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  • Man caught after fleeing police in McKees Rocks

    A man was arrested Wednesday morning after trying to flee from police in McKees Rocks.Channel 11's Renee Kaminski reported that a woman called 911 after L.G. Street, against whom she has a protection from abuse order, showed up at her home.Authorities told Kaminski that when police showed up at the Helen Street home, Street answered the door and as he was being taken into custody, he ran ...

  • Reward offered in bald eagle killing

    The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this ...

  • Emergency responders called to Bentworth High School

    The Observer-Reporter reported that the school was evacuated and students were sent to the elementary school for undisclosed reasons. California Area High School was also evacuated, due to a bomb threat, the newspaper ...

  • Cops Man Robs Same Store He Robbed In 2004

    CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Police say a southwestern Pennsylvania man who didn’t succeed in robbing a liquor store in 2004 should have thought twice about trying again to rob the same store earlier this month. Online court records don’t list an attorney for 48-year-old Richard Heinzelman, of Monongahela, who is jailed on charges he robbed the same Charleroi state store he ...

  • Family Searching For Answers After 1-Year-Old Killed

    EAST HILLS (KDKA) – Marcus White was a happy 19-month-old baby, who was loved by everyone. However, last night, three gunmen opened fire at the picnic he was at and he was killed. Two young women, ages 19 and 20 were also wounded. Police said they were not the intended targets and the search for the gunmen continues. The family of the toddler said they want the men to turn themselves ...


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2046

2046

When Wong Kar-Wai's 2046 arrived famously at the tail end of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, added at the very last minute, it was in an incomplete state. Although it had been in production for nearly three years, with multiple rewritings and reshoots, Wong Kar-Wai had not finished editing it an ... ...

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  • Game humane groups offer $5K in bald eagle death

    The Pennsylvania Game Commission and The Humane Society of the United States are offering more than $5,000 for information on whoever fatally shot a bald eagle in western Pennsylvania earlier this month.The wounded eagle was found by people riding all-terrain vehicles on May 10 in northern Cambria County, about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The bird died before it could be treated for a single ...

  • Teke Family Tell Their Story On The Fan Morning Show

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — ROOT Sports Pirates analyst Kent Tekulve, his son Chris, and his daughter-in-law Joanna joined The Fan Morning Show on Wednesday to promote the March of Dimes’ ';March For Babies.'; When Chris and Joanna had their first child on the way, they expected a picture perfect pregnancy. Never did they dream of any complications of a premature birth ...

  • Donora Man Sentenced For Having Sex With Boy And Family Cat

    DONOROA (KDKA) - A Donora man was sentenced on charges he raped a 10-year-old boy and also had sex with the family cat. The Observer-Reporter reports 31-year-old Damien D. Milchak pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, having sex with the boy, and the ...

  • Game 4 Preview Penguins Vs. Senators

    OTTAWA (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead when they take on the Ottawa Senators in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. While the case could certainly be made that the Penguins should be looking for the sweep tonight, you have to give the Senators credit for overcoming adversity in Game 3. The Penguins were awarded a power play with 1:27 ...

  • American Eagle Outfitters revenue profit cool with weather

    American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is based in the South Side of Pittsburgh. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. reported lower revenue and profit in the first quarter, thanks to cooler weather that hurt sales of its seasonal clothing. The Pittsburgh-based retailer had net income of $27.97 million, or 14 cents per share, in the quarter ended May 4. That compared to $39.7 million, or 20 cents per ...

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