TODAY'S NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK ONE

WYOMISSING 28
POTTSVILLE 21

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 35
SHENANDOAH VALLEY 0

MINERSVILLE 27
WILLIAMS VALLEY 18

WHITEHALL 46
BLUE MOUNTAIN 7

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 34
TRI VALLEY 6

PINE GROVE 26
NORTHERN LEBANON 0

HAMBURG 38
ELCO 15

MAHANOY AREA 33
PANTHER VALLEY 12

TAMAQUA 34
JIM THORPE 13

MARIAN 32
LEHIGHTON 27

MOUNT CARMEL 22
SELINSGROVE 7

MIFFLINBURG 32
SHAMOKIN 3

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 42
LINE MOUNTAIN 25

TODAY

NATIVITY @ FREEDOM VILLAGE, N.Y., 1:30 PM
UPPER DAUPHIN @ CARSON LONG, 1:30 P.M.

LOCAL NEWS

Honoring Thy Mother on Labor Day Weekend

A tradition inspired by the homecoming of native’s of Ashland revived for tonight. But the parade is not the sole focus of ABA Pride Day in Ashland, Jasmine Brooks has the details.

ABA

Reading Man Not Guilty

The Republican and Herald reported Friday's verdict in the trial of 33-year-old Julius Enoe. This was his second trial on the charges. The Reading resident had been charged with criminal homicide, robbery and other offenses in the March 2010 death of Bruce Forker in Shenandoah. Prosecutors say Enoe and two others forced their way into Forker's home and demanded money before fatally shooting him. But Enoe testified he did not participate in the crime. The two accomplices have admitted their roles. They testified against Enoe in May during his first trial, which ended in a hung jury. Enoe's attorney says they are responsible for Forker's death.

Party Nets Charges For Penn State Schuylkill Students

Thirty three Penn State Schuylkill students, many of whom are from the New York and Philadelphia areas have been arrested for underage for drinking after Schuylkill Haven Police responded to a report of a loud and disruptive underage party at 317 Main St. in the borough. Two of the students arrested also will have to answer to disorderly conduct charges, while two others will be charged with providing alcohol to minors.

Pit Bull Shot Following Attack

A man shot and killed a pit bull after it reportedly attacked his wife Friday afternoon, according to initial police scanner reports. According to the Republican and Herald, Tower City police, with state police assisting, were dispatched to 507 E. Grand Ave. about 5:35 p.m. after the man reported his wife was bitten and that he had shot the animal. While initial reports said the dog was injured and lying near the street at the front of the property, a trooper on scene said the animal had died. The incident joins a string of other dog attacks that occurred in the county this summer, including one other in Tower City, which prompted several local municipalities to revise or adopt dangerous dog ordinances.

STATE NEWS

Labor Day Job Seeking

While many Pennsylvania families are celebrating the unofficial end of summer this weekend with picnics and family gatherings, many others across the state would like to celebrate the Labor Day holiday by finding a job. Howard Ondick has more from Harrisburg.

ONDICK

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Governor Tom Corbett has requested federal disaster aid to help the state recover from Hurricane Irene. Based on assessments, state officials say Northampton, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties collectively saw more
than $32 million in damage.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An animal welfare group is calling for an investigation of a northeastern Pennsylvania ferret breeding facility, saying an undercover investigator found hundreds of ill, injured and neglected animals living in inhumane and unsanitary conditions. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has released a video purporting to show conditions at the Triple F Farms in Sayre, Bradford County.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Just in case Hurricane Irene didn't tip you off, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection wants you to know: The state's drought is over. The department says it has lifted drought watch declarations for 40 counties.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike can now get a smart-phone application that warns them of accidents, adverse weather or other advisories. The turnpike commission unveiled it this week and says smart-phone users can download and launch the hands-free "TRIP Talk" application before they travel to hear active turnpike advisories nearby.

NATIONAL NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama prodded Congress today to pass a transportation bill. In his weekly media message, Obama says failure to ensure funding for roads and construction jobs is a path to economic disaster. Republicans say they support the bill, but Obama says "political posturing" may stand in the way.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans used their weekly media address today to push for passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and attack President Barack Obama's approach to job creation. Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte complained that the administration has spent too much on failed stimulus initiatives while piling on burdensome regulations.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tropical Storm Lee is soaking the Gulf Coast and the center of the storm isn't expected ashore until late today. Southern Louisiana is being hit by heavy rain and tropical storm warning flags are flying from Mississippi to Texas.

HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters in California are getting a handle on a blaze that temporarily closed part of the main interstate between Southern California and Las Vegas. The fire is about 20 percent surrounded and residents are being allowed back to about half of the 1,500 evacuated homes.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - British and American Intelligence once cooperated closely with Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime according to documents recovered in Tripoli and seen by the AP. Human Rights Watch, which found the documents in a Libyan security agency
building, says they indicate American officials were sometimes present during interrogations - something the United States has denied.