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2 hrs ago | The Morning Call

Pittsburgh casino project quickly running out of time

State senators asking questions Thursday about the rescue of a financially troubled Pittsburgh casino project by other investors found the situation more complicated and dire than they thought.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Erie County, PA, Pittsburgh, PA

6 hrs ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Feds Raid McCandless, Ross, Pittsburgh, Cranberry Homes For Drugs

Federal agents conducted a marijuana bust Thursday in Pittsburgh, and it extended into parts of Florida and Canada.

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Related Topix: Cranberry, PA, Drugs, Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Ross Township, PA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Six Held in Marijuana Ring Charges

Six Pittsburgh-area residents are in FBI custody on charges they conspired to distribute more than 220 pounds of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Allison Park, PA

WPXI

Pittsburgh 'Graffiti King' Faces Sentencing Today

A convicted East Liberty graffiti vandal will be sentenced in Pittsburgh court on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA

ThePittsburghChannel.com

3rd Circuit Court: Army Not Liable In Shooting

A federal appeals court said the Army isn't liable for more than $1 million in medical bills for a Pittsburgh-area man paralyzed in a shooting by an unstable Army recruit.

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The Herald

2 men plead guilty to federal drug charges

Two men with local ties are facing a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges.

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Related Topix: Illegal Drugs, Farrell, PA, Drugs

Wed Jul 23, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Pittsburgh School Board Approves CAPA Merger

The Pittsburgh Public School Board voted Wednesday night to merge The Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts and the Pittsburgh Rogers Middle School.

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WPXI

Baby Cut From McKeesport Woman's Womb Leaves Hospital

An infant who was cut from a slain woman's womb in Wilkinsburg has been released from the hospital.

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Related Topix: McKeesport, PA, Wilkinsburg, PA, Pittsburgh, PA

WPXI

Ruptured Gas Line Causes Four House Evacuations

Four homes near Pittsburgh have been evacuated because of a ruptured natural gas line.

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Related Topix: McKeesport, PA

ThePittsburghChannel

Pittsburgh Mom Wants Charges In Day Care Death; D.A. Says No

The mother of an infant killed at a Pittsburgh day care center last month said an adult should be held responsible.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, PA

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Pitt's Cancer Institute Warns Of Cell Phone Risks

The director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers plans to warn faculty and staff about the possible health risks associated with cell phone use.

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Related Topix: University of Pittsburgh, Cellphones

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Leechburg Woman Pleads Guilty To Chiropractor's Insurance Fraud

An Armstrong County woman has pleaded guilty to participating in a chiropractor's insurance fraud scheme.

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Related Topix: Armstrong County, PA, Leechburg, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Lower Burrell, PA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Fired Pittsburgh Housing Workers Allege Bias

Three white men who used to work for the Pittsburgh Housing Authority are suing the agency claiming they lost their jobs due to age, gender and race bias.

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The Industry Standard

Groups urge FCC to keep the Internet open

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission needs to take steps to keep the Internet free of interference from broadband providers, such as the slowing of peer-to-peer traffic and the tracking of subscribers' ...

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Related Topix: Carnegie Mellon University, Science, Computer Science, P2P, Science / Technology

WPXI

Man Shot Dead In Pittsburgh's North Side

Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting on Pittsburgh's North Side Monday night.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA

Pennsylvania News

Key dates in case of Pa. pregnant woman's death

Key dates in the case of a pregnant Pennsylvania woman's death: ,July 15, 2008: Andrea Curry-Demus and Kia Johnson, both at the Allegheny County Jail to visit separate inmates, are seen on video surveillance ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, McKeesport, PA

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Indiana Gazette Online

Some in Western Pennsylvania town want local liquor law changed

We have 915 guests online Monday, 21 July 2008 PITTSBURGH - Officials and business owners are looking for a way to bring Bellevue back to life, and some think a shot of whiskey or glass of wine could do the ...

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Ben Avon, PA, Edgewood, PA

WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Man Gets Life for Killing Students

A Pittsburgh-area man avoided the death penalty and will instead spend life in prison for killing two Robert Morris University students and wounding his girlfriend.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Morris (University of Minnesota System), Aliquippa, PA

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Public Housing Overhaul Nets Uneven Gains

Three years ago, Sharon Allison's decaying 1940s-era public housing complex was demolished to make way for a new mixed-income community that would include homes for the city's poorest.

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WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Dentist First Black on State Board

A Pittsburgh dentist is the first black person to serve on the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.

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Related Topix: Dentistry, Medicine, Effort, PA, Allegheny County, PA

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