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  • Neighbors call Fox Chapel School District property rundown mess

    Neighbors of a property the Fox Chapel School District's bought three years ago in a sheriff's sale are calling it a rundown mess."Disgusting, just disgusting, it really is to live next door to this, and I really don't want to move. I love living here," said Jamie Horne.Horne said she claims the property is full of rats, mice and dangerous asbestos."It brought down ...

  • Police Couple sells heroin to undercover cop with children present

    Two people were arrested in a car Friday in Pittsburgh's Beechview area on charges of selling heroin to an undercover officer with two children in the back seat.Police said an undercover officer arranged to meet Anthony Jiles and Tashayla Coles on Cape May Avenue to buy a brick of heroin, or 50 stamp bags.The officer said when he walked up to Jiles' car, Jiles handed over the heroin ...

  • Police arrest one in forged check case continue search for two more men

    Police are still searching for two of three men who were cashing forged checks across two counties.In at least one case, all three men were caught on camera in a Washington County bank together, according to police.Detective John Wybranowski of North Strabane police said the fake checks, which are now in evidence, the men were cashing look strikingly authentic.Other than the color of the checks, ...

  • Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

    Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 24

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...


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The Man Who Fell to Earth [DVD]

The Man Who Fell to Earth [DVD]

Nicolas Roeg, one of the great mad poets to emerge from British cinema, began his career as a cinematographer, and it shows in his films, which are unusually alive and charged with friction, danger, eroticism, and lyrical moments of such beauty that they seem almost fluid. He ... ...

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  • Boy Scouts Vote To Include Gays Members

    PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – The Boy Scouts of America have officially voted to allow openly gay members to join their organization. But top officials are not ready to allow gay leaders. With this decision some of the conservative members are threatening to defect. The vote was conducted by secret ballot during the National Council’s annual meeting. Roughly 1,400 members of ...

  • Hill District Abuzz With Excitement Over New Grocery Store

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s hard to explain how excited they are over a grocery store. "That’s my energy drink," said Cheryl Hall-Russell with the Hill House Association. "I walk to the window and I watch them work, and it gets me very excited." "They are saying in the fall, but what has it been, like three years or something?" asked Clayton Pillow ...

  • Braddock Celebrates 5 Years Without Homicide

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — May 25, 2008 was a horrific day along Margaretta Avenue in Braddock. A 25-year-old man was shot to death in a gun battle involving assault rifles. It was the sixth murder in the Borough since Mayor John Fetterman took office in 2005. The tattoos on Fetterman’s arm mark each violent death. "Each one of these represents a life cut short tragically," ...

  • Expert Weighs In On Safety Of Local Bridges

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Driving in our region without crossing a bridge is impossible — and the largest traffic loads are carried by our bridges. But a number of our bridges are classified as structurally deficient. In western Pennsylvania, 1,054 bridges are structurally deficient. That’s nearly a quarter of the bridges in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland ...

  • MLB Network’s Darryl Hamilton “These Pirates Are Different”

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- MLB Network’s Darryl Hamilton joined The Fan Morning Show on Friday to give us the national thoughts on the red hot Pittsburgh Pirates who wrapped up an 8-2 home stand yesterday to improve to a season high 11 games over .500 at (29-18). Hamilton says he understands if Pirates fans are a little skeptical of this early start after the way the past two seasons have ...

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