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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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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: Prisons, Minor League Baseball, Trials, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Amtrak, Railway Transportation, FEMA, Plant Openings, 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: Amtrak, Railway Transportation, FEMA, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues
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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: Politics, Local Government, Cranberries, Government
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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: Schools, Science, High Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure, Students
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Four spots up for grabs in Freeport Area school board race
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Frugal spending, securing schools and boosting education are catchphrases used by candidates seeking election to Freeport Area School Board. Five people, including three incumbents and a former school director, are running for four available board seats...Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Primaries, Teachers, Elections
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Outdoors notebook: Family fishing festivals coming to Western Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will have a series of family fishing festivals around the state, two of them in this area. One is set for May 18 at Keystone State Park in Westmoreland County, another for June 22 at Moraine State Park in Butler...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ansell Limited, Hunting, Endangered Species
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2 compete for GOP nomination in Butler County controller fight
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe two Republicans competing in the May 21 primary for Butler County controller each describe themselves as fiscal conservatives who will be vigilant about overseeing the county's finances. No Democrat is running for the office, which Republican Jack...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Primaries, Elections
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Murphy sentenced to death in killings of mother, sister and aunt
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA Westmoreland County judge on Thursday sentenced convicted triple-murderer Kevin Murphy to death by lethal injection. Offered a chance to make a statement, he declined. In a brief hearing, Judge Al Bell imposed the sentence delivered by a jury late...Tags: Punishment, Fayette County, Justice System, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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BRIEF: Butler County man sentenced on involuntary manslaughter charge
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA Butler County Common Pleas judge sentenced a Connoquenessing man Thursday to one to two years in county prison, followed by three years' probation, for fatally shooting his grandson. State police said Larry Karnes, 77, shot Austin Riddell, 19, after...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Judges
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Court upholds revised legislative maps
Beaver County Times, Pa.The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the state Legislature's second bite at the redistricting apple, which sets the scene for some major changes to House and Senate districts. As a result of the decision, maps approved by the Legislature in...Tags: Jesse White, Politics, Elder A. Vogel, Jr., Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Jim Christiana
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