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  • Bouchette “Moorman Is Going To Be Steelers Punter”

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – A lot of fans, media, and apparently teammates were critical of Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley last season. The Fan’s Andrew Fillipponi does not think that the ineffectiveness can be traced to a particular injury late in the season. Guest Ed Bouchette, of the Post-Gazette, says that Woodley’s size could have something to do with the poor play. ...

  • U.S. hardens drone stance

    o Announced new "presidential policy guidelines" on the standards his administration uses when deciding to launch drone strikes. The United States will not strike if a target can be captured, either by the U.S. or a foreign government; a strike can be initiated only against a target posing an "imminent" threat, and the United States has a preference for military control of ...

  • Audit shows Allegheny County Public Works delinquent in paying contractors

    Allegheny County's Department of Public Works paid contractors as much as a year late in some instances, partly because it failed to seek state and federal reimbursements to which it was entitled, an audit ...

  • Pirates Show Off Penguins Pride Sport Hockey Jerseys

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The entire city is embracing the Penguins as they continue their quest for the Stanley Cup; and now, even the Pirates are getting involved. After wrapping up a three-game series with a win against the Chicago Cubs Thursday afternoon, the Pirates departed PNC Park in style. Neil Walker, Pirates' infielder and Pittsburgh native, decided as a show of support that ...

  • State Police Reportedly Find Missing 2-Year-Old Boy

    SWISSVALE (KDKA) — State police have reportedly located a young boy after he was reportedly taken by his mother in Swissvale this evening. The 2-year-old boy went missing around 8 p.m. He and his 23-year-old mother had last been seen in a silver, older-model, four-door vehicle with a Pennsylvania license ...


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Movie Review

Love and Other Drugs

Love and Other Drugs

Love and Other Drugs is set against the backdrop of pharmaceutical sales in the late 1990s, just before the release of Sildenafil citrate, an enzyme inhibitor known to the general public as Viagra. The film is based loosely on a book titled Hard Sell: The Evoluti ... ...

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  • Fix Your Disc With Dr. Rafferty

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dr. Richard Rafferty of the Disc Institute of Pittsburgh was with KDKA Radio’s Robert Mangino to discuss back health. Most back issues are treated wrong, and that is because they treat the pain not the problem. Rafferty addresses the disc that causes the pain and he uses newly-developed technology. The discs in our back are an a-vascular structure, which means ...

  • Burrell Township supervisors consider using block grant for waterline extension

    A waterline extension in the Fairfield Heights section of Burrell Township has been mentioned by township supervisors as a likely use for the municipality's 2013 community development block ...

  • Acme church to host yard sale this weekend

    Acme United Methodist Church, 3016 Route 31, Acme, is holding a two-day yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Vendors are invited to come join them and set up a table to sell free of charge. Spaces are first come, first served. There is no need to reserve the space, and you can come as early at dawn to set up. Bring your own tables, food, and whatever else you will need to sell. ...

  • United School District eyes 8-mill tax hike

    Property owners in the United School District could face an 8-mill tax hike next school year, based on a tentative 2013-14 budget the school board approved ...

  • Blairsville monument planned for local residents lost in wartime action

    The Blairsville area certainly wasn't exempt from the sacrifice. Vietnam veteran Bill Orr is currently compiling a list of those who died in battle or went missing in action and were from Blairsville, Black Lick, Torrance, Brenizer, Strangford and other areas with a Blairsville mailing address. So far, he has 75 ...

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