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“I just want his friends to know”

By ROGER ADKINS, radkins@newsandsentinel.com Article Photos PITTSBURGH - ' The trial of a Pennsylvania man accused of killing a Wood County native is scheduled to begin this week. via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Bar food is the Rodney Dangerfield of the epicurean world -- taken for granted and never respected. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“We are not taking off the table the fact that you may see further downsizing in county government. We are going to live within our means, but the one thing we will not do is run to property taxes to fix this [deficit] problem”

On an unusually balmy February afternoon last week, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, flanked by Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, stood in a stuffy room at the City-County Building, watching Gov. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Greg Shamitko was appointed plant superintendent, Koppers Inc. Carbon Materials and Chemicals, Clairton plant. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“He said that they hook up clips to his wife's nipples and he plugs the cord into an electric strip and he shocks her”

A Windsor Township man who allegedly caused his wife's death has a history of violence against women that includes convictions for kidnapping and assaulting an ex-girlfriend and holding her family at knife and ... via The York Daily Record

“The complaint alleges that after Tush and Craig provided Michalski with confidential information, Michalski used that information to hunt down and kill Mark Phillips”

The family of a man slain by a fired 911 dispatcher can sue the killer's co-workers, who allegedly looked up the victim's records for their colleague shortly before the triple murder, a federal appeals court ... via Cumberlink.com

“To get somebody to say, 'Yeah I'll go to the exhibit rather than go to Lidia's,' you have to help them understand why that's a better choice.”

A study shows that a Pittsburgh audience such as this entering a symphony performance at Heinz Hall has the second-highest percentage of patrons age 55 or older in the nation. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BC Development Drive For a Development Drive donation form, click here . BC Bingo - Saturday's Bishop Canevin High School Bingo is open every Saturday night in the cafeteria of the school. via The Bishop Canevin High School Blog

Student Transportation of America Ltd. has reorganized its senior management team, with Chairman and CEO Denis Gallagher naming three industry veterans to spearhead operations in three newly created regional ... via School Bus Fleet

“It's hard to see the artistic value in something that you have to have removed”

These are photographs of Daniel Montano as a boy -- playing the violin, attending an art class and on a vacation with younger brother Joseph -- along with two pieces of his artwork. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“If you look at the wages and benefits and compare them with employees in unregulated states, you will find significantly better salaries”

Pennsylvania has one of the tightest, most restrictive liquor control systems in the country, generating millions for state coffers but frustrating critics who say it remains susceptible to political influence, ... via Cumberlink.com

“Seventy-percent of our business is fundraising - 'no matter how small or large or the cause”

When Liza Minnelli needed 200 caramel apples for a recent benefit, she turned to local entrepreneur Paul Godleski of Carnegie's own Applelicious. via POP City

When Elizabeth Brito's name was called to accept recognition for being one of the top academic achievers in the state, her mother leaned into her husband and softly whispered, ''Look at her.''

Brito, an 18-year-old honor student at Roberto Clemente Charter School and the pride of her Dominican-born parents, Flavia and Ramon Brito, was one of 11 Allentown School District students to receive the Blue and White award.

The award is given to Latino students by the state Department of Education for exemplary academic success. Read more

“Even though the [salt] truck might have gone through there five minutes before then, the way it's coming down, it's going to impact traffic.”

A chain-reaction accident involved four cars on McKnight Road at the intersection with Peebles Road during yesterday morning's rush hour. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“We did have pine siskins, and they are usually much farther north”

Bird watchers across the region are getting a rare treat this winter, as an unusually large number of birds and raptors seldom seen as far south as Pennsylvania are showing up at bird feeders and in pine ... via The Tribune-Democrat

“People will come in and want to know who they are.”

"Significant Others" is among the works of Green Tree artists Nikki Sinicrope and Frank Sanns that went on display Saturday. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“They got large taking the role of some herbivores that were not present at that time South America was still an island continent”

AP Photo: Royal Society In this image released in London Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 by the Royal Society, an artist's illustration shows variations on the head of Josephoartigasia monesi, a newly discovered ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“I don't understand why they wouldn't follow the ordinance”

Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss said yesterday that he has asked police to cite and inspect trucks of private trash companies that collect in the middle of the night in spite of repeated warnings ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Business Times - by Ben Semmes The Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Division closed Friday on its $3.3 million acquisition of a 36,500-square-foot building at the Carnegie Office Park. via Pittsburgh Business Times