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  • Motorcyclist Killed In Latrobe

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A motorcyclist was killed Friday when he was hit by an SUV. It happened around 3:15 p.m. on Ligonier Street in Latrobe. Police say 42-year-old Charles Bancroft was riding a motorcycle north on the street when a Ford Explorer hit him from behind. Bancroft was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a helmet. An autopsy is scheduled for ...

  • Report N Korea fires short-range missiles

    North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...

  • Crosby collects hat trick in Game 2 victory

    Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second playoff hat trick and lift the Penguins to a 4-3 victory Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference ...

  • Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

    Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...

  • Burnett meets former teammate Bedard Astros

    Houston's trip to Pittsburgh for a three-game series this weekend likely felt very familiar, as the two teams were NL Central foes just last year. For the Astros' Saturday starter, though, it's familiar for different reasons. Erik Bedard started 24 games for the Pirates last season, going 7-14 with a 5.01 ERA. After being released in August, the 34-year-old left-hander signed ...


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10,000 BC

10,000 BC

In 10,000 BC, disaster specialist Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) reimagines prehistory to his own liking in telling the adventure of a noble primitive with great cheekbones and stylish dreds who sets out to be reunited with his love, who has bee ... ...

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  • City’s financial status under debate

    Karpiak said the financial situation is getting better. Keller reported that tax collections were $8,000 ahead this month over those from a year ...

  • District renews food contract

    Kelly Patterson, regional manager for Nutrition Inc., told the board last week that based on a 5 percent expected increase in food costs, the district would face about a $43,000 deficit if it keeps the same number of employees for the 2013-14 year and doesn't increase the cost of school ...

  • Powerball’s the hottest game in town

    Lottery officials expect giant jackpots to continue to climb more quickly, thanks in part to a game redesign in January 2012 that increased the odds of winning some kind of prize and reduced possible number combinations to win the ...

  • Accrued sick time weighs on city budget

    It stung when Pittsburgh police lost the right to amass a treasure chest of unused sick days and cash them in upon retirement for a five-figure ...

  • Just hold on 911 officials say of busy signals but frustrated callers want explanation

    Allegheny County emergency response center officials said the recordings kick in when many calls come at once, as they did in Tejchman's case and on Thursday during a house fire on Stonehaven Court in Plum as multiple witnesses dialed ...

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