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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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Moonrise Kingdom [Blu-Ray]

Moonrise Kingdom [Blu-Ray]

Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Andersons best work in a decade, as he returns to the nimble territory precariously balanced between fairy-tale whimsy and genuine emotion that made Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) such unique treats. His most recent l ... ...

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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 ...

  • Voters Head To Polls For Primary Elections

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania and there’s a big race up for decision in Pittsburgh. The mayoral race has been interesting, if not ugly at times. By all measures, it has been one of the more negative campaigns with each candidate blasting each other on policy and honesty as they vie for the Democratic nomination. "Between [Jack] Wagner and ...

  • Woman Claims Jitney Driver Attacked Her

    HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a woman claims she fought back after allegedly being attacked by a jitney driver overnight. The alleged suspect’s vehicle was pulled over by Pitt Police in North Oakland near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Devonshire Street. Police could be seen looking around the area for a possible ...

  • Tractor-trailer accident slows traffic along routes 51 88 in Overbrook

    Traffic along Route 51 in Overbrook was slowed early Tuesday morning due to a tractor-trailer accident.Authorities said the tractor-trailer was making a turn onto Route 51 from Route 88 when it blew several tires and hit a road barrier.According to police, the truck was carrying about 36,000 pounds of frozen food that needed to be transported to another truck before it could be towed ...

  • Several questions face Steelers as OTAs begin

    Mike Tomlin said the Steelers plan to prove all of their doubters wrong starting in September in NFL stadiums.If they're actually going to do that, a lot of the groundwork for a different kind of surprise season -- this time a pleasant one -- will be put in place during May and June at a closed-to-the-public practice field on the South Side.The Steelers begin the first day of 13 offseason ...

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