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  • Joan Orie Melvin appeals conviction

    Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin on Monday filed an appeal of her conviction on public corruption charges in the state Superior ...

  • New Whitehall ordinance restricts ‘nuisance animals’

    A new ordinance in a local community is designed to control "nuisance animals."The Borough of Whitehall passed the ordinance, which reads in part: "No person shall keep...a domestic pet...so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort, or safety of the public."The ordinance limits what animals are allowed ...

  • The pen pals finally get to meet in person

    While airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing in Moon Township were overseas, they were getting letters from Moon Area middle school students. Fifth-and-sixth-graders became pen pals with reservists as they traveled to Qatar and other parts of the Middle ...

  • Heavy Construction Starts Tuesday On Rt. 65

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On route 65 in Emsworth, a stone's throw from Camp Horne Road, Jerry Santucci has struggled to keep cafe note open against constant construction over the last four years right outside his door and now more work starts Monday night. "It’s going to hurt me," he said. "We did used to have breakfast we were serving coffee lunches were here we had ...

  • Mayoral Candidates On Last Push Day Before Election

    (PITTSBURGH NewsRadio 1020 KDKA)The four Democratic candidates running for Mayor of Pittsburgh spoke with Bill Rehkopf the day before the Primary. Each talked about why they think they would make a good Mayor of Pittsburgh. Some jabs were also thrown at ...


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Movie Review

The World According to Garp

For all the weird events that transpire during its 131 minutes, "The World According to Garp" is a strangely unaffecting movie. Interesting, yes. Original, yes. Often hilarious, yes. But, despite the fact that it sets itself up as a tragicomic social satire striking several specific targets, not much of it really stays with you after it's over. Instead, it just seems to waver between almost sitcom ... ...

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  • Big holiday weekend in Connellsville arrives with plenty of events

    This hanging flowering moss ball is one of the many unique items that members of the Connellsville Area Garden Club will be selling on Saturday at the Geranium ...

  • Task force to investigate possible link in slayings five years apart

    A special task force of Omaha police detectives and the FBI has been formed in Nebraska to determine if there is any link between the slayings of a prominent Gateway High School graduate and his wife and the deaths five years ago of a Creighton University colleague's son and ...

  • State says two judicial candidates erroneously listed as missing deadline

    State officials wrongly listed two Western Pennsylvania judicial campaigns last week as having missed a key deadline for making financial disclosures, a state spokesman confirmed ...

  • Mother being tried in death of son faces new charges

    The mother charged in the July 2012 death of her 2-year-old son is now facing wiretap charges.Sharon Flanagan is being tried on homicide charges in the death of her son, who died after nearly drowning in a Greentree hotel bath tub in July.Flanagan appeared in court Monday to have a new attorney appointed.After her current attorney was dismissed, a CD containing a conversation recorded by ...

  • Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb killing 37

    A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

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