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This weekend starts off daylight saving time, and Sunday, all clocks will be set forward one hour. Daylight saving time begins March 9, at 2:00 a.m. Fire department officials also recommend changing the batteries in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector.

During the 6 o'clock news, you may have heard Dirk Van's story about stolen bee hives. Here's a video story.

03/05/06 - Bradford Master Plan Team Holds Forum The Bradford Master Plan team held a public form Wednesday, and Albert Filoni told people that the team is not trying to bring Bradford back to its glory days, but they are trying to bring about a resurgence. Among the issues discussed were housing, zoning and economic development. Another issue was the attitude of people in the area – which the team says needs to improve because Bradford isn't as bad as some people perceive it to be. Also, Joe Warner of Bradford Online said getting people back to downtown Bradford could be as simple as putting up a sign. Everyone at the meeting seemed to agree that a sign coming out of Wal-Mart, directing people downtown is a great idea. ( Pictured is Albert Filoni of MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni Architects ) For more information on the Master Plan, visit Bradford Regional Strategy . For video from the meeting, you can go to Bradford Online . Thanks Spider! 03/07/08 - Aide Quits over 'Mon...

You may have heard Scott talking about this story on his show this morning.

03/05/08 - Rendell: PA Voters Ready to be Heard Governor Ed Rendell, who has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, says the people of Pennsylvania are focused on the two largest issues facing the country – the state of our economy and national security. He says Pennsylvanians look forward to making their voices heard and playing their part in determining the Democratic nomination. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey says he won't endorse either candidate before the primary. He is a superdelegate, meaning he can cast a vote for anyone. Obama and Clinton campaigned for Casey in his 2006 race against Republican incumbent Rick Santorum. So did Clinton's husband, former president Bill Clinton. The primary is April 22. 03/05/08 - Supsect in Beating to Face Charges Soon The suspect in the brutal beating of a Sheffield senior is expected to face charges soon. 18-year-old Jeremy Hoden was sentenced last month to 3 years in Florida state prison for assaulting a police officer and running fr...

A neighbor describes a large explosion that destroyed a house in Plum, Pennsylvania. PLUM, Pa. (AP) — A broken gas line caused a suburban Pittsburgh house explosion that killed one person and injured a 4-year-old girl, officials said Thursday. Holiday Park Fire Chief Larry Glass said the line had already deteriorated before Wednesday afternoon's explosion, which leveled one house and damaged 14 others. Read the complete story HERE

The U.S. Interior Secretary releases water - lots of water - from the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, sending water rushing into the Grand Canyon. The release is to help fish habitats in the river and rebuild beaches.

The 85 chickens released as a prank in Philadelphia's Northeast High School have a new home -- Fox Chase Farm, the district's agricultural school. Northeast High workers came in several weeks ago to find the hens and roosters flocking through the halls. Most students were sent home for the day, and the district spent about $5,000 cleaning up droppings and chicken feed. Weeks later people at the school are still telling chicken jokes. An example: "Why were the chickens on the second floor? They wanted higher learning."

03/03/08 - Supreme Court Rejects Rigas Final Appeal Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas and his son, Timothy, have lost their final appeal of their convictions for fraud that led to the collapse of the nation's fifth-largest cable television company. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal without comment this morning. 83-year-old John Rigas is serving a 15-year prison term, while his son, the former chief financial officer, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. Federal investigators began looking at Adelphia after it said in a footnote to a press release in 2002 that the company had $2.2 billion in off-balance sheet debt. 03/03/08 - Man Sentenced for Murdering Wife A Youngsville man who admitted to killing his wife will spend the next 20 to 40 years in prison. Christian Iverson was sentenced on a charge of third-degree murder. In February of last year, he called 9-1-1 to say he shot his wife Patrici...

This is not an endorsement of a candidate, or even of my favorite actor. I just think the video is clever.

Just in case you haven't seen the trailer yet:

02/28/08 - Husband, Wife Jailed on Murder Charges A Sinnemahoning woman is in jail on murder charges for allegedly providing drugs to a woman who died on New Year's Day. 28-year-old Shawna Coffman is accused of crushing up several pills and giving the substance to 38-year-old Melissa Marshall during a New Year's Eve party. Marshall was found unresponsive at 9 o'clock the next morning, and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. An autopsy showed that she died of cardiac arrest, exacerbated by multiple drugs in her system, including cocaine, oxycodone and alcohol. Coffman's husband, Jesse Coffman is also charged with drug delivery resulting in death. Both of the Coffmans are in jail on 100 thousand dollars bail each. 02/28/08 - More Charges Filed Against Kane Burglar Additional charges have been filed against a Kane woman who already confessed to breaking into several homes and stealing money last spring and summer. 30-year-old Heidi Lynn Horton of Birch Street ha...