Provides the latest RSS feeds for Pittsburgh News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Pittsburgh News.net http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/cat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:40 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:40 -0400 30 The flames burned on the second floor of the house on Maywood Street in the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh while six people were inside. Most of them were able to run outside, but a woman and her daughter had nowhere to go but a third story window leading out to a side ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214622535/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 22:46:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214622535/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA)- Author of ';Doomed To Repeat: The Lessons Of History We’ve Failed To Learn'; Bill Fawcett, says there are many lessons to be learned from the triumphs and downfalls of history. ';Despite McCarthyism, we have a good democracy, despite the Black Plague or the collapse of the Roman Empire, civilization eventually recovers and continues,'; ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214622048/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 21:34:41 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214622048/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun (L) is congratulated by teammates Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin after they defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 17, 2013. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night with the Eastern Conference Semifinal series Game 3 ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621325/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621325/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The 20-month-old child critically injured after suspected abuse died Sunday afternoon. The toddler, Malachi Patterson, died at 12:28 p.m. at Children's Hospital. Patterson was first rushed to the hospital Friday after a 911 call was made saying that the toddler was unresponsive at an apartment in the Chestnut Ridge housing complex near Blairsville He had bruises on his ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621517/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621517/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Responders are on the scene of a fire on the North Side. It started at a two-story home in the 100-block of Maywood ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621516/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214621516/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620844/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 20:04:55 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620844/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Chicago right-hander Matt Garza insists he's not nervous. He said that the jitters from pitching his way back to the Majors hit him during his first rehab start with Double-A Tennessee and that his return to a big league mound at PNC Park on Tuesday is more about excitement than nerves. Garza last toed a Major League rubber exactly 10 months prior to Tuesday's series opener in ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620943/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 19:52:45 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620943/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A 20-month old Indiana County boy who was hospitalized with life-threatening head and torso injuries has died and homicide charges are pending against his stepfather, according to the district ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620892/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 19:47:07 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214620892/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214619225/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 17:42:55 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214619225/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Jeff Locke and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Sunday, carrying the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 interleague decision over Houston. Locke (4-1) allowing just three hits over seven shutout frames in posting his fifth quality start in six outings since taking the starting rotation spot of the ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214619290/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:44 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214619290/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the eighth time in 10 games, 1-0 over the Houston Astros on ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214618832/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214618832/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf HOU@PIT: Alvarez lines a solo shot off Harrell PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Locke on Sunday continued his seamless transition from struggling youngster to virtually unhittable pitcher, with no stops in between. The left-hander added seven dominant innings to his growing trail in the Pirates' series-clinching 1-0 victory over the Astros at PNC Park. Locke had to be at his finest to prevail over ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214618833/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 16:36:06 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214618833/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617768/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617768/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf State officials and members of the newly-formed Greater Pittsburgh Motorcycle Safety Council met on the North Shore Sunday morning to kick off their new initiative aimed at preventing crashes involving ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617875/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:09 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617875/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Great Public Schools of Pittsburgh, a coalition of community groups and unions, will hold a bus tour on Sunday at 3p.m. to raise awareness of the negative impact of school closings on ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617364/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:51 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617364/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email PITTSBURGH -- Starling Marte was due to miss his second start of the season, left out of the Pirates' original lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Astros. Instead, Andrew McCutchen missed his second start, scratched with a sore right knee. The source and severity of McCutchen's discomfort was not known. With the team off on Monday, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617366/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:53 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617366/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf (San Diego, CA) The folks at Kia who have by the way been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck, say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That's why the Cadenza was born. A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is Kia's first attempt at keeping that ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617367/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:36 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617367/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – On Saturday night, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2 in 11 innings. The possibility of a sweep for the Pirates is now gone, and Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan’s Troy Clardy was slightly irked on Sunday morning. Houston is on pace to lose 120 games, and is already being compared to the woeful 1962 Mets. If the Pirates are as good as they think ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617368/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:36 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214617368/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf An Illinois man is facing charges after state police said he got into an argument with his ex-wife, tussled with her boyfriend, took off in her car and then tried to catch a flight at Pittsburgh International ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616805/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:02 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616805/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - One person was killed in a crash on Route 28 early Sunday morning. According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the accident happened near the 40th Street Bridge around 1:45 ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616806/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 13:09:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616806/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Greater Pittsburgh Motorcycle Safety Council held a press conference on Sunday outside PNC Park to stress the importance of sharing the road with ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616279/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:53 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616279/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Law Enforcement Torch Run committee for Special Olympics PA and the City of Pittsburgh Citiparks hosted the event with sponsors such as UPMC, Sheetz, Clear Channel and ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616280/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616280/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, some of them critically, authorities ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616204/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616204/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616281/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214616281/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The grand prize ticket for the $600 million lottery drawing Saturday night was purchased in Florida; however, there were two tickets matching first five numbers bought in ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615763/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:27 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615763/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf An institute is teaching a weekend course on how to start a marijuana business in the state.Washington Cannabis Institute is offering a seminar with attorneys and industry pros who have prepared a course for starting a pot business.The class will help those who want to start a business understand and comply with Initiative 502 regulations and licensing requirements. I-502 was passed by Washington ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615764/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615764/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf If you can't make it the SHIM career fair, another will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 22, at the Millvale Community Center. The career fairs will include employers from UPMC, Goodwill, Giant Eagle, PNC Bank, The University of Pittsburgh, U.S. ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615765/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 11:37:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615765/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Grammy Awards have come and gone this year, but you may not know that a rock band from right here in Pennsylvania took home some hardware. Halestorm won this year's Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Grammy for their song "Love Bites (So Do I)," off their second studio album "The Strange Case Of..." The band is comprised of singer/guitarist ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615766/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615766/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Guibert entered the Civil War at 17, serving with the 74th Pennsylvania, a German speaking regiment, and the 77th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served on the front line in several battles, including the first Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. He became known as "The Wizard of the ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615767/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615767/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Emergency dispatchers said crash involved a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle between the 16th and 31st Street Bridges in the northbound lanes of Route ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615214/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:36 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615214/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Five Day Training Course Hosted by Control Analytics, Inc. Efficient. Stable. Accurate.Process analyzer sampling systems are critical to your facility's production control and automation, and an optimized system combines these three traits to provide exceptional analysis performance. Having personnel on-site who can evaluate and determine if aproblem is being caused by an analyzer or by ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615215/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 10:47:57 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214615215/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:27 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Get ready to rev your muscle car or vintage cruiser because the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise is really to roll for the summer. Roger Van Scoy joined KDKA's Rob Pratte to talk about the popular car cruise just north of Pittsburgh. "It started about 13 years ago when Jay Passavant, the founding pastor out at Northway (Christian Community Church), ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214613706/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 07:16:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214613706/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh has been here before. A little more than a quarter of the way through the season, the Pirates sit at 25-18, having won seven of their last nine games heading into Sunday's series finale against the Astros. The last two years, Pittsburgh has started strong only to stumble late in the season and fall short of making the postseason. Clint Hurdle wants to avoid a similar fate this ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214611369/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 02:11:27 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214611369/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf (Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:42 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf HOU@PIT: Inge drives in McCutchen with a single PITTSBURGH -- The Houston Astros keep giving the Pirates all they can handle. And when there was no innocuous popup for them to mishandle on Saturday night, the Astros also gave the Pirates a loss. Jason Castro scored from third base on Matt Dominquez's grounder with one out in the 11th inning, a controversial run that snapped a 2-2 tie ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610935/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:02 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610935/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was ejected from Saturday night's 4-2 loss against the Astros after Houston took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 11th inning. Home-plate umpire C.B. Bucknor called Jason Castro safe at home when Matt Dominguez dribbled a ball to second base. Pirates catcher Russell Martin appeared to have the plate blocked with his left leg after fielding a ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610936/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:02 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610936/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. Castro doubled off the top of the center-field fence against Bryan Morris (1-2), and Carlos Pena was intentionally walked one out later. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and Castro scored when ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610937/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:20:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610937/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Truly contested primary races -- in which multiple Democrats and Republicans vie against one another for their party's nomination -- are ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610730/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:18:21 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610730/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Turnout is expected to be low, between 20 percent and 25 percent of those eligible, according to elections officials in the Alle-Kiski Valley's four ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610938/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:32 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610938/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A former Leechburg mayor and school board member is committing "political suicide" by seeking election to three offices at the same time, a pollster and political scientist ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610939/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:29 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610939/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of a Knoxville man. Khamal Fooks, 18, and Rayshon Shields, 21, are charged with criminal homicide and robbery in the death of 54-year-old Roger Griffin. The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. Friday at a home on Zara ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610434/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:29:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610434/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Samsung subsidiary plans to deploy sentry robots to the tense South Korean border. The machines will be equipped with machine guns and cameras, thermal imaging and laser range finders capable of detecting intruders up to 2 1/2 miles ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610437/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:56 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610437/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The unmanned robot, built to go over terrain too rugged even for a Humvee, has become, in the words of NREC Director Tony Stentz, a ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610435/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610435/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A dozen Western Pennsylvania judicial campaigns are among 57 statewide that missed a deadline for filing complete contribution and expense reports, state elections data ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610438/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610438/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Haven said Buffalo Township just finished clearing trees and brush from the land for possible use as a recreational area. "We'd rather it not be a sewage plant if they can go across the ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610439/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:41 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610439/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Pittsburgh chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation bestowed its most prestigious cultural award to Father Miro at the organization's 29th annual Polonian of the Year luncheon last weekend at the DoubleTree hotel in Green ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610440/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sun, 19 May 2013 00:25:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214610440/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609940/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:56:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609940/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tribune-Review investigative reporter Carl Prine received a Best of Show award on Friday from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors for "Rules of engagement," his investigation into the deaths of two deaf, unarmed teenage brothers by American soldiers in ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609701/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:08 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609701/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A woman is now facing a homicide by vehicle charge after a crash that killed a volunteer firefighter, and investigators say she was texting while ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609461/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:07 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609461/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tampa Bay's Adrian McPherson's seven touchdowns led the Storm to a 62-34 win over the Pittsburgh Power tonight at CONSOL Energy Center in front of 4,625. McPherson was 20-22 for 240 passing and six touchdowns and added 29 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. McPherson's ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609462/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:06 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609462/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Pittsburgh Riverhounds fall to the Dayton Dutch Lions at Highmark Stadium Saturday night. A game summary was provided by the team in the following ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609463/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609463/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Shields, Fooks and Griffin were inside a Knoxville home shortly before 4:30 a.m. Friday, and Griffin wanted to buy heroin, according to a police complaint. Shields and Fooks drew guns, and Shields took some money from Griffin, police ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609466/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:56 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609466/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller Tea Party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation was under way. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the much larger, big-budget organizations on ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609465/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609465/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Of 118,022 people nationwide on the waiting list for transplants, 81.5 percent are waiting for kidneys, according to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the federally established agency that oversees the nation's transplant waiting list. In Pennsylvania, 78 percent of 8,363 people on the waiting list need ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609464/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:50 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609464/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf According to court documents, more than $23.5 million sat in bank accounts as of October for Centax-related collections and for collections by Centax spinoff Don Wilkinson Agency Inc., which also ceased to operate. The exact amount collected and owed to local taxing bodies may never be known because of the sheer volume and the disorganization of the records, Cordaro ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609467/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:46 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609467/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Retired Munhall police Officer Thomas Hilla always told his comrades that once they made an arrest and did their job, they had to let the rest of it ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609469/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:42:42 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214609469/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Hofstra University student who died during a confrontation between a home invasion suspect and authorities was killed by police gunfire, a Nassau County, New York, police spokeswoman said Saturday. Police fired eight shots at the intruder, who ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608987/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 22:11:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608987/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf As the 2013 race to become Pittsburgh's next mayor draws to a close, it is almost time for voters to kick back and reflect. With about 48 hours left, the wholesale campaigns will end with a solid pounding of television ads, last-minute mailers and robo-calls to those who have ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:32 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email PITTSBURGH -- When Maria Heddleston found out she was going to be honored by the Pirates for her perseverance through breast cancer, her 7-year-old son John didn't give his mother any congratulations. "He said, 'Do I get to meet Andrew McCutchen?" Heddleston recalled, laughing. The Pirates held a pregame ceremony on Saturday for Heddleston, their winner of MLB's ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608473/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:59:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608473/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email PITTSBURGH -- Fellow passengers on a commuter flight to Pittsburgh late Friday night may have been a bit freaked out. Jared Hughes, the soft-spoken Pirates reliever with the hard edge on the mound, was watching the Bucs-Astros game and getting his game-face on. The connecting flight had been delayed, but the 4-4 game at PNC Park appeared to be heading into extra innings. "I had to ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608471/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58:59 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608471/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email PITTSBURGH -- Situational hitting, consistent pitching and good defense breeds success. The Pirates have had all three this season. On Friday night, Pittsburgh got 4 1/3 shutout innings from its bullpen, a timely two-run homer from Pedro Alvarez to tie the game in the eighth and a good piece of situational hitting in the ninth. Center fielder Andrew McCutchen singled to the opposite field ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608472/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58:59 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608472/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Problems that decimated the nation's largest commercial hives are affecting backyard beekeepers, who say losses of bees this past winter were the worst ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608476/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608476/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "It's pretty obvious the accident (Thursday) exposed the weakness in the evacuation from a nuclear accident," said Epstein, founder of the TMI Alert watchdog ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608477/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:47 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608477/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The waterfront property includes a coke processing plant owned by ArcelorMittal, which is challenging the zoning restrictions, contending they could prevent the company from restarting the ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608237/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608237/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Safety has become one of the top priorities in youth football and it was the topic that garnered the most attention at several youth football events the Steelers hosted this weekend. On Friday night the team held their first ever Youth Football Clinic for Moms and Kids at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. While the kids took part in a football skills clinic at the team's indoor practice ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608012/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214608012/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf BALTIMORE (AP) -- Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb’s bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history. Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky Derby winner was a 3-5 favorite in Saturday’s race, but he became another casualty of ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607311/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:20 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607311/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People have been lining up at supermarkets and convenience stores all day to get their Powerball tickets. The jackpot is well over a half billion dollars; and despite the odds, millions of people in Pennsylvania and 42 other states are going for the gold. Mamula's Market in Monaca was the first stop for a lot of people hoping to cash in on the $600 million ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607310/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:19 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607310/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stand with Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington. The former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607306/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607306/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf STATE COLLEGE -- Women at Penn State either haven't made progress or have lost ground when it comes to being represented in several key areas, including leadership positions and enrollment, according to report from a university ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607037/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214607037/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf ESU's faculty union learned of the possibility during a "meet and discuss" meeting on Tuesday, according to a memo sent to the faculty by ESU's Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties President Nancy Van ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606724/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:35 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606724/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Hickory police charged Laura E. Gargiulo, 42, with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle, causing an accident involving injury, and summary offenses of reckless and careless driving and texting while ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606725/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:32 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606725/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf OTTAWA (AP) -- Jason Spezza doesn’t have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season. The star forward hasn’t played since Jan. 27 after undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk. He’ll rejoin Ottawa’s lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606213/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 17:20:01 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214606213/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ... http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghnews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf