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  • Firefighter rescues boy stuck on Connellsville hillside

    A New Haven firefighter rescued a boy who got stuck while climbing a hill in a Connellsville park Monday afternoon.Officials said they're not sure why the boy was climbing the hill in East Park, but he was about half-way from the top when he got stuck.Firefighter David Waggett rappelled down the hillside and rescued the boy, whose name and age haven't been ...

  • Mystery surrounds deaths of doctor a Monroeville native and wife

    A federal, state and local task force is investigating the possibility that the killings of a Monroeville native and his wife may be linked to the unsolved deaths of a young boy and his family housekeeper, Omaha police ...

  • Pitt to play ball in Brooklyn

    Pitt's early season basketball schedule includes a trip to Brooklyn, New York for the 2013 Legends Classic. The university announced the details in this ...

  • Steelers Hire Chidi Iwuoma as BLESTO Scout

    The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired former cornerback Chidi Iwuoma as the team's BLESTO Scout, it was announced today. The team's former BLESTO Scout, Mike Butler, will now serve as a college scout. Iwuoma comes to the Steelers after serving as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of California from 2010-12. Prior to that, Iwuoma worked in Cal's ...

  • Wounded Warriors At Your Service

    On Wednesday, May 29th KDKA will host an "At Your Service" call center to answer questions on how YOU can help support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). You can find information on how you can volunteer, help a soldier or make a donation. You'll find out first hand how the Wounded Warrior Project can help you, a friend or loved one take that first step toward recovery. In ...


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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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  • 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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