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  • Steelers back to work as OTAs begin

    The heat and humidity on Tuesday made it feel like the first day of training camp, but on this spring day it was the beginning of OTAs (organized team activities) that had the Steelers sweating it out at the team's practice facility."Hot weather is a good ingredient for team building, particularly from a physical condition standpoint," said Coach Mike Tomlin after putting players ...

  • GOP leader gets row office nod

    Powers, 25, of New Stanton works as a supervisor at UPS. During the campaign, he said he wanted to oversee installation of a computer system that will allow for the electronic filing of court documents, to accept credit-card payments in the office and to extend hours so customers can apply for passports in the ...

  • GOP challengers win or lead against council incumbents

    North Hills Republican challenger Tom Baker, 33, of Ross upended two-term incumbent Matt Drozd, 68, of Ross, 53 percent to 47 percent in the race for District 1. Council seats are part-time jobs paying $9,000 ...

  • Municipal roundup Dormont mayor’s battle still tight

    Many school board and municipal elections were uncontested in Tuesday's primary election, but a few drew enough candidates to make the results worth ...

  • Former Mt. Lebanon commissioner on top

    Mt. Lebanon resident Dan Miller appeared to win a special election to replace former state Rep. Matt Smith on Tuesday, gaining 58 percent of the vote with 62 percent of precincts ...


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Movie Review

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

The life of a repo man is always intense, the experienced veteran tells the rookie at one point in Alex Coxs 80s cult classic Repo Man. Of course, the rookie, a suburban teenage punk named Otto (Emilio Estevez), has no idea just how intense his life is about to get. And, despite his 20 y ... ...

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  • Primary colors end with checkered flag

    The checkered flag finally came down Tuesday on the most memorable mayoral campaign in recent history. It probably would have qualified as such just on the basis of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl dropping his re-election bid in March, barely a week after officially announcing ...

  • Leaks have couple rethinking dream of art gallery iin New Alexandria

    Since February two water main breaks and a sewage line break have left Jeff Rouse dealing with a mess at his art conversation studio in New Alexandria. Photo taken on May 21, ...

  • Restaurant president driven by love of children

    Alice Honda, of Wilkins, worked in the restaurant business for more than 40 years, serving as president of Honda's Pub, and manager of the former Water Falls Terrace Restaurant at The Sheraton Hotel in Station Square. She also was a school crossing guard in Eastmont for 28 ...

  • Woman accused in Monessen man’s death to remain in jail for now

    Hughes is accused of allowing two others to use her identification to purchase bullets that were allegedly used in the Dec. 3 murder of Chris "Snaxx" Fincik, 36, inside his Maple Avenue ...

  • Connellsville prepares for worst-case scenario

    Bob Renzi (top), of Connellsville, demonstrates on Learning Support teacher Tom Sankovich (bottom), a tactic on removing a weapon such as a firearm from a violent intruder, during an A.L.I.C.E training for Connellsville Area Junior High School instructors on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A.L.I.C.E training, which is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate educated instructors on how ...

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