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The PE Sneak Peek — July 31

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * A man dies when his farm tractor overturns on a hillside. * A driver is killed when she pulls out in front of a utility truck. See our online report and look for more to come. * Some $50,000 in parts disappeared from a local sewer plant, an official testifies. Read the latest in the case of a worker charged with theft.

The PE Sneak Peek — July 29

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Tuesday: * A man sold food stamps for cash, and it all went downhill from there, police say. * A scam call about an arrest warrant nets $200 from a woman whose Caller ID told her it was, indeed, the police on the phone. * A DUI suspect makes his day worse by hitting a police cruiser. * The family of a meth suspect shows up outside court to support her. Our photographer captured the scene. * And what will the judges say when local talent takes the stage on "America's Got Talent" tonight? If you're not tuned in, we will be.

Survey: 4 of 5 in US are jobless, near poverty, or on welfare in their lives

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor and loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.

The PE Sneak Peek — July 29

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Monday: * A local woman is taken in by a secret-shopper scam. Find out how much she lost. * A girl comes home smelling like pot, and her father faces charges, police say. * A bathroom stop turns into a daylight house burglary. Learn who caught the suspect. * A local manufacturer was flush with work to replace rest rooms battered by Hurricane Sandy. * The cost of fixing a local airport terminal fires up a critic. Look for these stories and more in tomorrow's edition of the Press Enterprise.

McQueary says Paterno warned: 'Old Main screwed up'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of a cover-up. Star witness Mike McQueary appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky's November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower.

A sneak peek at the front page — July 25 edition

Here's a look at what we're working on for July 25: * A house fire claims 11 small dogs. Read our online report and look for more in Thursday's print edition. * The contents of an old hotel that was the site of a brutal slaying in the early 1980s goes up for auction this afternoon. * A mom who was brought up on charges of letting her kids smoke synthetic pot and watch porn pleads guilty to corrupting the kids, but blames it all on an ex-boyfriend.

First same-sex marriage license issued in Pennsylvania, defying state ban

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Five same-sex couples have obtained marriage licenses in a suburban Philadelphia county that is defying a state ban on such unions. Alicia Terrizzi and Loreen Bloodgood, of Pottstown, were the only ones to marry Wednesday. They say they didn't set out to be pioneers, but wanted to take advantage of the opportunity offered by Montgomery County. Retired marketing executive Ellen Toplin and long-time partner Charlene Kurland will marry after 22 years together. Kurland says she previously married a man because she had no other options.

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