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  • Locke aims to continue Pirates strong run

    Pittsburgh has been here before. A little more than a quarter of the way through the season, the Pirates sit at 25-18, having won seven of their last nine games heading into Sunday's series finale against the Astros. The last two years, Pittsburgh has started strong only to stumble late in the season and fall short of making the postseason. Clint Hurdle wants to avoid a similar fate this ...

  • Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida

    (Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ...

  • Pirates fall in 11th after bullpen has rare misstep

    HOU@PIT: Inge drives in McCutchen with a single PITTSBURGH -- The Houston Astros keep giving the Pirates all they can handle. And when there was no innocuous popup for them to mishandle on Saturday night, the Astros also gave the Pirates a loss. Jason Castro scored from third base on Matt Dominquez's grounder with one out in the 11th inning, a controversial run that snapped a 2-2 tie ...

  • Hurdle ejected after close play at the plate

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was ejected from Saturday night's 4-2 loss against the Astros after Houston took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 11th inning. Home-plate umpire C.B. Bucknor called Jason Castro safe at home when Matt Dominguez dribbled a ball to second base. Pirates catcher Russell Martin appeared to have the plate blocked with his left leg after fielding a ...

  • Pirates Fall To Astros 4-2 In 11 Innings

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. Castro doubled off the top of the center-field fence against Bryan Morris (1-2), and Carlos Pena was intentionally walked one out later. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and Castro scored ...


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Movie Review

Crazy in Alabama

"Crazy in Alabama" is composed of two distinctly different narratives that run parallel to each other throughout the film, until at the end they are tenuously linked by the theme of "freedom." Either one of these narratives could possibly constitute its own movie. But, for better or worse, "Crazy in Alabama" insists on using both of them and trying to show us how they connect. The fact that the c ... ...

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    Truly contested primary races -- in which multiple Democrats and Republicans vie against one another for their party's nomination -- are ...

  • Low voter turnout expected

    Turnout is expected to be low, between 20 percent and 25 percent of those eligible, according to elections officials in the Alle-Kiski Valley's four ...

  • Leechburg man takes on busy election season

    A former Leechburg mayor and school board member is committing "political suicide" by seeking election to three offices at the same time, a pollster and political scientist ...

  • MLB Houston 4 Pittsburgh 2

    Jason Castro scored the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice in the 11th inning Saturday and Houston went on to defeat Pittsburgh 4-2 in an interleague game. With the game tied 2-2 in the 11th, Castro led off with a double against Bryan Morris (1-2). One out ...

  • 2 Charged In Fatal Knoxville Shooting

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of a Knoxville man. Khamal Fooks, 18, and Rayshon Shields, 21, are charged with criminal homicide and robbery in the death of 54-year-old Roger Griffin. The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Zara ...

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