Charmed by the South: Temple’s women’s basketball coach, Dawn Staley, left yesterday for the University of South Carolina. The Olympic gold medalist and Philadelphia native led the Owls to six NCAA appearances and four A-10 conference titles, but she heads south to compete with the top women’s b-ball teams as part of the Southeastern Conference. [Inquirer]

Beat it: A city police sergeant and five officers have been suspended from duty after footage was released showing about 15 police officers violently arresting three shooting suspects. A Fox 29 news chopper caught the beating on video, prompting an investigation into the conduct of the officers and their supervisor. [Inquirer]

Puppy love: Gov. Ed Rendell will propose a new bill that targets commercial dog breeders like the Lancaster County puppy mills featured on Oprah’s show last month. The bill would double cage sizes, require solid flooring and 24-hour access to water — basic necessities that many of the dogs are denied most of their lives. Rendell is hopeful that Oprah’s support will help the bill pass. [6 ABC]

Allah’s not down with that: A Germantown mosque is refusing to hold the funeral for Howard Cain, who was shot to death by police because of his involvement in a bank robbery and the murder of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. Cain’s friends and family requested that he be given a Muslim burial at the mosque, but the directors didn’t want to send the message that they condone Cain’s behavior, and plan to make a statement during prayers tomorrow about taking a stand against crime. [Daily News]

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