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  • Strong storms move east Better weather to follow

    Severe Weather Team 11 Meteorologist Kevin Benson said that strong thunderstorms, with severe potential, moved through the Channel 11 News viewing area late Tuesday afternoon and persisted into the early evening.Severe thunderstorm warnings that had been issued for Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington and Westmorelandcounties were allowed to expire. There is, however,an active flood ...

  • No.1 draft pick signs with Pirates

    THE PIRATES -- ONE OF THEIR FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS! REESE McGUIRE TURNS DOWN A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TO BECOME A BUCCO. ACTION SPORTS GUY JUNKER -- CATCHING U TODAY WITH THE CATCHER OF TOMORROW! 3 3 3 ...

  • Former Booster Club President Accused Of Taking $30K

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A sizable amount of money from a Westmoreland County booster club went missing. And now, a former Booster president is accused of bilking young football players out of nearly $30,000. The Derry High School football team works hard on the field. But it’s the parents in the booster club who work hard off the field to make it all possible. They organize ticket sales ...

  • Deployed Dad Surprises Sons With Big Ben’s Football Camp

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Passes come fast and furious, and so do catches, at Ben Roethlisberger’s Football Camp. Among the campers are Andrew Ziegler and his brother, Steven, courtesy of their father, Navy Commander Mark Ziegler. ';My husband is currently stationed in Afghanistan,'; says his wife, Dena. ';And he gave the kids the gift of Ben’s camp for something to ...

  • Southmoreland board plans vote on spending plan

    The Southmoreland School District will vote on a final budget later this month with no expected real estate tax increase. On June 13, the board said the 2013-2014 school year will have expenditures set at $26,378,342 and revenues expected at $25,424,558, which would create a deficit of ...


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Movie Review

Memento

In Memento, writer/director Christopher Nolan puts us directly into the experience of Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a man who is seeking vengeance for the rape and murder of his wife. Leonard's mission is one of romantic vengeance; he is sure that actions have meaning in and of themselves, something that is of absolute importance because, even if he gains the revenge he so desires, he will ... ...

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  • Mt. Pleasant district has superintendent candidate

    Robert Gumbita, board president, approached after the meeting, said the lawyer for the candidate for the position had not completed a review of the contract. Gumbita declined to name the candidate, adding no contract has been ...

  • Dawson residents learn ins outs of dog enforcement

    Members of the Tri-Town Community Crime Watch met in Dawson with the dog enforcement warden for Fayette and Westmoreland counties to provide information and answer questions concerning dog ...

  • Connellsville Lions’ ‘Bike With Bud’s’ planned for Saturday

    The second Lions "Bike With Bud's" -- a 16-mile bike ride and fundraiser from Connellsville to Camp Carmel along the scenic Great Allegheny Passage -- will be held on ...

  • Mt. Pleasant Community Yard Sale set for Saturday

    Mt. Pleasant Community Yard Sale will be held Saturday. Anyone interested in selling or buying should plan to hit the borough's streets for some great shopping and treasure hunting. The yard sale will be held throughout the town and will begin at 8 a.m. Maps of the street addresses of many of the families who are participating will be available at the Cat Committee booth that will be set up ...

  • U.S. Taliban to formally talk peace

    After more than a decade of war in Afghanistan, and nearly three years of sputtering and unsuccessful attempts at talks, the United States will open formal negotiations with the Taliban this week aimed at ending terror attacks, officials said on ...

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