Halloween costumes spark trends amid clown scare and politics
A local shop reports brisk sales of traditional Halloween items alongside clown costumes despite removals elsewhere. National figures and franchises drive costume choices from superheroes to political figures, Zombies stay popular, and Star Wars anew fuels outfits.
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Tina Corbin
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Lawrence County
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Hillary Clinton
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Pennsylvania pension reform faces last-minute hurdles in lame duck
Lawmakers clash over pension reform and other last-minute bills as 2015-16 session ends. Dan Daniel’s Law, texting penalties, unemployment tweaks, and toll-collection changes shape debate. Gov. Wolf’s review ongoing. observers note limited time in lame duck session before election.
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ACLU
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Jeff Sheridan
Tom Wolf
Sheridan
Wolf
Chris Sainato
Lawrence County
Todd Nesbit
Mercer County
Stephen Miskin
House
Dave Reed
Indiana County
Auditor highlights nursing home turnaround and auditing approach
Northampton County outlines steps to move its county nursing home from a seven million dollar annual loss to profitability through union cooperation on absence management and better accountability. Auditor DePasquale cites ChildLine audits as proof of reform and pledges focus on heroin and opioid fight, school funding, and online expense posting in a second term.
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Brown
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DePasquale
Jerry Sandusky
Department of Human Services
John Finnerty
Pennsylvania
CNHI
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Rocks Hit Three Vehicles On I-376 In Beaver County
State police investigate after rocks struck two food service trucks and a passenger car on Interstate 376 in Brighton Township near Beaver. No injuries reported. The report recalls a 2014 overpass rock attack in Uniontown, Ohio, in which a teacher was gravely injured.
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Beaver Barracks
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Uniontown
Ohio
Breast cancer tip promotes activity to lower risk
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center says staying physically active lowers breast cancer risk by about 10 to 30 percent. A 30 minute walk five days weekly provides the protective effect even when started later in life.
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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