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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 ...

  • Murder Charge Expected In Indiana Co. Child’s Death

    INDIANA (KDKA) – Police are expected to hold a press conference Monday afternoon about the death of a 20-month-old child. The child’s stepfather, 27-year-old Juan Campbell is already in jail, but officials plan to upgrade the charges to include murder. Malachi Patterson died at 12:28 p.m. Sunday at Children's Hospital. Emergency crews were called to his home in Blairsville ...


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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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  • Dollar Bank upgrading ATMs

    Dollar Bank, Pittsburghs fifth largest financial institution, is upgrading its ATM fleet footprint-wide to work faster and smarter. Senior Vice President Joe Smith confirmed that Dollar has ordered 60 new machines providing automated deposit technology from NCR Corp., based in Duluth, Ga. I call it smart deposit design, Smith said. The replacement process will begin this summer, NCR said. Smith ...

  • Man charged with 4th DUI crashes into police cruiser

    Police said a Lawrence County man charged with his fourth drunken driving offense was fleeing police when he smashed into a police cruiser belonging to a township where another officer was killed in a similar crash earlier this month.Eric Jones, 40, faces a preliminary hearing Thursday in the crash on Friday night. He faces aggravated assault, fleeing police, and drunken driving among 21 ...

  • Police Bomb explodes inside car parked on Hazelwood street

    Authorities in Hazelwood are investigating after police said someone set off a bomb inside a car early Monday morning.According to police, firefighters were called to the scene on Cust Street about 3 a.m. after a person saw someone throw something in his car and then it caught fire.Parts from the car were spread throughout the road when a Channel 11 News crew arrived at the scene.Neighbors who ...

  • Tornadoes kill 2 more bad weather expected

    Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and ...

  • Removed Pittsburgh priest charged with child porn

    A priest who was removed from the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has been charged by the Justice Department with possession of child pornography, the diocese said on ...

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