2 Pa. judges granted immunity in civil suit
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities have been granted partial immunity from civil liability....
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery....
NJ Resorts casino gets OK to give keys to lenders
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- America's first casino to open outside Nevada got permission Thursday to hand itself over to its lenders because it can't pay the mortgage....
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday....
Philly cop killer must wait to find out his fate
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A man who murdered a Philadelphia police officer will have to wait until next week to find out if he'll be sentenced to death or life in prison....
Pa. university students upset about fitness class
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts....
Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too....
Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too....
'Big Brother' winner seeks bail in Mass. drug case
BOSTON (AP) -- The winner of the CBS reality television show "Big Brother 9," accused of trying to sell a powerful prescription painkiller, is again asking to be released on bail until his trial....
A lot can happen before 9 in the morning. Catch up with Larry, John, Shelley and the KDKA Morning News on AM 1020 KDKA. On-line at kdkaradio.com
Pitt Womens Basketball Starts Season
Coach Agnes Berranato is ready for a new season, and she's getting help from Larry for their big season opener...
Deer, Deer Everywhere
It seems like deer are everywhere as we get closer to hunting season. Larry and John talk to Game Commissioner Gary Fujak about why all the deer are everywhere.
"Beer Should Be Sold At a Distributor"
Dino DeFlavio, owner of McBroom's Beer in Regeant Square, talks to Larry and John about his opposition to grocery stores and convenient stores selling beer in PA.
Open for Business- For Thanksgiving
More restaurants are deciding to stay open for Thanksgiving Day as demand increases for people eating out for the holiday. Larry and John talk to Pat McDonald, owner of Atria's, about the restaurant chains' Thanksgiving plans.
Colleges Want a Chance to Share Their Thoughts on 1% Tuition Tax
Mayor Ravenstahl wants to create a 1% tuition tax for students of higher education, but colleges and students are crying foul. Dr Mary Hines, who represents 10 colleges within the city, joins Larry and John to explain what the colleges think about the tax
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Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego....
SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday....
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer....
Pa. university students upset about fitness class
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts....
Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?
NEW YORK (AP) -- Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star - Sept. 11....
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
ATLANTA (AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S....
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road....
Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments....
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
CHICAGO (AP) -- Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision....
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu....
