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Monday, January 5, 2009, 8:36 pm

BREAKING NEWS
Area under winter weather advisory tomorrow
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for mixed freezing rain, in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. 7:16 pm

Pitt leads AP hoops poll for first time 2:52 pm

Big Ben set to practice, play 1:09 pm

No appeal on Allegheny drink tax decision 2:36 pm

Harrison wins top defensive award 12:19 pm

More Breaking News

Some buyers wary of domestic autos 10:37 am

Jason Bridge/Valley News Dispatch

GUARDING THE GUARDIANS

Officials mull tighter control of constables
Pennsylvania Chief Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille said he wants to impose standards after a number of constables have been charged with crimes ranging from homicide to sexual assault to theft during the past decade. 11:54 pm

HIGHWAY HIKES RATE

Turnpike exacts toll on motorists' budgets
This year's increase is expected to be followed by a 3 percent increase each year thereafter, said turnpike CEO Joe Brimmeier. 5:43 am

MULTIMEDIA

Pitt in the Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
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Connellsville Polar Bear Club
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Duquesne wins
Duquesne beats Bowling Green
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Powerade wrestling tournament
Elite high school wrestlers
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Basketball roundup
High school basketball
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Pitt women
Pitt 72, West Virginia 63
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Tomlin on the win
Steelers 31, Browns 0
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Ralph 'RR' Unglo
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MORE NEWS
Bee deaths mystifying
Two and a half years after Pennsylvania beekeepers reported the mysterious disappearance of honeybees, research into the problem is far from finding an explanation. 10:08 pm

Fire kills woman
A 61-year-old Duquesne woman died in a two-alarm fire early Sunday morning, and fire marshals are investigating the cause. 10:38 pm

Cleaning up nicely
A high school dropout who gave birth to two children by age 19, Mary Coffey has built a part-time cleaning and child-care job into a successful commercial cleaning business for some of the city's biggest clients. 11:54 am

Plane crash injures 3
Three people were hospitalized after their airplane crashed while attempting to land at an airport in Indiana County on Sunday. 10:57 pm

HARRISBURG

LOCAL CHAMPS

Rendell: Crack down on parolees
Gov. Ed Rendell on Sunday asked the Legislature to end parole for repeat violent offenders and said the state would expand its supervision of such offenders on parole. 6:56 pm

Children show horse sense
Three regular riders in Becky Lauffer's therapeutic riding program -- Sarah Kebe, 11, of Hempfield, Jakob Kalp, 9, of Greensburg, and Jared Welch, 13, of Mt. Pleasant Township -- are state champions, winners in the recent Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show. 11:57 pm

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Area under winter weather advisory tomorrow

No appeal on Allegheny drink tax decision

Pilot in fair condition after crashing in Indiana County

Some buyers wary of domestic autos

Officials mull tighter control of constables

Turnpike exacts toll on motorists' budgets

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Pitt leads AP hoops poll for first time

Big Ben set to practice, play

Harrison wins top defensive award

Wannstedt: Cavanaugh, Stull won't lose jobs

Steelers brace for Chargers

Steelers' defensive backs sharing a unique bond

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U.S. Steel to close tubing unit in Texas

ATM fees dropped for National City, PNC customers

Westinghouse signs $7.65 billion contract

Congress to take on significant labor bill

Personnel Moves

City, county awarded $7.5M in housing aid

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Preparation can ease a child's fear of the dentist

Trib tested: Oral-B Pulsonic

There's no need to wait to start anew

From Oscar to Globe, a primer on big film awards

2009 packed with big-name actors, directors, franchises

Think about move from daughter's perspective

A corporate failure: The Kraus 'chute

Costly 'free choice'

Sunday pops

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Father-son duo accused of gravestone robbing

Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot

NC man shot by his stepfather ends up in same jail

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TODAY'S MOST-SENT ARTICLES

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5. Big Ben set to practice, play

1. Westinghouse signs $7.65 billion contract
2. 'Little guy' rolls big as gambling lobbyist
3. Wannstedt: Cavanaugh, Stull won't lose jobs
4. Steelers' defensive backs sharing a unique bond
5. Steelers brace for Chargers

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