Heat Need Big Game From James Again

WJZ 13 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals. Then LeBron James got "the look" and things were never the same for the Heat. James put the team on his ...

Police Seek 2 Suspects In Squirrel Hills Street Robbery

2KDKA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police are asking for help from the public as they search for two suspects wanted in connection with a knifepoint robbery on a street in Squirrel Hill. The incident happened in the 5800-block of Hobart Street last Monday afternoon. Police say the victim was getting into her parked car when she felt one of the suspect's pulling at her bag. The victim ...

Military Moving Women To Frontline Combat And Commando Missions

2KDKA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Is there any job in the military — frontline combat or on special commando missions — that women can not do? No, say military leaders, who are moving to end the disparity in jobs between men and women by mid-2015. ';Go for it. I think women can do anything that men can do,'; says Alison Sacriponte of Friendship. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

N.J. Communities Pulling Together To Rebuild After Sandy

2KDKA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BELMAR, N.J. (KDKA) — When KDKA's Andy Sheehan went to Belmar just days after Superstorm Sandy, there was an ocean lake in the middle of town. The boardwalk had vanished in some places and was jutting out of the sand in others. On Ocean Avenue, bulldozers and earthmovers were trying to move the beach back to its rightful place. In Belmar now though, Ocean Avenue is clear and the ...

Investigators Making Progress In Bank Robbery Case

2KDKA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Investigators think they are making progress in the description of the getaway car used in a fatal South Strabane Township bank robbery Sunday. The South Strabane Police Chief said they think the car was likely a white, four-door Toyota Camry, but they are not positive. A former FBI profiler also gave his take on who the suspect may ...

Senator’s liquor plan offers sales packaging reform but no state store closings

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

HARRISBURG -- A Bucks County senator, flanked by Republican leaders, on Tuesday offered a plan that he says would allow existing liquor licensees to sell wine and liquor to go, though he acknowledged his bill has no mechanism to force closure of more than 600 state-controlled ...

Bad weather barrels through Western Pa.

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The storm - packing up to 40 mph wind gusts, torrential rains and possibly nickel-sized hail - is expected to impact Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties, weather service meteorologists ...

Penn State scandal defendants lose second appeal

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Penn State's former vice president and former athletic director are facing a second loss in state appeals court, nearly two weeks after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled against ...

Health Department shuts down Oakland restaurant for not correcting violations

WPXI - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

An Oakland restaurant recently cited for numerous violations has been ordered by the Allegheny County Health Department to close.A sign on the door of India Garden restaurant on Atwood Street tells customers it's closed due to maintenance, but the Health Department first issued a consumer alert for critical violations less than two weeks ago.The restaurant's owner told Channel 11 upon ...

Allegheny County’s 16 criminal court judges sign order regarding procedures to maintain evidence in criminal proceedings

Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Evidence submitted by attorneys in criminal proceedings in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court must be secured, maintained and available for all court proceedings, including jury deliberations, says an administrative order signed by each of the county's 16 criminal court judges and filed ...

Odds Stacked Against Heat In Game 6

CBS 5 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

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Woman accused of embezzling $27K from Derry football boosters

WPXI - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A woman is accused of embezzling more than $27,000 from the Derry football boosters organization over a three-year span.According to police, Lori Nicely, the president of the boosters, is facing several charges, including theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.Authorities said another woman is accused of stealing more than $8,000 from the cheerleaders boosters organization during ...

Ravenstahl’s former bodyguard appears before federal grand jury

WPXI - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's former bodyguard Fred Crawford testified for more than two hours before a federal grand jury on Tuesday afternoon.Crawford's testimony is part of an ongoing and wide-ranging investigation into city finances. Grand juries are secret and Crawford and his attorney, Bob Stewart, left the room without comment.The investigation has already led to the indictment of ...

Export man gets prison for child porn murder threat

The Pittsburgh Channel - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A western Pennsylvania man who threatened to have a female U.S. postal inspector investigating him for child pornography possession gang-raped and murdered was sentenced Tuesday to 38 months in ...

Number one draft pick signs with Pirates

The Pittsburgh Channel - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Pirates announced the signing of their number one draft choice. The official release from the team follows. Look for coverage of the announcement and the introduction of Resse McGuire on Channel 4 Action News at ...

Chrysler relents agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps

CNN Money - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Chrysler Group reversed course and agreed to a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday, giving in to the government's request in the final hours before a ...

Chrysler Agrees To Recall Jeeps Over Fire Risk

2KDKA - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, ...

New law ensures crime victims and families can speak up during parole process

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

HARRISBURG -- Crime victims and their families on Tuesday earned the right to speak to the Board of Probation and Parole when it considers releasing a person who perptrated a crime against ...

Ravenstahls ex-bodyguard arrives at federal courthouse

The Pittsburgh Channel - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl makes a rare public appearance, but keeps mum on a federal investigation of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police that keeps hovering around his ...

Man armed with knife robs GetGo in East McKeesport

The Pittsburgh Channel - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Police are investigating whether an armed robbery at an East McKeesport GetGo on Tuesday morning is related to a similar incident in nearby ...

AP PennDOT withholds funding plan from public

Centre Daily Times - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has built a website that compares competing plans to spend billions of dollars in new transportation money, but it's refusing to release similar information to the public, which will pay for chosen projects.Department officials gave lawmakers access to the password-protected website almost two weeks ago but refused again ...

Sesame Street unveils muppet with parent in jail

WSOC TV - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

File photo: President of the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson attends the 11th annual Sesame Street Workshop Benefit Gala on May 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree ...