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  • Officer injured while chasing burglary suspect in Oakland

    According to police, one of the men, later identified as 25-year-old Andrew Peters, charged at an officer and tackled him. Peters then took off on foot again, before officers eventually took him into custody using a stun gun on Lawn Street near Kennett Square, above the Parkway ...

  • Geneva College can exclude morning-after pill coverage

    A federal judge ruled a Christian college in western Pennsylvania can exclude coverage for birth control like the morning-after pill and the week-after pill when it offers a health insurance plan to its students.The injunction issued in favor of Geneva College will remain in effect until the federal judge in Pittsburgh rules on the school's lawsuit challenging looming federal health care ...

  • Armed man robs Mount Pleasant greenhouse

    State police are looking for the man who robbed a greenhouse Tuesday night in Mount Pleasant Township.According to police, the armed man robbed the Amenity Farm and Greenhouse about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police said he got away with an undetermined amount of cash.Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact ...

  • Our values won Obama says in Berlin

    U.S. President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate that a senior administration official said would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear ...

  • Walk On Wednesday Latos Reds Should Be Angry At Chapman Not Bucs

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Pirates color commentator and former pitcher Bob Walk joined The Fan Morning Show today for another edition of his weekly segment, ';Walk on ...


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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

At his best, director Danny Boyle comes somewhere close to alchemy, making invigorating and original cinema out of material that, on the face of it, just shouldnt work. Having burst onto the scene in the mid-1990s with Trainspotting (1995), an outlandish excursion i ... ...

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  • Man to be sentenced for 2010 deadly Hill District robbery

    A Carnegie man will be sentenced Wednesday for his role in a deadly robbery more than two years ago.Tersaun Cole was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy in March for his involvement in the December 2010 incident.Prosecutors said Cole shot Teante Hill several times in the Hill District. Hill died the following day.Police arrested Cole almost a month later during a traffic ...

  • Library aide accused of stealing from elementary school’s PTO resigns

    A library aide in the Franklin Regional School District has quit her job amidst accusations that she stole from an elementary school.According to Channel 11's news exchange partners ...

  • Severe weather causes flooding damage throughout area

    The severe weather that moved through the Channel 11 viewing area Tuesday afternoon and night left behind damage in several areas.In West View, parts of Perry Highway had to be closed near Center Avenue after a sinkhole opened up.The giant sinkhole opened up during the storm and is about 20 feet deep. Officials haven't said when they expect to have the hole fixed.Chopper 11 also flew over ...

  • Group gets OK to yarn bomb Pittsburgh bridge with knitting

    to cover the Andy Warhol Bridge. The group has solicited more than 1,200 volunteers and more than 100 organizations to knit panels for the project. It's funded by grants. The bridge is expected to be draped with yarn on Aug. 10 and remain covered through Sept. 7. ...

  • Rania’s Recipes Cheddar BLT Burgers Potato Salad

    Directions: In a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderately high heat, turning once, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Drain and cut the bacon into large pieces. Light a grill to medium high and fill a large bowl with ice water. Gently mix the ground chuck with the ground sirloin, salt and pepper. Form the meat into six 4 inch patties, about 1 inches thick. Press an indentation in the center ...

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