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Pa. Governor Likens Gay Marriage to Incest

Comparison follows earlier one likening gays to children

(Newser) - Tom Corbett likened gay marriage to incest today—and that was his attempt to walk back an earlier comment likening it to a union of children. In an interview with WHP-TV today, the Pennsylvania governor was asked about a state attorney's comments likening same-sex marriages to marriages involving 12-year-olds....

Fracking's New Side Effect: Radioactive Wastewater

Study finds high levels near a discharge site

(Newser) - Add this to ongoing debate about the merits and potential dangers of fracking : A Duke study uncovered high levels of radioactivity in water and sediment downstream from a fracking treatment plant in Pennsylvania, reports LiveScience . The researchers discovered the unexpected levels of radium in a creek near the Josephine Brine...

Cops: Daughter Kills Mom, Dad Kills Daughter

2-decade family feud ended in tragedy in Ashville, Pa.

(Newser) - A two-decade family feud came to a violent end Friday when a man shot dead the two home invaders that killed his wife and son, not knowing the assailants included his long-estranged daughter. Authorities said today that it appears Josephine and Jeffrey Ruckinger planned to murder her family at their...

Superintendent Resigns After Incredibly Racist Texts

He and athletic director said all black people should have the last name 'n----r'

(Newser) - Why did the superintendent and athletic director of a Philadelphia-area school district suddenly resign at the end of August? It might be because they'd been caught sending incredibly offensive text messages to each other. Late last week, the Daily Local News in West Chester published a leaked transcript of...

Pennsylvania Judge Bars Gay-Marriage Licenses

One county clerk took it upon himself to start issuing them, despite state law

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania judge today ordered a suburban Philadelphia court clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini said Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes did not have the power to decide on his own whether Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban violates the...

Town Named 'Jim Thorpe' Fights to Keep His Body

Sons want famed athlete moved home to Oklahoma tribal land

(Newser) - The surviving sons of the famous American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe have long fought to get the remains of their father moved from Jim Thorpe, Pa., to tribal lands in Oklahoma, where he was born. Now they've won a crucial legal victory that puts them close to their goal—...

Pennsylvania: Gays Barred From Marriage, Just Like Kids

State opposes a county's allowance of same-sex marriages

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania county clerk has been issuing same-sex marriage licenses, saying state laws against the practice are unconstitutional—and now the state capital is fighting back. State attorneys say there's no "value or legitimacy" to the more than 150 licenses issued in Montgomery County since July 24, and...

10K-Gallon Oil Tank Explodes, Kills Man

Fuel spill has been contained, firefighters say

(Newser) - A 10,000-gallon fuel oil tank exploded at a Pennsylvania industrial park yesterday and went flying across a road, killing a worker who was welding nearby. The explosion happened last night at Brownies Oil Co. in the Reynolds Industrial Park in Mercer County, in western Pennsylvania. The tank spilled 7,...

Gag Order on Kids? Wake Up, Fracking Industry
Gag Order on Kids?
Wake Up, Fracking Industry
OPINION
Aug 6, 2013 4:15 PM CDT

Gag Order on Kids? Wake Up, Fracking Industry

In settlement, family's young children ordered to keep silent

(Newser) - An unusual legal settlement now getting national attention is yet another example of why the fracking industry has such a lousy reputation, writes Loren Steffy at Forbes . The story first came to light courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , which reported on a $750,000 settlement for Chris and Stephanie Hallowich...

'Boobies' Bracelets Aren't Lewd: Court

They're about breast cancer awareness

(Newser) - If kids at a Pennsylvania middle school want to wear bracelets declaring their love for boobies, the district has no right to stop them, a federal appeals court says. Two teens were suspended for wearing bracelets reading "I Heart Boobies"—a breast cancer awareness slogan—during their school'...

Motive in Town Meeting Shooting: This Shack

Police say Rockne Newell had been in long-running fight with township

(Newser) - The gunman in last night's deadly town meeting shooting in Pennsylvania has been IDed by police as Rockne Newell. It's a well-known name to local officials, who the Pocono Record reports have been embroiled in a "long-simmering feud" with Newell over his junk-strewn property for some 18...

2 Killed, 3 Injured at Town Meeting Shooting
 Gunman Storms 
 Town Meeting, Kills 3 
UPDATED
Aug 5, 2013 10:48 PM CDT

Gunman Storms Town Meeting, Kills 3

Pennsylvania shooter shot through wall

(Newser) - Three people are dead and several others injured after a shooting in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to state police, who initially said the death toll was four. The emergency management director in Monroe County says the shooting happened at a municipal building during the town's monthly meeting, the AP reports....

5 Killed in Pa. Helicopter Crash
 Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5 
Jul 29, 2013 12:03 AM CDT

Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5

Pilot warned he was losing altitude; weather may have played role

(Newser) - Moments after a pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude, his helicopter crashed in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania, killing four adults and a child. The Wyoming County coroner said the pilot contacted a nearby tower around 10:30pm Saturday saying he would attempt to return...

Gun-Slingin&#39; Police Chief Blasts &#39;Libtards&#39;


 Gun-Slingin' 
 Police Chief 
 Blasts 'Libtards' 
TODAY, ON THE INTERNET
Jul 24, 2013 1:22 PM CDT

Gun-Slingin' Police Chief Blasts 'Libtards'

Pennsylvania's Mark Kessler in the spotlight

(Newser) - If Pennsylvania police chief Mark Kessler is trying to achieve name recognition on a level with Arizona's Sheriff Joe , he's off to a pretty good start. Kessler released a YouTube video earlier this month that has gone viral, the Lehigh Valley's Morning Call reports; in it, the...

Teens Chase Kidnapper's Car ... on Their Bikes

Teen boys save 5-year-old girl after 15-minute bike chase

(Newser) - Here's your real-life superhero story for the day: two teen boys in Lancaster, Penn., chased down a car carrying a 5-year-old kidnapped girl and saved her. Oh, and they did it on their bicycles. Temar Boggs, 15, was hanging out with a friend when a man came by asking...

Dave Matthews Hitchhikes to His Own Concert

Fans on way to show spot him, pick him up

(Newser) - It's a good thing Emily Kraus and her boyfriend stopped to pick up a hitchhiker on their way to a Dave Matthews Band concert—the wayfarer was none other than Dave Matthews himself. Matthews was out for a bike ride before his concert in Hershey, Penn., when his tire...

Pennsylvania AG Won&#39;t Defend Gay Marriage Ban
Pennsylvania AG Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban
sources say
Jul 11, 2013 8:53 AM CDT

Pennsylvania AG Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban

Sources say Kathleen Kane will make announcement today

(Newser) - Pennsylvania's own attorney general won't defend the state's gay marriage ban, which is being challenged in a federal lawsuit , according to multiple sources, including lawyers involved in the case, who talked to the Philadelphia Daily News and the Washington Post . Kathleen Kane, the state's first Democrat...

ACLU Sues for Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania

Sets sights on Virginia, North Carolina

(Newser) - The ACLU isn't wasting any time in expanding gay marriage following the Supreme Court's big rulings. First up: a lawsuit in Pennsylvania seeking to end the state's ban on same-sex vows, the New York Times reports. The suit has 23 plaintiffs including a truck driver, a stay-at-home-mom,...

Parents to Sebelius: Tweak Transplant Law, Save Our Kid

Girl with cystic fibrosis needs adult lungs fast

(Newser) - Parents in Pennsylvania are calling for Kathleen Sebelius' help: Their 10-year-old daughter could have just weeks to live without a lung transplant, but current rules stand in her way. Suffering from cystic fibrosis, Sarah Murnaghan has been waiting for 18 months for a transplant. She's at the top of...

Parents Charged After Driving With Girl in Dog Cage

10-year-old apparently wanted to keep pooch company in pickup truck

(Newser) - A reminder to parents that it's sometimes wise to exercise veto power over the kids' ideas: A couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike saw them tooling along in a pickup truck with a young girl in the back—...

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