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(WXYZ) - Governor Rick Snyder has vetoed gun legislation that would have allowed concealed weapons in churches, schools and daycares. He vetoed Senate Bill 59 Tuesday after stating that he would give the legislation extra consideration following tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. The bill drew widespread criticism in the wake of the school massacre in Newtown where 26 people were killed - including 20 children. Under the proposed law, concealed weapons would have been allowed in schools and churches. “This type of violence often leaves society with more questions than answers,” Snyder said. “The reasons for such appalling acts usually are...

Never mind that Pennsylvanians have elected Arlen Specter to the U.S. Senate a state-record four times. The septuagenarian senator still hadn't received enough adulation, in the opinion of Elsie Hillman, Pittsburgh's Republican matriarch. "The fact of the matter is nobody has ever told Arlen that they've really appreciated what he's done," she said. Hillman took care of that yesterday, throwing a luncheon for Specter that drew 1,100 to the Omni William Penn, Downtown.

Cedar Crest man jailed for attacks on 'shape shifters'Last Update: 11/07/2002 13:18:09 Police say a man killed and burned two animals and kidnapped and assaulted a woman because he thought they were "shape shifters."Christopher Campbell, 42, is charged with extreme animal cruelty resulting in death, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Deputies initially tried to contact Campbell after a woman reported she had been smoking crack cocaine with Campbell and he "freaked out," locking her in a laundry room and firing a weapon through a window at her on October 30.The woman told authorities she escaped through a...