led Legislature decide to repeal a separate election measure that's the subject of a November ballot referendum. The Democrats' proposal comes after the state's top election official called for lawmakers this week to scrap the
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Scotts Miracle-Gro agrees to $4M pesticides fine
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Court documents in Ohio indicate lawn and garden company Scotts Miracle-Gro intends to plead guilty to violating federal pesticides law, pay a $4 million fine and give $500,000 to help support wildlife study and preservation. The proposed plea and penalties were agreed to by the government and Marysville-based company and filed in U.S. District Court in
Pennsylvania News
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Sandusky asks Pa. court to see his grandchildren
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child molestation is asking for court permission to see his grandchildren. Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions forbid him from having contact with anyone under 18. Authorities say he sexually abused 10 boys over a 15-year span. Sandusky says he is innocent. A motion filed by Sandusky's lawyer in
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Pa.: Hospital error caused patient overdoses
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Health Department says that nurses at an Allentown-area hospital improperly programmed pumps that dispense pain medication, leading three patients to suffer overdoses in 2010 and 2011. The Morning Call of Allentown reports that one of the patients received five times the prescribed dosage of morphine and died a day after hernia surgery. Employees of
National News
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Mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled Friday that Justice Department prosecutor Bobbi Bernstein may have tainted the jury hearing Gerard Dugue's trial by mentioning the name
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Barefoot Bandit learns his fate
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced the young man known as the "Barefoot Bandit" to 6 1/2 years in prison for his two-year, international crime spree. Colton Harris-Moore hopscotched his way across the United States carrying out a series of break-ins that included stealing boats and planes. He was finally arrested in the Bahamas in 2010. ©2012 Associated
World News
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Venezuela to shun World Bank arbitration decisions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will ignore future decisions by a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body. Venezuela formally began its withdrawal from the Washington-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes this week. Chavez says any financial disagreements with foreign companies operating in Venezuela should be settled with local authorities and within the country's judicial
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Haiti president now says no pardon for Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's president is backing away from a possible pardon for former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. President Michel Martelly says he will let justice run its course in the case of the man known as "Baby Doc." Martelly says he was misunderstood in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press when asked about Duvalier and responded that he