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  • Pa. State Police Cancel Amber Alert Abducted Girl Found

    - Pennsylvania State Police say they have found a 17-year-old female that was abducted early Saturday morning. Police say they found Cassidy BowersSaturday afternoon and she is safe. According to police, she was abducted by 20-year-old Stephen Campion Jr. after he assaulted a third party around 6 a.m. at 305 Howard Avenue in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, ...

  • Bruins look to close out Rangers in Game 5 lest they have to keep hearing about 2010

    Philadelphia Flyers in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs. But then they lost Game 4. And Game 5. Game 6? Oh, you'd better believe they lost it. And then, just when the Bruins thought they couldn't lose any more games, they remembered there was a Game 7 -- but by then it was too late, and they had lost it. With that, the Bruins became just the third team to drop a series after winning the ...

  • 2 Pa. Men Rescued After Boat Runs Aground In Delaware

    -- Two Pennsylvania men are fine after being rescued by firefighters after their 25-foot recreation boat ran aground on the Delaware River. Officials say the men from Exton, Pa., called for help Friday night after the boat ran aground at the entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware ...

  • Police Say Missing 12-Year-Old Boy Has Been Found

    Maurice was reported missing Friday. He was last seen Wednesday, May 22 in the 700 block of Brighton Street. Police say he was found safe in a park on ...

  • Man Tries to Kill Stepdaughter in Drunken Rage Police

    A woman, who has not been identified, told police she was arguing with her stepfather inside their home on the 900 block of W. Silver Street around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. During the argument, the stepfather allegedly pushed the woman to the floor. Police say the two then began to fight. After punching her stepfather in the nose, police say the woman went to the living room while the suspect ...


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Get Smart

Get Smart

In Get Smart, Steve Carell steps into the shoes originally worn by comedian Don Adams in the late-60s parodic spy series, albeit there are no phones in the soles this time around. The general lack of mobile shoe-phone technology is not the only obvious change from the original televisi ... ...

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  • 85-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Lehigh County

    The incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the 6600 block of Kings Highway South in Upper Milford Township. Authorities say the woman was struck by a vehicle. No other details surrounding the incident were released. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office will complete an autopsy on ...

  • Camden County Veterans Remembered At Memorial Day Weekend Ceremony

    CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — 16 Camden County veterans who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan were honored in a Memorial Day weekend ceremony at Harleigh ...

  • Cape May-Lewes Ferry Canceled For High Winds

    -- There’s some bad news for Memorial Day weekend travelers in Delaware. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry is closed Saturday because of high winds in the ...

  • AP Sources Coyotes Sale Approved Hurdle Remains

    Two people familiar with the situation say the NHL has approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to a group of Canadian-led investors, but the deal is contingent on reaching a lease agreement with the city of Glendale. The NHL agreed to sell the team to Renaissance Sports & Entertainment, a group headed by George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc, according to the people, who spoke on condition ...

  • NJ Mom Wants To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Kidnapping Starving Of 8-Year-Old Daughter

    -- A New Jersey mom who admitted tying up, beating and starving her eight-year-old daughter is now seeking to withdraw her guilty plea to first-degree kidnapping. Plesi Nichols of Trenton was due to be sentenced Friday, but that was put on hold and a hearing was scheduled for this summer to consider her request. Nichols was facing an 18-year state prison term after pleading guilty last ...

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