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Tornado loss estimate $2 billion to $5 billion
The string of tornadoes that ripped across the central United States in the past week did between $2 billion and $5 billion in damage, according to an initial estimate from Eqecat, a catastrophe risk ...
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County Continues To Crack Down On Drink Tax
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Two more Allegheny County bars are getting padlocked after failing to pay the drink tax. The county treasurer's office announced that the Blind Pig on East Carson Street on the South Side and Steve's Inn in Oakmont will close Friday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. Officials say the Blind Pig owes Allegheny County more than $4,000 for the Alcoholic Drink Tax ...
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Woman Charged With Stalking Man Who Fixed Her Car
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that 49-year-old Terri Lynn Gatch of Irwin was found by police behind the man's house May 9 with binoculars and tape, while wearing black. She had allegedly also left the man notes, according to the newspaper. The Tribune-Review writes that Gatch was found by an officer and K-9 just before 11 p.m. Later, just hours after being arrested, the Trib ...
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Man Accused Of Setting House On Fire During Domestic Dispute
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A New Castle man is charged after allegedly setting his house on fire during a domestic dispute early Friday morning. Police say they received a domestic dispute call around 12:40 a.m. from a woman who said that a man was dousing their Warner Alley house in gas in order to burn it ...
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Washington Bridge Collapses Concerns Over Pennsylvania Bridge Safety
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (KDKA/AP) – A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries. It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge near Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle, ...
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City Deli Looking For Craziest Pens Fans Superstitions
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Many Pens fans are preparing for Game 5 tonight, which for many can mean following carefully thought out superstitious practices. Included are the Pens fans at City Deli - and some of the employees shared their crazy game day habits. The "utility guy" wears "unmentionables" backwards throughout playoffs, the grill cook will only sit down after his dog ...
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Test driving a CNG pickup truck Video
Pittsburgh Business Times reporter Anya Litvak went on a test drive of the bi-fuel Chevy Silverado, courtesy of Rick Price, executive director of Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities. A CNG pump. Ive never been in, let alone, driven a pickup truck before. So when Rick Price, executive director of Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities, called Wednesday morning and asked if Id like to take a bi-fuel Chevy ...
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Penn Hills highlights suburban poverty paradox in new book
Poverty, long thought to be an issue only in America's urban and rural areas, has found a new home: the suburbs. According to "Confronting Suburban Poverty in America," a book released Monday by the Brookings Institution, in the last decade, poverty has grown twice as fast in suburban areas than in cities -- 64 percent of poor people living in the 100 largest metropolitan areas of ...
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Police search for little Bigfoot stolen in W. Pa.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - 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 home since at least ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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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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 ...
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$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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Stretch of Route 43 dedicated to vets
For the family of Bill Shanaberger, and for his friends among the members of Vietnam Veterans Incorporated, Thursday's ceremony celebrating the sign along Route 43 in North Union was ...
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Adding up the rue21 deal
At the end of the day, let the numbers do the talking on Apax Partners' planned purchase of rue21 ...
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Adding up the rue21 deal
At the end of the day, let the numbers do the talking on Apax Partners' planned purchase of rue21 ...
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Adding up the rue21 deal
At the end of the day, let the numbers do the talking on Apax Partners' planned purchase of rue21 ...
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Adding up the rue21 deal
At the end of the day, let the numbers do the talking on Apax Partners' planned purchase of rue21 ...
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Adding up the rue21 deal
At the end of the day, let the numbers do the talking on Apax Partners' planned purchase of rue21 ...
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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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