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Steelers back to work as OTAs begin
The heat and humidity on Tuesday made it feel like the first day of training camp, but on this spring day it was the beginning of OTAs (organized team activities) that had the Steelers sweating it out at the team's practice facility."Hot weather is a good ingredient for team building, particularly from a physical condition standpoint," said Coach Mike Tomlin after putting players ...
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GOP leader gets row office nod
Powers, 25, of New Stanton works as a supervisor at UPS. During the campaign, he said he wanted to oversee installation of a computer system that will allow for the electronic filing of court documents, to accept credit-card payments in the office and to extend hours so customers can apply for passports in the ...
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GOP challengers win or lead against council incumbents
North Hills Republican challenger Tom Baker, 33, of Ross upended two-term incumbent Matt Drozd, 68, of Ross, 53 percent to 47 percent in the race for District 1. Council seats are part-time jobs paying $9,000 ...
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Municipal roundup Dormont mayor’s battle still tight
Many school board and municipal elections were uncontested in Tuesday's primary election, but a few drew enough candidates to make the results worth ...
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Former Mt. Lebanon commissioner on top
Mt. Lebanon resident Dan Miller appeared to win a special election to replace former state Rep. Matt Smith on Tuesday, gaining 58 percent of the vote with 62 percent of precincts ...
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Primary colors end with checkered flag
The checkered flag finally came down Tuesday on the most memorable mayoral campaign in recent history. It probably would have qualified as such just on the basis of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl dropping his re-election bid in March, barely a week after officially announcing ...
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Leaks have couple rethinking dream of art gallery iin New Alexandria
Since February two water main breaks and a sewage line break have left Jeff Rouse dealing with a mess at his art conversation studio in New Alexandria. Photo taken on May 21, ...
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Restaurant president driven by love of children
Alice Honda, of Wilkins, worked in the restaurant business for more than 40 years, serving as president of Honda's Pub, and manager of the former Water Falls Terrace Restaurant at The Sheraton Hotel in Station Square. She also was a school crossing guard in Eastmont for 28 ...
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Woman accused in Monessen man’s death to remain in jail for now
Hughes is accused of allowing two others to use her identification to purchase bullets that were allegedly used in the Dec. 3 murder of Chris "Snaxx" Fincik, 36, inside his Maple Avenue ...
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Connellsville prepares for worst-case scenario
Bob Renzi (top), of Connellsville, demonstrates on Learning Support teacher Tom Sankovich (bottom), a tactic on removing a weapon such as a firearm from a violent intruder, during an A.L.I.C.E training for Connellsville Area Junior High School instructors on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A.L.I.C.E training, which is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate educated instructors on how ...
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Storm won’t pack as big of a punch in W.Pa.
The storm that devastated Oklahoma this week is expected to reach Western Pennsylvania by Wednesday night. But the National Weather Service says not to expect the fury exhibited in the ...
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W.Pa. judge leads Superior Court race
Common Pleas Judge Jack McVay Jr. of Shadyside was leading Philadelphia Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. for the Democratic nomination 55 percent to 45 percent with 90 percent of precincts ...
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Thick smoke billows from Bellevue apartment building fire
Latest Headlines A 19-month-old child is shot and killed when as many as three gunmen open fire on a crowd at a picnic in Pittsburgh's East Hills ...
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Toddler killed in picnic shooting
Pittsburgh police said the women and baby were at a picnic in the 2300 block of East Hills Drive when as many as three gunmen opened fire at 7:32 p.m. Police said they do not believe the victims were the intended ...
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Sniders grand slam lifts Bucs over Cubs
CHC@PIT: Snider cranks a grand slam to right-center PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates' offense never got much going in a three-game set at home against the Cubs in early April, and through five innings Tuesday night, nothing changed. But streaks and slumps are meant to be broken, and in time, they usually are. Travis Snider hit a two-out, pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning that cleared ...
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Snider’s Grand Slam Lifts Pirates Over Cubs 5-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing in 10 months, but the Pirates pounced on a Chicago bullpen that is 10th in the National League in ERA by ...
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Teen Hit By Lightning On Road To Recovery
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was last summer when KDKA's David Highfield stood outside West Penn Hospital. Zach Sandy was in the burn unit. And his parents were saying a lot of prayers that their son would be OK. When asked if he remembered being struck by lightning, Sandy said, "I don’t really remember ...
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WVU players spring into action
Junior outfielder Brady Wilson on Monday came up with an idea to help the tornado victims: 26 players and their coaches who were in Oklahoma City for the Big 12 tournament found the nearest Wal-Mart and filled 35 shopping carts with necessities such as mattresses, children's clothes, batteries and ...
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Catholic philosopher’s works to go high-tech
A trans-Atlantic collaboration between institutions in Pittsburgh and England will make available to the world the fragile, handwritten letters and notes of a 19th-century English cardinal who inspired modernization of the Catholic ...
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Trauma study in Pittsburgh region won’t need up-front approval
A planned medical study by the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC this summer might save your life -- but you might not know you're in the study until after you've ...
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Foundation lowers cap on Day of Giving matching grants
The Pittsburgh Foundation is tweaking its Day of Giving, which annually attracts thousands of donors who give millions of dollars for charities in Allegheny and Westmoreland ...
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Peduto bests Wagner for mayor nomination
Longtime City Councilman William Peduto has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating former state auditor general Jack Wagner and state Rep. Jake Wheatley.Peduto is vying to succeed incumbent Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election, and the winner of the primary was all but certain to be elected in November in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans ...
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City councilman closes in on mayoral victory
In Pittsburgh City Council races, Dan Gilman has a sizable lead over Jeanne K. Clark and Sam Hens-Greco in District 8, which covers the city's eastern neighborhoods. Gilman has 60 percent of the vote, according to preliminary returns, with 94 percent of precincts reporting. Clark and Hens-Greco have 16 percent and 25 percent, ...
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Winner declared in Pittsburgh mayoral primary
Bill Peduto won the Democratic mayoral nomination on Tuesday night and will move on to the November election, where Pittsburghers will choose a new mayor to replace the outgoing Luke ...
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Guns assault-style weapons raffled off for cash
One gun bash was organized by the Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff's Association in April. The organizers served up beer, food, and raffled off dozens of weapons including handguns and ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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