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  • On The Field LaMarr Woodley

    ?I don't know much about Jarvis except for a few highlights that I've seen of him during the draft. Other than that, I don't watch too much college football. Weight-wise, where are you right now compared to last year?I'm good to go. Ask the anonymous person. They can answer it better than I can.How is the ankle?The ankle is great. High ankle sprains just take time and you ...

  • Tornado a warning for schools in Pittsburgh region

    Pennsylvania law does not require schools to have safe rooms to protect students during severe storms, but does mandate at least one disaster drill annually, officials ...

  • Rare copy of Bill of Rights could make stop in Pittsburgh

    A rare copy of the original Bill of Rights -- possibly the one George Washington sent to Pennsylvania for ratification in 1789 -- will go on public display for the first time in decades in fall 2014 at Philadelphia's National Constitution ...

  • NHL Pittsburgh Penguins on brink of Eastern Conference finals

    NHL 's Eastern Conference finals. James Neal and Jarome Iginla each scored twice, and Kris Letang had four assists, as the Penguins took a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series. The Penguins, who finished the regular season as the East's top seed, will have the chance to seal the series in Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Friday. The seventh-seeded Senators took a 2-1 lead after ...

  • Pittsburgh take commanding lead over Ottawa

    (38 mins ago) Pittsburgh's Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice as the Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves. Down 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored twice in a 40-second span ...


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Movie Review

Straw Dogs (1971) [Blu-Ray]

Straw Dogs (1971) [Blu-Ray]

Sam Peckinpahs Straw Dogs is a great and troubling masterpiece, a film of such simultaneous depth and crudeness that it has elicited some of the most conflicting responses of his or any other filmmakers career. For every critic who found it the work of a great and terrible genius, there ... ...

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  • 2 Dogs Being Treated For Antifreeze Poisoning In Fayette Co.

    DUNBAR TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A family's two dogs suddenly became ill, and now a veterinarian says it's a case of antifreeze poisoning. Dogs are often attracted to the sweet-tasting liquid, but the questions in this case are how and where the dogs got into it. Lola and Sissy are now receiving an antidote at the Woodlands Animal Care Center in Farmington, Fayette County; but ...

  • Police Seek Thieves Who Targeted Pleasant Hills Business

    PLEASANT HILLS (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers hopes you can help identify a man and woman who they believe were responsible for two burglaries and a theft at a business in Pleasant Hills. The crimes occurred at the Five Star Coin and Gold Exchange in the Southland Shopping Center. The burglaries took place in December and again last ...

  • New Pill Promises To Wake You Up Refreshed Energized

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It's no secret; Americans are not getting enough sleep. There are sleeping pills you can take at night and energy supplements you can take in the morning, but now there's also something you can take before you go to bed that claims to get you going when you wake up. It's called Wake Up On Time, manufactured by the Rise and Shine Corporation. ...

  • Penguins explode in third period to take commanding series lead

    and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ...

  • Bucs make every -- and only -- run count vs. Cubs

    CHC@PIT: Jones slaps an RBI single to right field PITTSBURGH --- Pitching and defense win a lot of baseball games, and the Pirates needed only those two things to get the job done Wednesday night. Behind a stellar outing from Francisco Liriano, the Pirates outlasted the Cubs, 1-0, at PNC Park. Liriano threw seven innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. He ...

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