<p>PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby hovered in the left circle, waited for the pass from assistant coach Rick Tocchet before firing a laser into the far corner of the empty net.</p>
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pat McCrory likes to spin a tale meant to illustrate his love for high octane and burned rubber.</p>
<p>BALTIMORE — The passage of time has trickled ever so slowly for trainer Michael Matz since Barbaro’s final gallop at the Preakness.</p>
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma residents age 21 and up could openly carry guns without a license, training or background checks under legislation that a House committee gave preliminary app
<p>NENANA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s favorite guessing game didn’t appear to be too hard to predict this year.</p>
<p>ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — A teenager in Ohio got a treat on prom night: a surprise date with a Cleveland Browns player.</p>
<p>“Except for the nine-day warm spell we had in mid April, really warm air has stayed out of Pennsylvania and 80-degree temperatures have been scarce. </p>
<p>STATE COLLEGE (AP) — On Saturday, thousands of Penn State students walked at graduation.
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<p>Pittsburgh — Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic Inc. has received $79,000 from the Highmark Foundation to provide a program aimed at helping diabetes patients.</p>
<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge says the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia violated the rights of severely disabled guests by forcing them to pay two entrance fees — one for them and