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Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Several Counties

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement regarding thunderstorms moving through the area tonight

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango Counties until midnight.

The storms are capable of producing small hail, heav…

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Storms Moving into Region #Pittsburgh

Thunderstorms with heavy rain were expected to move through Washington, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties early this afternoon.

In a special weather statement, the National Weather Service said that at 2 p.m., radar showed storms with heavy rain four miles northeast of Avella, moving northeast.…

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Greece Ready to Sell Rhodes, Mykonos to Investors

There’s little that shouts “seriously rich” as much as a little island in the sun to call your own. For Sir Richard Branson it is Neckar in the Caribbean, the billionaire Barclay brothers prefer Brecqhou in the Channel Islands, while Aristotle Onassis married Jackie Kennedy on Skorpios, his Gree…

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How many Americans are targeted for assassination?

When The Washington Post’s Dana Priest first revealed (in passing) back in January that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens targeted for assassination, she wrote that “as of several months ago, the CIA list included three U.S. citizens.”  In April, both …

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Troy Arts Center Receives $50k Pepsi Refresh Project Grant

The Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside has received the $50,000 grant it sought to complete the renovation of the 140-year-old Woodside Church on Mill Street into an artists’ space.

The nonprofit arts organization launched a campaign this past spring to win a grant through the Pepsi Refres…

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Paul's Pantry in Green Bay Gets 5k lbs Food Donation

Paul's Pantry on Friday received a donation of 5,000 pounds of food from Roundy's Supermarkets as part of Pepsi's Refresh Project, which funds ideas aimed at helping communities.

Pallets of nonperishable foods were packed into a truck at Copps Food Center, 1291 Lombardi Access Road, Ashwaubenon, …

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Votes Needed to Make Project Walnut a Reality

The Walnut Lounge sits dark, dusty and empty. But by entering the former downtown bar and restaurant in a national contest, a local group hopes to give the Walnut new life.

The Mansfield Art Center and the North End Community Improvement Collaborative are pitching "Project Walnut: Reclaiming Urb…

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Jimmie Johnson Tops Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Popularity Contest

Jimmie Johnson has another win this year, this time in a popularity contest.

Johnson beat his Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., to win a $100,000 grant as part of the Pepsi Refresh Project. Johnson's award will go toward p…

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Obama Resumes talks on South Korea Trade

President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration will launch talks with South Korea aimed at resolving remaining issues blocking the completion of a South Korea free trade agreement.

Obama said that his goal would be to clear up the remaining issues before he visits South Korea in Novembe…

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Falling Tree Branch In Central Park Kills Baby

Central Park was the scene of a tragedy on Saturday after a branch fell on a mother and daughter right outside the zoo, killing the baby girl.

The family is from Union City, New Jersey. Police say the mother was holding her six-month-old daughter in her arms for a family picture when the branch…

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Tropical Weather Reason to Worry in Gulf Oil Spill

The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm like the one swirling in the Caribbean and things get even more complicated.

Any system with winds over 46 mph could force BP to abandon efforts to contain the flo…

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Juvenile Detention Officer Charged - Sex with Minor

A juvenile detention officer was being held in the Camden County Jail on Saturday after being charged with having sexual relations with an under-aged girl, authorities said.

Rahim Whitney, 31, of Clementon, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare o…

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Protests Escalate at G20 World Summit

Black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful protesters at the World Summit, torching police cruisers and smashing windows with baseball bats and hammers.

Police with shields and clubs earlier pushed back another small group of demonstrators who tried to head south toward the se…

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#Obama - North Korea Ship Sinking

President Barack Obama said Saturday that North Korea must be "held to account" for its alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, a tough statement of support for an ally, made at its leader's side.

After talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on the sidelines of global summits here,…

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US Pilot Detained in Brazil for Showing his Underwear

A United Airlines pilot was briefly detained at the international airport in Rio de Janeiro after lowering his pants during a security screening, police said Saturday.

Pilot Michael D. Slynn, 49, was asked to remove his belt and shoes as part of a routine security screening Friday afternoon. …

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200-Plus People Involved In Clairton Fight

More than 200 people are believed to have been involved in an early Saturday morning fight in Clairton.

According to emergency dispatchers, the fight broke out around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Third and Baker Streets.

Witnesses reportedly heard shots being fired.

One woman suffered a brok…

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Another Water Main Break

A water main break today in Pleasant Hills is the area's fourth since Wednesday.

The 12-inch main near the corner of Route 51 and Fidelity Drive broke at about 3 p.m., according to Gary Lobaugh, a spokesman for Pennsylvania American Water.

Three customers have had water service off, and the comp…

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Global Bank Tax Proposal at G-20

New Delhi doesn’t expect the proposal for a one-size-fits-for-all global bank tax to pass muster in the G-20 summit in Toronto on June 26-27, a senior government functionary said.

Speaking to mediapersons on board Prime Minister’s aircraft, national security advisor Shiv Shankar Menon minced f…

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Protests Turn Violent Around G-20 Summit Site

Black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful protesters at the World Summit, torching a police cruiser in the financial district and smashing windows with baseball bats and hammers.

Police with shields and clubs earlier pushed back another small group of demonstrators who tried t…

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Blast Shakes Kabul as US Military Chief Visits

The Afghan capital was rocked Saturday by an accidental blast just as Washington's military chief promised business as usual despite the sacking of the US commander of foreign forces.

The blast, near the foreign ministry in Kabul's embassy district, happened when an anti-personnel mine in an A…

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