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Push for donations at upcoming York County blood drives
Expect to hear more requests for the donation of blood as the holidays approach and demand increases.
Coach accused of selling steroids
For some, "it was a way to get an edge in sports competitions." For others, it was a way to help pay for "the cost of competing in body-building contests." But for most of the 10 people arrested on Tuesday, prosecutors said, selling steroids to others was how they financed their own personal use of the drug.
York College men's soccer team to stay at home for NCAA regional
For the second straight weekend, the York College men's soccer team has been selected to host two rounds in the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.
Judge's shuffling of cases 'unexpected'
Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole said in his memorandum to President Judge Chester B. Muroski on Wednesday that he would be 'on vacation for the next few weeks,' and that he had rescheduled all pending matters for December or January.
Guards fired over inmate's suicide in W. Pa. jail
Two guards have been fired as a coroner and prosecutor continue investigating the death of an inmate who hanged himself in county jail in southwestern Pennsylvania.
AUTOMATIC ALARM: City fire crews responded at 3:14 p.m. Monday to Stevens Towers, 930 Willow St.
Rege Behe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7990. Jimmy Cvetic was upset when the International Poetry Forum was forced to close earlier this year because of a lack of funding.
Scotts honored for conservation
At the recent Susquehanna County Conservation District annual dinner are conservationist Ain Welmon, honorees Allen and Kim Scott, and speaker Mike Stevens.
Power Saver Device Could Lead To Savings
News 8 reported on a device Wednesday that claims to save electricity and money, which is an issue that many electric customers are interested in as electric rate caps begin to expire at the end of the year.
Low turnout meant a slow day for poll workers throughout Western Pennsylvania. About 23 percent of voters in Allegheny County cast ballots.
The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety.
Mass H1N1 inoculation clinics being planned
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Westmoreland County Emergency Services Agency are planning to set up mass inoculation clinics for the H1N1 flu vaccine, officials said.
Affluent shoppers rang the cash register more in 3Q
Stevens, Pa. Affluent consumers whose average annual income is $228,800 increased their spending in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, according to the Unity Marketing's Luxury Consumption Index .
County man lives out his wrestling dream
Bare-chested and mustachioed, clad in red wrestling tights and boots, Jeff Piper threw an elbow and decked his opponent.
Two dogs were killed in a shed fire in East Cocalico Township on Sunday morning.
Luxury Spending Jumps 29% as Rich Shoppers Come Roaring Back, Survey Shows
Spending in the U.S. on luxury goods and services spurted 29 percent in the third quarter from the previous three months, as consumers with the highest incomes unleashed pent-up demand, according to Unity Marketing.
PhillyDeals: PA agri firm plans $54 million IPO
Penn Millers, which employs around 100 under chief executive Douglas A. Gaudet at its Wilkes-Barre headquarters, used to be owned by policyholders as a mutual insurer; it was converted to a stock company under the Pennsylvania Mutual Stock Conversion Act, a law championed by Reading-based law firm Stevens & Lee, whose investment-banking affiliate, ...
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Five years after it opened at the CLO Cabaret, "Forever Plaid" returns to the land of the living.
PhillyDeals: Penn sets its taste buds for local produce
The University of Pennsylvania recruits students and faculty from all over. You'd figure they are used to the cosmopolitan best of everything out there on the west bank of the Schuylkill.
Animal-cruelty videos a topic for high court
Supreme Court justices discussed dogfights, traditional fox hunting, and a hypothetical human-sacrifice channel yesterday in their questioning of attorneys over a law aimed at animal-cruelty videos.