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  • Goalie Anderson gives Senators a chance

    Craig Anderson has his game back, and just in time to give the Senators a chance.He was a pivotal part of Ottawa's 2-1 double-overtime win over Pittsburgh on Sunday that cut the Penguins' lead to 2-1 in the second-round series.Anderson made 49 saves in Game 3, a stunning performance that came after he was pulled less than two minutes into the second period of Game 2 after allowing ...

  • Construction project to cause lane closures on Route 65

    A long-term construction project is going to affect drivers who use Route 65.Officials said the $6.3 million project will affect drivers from Camp Horne Road in Emsworth to Locust Street in Avalon. There will be one 10-foot-wide lane of traffic in each direction.Eventually the work will continue down to the McKees Rocks Bridge.The project, which will improve drainage, milling and paving, will ...

  • Target 11 investigates how authorities handle missing persons

    go, 'Love you, Mom! Love you, Dad," recalled her father, Dave Neese. July of 2012 would be the last time they'd hear those words or see their daughter alive. On July 6, Skylar Neese snuck out of her bedroom window to go joyriding with friends. "She didn't take her cell phone charger. Her window was left open. She planned on coming home," her father said. Star City, ...

  • Mailman bitten by dog in Brighton Heights

    A man was bitten by a dog Tuesday afternoon while delivering mail in Brighton Heights.Channel 11's Alan Jennings reported that the mailman was bitten outside a home on Fleming Avenue just before noon.The man's name hasn't been ...

  • Man with history of Alzheimer’s reported missing in Beaver County

    Authorities in Beaver County are looking for a missing 84-year-old man from Independence Township.Police said John Kopp, who has a history of Alzheimer's, was reported missing from his home on Backbone Road Tuesday morning.Kopp, who is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and has short grey hair, was last seen wearing tan pants.Anyone with information on Kopp's whereabouts is asked to contact ...


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Trafic [DVD]

Trafic [DVD]

Given the manner in which his films are discussed, it would be easy to assume that Jacques Tati made only three films featuring his iconic character, Monsieur Hulot. First introduced in 1953 in M. Hulots Holiday, Hulot was to French comedy what Chaplins Little Tramp and Keatons various ston ... ...

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  • Criminal complaint Jitney driver accused of assaulting raping woman

    A jitney driver was arrested early Tuesday morning, accused of assaulting and raping a woman downtown.According to the criminal complaint, the victim called 911 about 3 a.m. and said she was assaulted and raped at gunpoint by the driver.The complaint said the victim told investigators that she and her sister went to the jitney station at Centre Avenue and Erin Street. They agreed to pay $8 for a ...

  • Disbarred Ellwood City attorney charged with theft again

    A disbarred Ellwood City attorney already serving seven to 14 months in jail for swindling clients is now accused of spending more than $1,100 earmarked for restitution in a criminal case.Michael Frisk, 35, is already serving time in Lawrence County for failing to pay $225 in fines to settle a client's case and otherwise misspending other client's funds on personal items, including spa ...

  • Gas leak forces evacuations at 2 McKeesport apartment buildings

    Two apartment buildings in McKeesport were evacuated Tuesday morning because of a gas leak.Officials said the break of a 4-inch line was reported just before 10 a.m. in the buildings on Walnut Street.Walnut Street was closed between ...

  • Homeless teen graduates as valedictorian of high school class

    A Clayton County teen credits hard work for becoming valedictorian of her graduating class.Chelesa Fearce, a senior at Charles Drew High School, said she was homeless for most of her high school career, even living in her mother's car at times."I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore," Fearce said. "You're worried about your ...

  • Rescuers search board by board for survivors

    Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ...

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