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PITTSBURGH — Police are looking for a pair of hit-and-run drivers who left one person dead and three injured in separate accidents in Pittsburgh early Sunday.

Police said a 30-year-old woman was struck and killed by a dark-colored sport utility vehicle at 4:53 a.m. Sunday in the Homewood section of the city. Two other women, aged 26 to 30, were also injured and were taken to UPMC Presbyterian for treatment.

Authorities said another woman was critically injured just after midnight in the same section of the city when she was struck by a white sedan while crossing a street. She was also taken to UPMC Presbyterian for treatment.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State students raised a record $7.8 million at this year's Dance Marathon.The annual 46-hour event wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Organizers said 708 dancers took part with the aid of about 15,000 student volunteers.They stayed on their feet to raise money for The Four Diamonds Fund, a charity which benefits pediatric cancer research and care.Dance Marathon is billed as the largest student-run philanthropy in the world.

STATE COLLEGE — Two Penn State graduates are paying $9,000 for a chance to see through Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno's trademark thick-rimmed glasses.The bid from Michelle and Kevin Coppola won an auction for a pair of spectacles donated by the Nittany Lions coach, who is famous for wearing his glasses on the sidelines — along with his rolled-up khakis and jet-black sneakers.The farsighted Paterno had eye surgery last month to improve his vision. The 83-year-old still needs glasses to read, though he appears to be done wearing the Coke bottle-thick glasses.The auction benefited Penn State Public Broadcasting.

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