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  • Donora duo charged with supplying heroin in overdose

    A Donora duo has been jailed on charges they sold the heroin that led to the overdose death of a 55-year-old man.James Darnell Foster, 21, and Maya Lawson, 30, remained jailed Monday and face charges including drug delivery resulting in death at a preliminary hearing May 30.Police said they linked the suspects to the death of 55-year-old Barry Daube, of Carroll Township, based on numbers they ...

  • $1 million ticket from huge Powerball drawing sold in Western Pa.

    One ticket was sold at CoGo's on Midland Avenue in Midland, Beaver County. The other ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in North Wales, Montgomery ...

  • Man Arrested At Airport After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Then Carjacking Ex-Wife

    WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – An Illinois man is jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and stole her car as she was driving him to Pittsburgh International Airport after visiting their son. Online court records don’t list an attorney for 39-year-old Jason Sargent, of Tinley Park, Ill., who was arrested in Washington County early Sunday morning. Police say Rachel ...

  • I-70 to reopen after crash in Westmoreland

    According to PennDOT spokeswoman Valerie Peterson, the four-car crash closed the road at mile marker 49 in South Huntingdon, between Exit 51B (Route 31/West Newton) and Exit 46A (Route 51 South/Uniontown) in ...

  • 4-vehicle crash closes I-70 west in Westmoreland Co.

    Interstate 70 westbound in Westmoreland County is closed while emergency crews work to clear the scene of a four-vehicle accident.According to police, the accident was reported about 8:30 a.m. Monday at mile marker 49 in South Huntingdon Township.Emergency crews are at the scene working to investigate and clear the accident. There's no word if any injuries were ...


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Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Writer/director Judd Apatow has a special comedic gift: He can mix bawdiness and tenderness with such a surprisingly deft touch that you can't sense the point at which one ends and the other begins. His two features, 2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin and his most ... ...

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  • Man attacked by dog while walking in Carrick cemetery

    A man was hospitalized after police said he was attacked by a dog while walking through a cemetery Sunday night in Carrick.According to police, the man was walking in the cemetery off Brownsville Road about 7:30 p.m. when he was attacked by the large brown dog.The victim, whose name hasn't been released, was able to escape and crawl to Diehl Street where he called authorities.The man was ...

  • Illinois man jailed on charges he carjacked Brownsville woman

    An Illinois man is jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and stole her car as she was driving him to Pittsburgh International Airport after visiting their son.Jason Sargent, of Tinley Park, Ill., was arrested in Washington County early Sunday morning.Police said Rachel Sargent, of Brownsville, was driving the defendant to the airport when they began arguing, prompting her to ...

  • More storms expected after rash of tornadoes

    And the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...

  • City to see $20.4M from NHL playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins center and team captain Sidney Crosby holds the Stanley Cup in June 2009 during the victory parade. Heartbreaking as the Penguins loss in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday may be, it assured the Stanley Cup semifinal series returns to Pittsburgh, and that means $3.6 million in visitor spending. The economic impact from the National Hockey League playoffs should be at ...

  • Steelers RB Redman Fighting To Keep His Job

    PITTSBURGH (93.7 THE FAN)–Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Isaac Redman joined the Fan Morning Show to talk about an event in which he is involved. He also talked about the off season and how he has approached his training regimen. The Steelers drafted a running back in the second round, and also signed a free agent at the position. Redman said that gives him extra motivation to work ...

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