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  • Teaching kids the meaning of Memorial Day

    President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May. Cities all around the U.S. will hold their own celebrations to pay respect to the men and women who have died in wars or in the service of their country.Teaching the meaning of Memorial Day to your children can be a challenge. To many Americans, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer and is an excuse ...

  • Former PTO president accused of pocketing $23K

    A former president of the parent teacher organization at a Bethel Park middle school is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the PTO's bank account.According to police, Heidi Schnupp is accused of pocketing and forging signatures worth about $23,000 when she was the president of the PTO at Neil Armstrong Middle School.Authorities said Schnupp, 42, apologized and admitted to ...

  • Mother accused of using 9-year-old sons to help rob convenience store

    A mother is facing several charges after police said she used her 9-year-old children to help commit a crime.Authorities said Christine Petrarulo brought her two sons with her into a Butler Township convenience store and asked if one of them could use the bathroom.According to police, when the clerk went to unlock the bathroom, Petrarulo took money from the register and hid it in her other ...

  • Cartoonists are landing in Pittsburgh

    "We knew Pittsburgh was becoming a geek hub -- it already was a cartoon hub -- and the idea was to get beyond a local entity and become a national entity," Wos said. "So this was an important part of that, to be able to bring the nation's top artists to Pittsburgh and say, 'This is a great city' and have them come start a cycle of maybe coming back every five years, ...

  • On The Field LeVeon Bell

    talked after an OTA session:How do you feel after a few days of practice?I feel good. I went out there and had a great practice today. It just feels good to be back out on the field and practicing with the veterans. I'm doing good and had a good day of practice.Is anything overwhelming?No, not really. There are a lot of things that are kind of eye-opening. The first practice when I was ...


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Movie Review

Floating Weeds / A Story of Floating Weeds [DVD]

Floating Weeds / A Story of Floating Weeds [DVD]

For auteurist critics, A Story of Floating Weeds (Ukigusa monogatari), Yasujiro Ozus 1934 film about a traveling troupe of actors, is considered the moment in which he came into his own, both aesthetically and thematically. He was already a prolific fi ... ...

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  • June 8 “Hard To Recycle” Collection To Accept Polystyrene Packaging

    The Pennsylvania Resources Council is partnering with NOVA Chemicals and Appliance Warehouse to collect hard white-molded packaging materials for recycling free of charge at its 2013 Hard-to-Recycle events. Expanded polystyrene, or EPS as it is known in industry circles, is the hard, white molded packaging material that protects a variety of consumer projects (electronics, appliances, etc.) ...

  • Police Investigate Attempted Luring In Lang Area

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Police are looking for a person suspected of trying to lure a girl on her way to school. It happened around 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of Lang Avenue and Fielding Way in the Lang/Monticello area. The 12-year-old girl said a man in a green SUV or pick up was persistent in his attempt to lure her as she walked to the bus stop, but eventually drove away. The man is ...

  • Consultant takes blame after Anthony Weiner campaign site shows Pittsburgh skyline not NYCs

    Anthony Weiner's campaign for New York City mayor got off to an energetic, but bumpy, start this week after his campaign website briefly featured an image of the wrong city's skyline -- instead of showing the Big Apple, the website featured a shot of beautiful Pittsburgh.  A technology firm is taking the blame for the photo mix-up. NGP VAN, which does consulting work for ...

  • Birdman Flying High For The Heat

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While the majority of the focus of the thrilling Heat victory in Game 1 will be on LeBron James’ incredible play at the end of the game, there’s another player who was just as key to the Heat getting the win to open the series: Chris Andersen. Andersen set a career high with field goals made and points by going 7-7 and scoring 16 points in the Heat’s ...

  • Attempted luring reported as 12-year-old girl walked to bus stop

    Authorities are investigating after a 12-year-old girl reported an attempted luring as she was walking to a bus stop Friday morning..According to 911 dispatchers, the attempted luring was reported in the area of North Lang Avenue and Fielding Way.Investigators said the man was driving a green SUV or pickup truck. He's described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 180 pounds and a medium ...

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