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• Sons sue UPMC in mother's death

  The sons of an elderly woman who died after multiple falls while undergoing treatment at the now shuttered UPMC Braddock filed a malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

• UPMC plans prizes for physicians

  In an effort to close gaps in patient care for elderly policyholders and boost reimbursements from the federal government, UPMC Health Plan is offering bonuses and a chance for prizes to some 3,000 primary care physicians in the Pittsburgh region.

• Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research?

  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Flo the chimpanzee bounds about her enclosure, hurls a rubber ball then stares quizzically at the New Mexico green chili pepper that will be her morning snack.

• The Armadillos roll rootsy sounds up into tight ball

  Preview: How does an indie rocker gain entry to the world of old-time roots music? The answer for guitarist Austin Vanasdale was simple -- start a band with a banjo player.

• Two elderly women killed in Hempfield crash

  Two Westmoreland County women were killed in a one-vehicle accident Monday in Unity.