Cocaine hidden in yams shocks south Florida
UPI reports federal agents uncovered 300 pounds of cocaine packed inside fiberglass yams in a shipment from Colombia to Miami. A Colombian resident, Jaime Contreras, 56, was arrested as authorities feared the total may exceed 1,200 pounds worth about 16 million dollars wholesale.
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Miami
UPI
South Florida
Jaime Contreras
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
William Yout
Harry W. Carnes
Customs
Fugitive in sex torture slayings may flee to death
San Francisco police warn Charles Ng, 24, missing since June 2 after a shoplifting arrest, could kill himself to avoid capture in a nationwide manhunt. Charles Lake, 39, died by cyanide after arrest. At a Sierra foothills two acre site officers unearthed bones, 50 bags of evidence, a sex torture chamber, and a one way mirror. As many as 25 victims may have been slain.
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Willeyville
Calif
UPI
San Francisco
Cornelius Murphy
Charles Ng
Murphy
Charles Lake
Sierra Nevada
Lake
San
Foothill
Bidder needed to take $230k liens on former Johnson Bronze site
Bertin Realty failed to object to a March 25 tax sale for the Johnson Bronze Co. site on South Mill Street. No bids were offered. the sale reached $547,772.52, covering 1980 to 1984 taxes plus penalties. A private sale would require only a $50 minimum bid plus lien or mortgage assumptions.
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John K. Manna
Johnson Bronze Co
Eych
South Mill Street
Bertin Realty Co
Bertin
County Tax Claim Bureau
Laurel school board weighs busing for kindergartners
Budget pressure dominates Laurel School Board talks as they consider expanding bus service to 140 kindergartners at a potential cost near 63 000 and a 1 mill tax hike. Administrators warn state reimbursement limits and high aging high school maintenance add risk to the plan. Administrators urge cost justification while residents push for centralized pickup points amid security concerns after a Butler County kidnapping.
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Dale Shidemantle
Laurel School Board
Mohawk Area
David Smith
Smith
Laurel
David McConnell
Keith Kennedy
Butler County
Cherrie Ann Mahan
Ray Bales
Andrew Bulazo
Bulazo
Bales
Merle Cunningham
Cunningham
Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince dies at 68
Pittsburgh UPI reports colorfully named Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince died at 68 after a brief cancer battle. Born July 1 1916 in Los Angeles he spent five decades in radio, later returning to the Pirates booth before pneumonia and coma led to his death at Presbyterian University Hospital. He was known for rapid play by play and nicknamed The Gunner and Kiss it goodbye. He is survived by his wife Betty and children Nancy and Robert Jr.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Prince
Prince
Presbyterian University Hospital
KDKA
Pirates
Lanny Frattare
Jim Rooker
Per St. Clair
Betty
Nancy
Chris Cross
Robert Jr
Los Angeles
University of Pittsburgh
Stanford University
University of Oklahoma
Harvard Law School
Rosey Rowswell
Rowswell
Nellie King
Western Pennsylvania Weather Update
Showers and thunderstorms possible with heavy rain at times and a low in the upper 50s. Northeast winds shift to north 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday brings cloudy cooler conditions with showers and a possible thunderstorm, high near mid 60s and rain chances around 60 percent. Extended forecast cooler with a chance of showers Thursday and Friday. Daily number Pick4.
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Pennsylvania
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