News Headlines for Adrian, Pennsylvania

Central Pennsylvania Senators elected to leadership roles (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
Senators ensured that central Pennsylvania has some clout in the Capitol next term by electing two regional lawmakers to leadership posts Thursday. Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, whose district stretches to Perry County, was elected to the coveted post of Appropriations Committee chairman.

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Pennsylvania black bear season looms (York Daily Record)
Although last year's black bear harvest was light, the Pennsylvania Game Commission expects hunters to have good opportunities in next week's three-day bear season.

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Final Respects Paid To Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor, was a tough-as-steel woman who broke barriers and defied odds, and encouraged others to do the same, Sen. Hillary Clinton told a Capitol memorial ceremony Friday.

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Commerce Twp. woman faces baby death sentencing in Pennsylvania (Detroit News)
ERIE, Pa. -- A former college volleyball player from the Detroit area is due in a Pennsylvania courtroom to be sentenced for suffocating a baby after secretly giving birth in a campus apartment.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 21:54 UPDATE 1-Nova to idle Pennsylvania plant due to slack demand (Interactive Investor)
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Nova Chemicals Corp said on Friday it will temporarily close its Beaver Valley plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania, because of weak demand for the plastics produced there and said the facility won't reopen until markets and profits improve. The company, Canada's biggest manufacturer of raw plastics, said the shutdown will last at least until the new year, idling ...

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Snow Covers Central Pennsylvania (WNEP 16 Pennsylvania)
People in central Pennsylvania spent Friday morning digging out from about a foot in some places in Clinton County. Power crews were out all morning in Loganton working on downed wires along Route 880. A pick-up truck crashed overnight, knocking out electricity to customers in the area.

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Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud (Insurance Journal)
A retired Pennsylvania appellate judge was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said he lied about neck and back injuries in a fender bender to collect $440,000 from two insu

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Unemployment Up In Pennsylvania (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
(Harrisburg) -- Reacting to Thursday's announcement that Pennsylvania lost 7,300jobs in October, Governor Ed Rendell expressed concern that mounting losses could put a strain on families and businesses. He said the it could also continue to depress state revenue collections.

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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Remembers, Celebrates the Life of Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll During Capitol ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
During a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda, Governor Edward G. Rendell today remembered Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll as a lifelong teacher, an important partner in public service, and a tireless advocate for the people of Pennsylvania.

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Layoffs Hit Pennsylvania Turnpike Workers (KYW News Radio 1060)
Last week, the Pennsylvania turnpike offered buyouts to employees, but only 20 employees took the offer, and so the turnpike has now begun laying off some of its 2,300 workers.

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