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• [VIDEO] Emergency docs get front-line training

  Johnstown city firefighters provided some hands-on training today for physicians in Conemaugh emergency medicine residency program.

  May 17, 2012

• Midday briefing: "Suitcase baby" mom gets life

  A northwestern Pennsylvania woman ordered to spend life in prison is challenging a jury's decision convicting her of first-degree murder in the starving death of her 14-month-old daughter.

  May 17, 2012

• Police hold diamond swallower until evidence moves

  Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say they are holding a man who is accused of swallowing a $20,000 diamond as long as it takes for him to produce the evidence.

  May 17, 2012

Local News

• District debates classroom iPads

  Richland School District Superintendent Thomas Fleming has unveiled a plan to put iPads in the hands of all seventh- to 12th-graders by 2014.
  His effort was met with skepticism from several board members who worry whether the district can afford more cutting-edge classroom technology in tight budgetary times.

  May 16, 2012

• Zoning draws scrutiny

  The Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, supervisors on Wednesday fielded a number of questions from residents regarding a recently submitted request to rezone two parcels of land in the Carpenters Park and Walnut Hill areas.

  May 16, 2012

• Sewage problem looming

  During heavy rains, inflow and infiltration overwhelms the 400,000-gallon capacity of the Gallitzin wastewater treatment plant, which has an 80-year-old clay collection system. Federal and state environmental officials have warned the excess flow must stop or huge fines could be imposed for failure to comply.

  May 16, 2012

• Correction 5/17/2012

  May 16, 2012

• Study finds java drinkers live longer

  One of life’s simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn’t matter.

  May 16, 2012

Sports

Central Cambria senior Tony Risaliti (center) is flanked by his parents, Dave and Anne, as he announces his decision to wrestle for the United States Military Academy. Standing behind them are Red Devils wrestling coach Bob Nikolishen and Athletic Director Ron Stempka.

• Risaliti commits to West Point

  Tony Risaliti can fulfill a number of his dreams over the next few years.
  He’ll be able to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level, go to school for free and serve in the Army.

  May 16, 2012 1 Photo

• Baker, Bracken are double winners

  Bedford’s Carrie Baker and Windber’s Jenna Bracken each brought home double gold from Wednesday’s District 5 Class AA Track and Field Championships at Northern Bedford County High School.

  May 16, 2012 1 Photo

• Ridge wins 2nd straight team title

  Matt Dull finished well ahead of the pack in both of his hurdles races and Chestnut Ridge teammate Michael Young won two of the three jumping events on Wednesday at the District 5-AA Track and Field Championship Meet held at Northern Bedford County High School.

  May 16, 2012 2 Photos

• LaRoche, Gonzalez lead Nationals past Pirates 7-4

  Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings Wednesday night, leading the Washington Nationals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4.

  May 16, 2012

• Bald Eagle bounces Central Cambria

  The long blast by Central Cambria’s Aimee Espe was so majestic that even Bald Eagle Area pitcher Megan Dudish had to admire it.
  “It was a bomb,” Dudish said of the first-inning drive that hit the stands behind the left-field fence. “It was really a nice hit.”

  May 16, 2012

Features

• Annual community festival slated for high school

  The fun is spreading throughout Johnstown. The fourth annual Johnstown Community Event will be held from noon to 11 p.m. May 26 at Greater Johnstown High School, 222 Central Ave., Johnstown.

  May 17, 2012

• Bandshell series to commence with performance, encampment
• Commemorative events | JAHA, National Park Service gearing up for flood anniversary

Lifestyles

• Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm

  Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.

  May 16, 2012 2 Photos

• FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
• Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving

Multimedia

• iPads in Richland classrooms: A pipe dream?

  Richland School District Superintendent Thomas Fleming has unveiled a plan to put iPads in the hands of all seventh- to 12th-graders by 2014.
  His effort was met with skepticism from several board members who worry whether the district can afford more cutting-edge classroom technology in tight budgetary times.

  May 16, 2012

• Facebook investors to cash out more shares
• Japanese film crew capturing Inclined Plane footage for animated series

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