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  • Attempted luring reported as 12-year-old girl walked to bus stop

    Authorities are investigating after a 12-year-old girl reported an attempted luring as she was walking to a bus stop Friday morning..According to 911 dispatchers, the attempted luring was reported in the area of North Lang Avenue and Fielding Way.Investigators said the man was driving a green SUV or pickup truck. He's described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 180 pounds and a medium ...

  • Police looking for hit-and-run driver in Homewood

    Authorities are looking for a driver who left the scene of a hit-and-run accident Thursday night in Homewood.Police said a driver hit a car on Race Street, causing one car to land on top of another.No information about a possible suspect has been ...

  • Crossing guard recovering after getting hit by motorcycle in New Castle

    A crossing guard continues to recover after he was hit by a motorcycle in New Castle Thursday morning.Police said the motorcyclist didn't see the guard before crashing into him on Mill Street Thursday morning.The guard, whose name hasn't been released, was taken to an area hospital.There's no word if charges will be ...

  • Lady Luck Casino set to open July 1 at Nemacolin

    Pennsylvania's newest casino will open to gamblers in just over a month.Officials announced Thursday that the $60 million Lady Luck Casino outside Pittsburgh will open on July 1 at noon, pending regulatory approvals.Lady Luck Casino is part of the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Fayette County. It will feature 600 slot machines, 28 table games, a restaurant and a lounge.Earlier this week, the ...

  • Bill would require VA to report disease within 24 hours

    Veterans Affairs health care facilities would have to report within 24 hours cases of Legionnaire's and other major infectious diseases to several agencies, patients and employees under companion legislation introduced Thursday by U.S. Reps. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, and Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills.Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Scranton, earlier this month introduced a Senate version of the ...


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Floating Weeds / A Story of Floating Weeds [DVD]

Floating Weeds / A Story of Floating Weeds [DVD]

For auteurist critics, A Story of Floating Weeds (Ukigusa monogatari), Yasujiro Ozus 1934 film about a traveling troupe of actors, is considered the moment in which he came into his own, both aesthetically and thematically. He was already a prolific fi ... ...

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  • Crews respond to water main break at CMU building

    Emergency crews responded to a water main break Friday morning on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.Officials said the break happened about 6 a.m. at Hammerschlog Hall.Campus police told Channel 11 News that the water in the building has been shut off. There's no word when usage will be restored.The amount of damage caused by the break is ...

  • Police Man tries to burn down house during domestic dispute

    A New Castle man is facing several charges after police said he tried to burn his house down during a domestic dispute early Friday morning.A woman called 911 about 12:30 a.m. Friday and said a man was throwing gasoline all over their Warner Alley home in Taylor Township in an attempt to burn it down.When officers arrived at the house, they noticed a structure fire and visible flames.Once ...

  • Man shot in face after opening front door

    A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Thursday night after opening the front door of his Hazelwood home and being shot in the face.Police said the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday at a house on Gladstone Street.The victim, whose name hasn't been released, was conscious when officers got to the home. His condition is unknown.Authorities said the shooting ...

  • Woman accused of kidnapping biological son ‘It was a misunderstanding’

    A woman was arrested late Thursday night after police said she took her biological 2-year-old son from his legal guardian without permission.Authorities said Xia Lomax went into her sister's Swissvale apartment and took the child. Lomax's sister is her son's legal guardian.State police said the boy was missing for a couple of hours and they were about to issue an Amber Alert for ...

  • Pawn shop robbers caught on video terrorizing employees customers

    Two robbers remain at large after attacking a customer and employees at a pawn shop during a robbery Thursday, authorities said. Police said at the men who robbed the Value Pawn near Piedmont Wekiva Road and State Road 436 were armed with handguns. Police said the men in ski masks smashed a jewelry case, and then held up both employees and customers and stole their wallets and cellphones. ...

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