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New biography chronicles the triumphs and struggles of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe

The book traces Thorpe from his birth on a Sac and Fox reservation to his formative years as a collegiate football star at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and beyond.

By Bill O'Driscoll/WESA

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Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic golds

Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm.

By The Associated Press

State Police: Man shot, killed by trooper during cabin standoff in Pa.

Troopers said Nicholas Cantelmi fired shots from inside the cabin before he was shot and killed
By The Associated Press

Excursion train to shut down in November, citing tax dispute

The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway says it will cease operations Nov. 25 after 15 years of running vintage coaches along the Lehigh River through Glen Onoko and into Lehigh Gorge State Park.

By The Associated Press