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WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough power for 75,000 homes. Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.

(AP) - As Russian troops rained lethal fire on Ukrainian cities, Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally to lavish praise on his Russian forces, while Ukrainian’s president accused the Kremlin of deliberately creating “a humanitarian catastrophe.” Russia’s president addressed the packed Moscow stadium Friday, saying the Kremlin’s troops had fought “shoulder to shoulder” and supported each other. “We have not had unity like this for a long time,” he told the cheering crowd.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Rep. Don Young, who was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the U.S. House, has died. He was 88. His office announced Young’s death in a statement Friday night. “It’s with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce Congressman Don Young (R-AK), the Dean of the House and revered champion for Alaska, passed away today while traveling home to Alaska to be with the state and people that he loved.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator expelled from office after a conviction for using federal grant money on wedding expenses instead of the nursing school she operates was sentenced Friday to a year of probation but no prison time. Katrina Robinson had faced four to 10 months in prison under sentencing guidelines after she was found guilty in September of two counts of wire fraud in Memphis federal court. But U.S. District Judge Sheryl H.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 99-0. That was the tally, unimaginable in today’s hyperpolarized environment, by which the Senate made Sandra Day O’Connor the first woman on the Supreme Court. Such a lopsided result is certainly not in the cards for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court if she wins Senate confirmation after hearings that begin Monday.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WBRC) - The UAB Blazers fell to the Houston Cougars 82-68 in the NCAA Tournament, ending their season at 27-8. The Cougars led throughout the first half, going up by as much as 18 at one point, before the Blazers climbed their way back to trail by nine at halftime. Both teams shot extremely well in the first period, with UAB shooting over 61% from the field, while the Cougars shot 52% from the field. The Cougars shot over 60 percent from three point range as well.

GENEVA, Ala. (WTVY) -Records have been sealed in the case of William Jackson Birdsong; the Hartford teen charged with causing a deadly wreck after he used illegal drugs. His court records have been shielded from public and media view and further information about his manslaughter and assault cases is now confidential.

SAN DIEGO, CA. (WBRC) - Alabama falls to Notre Dame, 78-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, ending their season. Alabama star point guard Jahvon Quinerly left early in the first half of their game against Notre Dame with what looked to be a knee injury. Quinerly, the team’s leader in assists tried to drive to the basket, but fell in pain. He was helped to the locker room by two trainers and would not return to the game. So far, there is no word on the severity of the injury.

ATLANTA (CBS46/Gray News) - Atlanta police are looking for the man who shot and killed a 31-year-old woman after what they say was a dispute over a bowling ball. It happened at Metro Fun Center along Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta. Investigators tell CBS46 the woman, later identified as LaKevia Jackson, appeared to be attending a celebration at the bowling alley and that at some point in the evening she got into a fight that escalated into gunfire.