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  • Former Charleroi pastor indicted on child pornography charge

    A federal grand jury has indicted a former pastor of Mary, Mother of The Church Parish in Charleroi on a child pornography charge, according to court documents unsealed Monday.The grand jury indicted the Rev. David Dzermejko, 64, of Braddock on May 7. He pleaded not guilty to the charge Wednesday and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond, according to court records.According to the ...

  • Man charged with 4th DUI hits cop car

    Police say a western Pennsylvania man charged with his fourth drunken driving offense was fleeing police when he smashed into a police cruiser belong to a township where another officer was killed in a similar crash earlier this ...

  • River Sweep Set For June 15

    The PA River Sweep is celebrating its 23rd year and volunteers are needed to come out help with cleaning up the area's river and stream banks with sites in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Westmoreland and Washington counties on Saturday, June 15. It’s a great opportunity to grab your local troop, church, co-workers, family or friends and help clean up our rivers. Last year, ...

  • McKeesport bank robbed for second time in week

    A McKeesport bank was robbed Monday morning for the second time in less than a week.According to police, the Huntington Bank on Fifth Avenue was robbed about 10 a.m.Investigators told Channel 11 News that one suspect was taken into custody and the stolen cash has been recovered.No other details about the robbery have been ...

  • Garbage truck tips over in Hazelwood

    Emergency crews rushed to the scene of an accident involving a garbage truck Monday morning in Hazelwood.Officials said the truck veered off Browns Hills Road at Imogene Road and ended up on its side.No injuries were reported, but crews said it will take several hours to get the truck upright.The cause of the accident remains under ...


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Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Writer/director Judd Apatow has a special comedic gift: He can mix bawdiness and tenderness with such a surprisingly deft touch that you can't sense the point at which one ends and the other begins. His two features, 2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin and his most ... ...

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  • Tornadoes wallop several states 2 killed

    The death toll now stands at two after tornadoes swept through Oklahoma on Sunday, the state medical examiner's office said Monday. Both victims were elderly men from ...

  • Suspect In Custody After McKeesport Bank Robbery

    MCKEESPORT (KDKA) - One person is in custody following a Monday morning bank robbery in McKeesport. According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened at the Huntington Bank in the 1400-block of Fifth Avenue around 10 ...

  • From The Moon To Mars – Buzz Aldrin Talks Space Exploration

    PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) -Buzz Aldrin knows a thing or two about space. As the second man to step on the moon behind Neil Armstrong, he has a unique perspective on space exploration, and his new book, ';Mission to Mars,';Aldrin lays out his goals for the space program and how he believes we can get humans to Mars by the 2030′s. ';There’s always been a human ...

  • Church Brew Works to distribute into Ohio

    Sean Casey, Church Brew Works. The Church Brew Works is working to distribute its beers outside Pennsylvania for the first time. After being named the Large Brewpub of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival in 2012, the Lawrenceville microbrewery has established a deal with suburban Cleveland-based Superior Beverage Group Ltd. to have its beers sold in the wholesalers 31-county ...

  • EXCLUSIVE Pittsburgh ad agencies may merge

    Ken Cuccinelli Chemistry Communications Inc. and Quest Fore Inc., two of Pittsburghs largest advertising agencies, are in talks to combine operations. Chemistry, based Downtown, ranked 10th among the citys largest agencies as ranked by 2011 revenue. Quest Fore, based in the South Side neighborhood, was 12th. Further details were not available but the combined agency could possibly crack the top ...

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