Two Stabbed, One Critically, In Fight At Pittsburgh ‘South Side’ Bar

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An altercation at Levelz Sports Lounge in the South Side early today led to one man being critically stabbed and another having his hand cut when he tried to intervene, Pittsburgh police reported.

The suspect in the stabbings, Manuel Carde Freiria, 40, of South Side, was taken into custody by both on-duty and off-duty police officers, said police spokeswoman Diane Richard.

According to a criminal complaint, witnesses saw Mr. Freiria stab Jay Barbour, an off-duty Levelz employee, during a scuffle that occurred after Mr. Barbour asked Mr. Carde Freiria not to smoke inside of the establishment.  Mr. Barbour was stabbed in the abdomen so severely that witnesses saw him holding his entrails to his body.  He was transferred to Mercy Hospital in critical condition.

The second victim, Seth Edmunds, was stabbed in the right hand trying to break up the fight. He also was treated at Mercy.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/two-stabbed-one-critically-in-fight-at-south-side-bar-697106/#ixzz2aIg5Scxn

2 Men Rescued From Side Of Mount Washington

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Editor’s note:  The incline costs $2.50 each way.   The fee for a mountain rescue is $750.00.

Pittsburgh emergency crews safely rescued two people who were stranded on Mount Washington between the Wabash Tunnel and the Monongahela Incline after they attempted to climb down on foot.

The rescue attempt began around 3:45 p.m.  Both men were safely brought to the bottom of the 600-foot incline by 6 p.m.

“We just thought there was a shortcut,” said one of the men, whose name has not yet been released.  “We almost made it to the bottom, but then there was a 30-foot drop.  That’s not real easy to jump down.”

The other man suffered an ankle injury but declined transportation to the hospital.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/2-men-rescued-from-side-of-mount-washington-697101/#ixzz2aIdMI8aW

Botched Harrisburg Home Invasion Leaves Alleged Robber With Facial Injuries, Victim With Gunshot Wound To Leg

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A botched armed robbery Friday in Harrisburg left an alleged robber with facial injuries and another man with a gunshot wound to his leg, city police said.

Adrian Ortiz-Diaz, 39, who lives in Allison Hill, broke into an apartment in the Hall Manor Public Housing Complex and tried to rob a victim with a gun, police said.

The 21-year-old victim fought back and was shot in the leg during the struggle, police said in a news release.  The victim’s girlfriend was also home at the time of the attempted robbery, but was not injured.

Read more:  http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/07/botched_robbery_leaves_one_man.html#incart_m-rpt-2

Police Nab 2 Suspected Drug Dealers In Columbia

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Two suspected heroin dealers were arrested during an aggressive driver detail in Columbia on Friday, police said.

Columbia Borough police were conducting the detail on Route 30 East at the Route 441 overpass.

Officers stopped a silver 2012 Mazda sedan traveling 82 mph in a 55 mph zone, police said.  They discovered that Norristown police reported the vehicle as stolen on July 14.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/876213_Police-nab-2-suspected-drug-dealers-in-Columbia.html#ixzz2aIXfJM4B

Jeremy Maclin Sustains Torn ACL In Right Knee

Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee.  The injury typically requires season-ending surgery, costing the 25-year-old receiver the year.

Maclin fell to the ground during a non-contact drill in Saturday’s practice.  He was carted off the field.

The Eagles are now missing a starting receiver two practices into the season.  Riley Cooper took the first-team snaps in Maclin’s place.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eagles/Jeremy-Maclin-sustains-torn-ACL.html#iDcOgkJvUjeAp1UD.99

Summer Of 2013 Suits Crops Just Swell

Editor’s note:  A good reason to buy local and support local growers!

A hot and rainy July has left Berks County crops looking good and tasting great.

“They’ve been beautiful,” Carolyn Preston said Friday of the 25 varieties of peaches she grows at her South Heidelberg Township orchard.  “I’ve been selling out within hours.”

Peaches are picked and sold daily at Preston Orchards, 168 Preston Road, and are never put in cold storage so they don’t lose flavor, she said.

“We’ve been getting the best of both worlds,” she said of the heat and rain.  “The apples are looking good, too.”

Read more:  http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=496174