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  • Driver fed up with potholes makes his own solution

    A 71-year-old man who said he's frustrated with the amount of potholes in Allentown is taking it upon himself to warn other drivers.The man told Channel 11's Vince Sims that he broke brand new shocks on his truck after driving over a pothole on Warrington Avenue.Since the incident, the man said he's been going around and spray-painting around potholes to warn ...

  • WTAE Extends 1 Ratings Streak at 11pm

    . In the just completed May 2013 Nielsen rating period, WTAE again claimed the #1 spot at 11pm with more viewers in the highly coveted 25-54 demographic. This marks the ...

  • Pa. may be holding your unclaimed money property

    The Pennsylvania Treasury maintains a Department of Unclaimed Property with millions of dollars that you either forgot or never knew about -- such as inactive bank accounts, non-cashed paychecks, CDs, forgotten stocks, utility deposits and older life insurance policies. Treasurer Rob McCord has estimated that one out of every 10 Pennsylvanians has some unclaimed property that belongs to them. He ...

  • Obama says US at crossroads in terror fight

    President Barack Obama in a major counterterrorism speech Thursday defended the American drone program, saying that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save ...

  • Alvarez shows improvement at third base

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Pedro Alvarez may hear the chatter, but he's "confident in his glove," anyway. Alvarez's play in the field has been criticized in the past, but Wednesday night, he made three great stops on hard hit groundballs to his left. And while the Pirates did make two errors in their 1-0 win, manager Clint Hurdle said they probably saved five hits with stellar ...


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

After ten years and seven movies totaling nearly 20 hours of running length, the Harry Potter franchise/saga is finally coming to an end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which covers the second half of J.K. Ro ... ...

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  • Veterans bring winning attitude to Pirates

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Homegrown Pirates haven't experienced postseason baseball or long-term success over the course of the 162-game grind that is a Major League season. But a few veterans on the team have, and it's rubbing off in the clubhouse. "I know that's part of the reason they were calling me over to this ballclub," third baseman Brandon Inge said. "I've ...

  • New film to explore journey of pitchers from India

    Dinesh Patel (left) and Rinku Singh were signed by the Pirates in 2008 after being discovered on an Indian reality show. (Getty) PHOENIX -- "Million Dollar Arm" is the next big baseball movie, it and began shooting this month in Mumbai, India. Slated to be released next spring, the Disney film is the story of how an entrepreneurial American sports-marketing agent created a reality show ...

  • Pirates showing mettle in close games

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Call it will, fortitude, confidence or anything else. The Pirates aren't letting down late in games. They are tied with Atlanta and Texas for the most comeback wins in the Majors with 14. Also, 28 of the Pirates' 46 games this season entering Thursday have been decided by two runs or fewer, and they are 19-9 in those contests. Day by day, they're getting ...

  • Andrew McCutchen Interviews TV Chef

    Pirates all-star center fielder Andrew McCutchen recently traded in his glove for a microphone to interview TV chef Anthony Bourdain. Despite working in two totally different professions, Cutch found he and the TV chef share some experiences: The segment is called ';All Stars with Andrew ...

  • Tekulve Family Talks About March of Dimes Baseball

    PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Pirates great and Root Sports Pirates analyst Kent Tekulve, his son Chris, and daughter-in-law Joanne are spreading the word about the March-of-Dimes and the 2013 Walk for Babies. ';The Tekulve Family got involved with prematurity,'; says Kent. ';Chris and Joanne’s daughter Taylor was born way sooner then she should have been, and it ...

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