TODAY'S NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011

SHENANDOAH COPS VERDICT WRONG.

A NEW 24 PAGE BRIEF FILED WITH THE 3RD U.S CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS THE JURY SHOULD NOT HAVE CONVICTED 2 FORMER SHENANDOAH COPS. THE ATTORNEYS FOR MATTHEW NESTOR AND WILLIAM MOYER SAY THE CONVICTION IS WRONG BASED ON INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SEEK A CONVICTION. A 2 WEEK TRIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR FOUND WILLIAM MOYER GUILTY OF LYING TO F-B-I AGENTS AND NESTOR WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FILING A FALSE REPORT IN THE BEATING DEATH OF LUIS ZAVALA IN JULY 2008.


FATAL CRASH NEAR TAMAQUA

A MONDAY AFTERNOON CRASH IN SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A QUAKAKE MAN. STATE POLICE AT FRACKVILLE TELL US 45-YEAR-OLD JAMES WEEKS WAS EJECTED FROM HIS VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING OFF ROUTE 209 ABOUT FIVE MILES OUTSIDE TAMAQUA. SCHUYLKILL COUNTY DEPUTY CORONER SCOTT CLEWS PRONOUNCED WEEKS DEAD ON SCENE.

DANGEROUS DOG ORDINANCE APPROVED

A DANGEROUS DOG ORDINANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY POTTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL. THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES OWNERS OF SUCH "DANGEROUS" PETS TO REGISTER THEM WITH THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PAY A ONE-TIME FEE OF $250 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $50 PER YEAR. THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO REVISE ITS DOG LAWS CAME IN RESPONSE TO THREE PIT BULL ATTACKS IN RECENT MONTHS.

CASH 5 TICKET BOUGHT IN TAMAQUA

THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY IS ANNOUNCING THAT THE 913 THOUSAND DOLLAR JACKPOT ROM FRIDAY WAS SOLD AT THE TURKEY HILL MINIT MART IN TAMAQUA. THE WINNING NUMBERS 9-10-18-25-41 HAVE NOT BEEN CLAIMED YET AND WHOEVER THAT PERSON IS HAS ONE YEAR TO CLAIM HIS OR HER WINNINGS. THE ODDS OF ONE PERSON HAVING ALL 5 NUMBERS CORRECT? 1 IN 962, 598

BUILDING UP FOR SALE AGAIN

THE THOMPSON BUILDING AT NORTH CENTRE STREET AND WEST MARKET IS UP FOR SALE AGAIN. THE OWNER LORENZO TOSCO SR TELLS THE REPUBLICAN HERALD THAT THE TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS HIM PUTTING THE "FOR SALE" SIGN ON THE BUILDING, SOME 5 MONTHS AFTER HE PURCHASED IT. TOSCO ACQUIRED THE 100 YEAR OLD BUILDING FOR $80,000 AND HAVE LISTED THE SIX STORY BUILDING FOR JUST UNDER $300,00

ADOPT-A-ROOM PROJECT CONTINUES

A CLASSROOM IN THE FORMER J.W. COOPER HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING CONTINUES ITS RENOVATIONS THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-ROOM PROJECT. THE REPUBLICAN HERALD REPORTS THE PROJECT HAS REACHED ITS HALFWAY MARK RECENTLY AND IS ON TRACK TO MEET ITS SEPTEMBER 17 DEADLINE. THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY CLASS OF 1976 TOOK ON THIS PROJECT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO CLASSMATES, TEACHER AND OTHER EDUCATED.

STATE NEWS:

READING, PA. (AP) - POLICE SAY THE OWNER OF AN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ROOMING HOUSE IS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING A TENANT WITH A MACHETE. ACCORDING TO THE READING EAGLE, POLICE SAY MOISESORTIZ-BERROA HIT RAFAEL CUEVAS WITH THE MACHETE IN THE TENANT'S APARTMENT BECAUSE CUEVAS WAS THREE WEEKS BEHIND ON HIS RENT.

CHESTER, PA. (AP) - AUTHORITIES IN SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF A MAN WHO DIED SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS ON THE STREET. THE DELAWARE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE HAS RULED THE DEATH OF GREGORY GEORGE OF CHESTER A HOMICIDE. POLICE SAY GEORGE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND BLEEDING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

SLATINGTON, PA. (AP) - AUTHORITIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA SAY A KAYAKER DIED AFTER FALLING INTO THE LEHIGH RIVER OVER THE WEEKEND. STATE POLICE SAY MICHAEL MCDONALD OF ALLEN TOWNSHIP WAS KAYAKING WITH FRIENDS IN THE LEHIGHTON AREA SUNDAY. POLICE SAY HE FELL OUT OF THE KAYAK AFTER CROSSING UNDER THE ROUTE 873 BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

NATIONAL NEWS:

BANGKOK (AP) - WORLD STOCKS APPEAR TO BE STABILIZING AFTER A DAY OF DRAMATIC PLUNGES. THE BENCHMARKS INDEXES ARE POSTING GAINS AT THE START OF THE TRADING DAY IN EUROPE. ASIAN MARKETS SAW DRAMATIC LOSSES IN THE EARLY GOING, BUT REBOUNDED SOMEWHAT BEFORE CLOSING. JAPAN'S NIKKEI FINISHED DOWN 1.7 PERCENT, HONG KONG'S HANG SENG WAS OFF 2.3 PERCENT AND SOUTH KOREA'S KOSPI LOST 3.6 PERCENT. DOW FUTURES ARE DOWN.

WASHINGTON (AP) - PRIVATE ECONOMISTS SAY PLUNGING STOCKS AND A STALLED U.S. ECONOMY MAY FORCE THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO USE THE FEW TOOLS IT HAS LEFT TO BOOST GROWTH AND KEEP THE COUNTRY FROM TUMBLING BACK INTO RECESSION. THE FED'S POLICY MAKING COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE.

LONDON (AP) - THE VIOLENCE AND LOOTING THAT'S BEEN RAGING ACROSS LONDON SINCE THE WEEKEND HAS SPREAD TO THREE OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN ENGLAND: BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL. POLICE HAVE CALLED IN HUNDREDS OF REINFORCEMENTS AND DEPLOYED ARMORED VEHICLES IN SOME OF THE WORST-HIT DISTRICTS. THE RIOTS STARTED WITH A PROTEST OVER A FATAL POLICE SHOOTING BUT NOW APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE UNIFYING CAUSE.

MADISON, WIS. (AP) - SIX REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE FACING RECALL ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN TODAY. THE OUTCOME OF THOSE BALLOTS COULD HELP SWING THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE STATE SENATE TO THE DEMOCRATS. THE RECALL ELECTIONS STEM FROM THE ANGER GENERATED BY A REPUBLICAN-BACKED LAW THAT STRIPPED MOST PUBLIC WORKERS OF THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS. TWO DEMOCRATS FACE RECALLS NEXT WEEK.

UNDATED (AP) - HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN OREGON SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF AN E. COLI OUTBREAK TRACED TO FRESH STRAWBERRIES. THE STRAWBERRIES WERE PICKED AT A FARM ABOUT 25 MILES FROM PORTLAND, AND THE BACTERIA LIKELY CAME FROM DEER DROPPINGS. AN ELDERLY WOMAN DIED OF KIDNEY FAILURE AFTER FALLING ILL AND AT LEAST NINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SICKENED.