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  • Mercer Co. school district introduces drug testing program

    Parents in the Hermitage School District will receive a letter this summer asking for their kids to take part in random drug testing.The letter will be sent along with registration and consent forms to be signed by parents and students who choose to participate in the voluntary program.Results of the random tests will be confidential to the families and not available to district ...

  • Firecracker thrown at dog in Washington Co. Neighbor charged

    A man is accused of throwing a firecracker at a neighbor's dog Sunday afternoon in Washington County.Jason Taylor told Channel 11's Cara Sapida that his dog, Emma, is afraid to go outside after the incident."She won't go in the backyard. I can't get her to go out at all. I have to drag her outside to go out," he said.Taylor said that his dogs were in his backyard ...

  • NFL approves $200M financing for new Falcons stadium

    The National Football League has approved $200 million in financing for the construction of the new Falcons stadium."Today's approval by the NFL team owners is an important milestone in moving the new stadium project forward. The consideration of G-4 financing for new stadiums requires thoughtful analysis on the part of the NFL Finance and Stadium Committees, including compliance ...

  • PSU costs for Sandusky scandal top $44M

    The latest bill from Penn State shows the costs for legal fees, consultants and other services connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal topping $44.4 ...

  • Weather service Okla. Tornado was EF5

    Search and rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life in the aftermath of the monster tornado that pulverized a vast swath of Oklahoma City's ...


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Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

The award for most egregious product placement in a movie this year surely goes to the ridiculous inclusion of the Apple iPod in Blade: Trinity, the third installment of the dwindling Blade franchise. As if the iPod were not ubiquitous enough in American cultur ... ...

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  • Victims Of 2011 Hempfield Tornado Praying For Oklahoma

    FORT ALLEN, Pa. (KDKA) — People whose homes were destroyed in the Hempfield Township tornado in 2011 are reacting to the devastation in Oklahoma. ';Once you’re in a tornado, it’s something you don’t forget,'; said Dolores Marcheleovich, of Fort Allen. The Hempfield tornado was not nearly as strong as the one in Oklahoma, but the danger was real. ';Any ...

  • Locals With Ties To Moore Okla. Share Their Stories

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the tornado ground its way across Moore, Okla. yesterday West Mifflin native Mike Dojcak was in his office just east of the storm, knew his family was safe, but was surrounded by coworkers from Moore "A lot of people around here there was a lot of crying going on around worrying 'cause they couldn’t get ahold of anybody in their families," ...

  • PennDOT Launches New YouTube Page

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - "When you’re driving, distractions are everywhere, whether we welcome them or not.'; That's a quote from a new video warning about the dangers of distracted driving, which is one of more than a dozen videos already posted on PennDOT's new YouTube page, which just launched this week. "Everyone uses transportation one way or another, this is ...

  • WVU Baseball Team Safe In OKC Jumps In To Help

    OKLAHOMA CITY (KDKA) - The West Virginia University baseball team is in Oklahoma City, preparing for Big 12 conference tournament play when a deadly tornado hit. The team sent tweets out saying they were okay after the tornado hit. Head Coach Randy Mazey tweeted that the tornado hit about five to ten miles from the team's hotel. The WVU baseball team decided to jump in to help right after ...

  • Missing Beaver Co. Man Found Yards From His Home

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Beaver County man was found after an hours-long search, about 400 yards from his home. Police say 84-year-old John Kopp was reported missing around 10 a.m. from his home on Backbone Road in Independence Township Tuesday. Kopp, who has Alzheimer's disease, was found sitting in a field near his home around 2:30 p.m. After he was found, Kopp was greeted by enthusiastic ...

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