TODAY'S NEW:TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010

METH ARREST

A DELANO MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING METHAMPHETAMINE. FORTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD FRED WILLIAMS SITS IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PRISON ON $50,000 BAIL AFTER HE WAS ARRAINGED MONDAY ON CHARGES OF FELONY POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO MANUFACTURE OR DELIVER A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND MISDEMEANOR OFFENCES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RESISTING ARREST, AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

IS TEXTING READING?

ONE IN FOUR KIDS BETWEEN AGES SIX AND SEVENTEEN SAY TEXTING WITH FRIENDS COUNTS AS READING. A NEW SCHOLASTIC STUDY ALSO FOUND HOW PARENTS SEE THAT AS KIDS GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE DIGITAL AGE, THE TIME SPENT READING BOOKS FOR FUN DECLINES. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THE BEST TIME TO PUT LIMITS ON YOUR CHILD'S TECHNOLOGY IS BETWEEN AGES NINE AND ELEVEN. THE STUDY SUGGESTS EBOOK CAN BE A POSITIVE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN MOTIVATE KIDS TO READ.

LEGISLATIVE DEBATE

THE SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS HOSTING A LEGISLATIVE DEBATE THIS WEDNESDAY AT THE POTTSVILLE CLUB. THE DEBATE WILL START AT 8AM AND WILL BE MODERATED BY GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR JEFF BUCHANAN. CANDIDATES ATTENDING INCLUDE NEAL P. GOODMAN, ETTORE G. DICASIMIRRO, JERRY KNOWLES, JEFFREY FAUST, TIM SEIP, AND MIKE TOBASH.

HOME FIRES

THE RECENT FIRE IN SHENANDOAH WAS JUST ONE OF OVER 63,000 HOME FIRES THAT HAPPEN EACH YEAR. AFTER EVERY FIRE, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS COMES TO THE SCENE TO OFFER FOOD, SHELTER, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED. THIS CASE WASN'T ANY DIFFERENT, RED CROSS WORKERS WERE ON THE SCENE FROM THE SCHUYLKILL AND EASTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY CHAPTER TO HELP.TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE AND AND PREPARED IN CASE A FIRE STARTS, KEEP ITEMS THAT CAN CATCH FIRE AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT GETS HOT, NEVER SMOKE IN BED,TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FIRE, AND KEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS OUT OF REACH. DON'T FORGET TO TURN OFF PORTABLE HEATERS WHEN YOU LEAVE A ROOM OR GO TO SLEEP. SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES SO CHECK THEM EVERY MONTH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FIRE SAFETY VISIT REDCROSS.ORG.


TRAPPED MINERS

AFTER BEING TRAPPED FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS, NEARLY HALF A MILE BELOW GROUND, THE THIRTY-THREE MINERS IN CHILE WILL BE PULLED TO SAFETY AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. ACCORDING TO CNN.COM, WORKERS COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF STEEL TUBING TO REINFORCE THE PATH THAT RESCUERS PLAN TO USE TO HOIST THE TRAPPED MINERS TO THE SURFACE ON MONDAY.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A PHILADELPHIA-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL PAY $610,000 TO SETTLE TWO LAWSUITS OVER SECRET PHOTOS TAKEN ON SCHOOL-ISSUED LAPTOPS. THE LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMITS IT CAPTURED THOUSANDS OF WEBCAM PHOTOGRAPHS AND SCREEN SHOTS FROM STUDENT LAPTOPS IN A MISGUIDED EFFORT TO LOCATE MISSING COMPUTERS.

WILLIAMSPORT, PA. (AP) - NEW JERSEY'S TOUGH-TALKING GOVERNOR, CHRIS CHRISTIE, IS URGING PENNSYLVANIANS TO ELECT FELLOW REPUBLICAN TOM CORBETT AS THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE SO THE TWO STATES CAN ATTACK EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING TOGETHER. CHRISTIE APPEARED BEFORE ABOUT 100 PEOPLE YESTERDAY AT A RALLY AT THE LYCOMING COUNTY GOP HEADQUARTERS IN WILLIAMSPORT.

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) - GOVERNOR ED RENDELL SAYS HE'LL MEET TODAY WITH TOP SENATE REPUBLICANS AS HE TRIES TO BROKER A COMPROMISE ON LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE A NEW TAX ON DRILLING IN THE GAS-RICH MARCELLUS SHALE FORMATION BELOW PENNSYLVANIA. THE DEMOCRAT MET YESTERDAY IN THE CAPITOL WITH A HANDFUL OF HOUSE LEGISLATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF FOUR COMPANIES.

ALLENTOWN, PA. (AP) - FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AT THREE ALLENTOWN-AREA HOSPITALS HAVE STAGED A ONE-DAY STRIKE AS A NATIONAL UNION TRIES TO REACH A CONTRACT DEAL WITH THE COMPANY THAT STAFFS THE KITCHENS. THE ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL REPORTS EMPLOYEES OF SODEXO STAGED THE ONE-DAY WALKOUT AT LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-CEDAR CREST, G

FORT HOOD, TEXAS (AP) - A HEARING TODAY WILL MARK THE FIRST TIME WITNESSES WILL TESTIFY ABOUT THE WORST-EVER SHOOTING ON A U.S. MILITARY BASE. AN ARTICLE 32 HEARING FOR ARMY MAJ. NIDAL HASAN IS EXPECTED TO LAST AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST IS CHARGED WITH 13 COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED MURDER AND 32 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED PREMEDITATED MURDER.

WASHINGTON (AP) - THE SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS TODAY FROM PARENTS WHO SAY THEIR DAUGHTER ALLEGEDLY SUFFERED SERIOUS HEALTH
PROBLEMS FROM A CHILDHOOD VACCINE. THE PARENTS ARE TRYING TO PERSUADE THE COURT TO ALLOW THEM TO SUE THE MANUFACTURER. THE CASE COULD OPEN DRUG MAKERS TO A FLOOD OF LAWSUITS OVER THE SIDE EFFECTS OF VACCINES.

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS (AP) - MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING AND HONDURAS HAS TOLD COASTAL RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE LOW-LYING AREAS. TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS BATTERING THE CARIBBEAN COAST WITH STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. PAULA FORMED YESTERDAY OFF HONDURAS AND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A HURRICANE TODAY.

WASHINGTON (AP) - THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS CALLED BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON TO OFFER CONDOLENCES OVER THE DEATH OF A BRITISH AID WORKER IN AFGHANISTAN. NATO SAYS U.S. FORCES MAY HAVE DETONATED A GRENADE THAT KILLED LINDA NORGROVE DURING THE OPERATION TO FREE HER. BOTH LEADERS AGREED THEIR NATIONS MUST INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED.

UNDATED (AP) - THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BEAT ATLANTA 3-2 TO ADVANCE TO THE NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, THE NEW YORK JETS THWARTED A LATE COMEBACK BY THE BRETT FAVRE-LED MINNESOTA VIKINGS TO WIN 29-20.OOD SHEPHERD AND SACRED HEART HOSPITALS.