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HIGH SCHOOL STABBINGS
MURRYSVILLE — The doors are reopening at the Pittsburgh-area high school where 21 students and a security guard were injured in a stabbing rampage five days ago. Teachers will return to work Monday at Franklin Regional School District in Murrysville. Students will be able to visit the school with their families on Tuesday and classes will resume Wednesday, a week after the attack. By Joe Mandak. SENT: NewsNow, will be updated.
PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS
PHILADELPHIA — A court fight for control of Philadelphia's two largest newspapers resumes this week amid a feud between the powerful owners. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 500 words developing from 9 a.m. EDT hearing.
GAS DRILLING-REFINERY
PITTSBURGH- Shell Oil Co. is holding two public meetings this week about possible plans to build a huge petrochemical plant north of Pittsburgh. We preview what's a stake and when the multi-billion dollar decision may come. By Kevin Begos. UPCOMIGN: About 300 words by noon.
STATE TROOPER CHARGED
PHILADELPHIA — Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in federal court in Philadelphia in the trial of a state trooper accused of having assaulted a suspect almost five years ago. Forty-four-year-old Kelley Cruz of Oxford, a narcotics investigator, is charged with having violated the civil rights of a man during an August 2009 arrest in Exton, Chester County. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 250 words by 1 p.m. EDT.
CHILD STRUCK-FUNERAL
CHESTER — Police in southeastern Pennsylvania say a 4-year-old boy was struck and killed by a passing van hours after returning from his father's funeral. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 250 words by 1 p.m. EDT.
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MEMBER EXCHANGE-DOCTOR-PHILIPPINES RELIEF
HANOVER — From Hanover to the Philippines, Jess Socrates has devoted his life to helping others. Socrates, who was born and raised in the Philippines, has worked as a pathologist at Hanover Hospital for 34 years. When he is not in the hospital's laboratory, he is often raising money to build wells, perform surgeries and help victims of natural disasters in the Philippines. "I refer to myself as a professional beggar," he said with a smile. Socrates first became interested in volunteer work as a member of the Phi Kappa Mu medical fraternity at the University of the Philippines. Through this organization, Socrates volunteered to help the needy and developed bonds within the fraternity that would help him lead his own volunteer initiatives later in life. Jennifer Wentz, The (Hanover) Evening Sun.
MEMBER EXCHANGE-SETTLERS' DESCENDANT
PITTSBURGH — When Ken Girty goes to reunions for descendants of Revolutionary War-era Americans, his name is known among the best of them. "When you meet descendants of Daniel Boone and people like that, it's fun," he said. "But they're excited to meet a Girty." Girty, 80, of Connoquenessing discussed his family history before a crowd of about two dozen people on Sunday in Mary S. Brown Memorial-Ames United Methodist Church in Squirrel Hill, on land settled by his ancestors. The Girty family was among the earliest settlers of Squirrel Hill, but the family history also entwines with the politics of the nation's founding. Simon Girty Jr., who allied with the British during the Revolutionary War and acted as a spy and interpreter among Native Americans, is often portrayed in historical volumes as a notorious turncoat. Melissa Daniels, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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