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  • Target 11 investigates the alarming costs of government-issued cellphones

    A Target 11 investigation has uncovered $500 government-issued cellphones with unlimited data -- paid for by taxpayers. Target 11 investigator Rick Earle talked with Allegheny County Controller Chelsea Wagner about her plan on cracking down on government-issued cell phones. Wagner said just by reimbursing workers in the county for using their own cellphones, the county could save more than ...

  • Local man busted supplying Iranian air force

    Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland the evidence they found busting dealer Michael Edward Todd. The case involves spare parts for jets and helicopters. The buyer was Iran, a government-listed sponsor of terrorism since the mid-1980s. Investigators said supplying an enemy to keep their aircraft flight-ready is just as dangerous as selling it weapons.Acting on intelligence from ...

  • Eatn Park to open Hello Bistro downtown

    The restaurant will be in a building on Wood Street at the corner of Forbes Avenue. Eat'n Park Hospitality Group said it has a lease with Italian Sons and Daughters of America to occupy space in the ...

  • Pittsburgh crowned City That Watches the Most Live Television

    Nielsen report, Pittsburghers lead the nation in consuming the most live, as opposed to time-delayed or online, television. During February "sweeps," which is a rating period in which Nielsen will mail out around two million paper diaries to families around the United States in order to keep a tally of what different demographics are watching at what times, Steel City dwellers watched ...

  • Government says it recorded Ohio jail conversation because of Redbank man’s threats to witness not his Muslim beliefs

    The government recorded a jailhouse conversation between an Armstrong County man and another inmate to investigate his threats against a witness, not because of his Muslim beliefs, the government says in court documents filed ...


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Movie Review

Babe

Babe

There are few films that I would describe as being truly magical, and "Babe" is certainly one of them. The simple story of a pig who wanted to be more than others would give him credit for is such a touching, entertaining and magical fable that I thought it deserved the Best Picture Oscar for 1995. Not many films manage to transcend their genre, but "Babe" comes across as much more than a simplist ... ...

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  • Man 26 rescued after falling over hillside at McConnells Mill

    Several emergency crews rushed to McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County Monday afternoon to rescue a 26-year-old man who fell down a hillside.Authorities said they were called about 2 p.m. to the state park in Perry and Slipper Rock Township.Chopper 11 flew over the scene as the crews pulled Cody Captain to safety. The rescue took about 45 minutes.Captain, who is from Ohio, was hiking ...

  • Steelers Sign Sixth-Round Pick Vince Williams

    overall pick, played collegiately at Florida State University. He played in 50 games and made 26 starts in his final two seasons, and recorded 140 tackles, 13.5 TFLs and three sacks. Williams served as a team captain, earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors, Phil Steele Postseason All-ACC Second Team honors and was an Under Armour Senior Bowl selection his senior ...

  • Ask not whodunit but why in Motive Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    What's on,You've got to love it when people are willing to mix it up a little. Let's face it: the traditional cop show has felt tired for years. Most are so formulaic that the crimes almost solve themselves. But with "Motive," a new series premiering May 20 on ABC, the formula has been set on its ear. Creator and executive producer Daniel Cerone ("The ...

  • Pittsburgh girl on a budget Leanne

    Pittsburgh girls have style and they do it on a budget! Whether they are still living in the city or bringing their style to another place, Pittsburgh girls know how to bargain hunt and look fabulous! Leanne, a 27 year-old television advertising copy coordinator talks about her style, her best bargain, and that dream ...

  • Wizards’ Bradley Beal On Derrick Rose ‘I Think He’s Scared’

    who recently talked about the Bulls’ point guard on 106.7 The Fan . "That’s hard, because I’ve never experienced that injury," Beal said. "And I know what type of injury that is, it’s possible it’s gonna happen again. Knock on wood. But at the same time, you might have to give it a go. If you’re practicing for two months and everybody in ...

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