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SENECA ROCKS, W.Va. — A Pittsburgh doctor who was an experienced rock climber fell to her death over the weekend at a popular West Virginia climbing spot, state police said Tuesday.

Dr. Amy Ruth Stine, 49, was ascending a rock face at Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County when climbing equipment became dislodged, causing her to fall about 60 feet, according to a statement from state police.

Stine was pronounced dead at the scene. She was ascending the east face of the rocks, behind an overlook area, and had set three rock protection devices and was attached to a rope. As she descended the face, the uppermost device dislodged, police said.

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge in Pittsburgh has revoked a local rule that kept the name of jurors secret.Chief U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose has rescinded the July 2006 rule in the wake of an August decision by a federal appeals court in the fraud case against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht.Media outlets had challenged the rule before Wecht's mistrial in April during which the judge in that case ordered the names of potential jurors be kept not only from the public — as the rule required — but from attorneys on the case.The appeals ruling didn't specifically mention the local rule. But Ambrose said she read the opinion to mean that juror names should be public during the selection process.

PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of drivers are going to get refunds of fines they were assessed for allegedly running red lights in Philadelphia.Turns out those new cameras that snap pictures of cars running the lights were just a little too efficient. Officials said the cameras were firing too quickly and not giving drivers enough time to clear the intersections. The problem occurred earlier this year after the cameras were upgraded to new digital technology.The city has had a hard time figuring out exactly how many motorists were affected by what was identified as a "premature activation" of the cameras. But now they think they know, and 4,400 drivers who got tickets in the mail are going to get $100 refunds of their fines.

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