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Pa. borough mulls lifting longtime food cart ban

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania town is weighing whether to lift a longstanding ban on food carts. Carlisle's borough code prohibits mobile food carts and trucks, except during parades and special events. Now, business owners are split over a push to open the door to legal street vendors. Jason Turner sells falafels from a bicycle cart. His business, called Unlawful Falafel, skirts the law by selling on private property. He says it's often hard to find a spot.

Paterno lawyer says estate to sue NCAA

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The family of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno -- along with several university trustees, former players and others connected to the school -- plan to sue the NCAA over the landmark sanctions against the university for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The 40-page suit to be filed Thursday will name the NCAA, president Mark Emmert and Oregon State president Edward Ray -- who was chair of the NCAA's executive committee as defendants, according to a statement released by attorney Wick Sollers and other family representatives late Wednesday night.

Disneyland worker arrested in park's dry-ice blast

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it exploded, authorities said Wednesday. No one was injured in the small blast, but Disneyland briefly evacuated the Mickey's Toontown section where the incident occurred Tuesday. The trash can did not blow up. Christian Barnes, 22, of Long Beach was arrested for investigation of possessing a destructive device, just hours after the blast, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said in a statement.

Swimmer to haul 2,000 pounds of bricks 22 miles

ALGONAC, Mich. (AP) -- A long-distance swimmer plans to swim 22 miles across Lake St. Clair this summer while hauling dinghies filled with 2,000 pounds of bricks. Jim Dreyer has made direct crossings of each of the five Great Lakes. He's scheduled to begin his swim on Aug. 5 from the Clinton River Boat Club near Algonac, and the event is to raise funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity. The swim is expected to take 30 hours and end Aug. 6 at Detroit's Belle Isle. Dreyer said the effort will be one of his most challenging, The Grand Rapids Press reported.

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