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  • Tractor-trailer pulls down wires in Mt. Lebanon

    Utility crews were called to Ordale Street Mount in Lebanon late Friday afternoon where a tractor-trailer pulled down electrical wires.Police said the driver was trapped inside the truck for a short time because of the live wires.The lines have since been ...

  • Motorcyclist dies after crash in Latrobe

    A Latrobe man died after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon.Charles D. Bancroft, 42, was pronounced dead at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital at 3:14 p.m.. An autopsy will be performed Saturday.Bancroft was traveling north on Ligonier Street about 2:30 p.m. when a Ford Explorer struck the back of the motorcycle, according to a news release from the Westmoreland ...

  • Man found shot in yard in Uniontown dies Police continue search for shooters

    A 20-year-old man was found dead after Uniontown police responded to a shots fired call on Searight Avenue near Dunlap Street early Saturday morning.Police said the man was found in a yard in the area of Searight Avenue and Mifflin Street around 3:18 a.m.Uniontown Fireman's ambulance responded to the scene and transported the man to Uniontown Hospital where he was pronounced dead.An autopsy ...

  • Squirrel Hill Tunnel outbound lanes closed for second straight weekend

    Drivers on the Parkway East will have to deal with delays once again as the outbound side of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will remain closed until Monday.This weekend is the second straight weekend that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has closed the tunnel to continue rehabilitation and maintenance work.However, PennDOT officials said the project will be put on hold for Memorial Day ...

  • Penguins invite small fan with big memory to playoff game

    Four-year-old Macin DeFazio has been garnering almost as much attention as his favorite team these days for his ability to rattle off the names and numbers of Penguins players with ...


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10,000 BC

10,000 BC

In 10,000 BC, disaster specialist Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) reimagines prehistory to his own liking in telling the adventure of a noble primitive with great cheekbones and stylish dreds who sets out to be reunited with his love, who has bee ... ...

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  • Crazy As It sounds Karlsson Weak Link

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Here's a bit of unsolicited advice for the Pittsburgh Penguins' forwards for the remainder of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Ottawa Senators — attack Erik Karlsson. Yep, that's correct, go right at the reigning James Norris Memorial Trophy winner. That 6-foot, 185-pound, 22-year-old Swede who skates like a gale-force breeze ...

  • Grandparents providing more care for grandkids

    ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 18 - Brynn Elicker, 2, of West York, puts a puzzle piece on her grandfather, Rich Funke, as her cousin Rylan DeNunzio, 1, of Palmyra, and grandmother Kelly Funke play at the Funke's home in Dover Township Thursday, May 9, 2013. Rylan was spending a week with his grandparents while his parents were away, and Brynn was being babysat while her mom worked. (AP ...

  • Driver dies in Mercer County crash

    The driver of a car in Mercer County was killed early Saturday morning after losing control of the vehicle and crashing on Route 358 in Perry ...

  • Loyalhanna parents denied contact once baby born

    Assistant District Attorney Judy Petrush said Elizabeth Mae Fair, 21, is due to give birth in the next month and asked that Fair and Christopher Lawrence Peterman, 30, be denied contact with the ...

  • Judge snookered by service dog claim

    A Bucks County district judge says he fell for a dog owner's story that her wiener dog had a right to be in the courtroom with her for medical reasons. Now Judge Daniel Baranoski is warning his county colleagues to be on the lookout for similar phony service dog ...

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