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  • White powder found at elementary school determined to be heroin

    Parents of students at the school previously received a letter explaining a student found packets of white powder while clearing out an unused desk on May 14. The substance was then sent for ...

  • Downed tree closes section of Benner Pike severe thunderstorm warning in effect

    Benner Pike was closed Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. between Shiloh Road and the Interstate 99 interchange due to a downed tree near the state prison at Rockview, according to a fire police responder stationed at Shiloh ...

  • Pittsburgh Flood Response Unit Undergoing Extensive Training

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You probably never think of them, until you need them. An elite team of rescuers is training in our area and what they do could end up saving your life. We are talking about the Pittsburgh Flood Response Unit and they endure some pretty grueling elements. The tactical group is unique. It’s a collaboration between Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS. Since April, ...

  • Man fatally shot outside Philly water ice shop

    Officials said 19-year-old Marquine Pickett was gunned down at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Rita's Water Ice stand in the West Oak Lane section of the ...

  • 3rd grader who loved to sing among the Oklahoma tornado victims

    This undated photo provided by Marvin Dixon shows his grandson Kyle Davis. Davis was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Texas on May 20, 2013. Nicknamed 'The Wall,' 8-year-old Davis loved soccer and going to the Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather (AP Photo/Marvin ...

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The Spitfire Grill

By now, most people know that "The Spitfire Grill" was financed by Gregory Productions, the for-profit arm of the Sacred Heart League, a Roman Catholic charitable organization based in Mississippi. Unfortunately, this fact has only garnered negative press for a film that originally opened to good reviews. It won the Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and Castle Rock Enterta ... ...

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  • FBI Arrest Made in Wash. Ricin Letter Scare

    A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a threatening communication to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14. The indictment did not say anything about ricin. However, the U.S. Postal ...

  • Bautista powers Blue Jays past Rays 4-3

    Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Helickson during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ...

  • Cahill Diamondbacks lose to Colorado 4-1

    Arizona Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (35) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Barry ...

  • Plum School District poised to eliminate TV production program

    When the Plum Senior High School TV production class put together another Penguins lipdub recently, it went viral. Viewers from all over the country saw ...

  • Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue

    LOS ANGELES -; Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming ...

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