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Pennsylvania State Trooper Paul G. Richey was killed in a shooting in Venango County
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A state trooper is dead after a gunman opened fire late this morning at a home in rural Venango County.
While authorities believe the gunman may still be in the home, they have not been able to confirm the whereabouts of the suspect at this time.
Police set up roadblocks and have been searching vehicles in the area.
According to officials, the shooting happened just before noon on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township near Oil City.
State police have identified the victim as Trooper Paul Richey, 40. He is a 16-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police force.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been identified as Michael Smith.
The shooting reportedly began when officers were called to Smith's home to check on his wife, Nancy, who had not shown up for work at an auto dealership for two days.
According to the report from state police, Trooper Richey and Trooper Jason Whitman were called to the home for a domestic incident just after 11:30 a.m.
The police report goes on to say that Trooper Richey was hit by a bullet fired from inside the home after he got out of his vehicle.
Dozens of state police cruisers were then called to the heavily wooded area where the shooting happened.
In a statement, Gov. Ed Rendell offered his condolences to the victim's family.
"A 16-year veteran of the force, Trooper Richey was struck down while carrying out his sworn duty to protect our citizens. This is a tragedy for the Pennsylvania State Police and the commonwealth. Midge and I join with Pennsylvania's citizens in extending our deepest sympathies to Trooper Richey's wife, Carrie, and their two children. The trooper's sacrifice will never be forgotten."
Trooper Richey is survived by a wife and two young children -- a nine-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter. He is the 93rd member of the department to die in the line of duty.
Were involved in something you'll never forget?
Yes very much
Tripped over a coffee table?
yes .. that hurts
Dyed your hair?
yup
Came close to losing your life?
close...
Saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
Yup.. I love concerts
2009: Friends and Enemies
Did you meet any new friends this year?
yeah I did
Did you hate anyone?
Yup
Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
I regret some on here
2009:
birthday
Did you have a cake?
yeah..
Did you get any presents?
Some... my 21st bday sucked
2009: All about YOU
Did you change at all this year?
yes i have
Did you change your style?
no way
Were you in school?
nope
Did you get good grades?
decent
Did you own a car?
I wish
Did anyone close to you give birth?
she used to be close to me
Did you go on any vacations?
nope
Would you change anything about yourself now?
idk
2009: Wrap UP:
Was 2009 a good year?
no it wasn't
Do you think 2010 will top 2009?
i really hope so
Painted a picture?
haven't painted for over a year
Wrote a poem?
not good at writing
Ran a mile?
I can't
Visited a foreign country?
no
Cut in a line of waiting people?
yes
Told someone you were busy when you weren't?
yes
Cooked a disastrous meal?
nope
Lied about how old you were?
nope
Broke a promise?
i don't break promises
Lied?
yep
Disappointed someone close?
prolly...
Hid a secret?
I hide some
Pretended to be happy?
yes
Slept under the stars?
nope..
Kept your new years resolution?
Don't have one
Met someone who changed your life?
yes
Changed your outlook on life?
somewhat
Lost something expensive?
no
Learned something new about yourself?
yes....
Tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it?
I always try new things
Made a change in your life?
yes very
Found out who your true friends were?
definitely
Met great people?
some
Stayed up til sunrise?
too many times
Cried over the silliest thing?
yes
Had friends who were drifting away from you?
yes.. sadly
Spent most of your money on food?
no
Gotten sick?
yes I got very sick a couple times
Became closer with a lot of people?
certain ones..
This is good.. cuz finally someone is doing something about how the media thinks we should look ... even though they fake it!!!
TWIGGY'S PHOTOSHOPPED OLAY ADS BANNED IN ENGLAND. by- Jennifer Romolini
Perhaps we should start calling 2009 the year of the airbrush. The latest Photoshop scandal involves not an emaciated model nor a bizarrely-retouched actress on the cover of a fashion magazine, but instead a 60-year-old icon with not enough crows' feet for anyone's liking.
Let's catch you up: Last summer, beauty company Olay debuted its Definity eye cream campaign depicting model Twiggy looking far younger, smoother, and firmer than her then 59 years should suggest. The '60s fashion star appeared virtually wrinkle-free in the ads and, since her baby-faced visage was selling anti-aging cream to older women, quite a few people—including bloggers, news outlets, and the British Parliament—grew quite disturbed.
In August, British lawmakers called for a ban on the digitally altered ads, suggesting they mislead the public. And, in the ensuing months, the U.K's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received hundreds of complaints from the public, claiming the Olay images were "socially irresponsible" and could have a "negative impact on people's perceptions of their own body image, " The Guardian reports.
Finally, yesterday, the ASA banned the complete set of Olay Twiggy ads, ruling that the post-production retouching could give consumers a "misleading impression of the effect the product could achieve."
You think?
In the ads, Twiggy says, "Olay is my secret to brighter-looking eyes" and "Because younger-looking eyes never go out of fashion...[it] reduces the look of wrinkles and dark circles for brighter, younger-looking eyes."
However, since Olay admits to "minor retouching" around Twiggy's eyelid area (essentially wiping out any indication of undereye darkness, bags, and fine lines), we know the cream is not really her secret. Instead it's a skilled computer technician, which is something you just can't bottle and sell for $23.89. Nor is this "secret" available to most women. Honestly, it's refreshing that, with the banning of these ads, finally someone is saying just that.
((( this is a email my cousin who is 13 years old. That day I saw my ex and I flipped him off I have no idea why she dreamt this. but I'm never going to be back with this guy again but I had to share the funny email. haha)))
hey i have to tell you my nightmare because you were in it
our whole family was at the fair that night you saw Clarence and we were walking in a building show grandma everything we took to the fair and all of the sudden your dad screamed the you and Walter were back together and everyone is like who is Walter and we look around and it was you and Clarence not Walter your dad just called him Walter and you wouldn't stop kissing each other and finally i smacked him and told him that if you guys kissed one more time i was gonna barf on his feet
aren't you happy it was a nightmare and not in real life???? it really scared me and i thought it was real after that i couldn't sleep
Elizabeth
Well since no one want to see it in my Status. I'll just put it here. Where my real friends look. A lot has been on my mind lately because of my Grandma being in the hospital. She means the world to me. She has always been there since I was born. Unlike my other grandmother who can't even get our names straight half the time. I get my strength from my Grandma also her worrying and how I get insomnia.... we both are night owls and stay up half the night, unable to sleep cuz we always feel like we should of done more in our day. She just hasn't been doing well the past few weeks and I'm praying and hoping that she will be okay cuz I think I will become lost if she goes. She is a very strong woman I look up to her. I always have. I am more like her than my own mother. Just now I come to realize that we are getting older and its the circle of life... but ... still never ready for it. I just pray that she will be okay ... I would love it for her to live to see my wedding day. If that ever comes. I just need my friends on here to have patience. Going through a rough time right now. All I need is someone to talk to.... Not people to give me a hard time. Please keep my Grandma in your Prayers. Thank you. ~Jolene Barber
Hey I'm in this contest called Naughty Nightie contest. And I really need your help! Go to my #2 friend called the Candy Shop & send them a friend request & go and vote on my photo in the contest! Please help a sweet girl out. If I win One album that has been only open to family on here will be opened. BUT I need your help!!!! Please just vote on my picture in the contest! If u need any help finding your way there shout box me! plz! If I win I win a happy hour and please I want to win something for once! Thanks all I love u!
Letter I got in my email today from my new boss!!!
Hi Jolene,
Congratulations and welcome to the Pittsburgh District. I am still in
Texas but I will be calling you Monday morning to give you directions
for completing On Line training. As you know you are paid for On Line
Training; this training will take approx. 3 hours to complete; there are
7 sections to this training. I will call you Monday morning to discuss
with you. Once you have completed On Line Training we can start in store
training next week. I will contact Melany regarding training.
Over the weekend I will place an order for a Handheld for you. I will
make sure you have the Handheld by Wednesday of next week. Someone MUST
be home to sign for the Handheld that it has been received.
Thanks Jolene,
Cheryl
Cheryl Spinelli
District Manager/Pittsburgh
Okay I'm just going to ramble on whats on my mind and whats been bothering me and shit so if you don't really care about whats going on in my life and such go somewhere else.
Okay its been about 6 months since I last worked... and its been driving me nuts. I started working when I was 18 my Senior year in high school. I am now 21. I feel worthless when I'm not working... I know I'm worth something but I like knowing that I'm doing something productive and its helping at least someone.
Been about 6months since I made the worst mistake of my life. Quitting my job and running away with a complete moron to have him just use me for a week and to send me back home. Yes it was a man I met on this site... thats why I'm careful anymore of who I talk to and get close to. That was just the worst time of my life... Hurting my family like I did and also quit a job that I was good at. After that happened my health went into a down spiral. I wasn't sleeping like I should of and was sick all the time because I just didn't know what to do... It got so bad that I had a major Sinus Infection, Bronchitus and Ear Infection which took over 2 months of antibiotics to get rid of. Yes we are still paying the bills for the doctors.
Finally, at the end of March I got the nerves up to trust another guy in my life... no idea why I did. He said he wanted a Real relationship. He asked me out. So i said okay why not. I've always been the kind of girl that I don't want to live with regrets of what could have been. Well into almost 2 months into the relationship and 5 days before my birthday he called me and told me he wasn't ready for a serious relationship and it was over.. but wanted to stay friends... but that didn't work for me... friends have my trust... and he lost it.
So now about a month later... I went back to seeing the guy I've dated off and on for about a year or so going on 2... I like hanging out with him and stuff... and it works out fine cuz I know what to expect from him and I don't get disappointed.
I'm going to be starting training for a new job. I will be working for Mosaic... a merchandising company that works with Walmart. Which I'll be working just part time for now... but they said there is advancements in the job just depends on how well I do. So it was really important to me that I finally got a job because I was so afraid that I wasn't going to be able to ever work again because of how I left my old one. So I'm really grateful that this one is giving me a chance.
I've been trying to do more artwork so I have that on the side... my drawings and I need to do some more painting. Been getting prepared for local art shows so I'm at least getting my art work out so that the public can see what I can do.
Been just trying to take one day at a time... if I get emotional... please don't just tell me that things will get better in time.. that doesn't help at all... all I like is someone that is willing to take the time to listen... It means a lot when someone does that. I maybe only 21... but omg a lot of people my age haven't gone through what I have already. I'd fill u in on all of that but I don't think you would care to know my life story... Just thought I'd write a blog on whats been going on and go over what this new year has brought me already...
Hopefully some good will come of this year...
Keep them in your Prayers!!!
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Several local communities have declared states of emergency following Wednesday night's severe storms that brought heavy rain, hail and lightning.
Officials with Turtle Creek, Wilkinsburg, Forest Hills Borough, Reserve Township and Westmoreland County made the announcements both last night and this morning.
Those areas were left heavily damaged by the storms that moved through.
In Westmoreland County, several areas, such as Jeannette and Greensburg were left with a lot of flooding problems and damage.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Mayor Ray Heller Jr. reported severe flooding, sewer back-ups and road damage across the borough.
The mayor says many Forest Hills residents were left without power and phone service.
Residents with an emergency are being asked to call 911.
Also, flooding and severe damage were reported throughout Wilkinsburg and Reserve Township following the storms.
The area in and around Turtle Creek and East Pittsburgh also had a ton of damage.
This morning, debris was left all along Electric Avenue including bricks, a large manhole cover and part of a chimney. All of it carried away by flood waters.
A part of a roof came off of a home and was carried by the waters a quarter mile down the road.
Also, several vehicles had to be cleared away after the flooding pushed them into homes along the street.
