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  • 4-vehicle crash closes I-70 west in Westmoreland Co.

    Interstate 70 westbound in Westmoreland County is closed while emergency crews work to clear the scene of a four-vehicle accident.According to police, the accident was reported about 8:30 a.m. Monday at mile marker 49 in South Huntingdon Township.Emergency crews are at the scene working to investigate and clear the accident. There's no word if any injuries were ...

  • Man attacked by dog while walking in Carrick cemetery

    A man was hospitalized after police said he was attacked by a dog while walking through a cemetery Sunday night in Carrick.According to police, the man was walking in the cemetery off Brownsville Road about 7:30 p.m. when he was attacked by the large brown dog.The victim, whose name hasn't been released, was able to escape and crawl to Diehl Street where he called authorities.The man was ...

  • Illinois man jailed on charges he carjacked Brownsville woman

    An Illinois man is jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and stole her car as she was driving him to Pittsburgh International Airport after visiting their son.Jason Sargent, of Tinley Park, Ill., was arrested in Washington County early Sunday morning.Police said Rachel Sargent, of Brownsville, was driving the defendant to the airport when they began arguing, prompting her to ...

  • More storms expected after rash of tornadoes

    And the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...

  • Steelers RB Redman Fighting To Keep His Job

    PITTSBURGH (93.7 THE FAN)–Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Isaac Redman joined the Fan Morning Show to talk about an event in which he is involved. He also talked about the off season and how he has approached his training regimen. The Steelers drafted a running back in the second round, and also signed a free agent at the position. Redman said that gives him extra motivation to work ...


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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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  • Candidates make last-minute push before Tuesday’s primary

    Tuesday is the Pennsylvania primary, and candidates for Pittsburgh mayor were out Sunday trying to gather last-minute support.According to a poll by Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE, City Councilman Bill Peduto grabbed the front-runner status he once claimed to have in the Pittsburgh mayoral race, seizing on growing disapproval of chief opponent Jack Wagner in the ...

  • 2 women rescued from burning home in Perry South

    Two women were rescued from a porch roof after escaping a house fire Sunday night in the city's Perry South neighborhood.Officials said the fire started inside a three-story home on Maywood Street about 7 p.m.Michelle Greer told Channel 11 News that she awoke from a nap after thick black smoke filled her bedroom.Greer said her sister and niece had to be rescued from the roof of a back porch ...

  • Driver arrested after train hits car on tracks

    The arresting police officer identified the suspect as David Roberts, and said the 24-year-old man is suspected of being drunk when his car got stuck on the train tracks. Roberts was able to get out of the car and was found roughly 800 feet away, police ...

  • Bicycle corridor plan gets Connellsville’s OK

    Connellsville City Council decided to take him up on his offer, passing a resolution last week approving a bicycle network corridor plan submitted by Aspect Planning. Council members also authorized Aspect to map out and identify corridors throughout the city for bicycle infrastructure ...

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