Homicide detectives from the Allegheny County Police Department are investigating a suspicious death in Etna. (Today)
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Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin signs copies of her book yesterday at Sam's Club in South Strabane.
A college student home for the weekend might expect a warm bed and a hot meal. That had to wait for Addie Witt, who drove east Friday night from Ohio's Otterbein College to join her father, Kerry Witt, on a chilly parking lot sleepover next to the cinder block wall of a Sam's Club in Washington County. (Today)
He was "the nicest guy in the world," except that when she lost her disability claim and money got tight, the beatings got worse: He pulled her up by her neck, pointed a gun at her, tried to break her hand and told her he would like to kill her. (Today)
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Jesse Scafuri, 5, collects household goods at a house party/food drive at her family home in Shaler last week.
The Scafuris of Shaler -- Amy, her husband, James, and daughters Jamie, 15, and Jesse, 5 -- are among the millions affected by the country's economic downturn, but their concerns are for others less fortunate. (Today)