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Hey, kids! Take a photo with Santa!
Hey, Parents! Hey, Kids! Want to take a photo with Santa? Then be sure to stop in at the New Castle News between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 18, just before the Light-Up Night Parade begins in the downtown.

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Small towns across the country bear the scars of Iraq Small towns across the country bear the scars of Iraq

MCKEESPORT (AP) -- Edward "Willie" Carman wanted a ticket out of town, and the Army provided it. Raised in the projects by a single mother in this blighted, old industrial steel town outside Pittsburg
February 21, 2007
IRS raids tax preparers in seven cities IRS raids tax preparers in seven cities

WASHINGTON (AP) -- IRS criminal investigators this week conducted raids in seven cities to shut down tax preparation businesses suspected of abusing a one-time telephone tax refund.

The Internal Revenue Service, i
February 17, 2007
Recordsraise more questions about tissue taken from body of Alistair Cooke Records raise more questions about tissue taken from body of Alistair Cooke

NEW YORK (AP) -- The medical records that accompanied the body of "Masterpiece Theatre" host Alistair Cooke were wrong in just about every possible way. His name was misspelled.
September 19, 2006
North Beaver orchard wins compliments North Beaver orchard wins compliments

By MARYALICE MELI mameli@ncnewsonline.com

For one dairy farmer, Thursday's inspection of the 43-acre Dawson's Orchard in North Beaver Township was an eye-opener. "You learn a lot on these tours," said Blanche Kind,
August 25, 2006
When piercings aren't enough, some go extreme When piercings aren't enough, some go extreme

TREND: Extreme body modification features a wide range of alterations, including some people who get horns implanted on their heads or remold their ears to make them pointy.

DALLAS (AP) -- Allen Falkner's t
August 12, 2006
BODY MODIFICATION: Common Terms BODY MODIFICATION: Common Terms

Here's a look at some common terms in the underground trend known as body modification:

*Transdermal implants: Implants that begin beneath the skin but protrude outside, such as metal spikes or beads.

*Subdermal implants:
August 12, 2006
Dog parks have fur flying in some communities Dog parks have fur flying in some communities

BOWWOW: Dog parks are a product of increasing dog ownership, growing recognition that exercise and socializing can reduce canine misbehavior, and the lure of rubbing elbows with fellow dog lovers.

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August 7, 2006
Slave's story undergoes scientific scrutiny Slave's story undergoes scientific scrutiny

EAST HADDAM, Conn. (AP) -- Archaeologists have begun digging up the 200-year-old graves of a slave family in hopes of separating fact from fiction in the legend of "the black Paul Bunyan."

The dig has the bless
July 29, 2006
Residents turn out for 30th annual Enon Valley Community Day10 years later, TWA families still in pain but trying to move on Residents turn out for 30th annual Enon Valley Community Day

By JOSIAH LOCKLEY jlockley@ncnewsonline.com

In Lawrence County, community events don't come much quirkier than Enon Valley Community Day. But it's a good kind of quirky. There was something t10 years later, TWA families still in pain but trying to move on

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Krukar boarded TWA Flight 800 with a diamond ring in his pocket. He was planning to place it on his fiancee's finger at the Eiffel Tower during a romantic weekend in P
July 18, 2006
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