Michael Arndt
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The award-winning writer of Little Miss Sunshine and has been picked by Disney to write the Star Wars VII screenplay.
Disney's newly-acquired Lucasfilm branch confirmed on StarWars.com that Michael Arndt, who also penned the yet-to-be-released Hunger Games' sequel Catching Fire, is already working with George Lucas on story conferences aimed at laying out a storyline for the next installment in the sci-fi epic.
Star Wars VII is pencilled for a 2015 release, the website says.
Pennsylvania State Police are hoping to catch a bandit with a green thumb red-handed.
A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threatened his mother with a 10-inch kitchen knife because he believed she was trying to “poison” him with pork in violation of his Muslim beliefs.
FBI ends hunt for Hoffa’s remains
A search of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, an FBI agent announced Wednesday as authorities ended the dig.
Your look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
Your look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Republicans in the state Senate on Tuesday announced a plan that would replace the existing state store system by allowing beer distributors and businesses that sell six-packs to begin selling wine and liquor.
A new state-of-the-art building for primary care physicians and specialists is expected to be opened at Conemaugh Health System’s Meyersdale Medical Center by the fall of 2014.
Windber Medical Center goal: Stay independent
Hospital leaders knew there were those in the audience who expected to hear an announcement that Windber Medical Center would close or merge with a larger system.
“What you heard, I hope, was just the opposite,” Chairman David Klementic said after the hospital’s annual community meeting on Tuesday.
The head of the union representing Pennsylvania public school teachers and Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget secretary are two of the speakers expected to testify today before a House panel examining pension reform.
Menoher project will create long detour
A well-traveled section of road connecting the city to Westmont will be closed for up to four months to correct frequent rock slide issues on the hillside above.
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