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  • Police arrest suspected gunman in Sheraden murder

    Federal authorities said a suspect wanted in the shooting death of a man pulled off a western Pennsylvania party bus has been taken into custody.Authorities said federal marshals and police arrested 22-year-old Michael Lyons without incident at a Pittsburgh home at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.Lyons was being sought in the March 30 death of Steven Lee Jr. of McKees Rocks, who was shot multiple times ...

  • Snider’s grand slam fuels Pirates comeback Bucs beat Cubs 5-4

    Travis Snider took a pregame pep talk from his manager to heart. Relaxed and with a clear head, he delivered a crucial sixth-inning home run for the second time in five games.Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to help the Pittsburgh Pirates spoil a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his ...

  • Fla. man killed by FBI was questioned about Boston bombings

    According to sister station WFTV in Orlando, gunshots rang out just before midnight at an apartment complex.Authorities said a suspect, whose name was not released, was shot and killed.A man claiming to be the suspect's friend told WFTV reporter Steve Barrett that the man was being questioned by investigators about the Boston bombings. However, authorities have not confirmed that ...

  • 10 emaciated horses seized from Butler County property

    State police are investigating a possible case of animal cruelty in Butler County.Authorities seized 10 horses from a property on McEvoy Road in Clearfield Township on Tuesday.According to police, the animals were emaciated and living in poor conditions. The horses are being treated by a veterinarian.No charges have been filed against the ...

  • Gasoline prices remain the same as last week

    The average gasoline price in southwestern Pennsylvania remained the same this week at $3.488 a gallon, lower than the national average and less than the local price a year ago. Pittsburgh prices are $3.55 a gallon. AAA East Central's Fuel Gauge said it's 18 cents cheaper per gallon than Memorial Day weekend a year ago, and higher than the $3.654 a gallon nationally today. The national ...


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Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty is the first Coen Brothers movie that doesnt really feel like a Coen Brothers movie. Most of their signature elements are thereexaggerated characters, witty dialogue, a strangely twisty plotbut it all feels dialed down. That does not, however, mean that Intolerable Cruelty is somehow a bad movie for its lack of Coen authorial presence. In fact, it is a frequently ... ...

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  • Building to be demolished for more parking

    The former Liberty Mart building in the Strip District will give way to parking for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school campus. The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre said demolition of the building at 2930 Liberty Ave, will begin May 28. The lot will have 35 parking spots. "With rising PBT School enrollment combined with visits from company members, staff and visitors, the PBT Studios welcome more ...

  • Chorus Call launches C-Meeting Concert-oh for enterprise

    Chorus Call, the makers of the web video conferencing platform Concert-oh, are now offering an enterprise version of the platform. After spending the last few years building out Concert-oh for consumers, the Monroeville-based company created C-Meeting, the next evolution of the tool with specific features, like higher security, aimed at corporate customers. C-Meeting is a convenient ...

  • Leech Tishman adds California office

    Pittsburgh law firm Leech Tishman has opened an office in Pasadena, Calif., led by Alan Kindred and Ivan Posey, veteran intellectual property lawyers who previously operated a namesake practice. It is the firms fourth office. This transaction enabled Leech Tishman to create an intellectual property practice group to its list of services. Leech Tishman Managing Partner Pete Fuscaldo said in a ...

  • Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

    No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

  • Transformer problem causes outage

    A substation problem in Elizabeth Township left approximately 1,800 West Penn Power customers -- including nearby Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Co. hall, where battery power was needed to keep election machines going -- without service for just more than two hours on Tuesday afternoon. The fire hall also was hosting a benefit dinner for a kidney ...

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