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Senate GOP leader: no change in April 24 primary
The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania Senate says he expects the state’s April 24 primary to be conducted using the existing General Assembly district lines as the Legislative Reapportionment Commission met briefly without holding a vote.

February 22, 2012
Universities ask Pa. House to reject more aid cuts
Leaders of Penn State, Pitt and Temple warned the state House Appropriations Committee today not to go along with Gov. Tom Corbett’s second straight proposal for deep cuts in state aid to the universities, suggesting that the in-state students who could least afford it would be hurt the most.

February 22, 2012
Infected inmate may have spit in guards’ food
A prosecutor is investigating whether a western Pennsylvania county jail inmate infected with hepatitis C spit or blew his nose into food served to more than 200 guards and other staff.

February 22, 2012
Coroner: Two men dead following Pa. fire
Authorities are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania house fire that killed two men.

February 22, 2012
Hi-tech battery firm chooses Westmoreland County for factory
A high-tech battery firm says it’s chosen a Westmoreland County site for a manufacturing plant.

February 22, 2012
Westminster Kennel Club champ back home in Pa.
Loud doggy snores could be heard throughout the Fitzpatrick house Tuesday afternoon as the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show champ recovered from his busy week.

February 22, 2012 1 Photo
Morning briefing: Fugitive who once faked suicide arrested in Vegas
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February 22, 2012
Syria shelling of Homs kills 2 Western journalists
A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday by Syrian shelling of the opposition stronghold Homs as President Bashar Assad’s regime escalated its attacks on rebel bases by strafing from helicopter gunships, activists said.

February 22, 2012 2 Photos
Georgia man to plead in Pittsburgh homeless check scam
One of four Atlanta men charged with enlisting homeless people to cash counterfeit business checks in the Pittsburgh area is set to plead guilty in the scheme.

February 22, 2012
Nicholas Horner wants to represent himself
An Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting two people in a Blair County sandwich shop shooting wants to represent himself at sentencing if he’s convicted of first-degree murder next month.

February 22, 2012
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