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  • Police investigating string of Beaver Co. burglaries

    Police are investigating a string of burglaries in South Beaver and Darlington townships.About 12 homes have been broken into over the past two weeks in the rural communities where homes sit back from the road, police said.The burglaries have taken place during daylight hours, and police said that they believe two people are breaking into the homes.Linda Craig said, "We're hard working ...

  • Rescue switches to recovery in Oklahoma

    "We are, we hope, in the recovery stages now," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday. "It's going to take a while to get through all this, and we certainly are making a plan to move by stages." At least 24 people, including 10 children, were killed in Monday's monster tornado. Another 324 people were injured, Fallin said. The twister ...

  • Community leaders respond to murder of toddler in East Hills

    The two men led a community meeting to galvanize leaders in response to the wild shooting spree at a picnic on Tuesday evening that left a toddler dead. "It's a sad day. It's a sad day when a baby has died due to senseless gun shooting," said Gainey. Burgess called the gunmen "terrorists," adding, " for something like this to happen, is unimaginable. And my ...

  • Peduto Promises Clean Sweep At City Hall

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s a reason Bill Peduto used a city street sweeper as a symbol of his campaign. ';A lot of what has occurred over the past several years has given whoever the next mayor is a mandate to clean up city hall,'; said Peduto at his first post-election press conference Wednesday afternoon. "To make changes that people do expect, and to not allow ...

  • Does It Really Do That No No Hair Removal System

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many people struggle with unwanted hair. Lots of women get sick of shaving all the time and waxing or bleaching can be very irritating to your skin. The No No Hair Removal System claims to give you no hair with no pain and no hassle. But does it really do that? It’s one of the more expensive products we’ve tested at about $90 and the cost is the thing ...


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Woman on Top

Fina Torres' Woman on Top is an example of a quirky, potentially charming romantic fantasy that simply tries too hard. Torres, working from an offbeat script by first-time scribe Vera Blasi, piles on the quirk from start to finish, but it never amounts to much. ...

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  • Sidney Crosby’s Biggest Threat Since Breaking Jaw Cheese Sticks

    PITTSBURGH (CBS SPORTS/KDKA) – Turns out the biggest threat to Sidney Crosby since coming back from a broken jaw hasn’t been other players or even the puck. It’s been food. Specifically, those impossible to resist mozzarella sticks. It was a surprise to Crosby how tough they can be to eat with a mangled mouth. Check out what happened during Crosby’s encounter with the ...

  • Greene Co. police officer under scrutiny for alleged use of monetary donations

    Federal investigators are looking into the bank records of a Waynesburg police officer accused of using donated money for personal use.Channel 11's Alan Jennings reported that Officer Brian Tennant has been viewed as a hero for saving two children and a woman from a house fire in Greene County, and won Tuesday's primary election for sheriff of Greene County.But now he is being ...

  • Moore mayor 5 of 6 missing found alive

    "We'll try to get it passed as soon as I can," Glenn Lewis said. The ordinance would apply to single-family and multifamily homes. At least 24 people, including 10 children, were killed in Monday's mammoth tornado, the state medical examiner's office said. Another 324 people were injured, said Gov. Mary Fallin. Lewis said Wednesday that six people previously unaccounted ...

  • Bakery-cafe close to a final deal to open in Brix at 26

    The Brix at 26 is on the cusp of inking its first retail tenant for the bottom floor. Jim Scalo, principal of Green Tree-based Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services, the development company for Brix at 26th, said he has established a letter of intent with Bartram House Bakery, an independent bakery-cafe business with locations in McMurray and Wexford. The bakery will be located in what was once an ...

  • Charges Re-Filed Against Mother In Boy’s Drowning Death

    INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — An Indiana County woman is once again facing charges in the death of her young son. Tonya Thomas, 28, was recharged today with criminal homicide and aggravated assault. Her 13-month-old son, Ryden, drowned in a bathtub back in February while left in the care of his 2-year-old and 3-year-old siblings. The same magistrate dismissed these most serious charges against ...

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