Quake Devastates Italian Towns Amid Aftershocks
The quake hit Amatrice Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto near Rieti killing many and leaving hundreds homeless. Survivors return briefly for essentials as rescue continues and Italy pledges 50 million euros in emergency aid with Italy starting the Italian Homes program to address past construction failures.
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Paraphernalia supplier Akhil Mishra sentenced in Pittsburgh area
Akhil Mishra 72 of Glenshaw was sentenced to more than 16 months in jail plus one year of probation for selling heroin diluting powder and stamp bags through family owned novelty stores. He must also self-deport to India within 90 days, a step complicating prior deportation efforts. Mishra is not a U.S. citizen and overstayed a visa. His family runs head shops that sold drug paraphernalia since the 1990s. The case follows a 1992 and 2000 federal conviction and links to a broader nationwide crackdown. A University of Pittsburgh study noted a surge in Pennsylvania overdose deaths.
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Universities face strike fears amid rising tuition and funding gaps
State system leaders warn a faculty strike could halt classes though plans exist to bargain toward a settlement. Tuition pressures and health insurance changes loom as Gov. Wolf urges a negotiated deal. The 14 campus system, led separately from Penn State and Pitt, faces a $444 million budget with pay and benefit adjustments under discussion.
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New Castle Junior High Player Collapses At Practice
Donovan Crockett, 14, an eighth grader on the New Castle junior high football team, was transported to UPMC Jameson Hospital after collapsing from apparent dehydration during Thursday practice. Fire Department and Noga Ambulance responded. staff provided fluids and the session was canceled as players were shaken.
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Teen jogger injures after fall at Cascade Park hill
A 14 year old girl Felicity Weir was treated at UPMC Jameson Hospital after stumbling while jogging at Cascade Park. Fire Chief David Joseph described her fall as down a hill to a paved road and said she was "pretty banged up" though not a 200 foot drop.
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Paving set to begin on several Neshannock roads
Neshannock Township will start paving Monday on a list of streets after bidding Youngblood Paving of Wampum won the contract. The project costs 338000 dollars and will take about two weeks with no parking on affected roads. traffic will be restricted to local vehicles only.
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City firefighters quench blaze at old motel
New Castle firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire at the vacant Jefferson Motel on Thursday. Four or five sheets of newspaper were found burning in a back room, reported by a fire official after a caller alerted responders in the early afternoon.
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PNC Banks Upgrades 9000 ATMs For Chip Card Security
PNC Bank says it will upgrade 9,000 ATMs to read chip cards and generate unique transaction codes to prevent reuse. Machines will email receipts and reduce card data usefulness. MasterCard will shift fraud liability to ATM owners on Oct 1, with Visa following in fall 2017. upgrades wrap by Oct 1.
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Original judge in Penn State case dies at 61
Dauphin County Judge Todd Hoover, who originally handled the criminal case against three Penn State administrators over Sandusky sex abuse matters, died after a long illness at age 61. President Judge Richard Lewis announced Hoover’s death and praised his juristic skill and character.
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Dauphin County
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