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  • Redetermination hearing held for Jordan Brown

    The boy accused of shooting and killing his father's pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk, appeared in court Wednesday.In a hearing Wednesday, Jordan Brown, who is currently in a juvenile detention facility, was commend for good behavior.Every six months, Jordan must appear in court for a redetermination hearing to demonstrate his progress.Kenzie Houk's mother, Debbie Houk, said, "This is ...

  • TMZ Sopranos Actor James Gandolfini Dead

    The celebrity website TMZ reports that James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos", died earlier today in Italy.The website says Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily and he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend. ...

  • Crash Sends Emergency Crews To Brady Township

    According to emergency officials with the county, the crash happened around 6 p.m. on Centerville Pike in Brady Township near Slippery Rock. There's no word on injuries or how many vehicles may be ...

  • Charlie Morton Claims Beaning Of Shin-Soo Choo Not Intentional

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Charlie Morton took it upon himself on Tuesday to stand up for his teammates and bean Reds’ leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo in the bottom of the first inning, but to hear it, Morton claims it was not on purpose. When asked if he was just trying to pitch inside to start the game, he said, ';Yep, pretty much. It wasn’t the first pitch of the game, ...

  • Bethel Park couple sue contractor in federal court

    A Bethel Park couple claim in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that a national property management company that handles foreclosure services had a local contractor repeatedly break into their home in ...


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The Naked Prey [DVD]

The Naked Prey [DVD]

In Hollywood of recent years, action film has come to be synonymous with bloated: bloated budgets, bloated narratives, bloated special effects, and, of course, bloated egos both in front of and behind the camera. From Michael Bay's incoherent action headrushes to Gore Verbinski's screen ... ...

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  • West Virginia man accused of threatening Obama his family

    A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama, the first lady and their daughters, federal prosecutors in Wheeling said ...

  • Shell casings litter street after Knoxville shooting

    KELLY, ANY NEW INFORMATION? 3 3 3 3 ZONE 3 POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE USED IN THIS DRIVE-BY JUST A MILE AWAY IN BELTZHOOVER.IT WAS ABANDONED. POLICE SAY IT'S A RENTAL CAR AND THERE ARE NO ARRETS YET. 3 BUT THAT CAR IS NOW 3 EVIDENCE - ALONG WITH THIS.AT LEAST 26 SHELL CASINGS SCATTERED ON AMANDA AVENUE. WE'RE TOLD THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 3 AND FIRED OUT THE HITTING ALMOST SIGHT.THE FREE ...

  • Teen uses cellphone to call for help after ATV flips

    Blount said that the 19-year-old employee had been feeding livestock when the ATV tipped. She said he was able to use his cellphone to call another employee for ...

  • Bridge Inspector In Critical Condition After Cherry Picker Accident

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Traffic was backed up on Interstate 279 for most of the afternoon while investigators tried to determine what went wrong in a cherry picker a bridge inspector was operating. State police, Pittsburgh police and representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration all spent the afternoon under the East Ohio Street overpass surveying the evidence and the ...

  • Homewood To Announce New Community Center

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Local community leaders were engaged in a rehearsal for a Thursday morning press conference in Homewood. ';Today we are unveiling a new initiative that will revitalize North Homewood,'; Marlin Martin, of the Homewood Renaissance Association, was practicing. In a neighborhood that has seen better days — and often fights a sense of hopelessness — ...

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