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  • Senators begin uphill climb in Pittsburgh to save season

    PITTSBURGH (AP) Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't quite ready for the traditional season-ending handshake. Yet he knows if the Senators can't find a way to slow down slow down the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's coming soon. The Penguins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 7-3 rout on Wednesday night, leading Alfredsson to offer ...

  • Police Search For Missing Little Bigfoot

    BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) – Police in one western Pennsylvania community are searching for Bigfoot – but this quest has a better chance of success than most. That’s because the Bigfoot being sought by the North Sewickley Township police actually exists – though police say the 28-inch statue of the Yeti has been missing from the planting bed in front of Mary Fabian’s ...

  • Tocchet On Pens You’re Never Going To Stop Them But You Can Frustrate Them

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Former Penguins RW Rich Tocchet joined The Fan Morning Show Friday to offer his thoughts on the Penguins vs. Senators second-round playoff series, which the Penguins lead 3-1 entering Game 5. He feels it’s important for the Pens to close out the series tonight, given the nature of the NHL. ';You can’t give other teams life,'; Tocchet ...

  • Comedian John Henton Previews Weekend Shows At Improv

    PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Comedian John Henton joined The Fan Morning Show in-studio on Friday to preview his shows this weekend at the Pittsburgh Improv. Henton has two shows on Friday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., two shows on Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., and a show Sunday at 7 p.m. He has strong Cleveland ties, which the Fan Morning Show hosts took as an opportunity to prod him a bit. ...

  • Late-Night Radio With Colin Dunlap

    PITTSBURGH (93.7 THE FAN) — One of the ';perks'; of working weeknights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. is the great calls Colin receives. Some callers want to give shout outs, some want to pump their blog, some, well some are like Scotty from the North Side. While trying to put the call into words is difficult, take a listen to Scotty as he tries to find the words to make his ...


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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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  • McKeesport-area pools ready for summertime splash

    White Oak borough secretary Nancy Greenland said the pool at the Heritage Hill Park complex off Victoria Drive will be ready for swimmers on Monday, weather ...

  • $2.5K reward offered for help in Monessen pharmacy robbery

    A Connecticut-based organization is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who reportedly robbed a Monessen pharmacy of prescription painkillers on April ...

  • State commits annual $3.8M to Pittsburgh-Harrisburg Amtrak line

    State leaders are committing $3.8 million a year to save a passenger rail route that Amtrak acknowledges is "not as efficient or as useful as it might ...

  • ImPAct Awards go to 5 in Pittsburgh region

    Five companies from the Pittsburgh region were recognized Thursday by Gov. Tom Corbett for job creation and making positive contributions to the state's ...

  • Local PTO Leader Charged With Stealing $21K

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The leader of a local PTO is charged after allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars. Bethel Park Police are investigating after Heidi Schnupp, the president of the Neil Armstrong Parent Teacher Organization, allegedly stole at least $21,000. She is suspected of stealing the money from the South Hills Interfaith Ministries as well as from the ...

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