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  • Tornado among strongest storms to hit US

    The tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs this week ranks among the strongest storms ever to strike the United States, packing powerful winds that topped 200 ...

  • Okla. senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill

    WASHINGTON -- Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk up the FEMA disaster relief ...

  • Uniontown board votes to keep half-day academic system

    An attempt to change the half-day academic system to the semester delivery system at the Fayette County Career & Technical Institute for the 2013-14 school term failed on Monday night when the Uniontown School Board unanimously rejected the ...

  • Child killed in East Hills shooting

    Pittsburgh police arriving in a cul-de-sac off East Hills Drive about 7:30 p.m. found a woman shot in the chest, lying on top of the mortally wounded toddler, said Lt. Richard ...

  • Big Eyes scores with no-frills approach

    There's an undeniable energy surging through the rough-around-the-edges garage rock of up-and-coming three-piece Big Eyes that makes sophomore release "Almost Famous" an enjoyable listen. Frontwoman Kate Eldridge pours her heart and soul into a 13-track slab that benefits greatly from its basic, no-frills approach to making music. Opener "Nothing You Could Say" lures you ...


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Movie Review

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

The life of a repo man is always intense, the experienced veteran tells the rookie at one point in Alex Coxs 80s cult classic Repo Man. Of course, the rookie, a suburban teenage punk named Otto (Emilio Estevez), has no idea just how intense his life is about to get. And, despite his 20 y ... ...

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  • Federal marshals make arrest in party bus shooting

    Lyons was being sought in the March 30 death of Steven Lee Jr. of McKees Rocks, who was shot multiple times after he was pulled from a party bus that had stopped outside a bar at an intersection in the Sheraden section of the ...

  • Florida volunteers head to Oklahoma to help tornado victims

    LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ...

  • 3 Wounded In East Hills Shooting

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Police are on the scene of a shooting that left three people wounded. It happened around 7:40 p.m. in the 2300-block of East Hills ...

  • Armstrong Co. Man Goes Missing

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Police are looking for a missing Armstrong County man. Police say 55-year-old Leonard Vernon Spelock of Edlerton was last seen Friday. Spelock was reported missing after he failed to return to his personal care home. Spelock also suffers from several health problems. Anyone with information is asked to call police at ...

  • Internet Luring Victim Devistated Over Incident Similar To Hers

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