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Okla. tornado death toll revised down to at least 24
A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ...
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Hall Of Famer Russ Grimm Contemplates Retirement
PITTSBURGH (93.7 THE FAN)–Every year, Russ Grimm partakes as an instructor in the Joe Moore Offensive Line Camp. To promote the camp, Grimm talked to the Fan Morning Show. At the moment, Grimm is not on the payroll of an NFL team for the first time in 32 years. The Hall-Of-Famer is enjoying his time off. ';I might just ride off into the sunset,'; Grimm said if he does not latch ...
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Colin Is It Better To Watch Games At Home
PITTSBURGH (KDKA 93-7 The Fan)-It hit Colin Dunlap Sunday night watching Game 3 of the Penguins-Senators series. Why do so many people go to games? Colin pointed out the advantages of watching on TV, as he saw every key play in Sunday’s game multiple times from multiple angles. Colin would rather watch games from the comfort of his own ...
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Retired Boxer Holmes Wins Pa. Parking Dispute
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes has won a legal round in a towing dispute at his eastern Pennsylvania restaurant. Holmes sued in January, saying a neighbor was wrongfully towing cars from a shared parking lot by his restaurant in Easton, Champ’s Corner. The Express-Times reports a Northampton County judge ruled the neighbor, Riverstar Properties, must ...
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All lanes reopened after pole fell onto I-70 in Westmoreland Co.
A busy stretch of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County was closed for several hours early Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed into a pole, causing it to fall onto the highway.Authorities said a tractor-trailer traveling through a construction zone went up an embankment and hit a pole near mile marker 56. The pole then fell down across two eastbound lanes and one westbound ...
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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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Mother 2 kids injured in multivehicle crash near Consol Energy Center
A mother and two young children were taken to an area hospital after a multivehicle crash near the Consol Energy Center late Monday night.Investigators said the crash was reported about 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Washington Place.The victims' names haven't been released, but emergency crews at the scene said they were taken to the hospital as a precaution.State ...
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Mount Lebanon students will now pay for sports extracurricular activities
Students in the Mount Lebanon School District will now have to pay to play sports and participate in other extracurricular activities.According to Channel 11's news exchange partners ...
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Motorcyclist airlifted after colliding with car in Armstrong County
A motorcyclist was flown to an area hospital after colliding with a car Monday night in Armstrong County.According to 911 dispatchers, the motorcycle and car collided on Route 56 near Apollo Ridge High School in Kiski Township about 9 p.m.The motorcyclist's name and condition have not been released.The accident remains under ...
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Decision 2013 4 candidates compete for Dem. nomination for mayor
It's primary day in Pennsylvania and a slew of nomination battles for municipal and judicial offices will soon be settled.Most of the balloting is limited to Democratic and Republican voters, who will be choosing nominees for the Nov. 5 general election. Only about one in five registered voters is expected to cast ballots.The most closely watched races include contested mayoral nominations ...
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Today in Pittsburgh Hot... Hot... Hot
The system that spawned the Oklahoma tornadoes will arrive in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. It will no longer be a massive upper level low, but it will swing a powerful cold front with an organized line of thunderstorms ahead of ...
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