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  • Driver who led police on chase through North Side remains on the run

    Authorities continue to search for a person they say led police on a vehicle and foot chase early Thursday morning through the North Side.According to police, the chase began when narcotics detectives attempted the pull the car over.The chase ended when the man or woman crashed into a pole on East Burgess Street in the Perry South neighborhood.Detectives said after crashing into the pole, ...

  • W. Va. man indicted on charges of threatening Obama his family

    A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill President Barack Obama and the first family in a letter filled with profanity and racial slurs.Ryan Kirker, 20, could face as many as five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.His arraignment is set for Tuesday morning before U.S. Magistrate James Seibert in Wheeling.U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said Kirker, of ...

  • Pedestrian hit by car in Butler County

    A person was hit by a car and injured early Thursday morning in Butler County.The accident was reported on Route 68 in Donegal Township just before 2 a.m.The victim's name and condition have not been ...

  • Proposed Heinz Field Upgrades Currently On Hold

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers want to add 3,000 new seats to Heinz Field and a new scoreboard, but those plans might be on hold until next year. Common Pleas Judge Joseph James said the Steelers failed in their attempt to prove the changes met the requirements of a capital improvement. According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Sports and Exhibition Authority ...

  • Pixar goes live with Pittsburgh Orchestra Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    Pixar Animation Studios has won 27 Academy Awards since it released "Toy Story," its first feature-length film, in 1995. Each of its 13 films, including "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," "Cars" and "Ratatouille," has been a hit. Now, Pixar, which was bought by Disney in 2006, has joined its parent company in creating shows that feature live ...


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30 Minutes or Less

30 Minutes or Less

30 Minutes or Less is a hyped-up comedic fictionalization of an actual event that occurred in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2003, in which a middle-aged pizza delivery man was supposedly forced to rob a bank by a trio of men who latched a homemade timebomb around his neck. The ... ...

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  • Magistrate says diner can stay

    Elias plans to relocate Di's Kornerstone Diner to a former Burger King building in Olympia Shopping Center in Versailles. She hopes the new location will be open by ...

  • Clairton to take stand against violence

    Pastor Leroy Thompson of Dream Christian Center, in red, leads a prayer for the Community Walk Against Violence and Murder. The walk is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Neil C. Brown Stadium along Miller Avenue in Clairton. Thompson is joined by community members, from left, Lenora Graves, Shiela Thompson, Sherry Epps, Wandra Sparks, Councilman Richard Ford, Clairton City School District ...

  • Munhall mayor wants manager to return

    "Matt, to me, is the best manager in the county. He is indispensable for Munhall. He knows exactly what goes on. It's going to take anybody in that office six months to find out how to answer the ...

  • Apple deal pads Eliz. Forward’s technology arsenal

    On Wednesday, the school board unanimously approved a leasing agreement with Apple that will provide iPad mini devices to all children in kindergarten through second grade, and iPads to students in all other ...

  • N. Huntingdon road remains private — for now

    "We all want the road to be public, because it is being used by the public," said Tarosky, from Lincoln Hills Realty Associates. "If it is public, then we are not subject to PennDOT regulations requiring us to do off-site ...

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