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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) -- Six teenagers are facing charges stemming from a fight in their suburban Philadelphia high school during which a teacher was knocked unconscious. The melee was caught on video at Upper Darby High School on Oct. 8, when police say two groups of students began fighting outside the school cafeteria. Authorities said a 30-year-old teacher trying to break up the fight was punched, knocked to the ground and jumped on, suffering a concussion and torn ligaments to his left leg.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed recently after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said. Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker were released separately from a prison in the Panhandle in late September and early October, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. "These two individuals are out. They shouldn't be, and we want to get them back in custody," sheriff's office spokesman Angelo Nieves said. "This shouldn't have happened, but it did, and our concern is to get these individuals into custody."

GRANTVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A 5-month-old girl was found unharmed in a Pennsylvania motel room where her parents had died from apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said Tuesday. The adults -- both of whom were in their early 20s -- were discovered at the Cottage Inn motel in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County just before 8 a.m. by people staying in another unit, PennLive.com reported.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The state Senate is analyzing plans to eliminate or lower school property taxes in Pennsylvania, although the Legislature's independent fiscal analysts told senators Tuesday that one leading plan would leave schools with less money than they otherwise would expect. School districts would receive nearly $11.8 billion over the next five years -- $2.6 billion less than they would expect to receive based on a pattern of past property tax increases, the Independent Fiscal Office told Senate Finance Committee members during a hearing.