JERSEY SHORE, Pa. — The 5 p.m. deadline struck at Riverdale Mobile Home Park on Thursday, and Blake and Gerlinde Trimble still had nowhere to go.
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Quality as well as quantity
Three million gallons of water a day sounds like an enormous amount to take from the Susquehanna River — or any natural waterway.
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Fractured lives along the Susquehanna
JERSEY SHORE, Pa. — On hot days, twins Amanda and Chevelle Eck splashed in the Susquehanna River behind their trailer in the Riverdale Mobile Home Park.
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‘Stand your ground’ law not yet used in W. PA
The shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida and the ensuing controversy could happen in Pennsylvania because of the states’ similarly broad stand-your-ground laws. But it hasn’t – yet.
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Troops returning to face more struggles back home
Loaded assault rifle at the ready and eyes alert, the soldier detected only dry branches snapping under his combat boots as he patrolled the woods.
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Top Pennsylvanians influencing elections with money
Ten wealthy Pennsylvanians, including a husband supporting his wife for political office and a gay man seeking equality, contributed nearly $9 million to their favorite candidates and issues since 2011.
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Zimmerman child sex-abuse case shows importance of reporting
A ninth-grade boy at Pittsburgh’s Vincentian High School had a secret. He’d changed a grade on his report card, but soon his basketball coach discovered the deceit. For weeks, the coach summoned him from gym class and the cafeteria to his office, where he prodded: What would the boy do for the coach to keep the secret?
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PA’s ‘stand your ground’ law mirrors Florida’s
The Florida self-defense law keeping the killer of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin free is not just a quirk. Pennsylvania’s law is strikingly similar.
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Jasiri X creates rap song about Trayvon
video Pittsburgh hip-hop artist and community activist Jasiri X released an original rap song in honor of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin two days ago.
