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  • Vacant house fire in New Castle threatens nearby homes

    Firefighters battled a massive blaze at a vacant home early Monday morning in New Castle.Officials said the two-story wooden structure on Galbreath Street was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived just after 12:30 a.m.The flames were so intense that crews directed their hoses at nearby homes to prevent the flames and sparks from setting them on fire as well.The fire marshal is investigating ...

  • Police Suspected drunken driver leaves car in path of oncoming train

    A man was arrested early Monday morning after police said he left his car in the path of an oncoming train in East Deer Township.According to police, the driver was drunk when he somehow drove his car onto the railroad tracks near Freeport Road and got stuck.Investigators said the man, whose name hasn't been released, managed to escape from the car moments before a train crashed into it. ...

  • Car lands on roof after crash on Parkway East near Oakland

    Authorities are investigating a rollover accident late Sunday night on the Parkway East near the Oakland exit.According to police, the accident was reported just after 11 p.m. in the outbound lanes.The driver of the car, whose name hasn't been released, wasn't seriously injured, officials said.The crash remains under ...

  • Suspicious Package Found In AGH Parking Garage

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An explosives expert team was called to Allegheny General Hospital for a suspicious package early Monday morning. According to officials at the scene, the package was found in the 320 East North Parking Garage. The garage is for employees and is detached from the hospital. Security was notified about something that appeared to be suspicious, which led to the ...

  • Check It Out- Grizzly Bear Tries To Eat Video Camera

    Have you seen the video of a grizzly bear chewing on a video camera? A video camera was set up to tape grizzly bears in Alaska, when a young bear approached the camera and attempted to eat it. Luckily, the camera wasn’t damaged, and now you can check out the awesome ...


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Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) [DVD]

Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) [DVD]

Luis Buñuel's Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) is not one of his better-known or his best films. But, it is a fascinatingly bizarre minor work, a seemingly straightforward country melodrama that becomes gradually weirder as the story progresses even though the surface of the narrative never quite ruptures in absolute absurdity, as in other Bu&nti ... ...

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  • Firefighters Battle Knoxville Blaze

    KNOXVILLE (KDKA) - Firefighters were called to the scene of an early Monday morning fire in Knoxville. According to officials at the scene, the fire started around 6 a.m. at a home in the 300-block of Arabella ...

  • Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit

    But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...

  • Car Hit by Train

    EAST DEER TWP. (KDKA)- A driver is lucky to be alive, after getting his car struck on the train tracks. It happened along Freeport Road in East Deer Township. Around 11:30 Sunday night, the driver got stuck on the tracks. Fortunately, everyone in the car got out before the train hit ...

  • Tornadoes pummel several states and kill 1

    But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...

  • Polling stations may be changed for some voters

    The polling place for that borough's Ward 2 District 1 was moved from the former police station along Ninth Avenue to the new fire hall along the 200 block of Ninth ...

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