Alexandria NewsLocal news for Alexandria, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Victim pushes for Virginia funding to catch sexual predators- January 23, 2008 A Pennsylvania teenager who was abducted, held hostage and sexually assaulted by a man she met online is asking for more funding in Virginia to crack down on child sexual predators. via The York Daily Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/alexandria-pa/2008/01/victim-pushes-for-virginia-funding-to-catc... 1843 history book offered its take on region- January 21, 2008 "Nature seems to have furnished this country in the most lavish manner with all the conveniences and comforts of life. I have seen a deal of limestone, coal and such, iron ore, all convenient for water carriage." Some brief excerpts edited from an 1843 history of Pennsylvania give a fascinating perspective to southwestern Pennsylvania communities. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/alexandria-pa/2008/01/1843-history-book-offered-its-take-on-regi... Law & order- January 19, 2008 Two charged Uniontown police said Gerard Bozek and Jarod Bozek, no addresses available, were each charged with harassment following an incident in Uniontown at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. via Herald-Standardhttp://www.topix.net/city/alexandria-pa/2008/01/law-order?fromrss=1 |