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  • Thick smoke billows from Bellevue apartment building fire

    Latest Headlines A 19-month-old child is shot and killed when as many as three gunmen open fire on a crowd at a picnic in Pittsburgh's East Hills ...

  • Toddler killed in picnic shooting

    Pittsburgh police said the women and baby were at a picnic in the 2300 block of East Hills Drive when as many as three gunmen opened fire at 7:32 p.m. Police said they do not believe the victims were the intended ...

  • Sniders grand slam lifts Bucs over Cubs

    CHC@PIT: Snider cranks a grand slam to right-center PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates' offense never got much going in a three-game set at home against the Cubs in early April, and through five innings Tuesday night, nothing changed. But streaks and slumps are meant to be broken, and in time, they usually are. Travis Snider hit a two-out, pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning that cleared ...

  • Snider’s Grand Slam Lifts Pirates Over Cubs 5-4

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled 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 first outing in 10 months, but the Pirates pounced on a Chicago bullpen that is 10th in the National League in ERA by ...

  • Teen Hit By Lightning On Road To Recovery

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was last summer when KDKA's David Highfield stood outside West Penn Hospital. Zach Sandy was in the burn unit. And his parents were saying a lot of prayers that their son would be OK. When asked if he remembered being struck by lightning, Sandy said, "I don’t really remember ...


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Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

The life of a repo man is always intense, the experienced veteran tells the rookie at one point in Alex Coxs 80s cult classic Repo Man. Of course, the rookie, a suburban teenage punk named Otto (Emilio Estevez), has no idea just how intense his life is about to get. And, despite his 20 y ... ...

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  • WVU players spring into action

    Junior outfielder Brady Wilson on Monday came up with an idea to help the tornado victims: 26 players and their coaches who were in Oklahoma City for the Big 12 tournament found the nearest Wal-Mart and filled 35 shopping carts with necessities such as mattresses, children's clothes, batteries and ...

  • Trauma study in Pittsburgh region won’t need up-front approval

    A planned medical study by the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC this summer might save your life -- but you might not know you're in the study until after you've ...

  • Foundation lowers cap on Day of Giving matching grants

    The Pittsburgh Foundation is tweaking its Day of Giving, which annually attracts thousands of donors who give millions of dollars for charities in Allegheny and Westmoreland ...

  • Peduto bests Wagner for mayor nomination

    Longtime City Councilman William Peduto has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating former state auditor general Jack Wagner and state Rep. Jake Wheatley.Peduto is vying to succeed incumbent Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election, and the winner of the primary was all but certain to be elected in November in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans ...

  • City councilman closes in on mayoral victory

    In Pittsburgh City Council races, Dan Gilman has a sizable lead over Jeanne K. Clark and Sam Hens-Greco in District 8, which covers the city's eastern neighborhoods. Gilman has 60 percent of the vote, according to preliminary returns, with 94 percent of precincts reporting. Clark and Hens-Greco have 16 percent and 25 percent, ...

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