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Eight cited for having guns at Pa. gun rally

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Police have cited eight people for violating a northwestern Pennsylvania city ordinance banning guns in parks during a rally in support of open-carry laws. Twenty-six-year-old Justin Dillon, of Erie, organized the June rally and tells the Erie Times-News (http://bit.ly/15p8PEB) he was one of eight people cited. Before the rally, Dillon sued claiming the ordinance was illegal under the Pennsylvania constitution and the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

What we're working on for July 18

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * A girl testifies in sign language about her alleged molestation -- and her mother blasts the camp where it happened. Look for more at www.pressenterpriseonline.com later this afternoon. * A $53,000 remodeling job goes wrong, and homeowners want to hammer the contractor. * A vagrant scares motorists with roadside rants, police say. * The jury is out in the case of a car dealer charged with illegally building a Volkswagen from two cars. We'll have the verdict.

Driving somewhere? Police may have records of your trips

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chances are, your local or state police departments have photographs of your car in their files, noting where you were driving on a particular day, even if you never did anything wrong.

What we're working on for July 17

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Tuesday: * Police raid another meth lab in the middle of the night. For some suspects, it's not the first time. Check back for more on this story. * It's judgment day for the killer of a local woman. Find out what penalty the judge hands down. * A store employee took $31,000 in lottery tickets, police say -- and a few paid off before she got caught. See our online report here.

What we're working on for July 16

It's been a busy Monday. Here's a look at the stories that our reporters have in the works: * A camp for disabled kids is rocked by charges that a counselor abused a girl. * A former boyfriend gets a gun and goes after his old flame, police say. Read about his capture here.

BB-gun-toting robber runs into clerk with real gun

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) -- A man who tried to rob a convenience store with a BB-pistol instead encountered a clerk with a real gun who forced the suspect out of the store and literally kicked him in the rear, police said. "The clerk remained very calm, leaned over, and he also had a handgun that was underneath the counter," interim Ambridge police Chief James Mann said. "And he pulled his handgun on the perpetrator. The clerk had every justification to actually shoot the individual."

Fatal wreck shutters Route 54

A head-on wreck that left at least one dead and two critically injured has closed down part of Route 54 just outside Elysburg today, sources say. The accident, which left both vehicles flipped over just before noon, will keep a section of the road between Elysburg and Riverside closed until about 4 or 5 p.m., police say. Reporter Leon Bogdan is on the scene. Check back for more information online and in Monday's Press Enterprise.

What we're working on for July 13

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy: * A repentant meth-maker says his "days of getting high" are over. See what sentence the judge gave him. * Police have learned more about the crash of a pickup with four young people inside. Learn the latest. * A young robber says he has learned to read while in jail. A judge gives him even more time for lessons. * A man is charged with stealing from a Bloomsburg pizza shop. He made things worse by lying, police say. Look for these stories and more in tomorrow's edition of the Press Enterprise.

What we're working on for July 12

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Thursday: * Parents are caught in a car using heroin -- with their small children along, police say. * A mother who was living in a meth house with her infant child steps before a judge. * An alleged burglar is not the sneakiest guy around. Police tell how he tipped his hand. * He couldn't escape the long arm of the law. A man who ran from a meth lab bust is finally collared. * There's free entertainment Friday night, and the kids will love it. Find out where.

What we're working on for July 11

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * Police charge four in a raid on a heroin house, then collar a bonus suspect. Check out our developing story online and look for a full story in the print edition. * A police impound lot is nearly full. Find out what they'll do with all those cars. * Two friends were driving two cars when one crashed. The second man did the wrong thing, police say.