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02/21/12--21:00: Gene Collier: Rangers usually at best, except on power play (chan 3146590)

Nothing in the comprehensive hockey profile of the New York Rangers suggests that they are destined for anything short of a decorous spring, so anything the Penguins did to portray themselves as capable of matching Gotham's team stride for powerful stride was certainly worth the effort.


02/21/12--21:00: Subscribers are noticing that magazines are arriving later and later (chan 3146590)

Zach Smith loves his magazines.


02/21/12--21:00: In Republican Race, a New Breed of Superdonor (chan 3146590)

Last June, Harold C. Simmons, a wealthy Texas businessman, sent a $100,000 check to Americans for Rick Perry, a "super PAC" preparing for Mr. Perry's entry into the presidential race. A few months later, he donated $1 million to a different pro-Perry group through his company. In December, as Mr. Perry's fortunes waned, Mr. Simmons wrote another check, this one for $500,000, to Winning Our Future, a super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich.


02/21/12--21:00: Better cars: Ford and GM make a case to buy American (chan 3146590)

Just when the federal auto bailout is front and center in the Republican debate, a new report shows vehicles made by two American companies becoming more dependable.


02/21/12--21:00: Mother of baby mauled by dog faces summary offenses (chan 3146590)

The McKeesport woman whose infant son died after being bitten by her husky last week now faces summary offenses for violating dog laws, police said Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:00: Dukes jockey for A-10 playoff position (chan 3146590)

Duquesne delivered one of its best road performances of the season at Dayton earlier this month, shooting well, rebounding well and finding ways around the Flyers height advantage.


02/21/12--21:00: Guards Implicated in Mexico Prison's Deadly Gang Attack (chan 3146590)

MEXICO CITY -- Just after 1 a.m., the guards opened the doors, and 30 men climbed up to guard tower No. 6 of the state prison outside the northern city of Monterrey. One by one, they slipped down ropes to waiting vehicles.


02/21/12--21:00: Corbett's plan to cut Pa. pension watchdog questioned (chan 3146590)

Gov. Tom Corbett's budget proposal would eliminate the Public Employee Retirement Commission, the watchdog agency that last year allowed Pittsburgh to keep control of its pension fund.


02/21/12--21:00: Before Critical Debate, Gingrich Is Urged to Be Himself (chan 3146590)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- As Newt Gingrich prepares for what may be the last debate of the primary season, much in need of another comeback, his campaign has a new saying born of frustration with two earlier lackluster debates: "Let Newt be Newt."


02/21/12--21:00: Police arrest man who fled traffic stop in Garfield (chan 3146590)

Police have charged a Highland Park man with a number of crimes after police said he fled a traffic stop Tuesday and then nearly struck a pair of officers who fired their guns in fear for their safety.


02/21/12--21:00: Pitt football coach Chryst makes it clear offense will fit players (chan 3146590)

Pitt football coach Paul Chryst met with the media Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from coaching changes and recruiting to how he has settled into his first head-coaching job.


02/21/12--21:00: Saudis Pick First Envoy to Baghdad in 20 Years (chan 3146590)

BAGHDAD -- Moving to repair a long-fractured diplomatic relationship, Saudi Arabia has named its first ambassador to Iraq in more than two decades, Iraq's foreign minister announced Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:00: New Ruling Puts Limits on Warning to Prisoners (chan 3146590)

WASHINGTON -- In a busy day at the Supreme Court, the justices on Tuesday issued a decision limiting the circumstances in which prisoners must be told of their rights before they are questioned, added to what had already been a long schedule for arguments in the challenges to the 2010 health care law and made public an internal ethics resolution from 1991.


02/21/12--21:00: Ben & Jerry's to open Downtown in spring (chan 3146590)

It's the repository for Bonnaroo Buzz, Chunky Monkey, and Chocolate Therapy.


02/21/12--21:00: Letters to the editor (chan 3146590)

While everyone is aghast at the heartlessness of Gov. in cutting funds to all education (K-12 plus colleges and universities around the state), let's remember what the man promised in his election bid:


02/21/12--21:00: Money could shelve roundabout designs (chan 3146590)

Pennsylvania's transportation funding shortfall could put the brakes on development of roundabouts, which are growing in popularity across the nation as a way to make congested intersections safer and more efficient.


02/21/12--21:00: In Din Over Iran, Rattling Sabers Echo (chan 3146590)

WASHINGTON -- The United States has now endured what by some measures is the longest period of war in its history, with more than 6,300 American troops killed and 46,000 wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and the ultimate costs estimated at $3 trillion. Both wars lasted far longer than predicted. The outcomes seem disappointing and uncertain.


02/21/12--21:00: Palestinian on Hunger Strike to Be Freed Without Court Ruling (chan 3146590)

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian who fasted for 66 days to protest his detention without charge ended his hunger strike on Tuesday after the Israeli authorities agreed to release him in mid-April, if no major new evidence is brought against him.


02/21/12--21:00: Aquion Energy will manufacture in Westmoreland County (chan 3146590)

Aquion Energy expects to create more than 400 jobs within three years to fill the Carnegie Mellon spin-off's new Westmoreland County manufacturing space, the Lawrenceville-based battery technology firm announced Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:00: Datsyuk expected to be out 2 weeks (chan 3146590)

Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee.


02/21/12--21:00: Colleges Worry That Court Could Make Diversity Harder to Maintain (chan 3146590)

The news that the Supreme Court is revisiting the use of race as a factor in admissions decisions, just nine years after upholding it in a University of Michigan case, has admissions officials worried about maintaining diversity and confounded that the question is being reconsidered so soon.


02/21/12--21:00: An E-Mail App Arrives for the BlackBerry Tablet (chan 3146590)

OTTAWA -- Research in Motion, the company that introduced wireless e-mail to the world, on Tuesday finally brought e-mail to its tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook.


02/21/12--21:00: Poet Tyehimba Jess to appear at Chatham (chan 3146590)

Poet Tyehimba Jess will present a free reading and book signing at 8 p.m.


02/21/12--21:00: Let's Talk About Birds: Blue jays (chan 3146590)

This is one of a series presented by the National Aviary.


02/21/12--21:00: Contest asks young filmmakers to change the world (chan 3146590)

What are ways that Pittsburgh or Pittsburghers have changed the world? Or what would you do to change the world?


02/21/12--21:00: Car recorder convicts driver in 3 deaths (chan 3146590)

Ryan Safka, 21, was found guilty of all counts. He will be sentenced May 15.


02/21/12--21:00: People: Chris Brown, Maya Angelou, Bronson Pinchot, Sugarland, Stephen Colbert, Mario Puzo (chan 3146590)

The 2009 Grammys marked the beginning of a domestic violence drama that revealed a darker side to Chris Brown's relationship at the time


02/21/12--21:00: World briefs: Bailout plan moves to IMF (chan 3146590)

Debate over Greece's rescue plan now shifts to the International Monetary Fund.


02/21/12--21:00: Jagr sparks Philadelphia win with overtime goal against Jets (chan 3146590)

Jaromir Jagr scored at 4:16 of overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory against the Winnipeg Jets.


02/21/12--21:00: Critz challenges 950 Altmire petition signatures (chan 3146590)

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Johnstown, claims almost 950 nominating signatures filed by U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, are faulty and his Democratic rival should be kept off the April 24 primary ballot.


02/21/12--21:00: Colon provides cap relief (chan 3146590)

While the Steelers made another bookkeeping move to dig out more room on their salary cap, they also made a statement -- offensive tackle Willie Colon is here to stay.


02/21/12--21:00: Hot Planets align, reach new plateau (chan 3146590)

And now for something completely different in WPIAL basketball: Mars advances past the first round of the playoffs.


02/21/12--21:00: In Tightening Race, Top G.O.P. Candidates Race to Capture 2 Battleground States (chan 3146590)

In the brilliant sunshine of Arizona, Rick Santorum aggressively challenged Mitt Romney in a state where the Tea Party is strong and the politics of immigration are poised to take center stage at a debate on Wednesday night.


02/21/12--21:00: What's for Dinner: Lemon Sole Fish Sticks with Homemade Ketchup (chan 3146590)

Today is the official start of Lent, so if you're Catholic, you're probably


02/21/12--21:00: Supreme Court to take up race and higher ed (chan 3146590)

Justices announced that they would hear an appeal from a disappointed white student from Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences."


02/21/12--21:00: Various line spots could be top target in scouting combine (chan 3146590)

The Steelers have spent the past three years using their No. 1 draft choice to rebuild and strengthen their lines of scrimmage. Could this be No. 4?


02/21/12--21:00: Chávez Says His Cancer Shows Sign of Return (chan 3146590)

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said on Tuesday that doctors had found a new lesion that could indicate a return of his cancer, and that he would undergo an operation to have it removed.


02/21/12--21:00: GOP contest moves to Arizona, Michigan (chan 3146590)

Front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum opened one of the most crucial periods in the Republican presidential campaign.


02/21/12--21:00: Israel Both Hopeful and Fearful About Unrest in Syria (chan 3146590)

JERUSALEM -- As Israelis watch the bloody confrontation between the Syrian people and the government of President Bashar al-Assad, they are torn by two sentiments: The downfall of Mr. Assad would deal a major blow to Iran and so would be welcome. But without a central authority, Syria could descend into being a land of chaos and terrorist bases on Israel's northeast border.


02/21/12--21:00: Rally calls attention to governor's proposed cuts (chan 3146590)

Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed state budget would not save money for taxpayers but instead would shift more social-service costs to counties, policy analyst Sharon Ward cautioned Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:00: Wade fuels Miami (chan 3146590)

Dwyane Wade had 30 points and 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win against the visiting Sacramento Kings Tuesday night.


02/21/12--21:00: Darvish rolls into Texas camp (chan 3146590)

The moment had finally arrived for a media horde gathered for days at the Surprise Recreation Campus, and it was over in less than a minute.


02/21/12--21:00: The case for protectionism (chan 3146590)

A stiff tariff would spur the economy and reduce the deficit


02/21/12--21:00: Panthers caught in Huskies' vise / Connecticut 86, Pitt 37 (chan 3146590)

There are plenty of statistical ways to show just how dominant the Connecticut women's basketball team has been over the past two decades, but one that really stands out is just how well it rebounds after a loss.


02/21/12--21:00: County solicitor OK'd (chan 3146590)

Allegheny County Council on Tuesday night confirmed county Executive Rich Fitzgerald's choice of Andrew F. Szefi to be the new county solicitor.


02/21/12--21:00: Essay: Spare change, spare kindness (chan 3146590)

It's a quintessential summer day, and Boston Commons is abuzz with activity.


02/21/12--21:00: Highmark won't offer UPMC East deal (chan 3146590)

Highmark officials said Tuesday they won't even discuss a one-year contract with UPMC that would provide in-network access to the new UPMC East hospital when it opens in July.


02/21/12--21:00: Match Play opens today (chan 3146590)

Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age. When Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who faces Woods in the opening round today, said that his opponent is "beatable," Woods didn't seem the least bit bothered.


02/21/12--21:00: Now and the future: A benchmark report captures the region's progress (chan 3146590)

How far Pittsburgh has progressed is not revealed simply by old photographs and nostalgia-tinged memories.


02/21/12--21:00: Amalia de Fortabat, 90, Dies; Noted for Art and Scandal (chan 3146590)

Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, who vaulted to fame after her scandalous marriage to a cement tycoon, then expanded his empire after his death and became a major art collector and philanthropist as well as the richest woman in Argentina, died on Saturday at her home in Buenos Aires. She was 90.


02/21/12--21:00: Bethel Park girls thrive (chan 3146590)

Losers of its final two regular-season games, Bethel Park got defensive in its playoff opener.


02/21/12--21:00: Fractured Yemen: Its new president is not a harbinger of change (chan 3146590)

It is hard to see how it happened, but the United States has ended up with former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh here for medical treatment, and he's likely to stay.


02/21/12--21:00: County will hold reassessment appeals at 4 Kane centers (chan 3146590)

Allegheny County property owners challenging their new assessments now can ask to have their appeals heard at any of the Kane centers.


02/21/12--21:00: Clubs join to nurture reading (chan 3146590)

As a child, Lorena Amos embraced books.


02/21/12--21:00: Elderly woman killed in Uniontown crash (chan 3146590)

An 85-year-old woman died when one car cut in front of another in a Fayette County intersection Tuesday night.


02/21/12--21:00: Obituary: Kate Brennan / Boosted women with strength, grace (chan 3146590)

Remembered by friends and family as a woman who "laughed and cried with reckless abandon," an adventurous traveler and a role model for women in higher education, Kate Brennan of Oakmont died on Thursday.


02/21/12--21:00: Kansas State delivers (chan 3146590)

Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri, 78-68, the Wildcats' second win this season against the Tigers.


02/21/12--21:00: American Sentenced to Death in Iran Visited by His Mother (chan 3146590)

The mother of an American man sentenced to death in Iran for espionage visited her gaunt and frightened son on death row in a Tehran prison this month, as his lawyers in Iran began an appeal of his conviction, an American lawyer representing the family said on Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:00: Afghans protest burning of Qurans at U.S. base (chan 3146590)

U.S. officials sought to quell a widening furor over what they said was the accidental incineration of the Islamic holy book.


02/21/12--21:00: David Brooks /The talent society: We're less constrained, which is not good for all of us (chan 3146590)

We're living in the middle of an amazing era of individualism.


02/21/12--21:00: Uniontown crash kills woman (chan 3146590)

An 85-year-old woman died when one car cut in front of another in a Fayette County intersection Tuesday evening.


02/21/12--21:00: A Charm Offensive Against AIDS (chan 3146590)

SOWETO, South Africa -- Shortly after Michel Sidibé became executive director of the United Nations' AIDS prevention agency, a court in Senegal sentenced nine gay men, all AIDS educators, to eight years in prison for "unnatural acts."


02/21/12--21:00: Peters, district settle lawsuit with parent (chan 3146590)

Peters and its school district have settled a federal suit by a resident and former basketball coach who claimed her civil rights were violated when she was barred from her daughter's basketball practices and games.


02/21/12--21:00: Man gets probation in 2011 fatal crash (chan 3146590)

A North Side man was sentenced to seven years probation for causing a crash on the McKees Rocks bridge last year that killed a woman.


02/21/12--21:00: Fury in Pakistan After U.S. Congressman Suggests That a Province Leave (chan 3146590)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An inflammatory call by an American congressman for the secession of Pakistan's largest province has sparked uproar in the country, injecting fresh complications into stalled efforts to restart diplomatic relations between Washington and Islamabad.


02/21/12--21:00: Man guilty in crash that killed best friend (chan 3146590)

A Westmoreland County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed his best friend.


02/21/12--21:00: Basketball Box Scores (chan 3146590)

Basketball Box Scores


02/21/12--21:00: Taser's Latest Police Weapon: The Tiny Camera and the Cloud (chan 3146590)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sgt. Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry, but it was not the way it really happened.


02/21/12--21:00: Bodiography celebrates its 10 years of dance diversity (chan 3146590)

Artistic director Maria Caruso remembers when her company, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, was just an idea.


02/21/12--21:00: Tangradi hopes he won't be trade bait (chan 3146590)

Social media kicked into high gear Feb. 3 when prospect Eric Tangradi was a late scratch for the Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team. Was he traded? In fact, it was back spasms.


02/21/12--21:00: Madonna to play Consol Center Nov. 6 (chan 3146590)

At last, Madonna has re-discovered Pittsburgh on the map. The Material Girl will make her first appearance here in 27 years on Nov.


02/21/12--21:00: Records Show Confusion in U.S. at Start of Japan's Atomic Crisis (chan 3146590)

WASHINGTON -- Something resembling a "fog of war" prevailed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's headquarters in the first hours and days after the Fukushima accident began last March, the N.R.C.'s chairman said Tuesday, as the agency released a cache of transcripts of internal conference calls beginning hours after the earthquake.


02/21/12--21:00: Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans (chan 3146590)

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Word that NATO personnel had burned an undisclosed number of Korans and were preparing to dispose of many more by incineration set off an angry protest here on Tuesday. NATO officials rushed to apologize publicly and profusely, trying to head off what they feared could be a nationwide outburst of violence as news of the burning was gradually broadcast across the country.


02/21/12--21:00: New Castle rallies, 74-58 (chan 3146590)

Micah Mason helped Highlands pull off another stunner. Well, at least for a half. Highlands surprisingly led No. 1 seed New Castle at halftime, but the heavily-favored Red Hurricanes rebounded to defeat the Golden Rams, 74-58, Tuesday night in a WPIAL Class AAA first-round playoff game at North Allegheny.


02/21/12--21:00: French Police Detain Strauss-Kahn for Questioning (chan 3146590)

PARIS -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the financial power broker whose political career was ruined last year after he was accused of attempted rape in New York, was held overnight on Tuesday for a second day of questioning by police officials in the northern French city of Lille in an investigation into a prostitution ring accused of operating in France and Belgium.


02/21/12--21:00: Concussion discussion also concern on Daytona 500 track (chan 3146590)

If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he certainly would hit 10 -- and probably keep going.


02/21/12--21:00: National briefs: Cancer drug supply to rise (chan 3146590)

The Food and Drug Administration has moved to increase the supplies of two needed cancer-treatment drugs.


02/21/12--21:00: Group takes FDA to court over short supply of Fabrazyme medication (chan 3146590)

On a day when the Food and Drug Administration boasted of its success at addressing drug shortages, a Pittsburgh-led group of patients filed a lawsuit accusing the agency of doing far too little.


02/21/12--21:00: WPIAL conducts hearing (chan 3146590)

The WPIAL Board of Control met Tuesday to discuss possible action on the allegations of racial slurs from Brentwood students and players in a boys basketball game Feb. 3 between Monessen and Brentwood.


02/21/12--21:00: Animal control owner to be tried for theft (chan 3146590)

The owner of a McKees Rocks animal control company charged with billing the state about $37,000 for euthanizing dogs that did not exist waived his preliminary hearing on Tuesday and will head to trial.


02/21/12--21:01: Suspected Blawnox bank robber arrested in Shaler (chan 3146590)

Police took a man suspected of robbing a Blawnox bank into custody Tuesday afternoon, a county dispatch supervisor said.


02/21/12--21:01: Dollar Bank to introduce interactive ATMs (chan 3146590)

Pittsburgh-based Dollar Bank said Tuesday it will be the first bank in the region to install new interactive technology at its automated teller machines that will let customers see and speak with live tellers.


02/21/12--21:01: Ten new members for Pa. Sports Hall in west (chan 3146590)

Some of the most well-known names in the sports history of Western Pennsylvania are among the 10 newest members who will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Western Chapter.


02/21/12--21:01: Obituary: Oscar Luigi Scalfaro / Ex-Italian president helped shape nation's post-war politics (chan 3146590)

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a president of Italy who held the post during the sweeping corruption scandal of the early 1990s that reshaped the country's post-war political landscape, died Jan. 29 in Rome. He was 93.


02/21/12--21:01: Santorum's surge (chan 3146590)

Four things to watch for this week in the GOP race: 1. There's a debate tonight in Arizona. Rick Santorum's debate record is mixed.


02/21/12--21:01: PSO's Mahler wins award (chan 3146590)

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has won a 2012 International Classical Music Award in the symphony category


02/21/12--21:01: 3 nations announce support for Syria regime (chan 3146590)

China, Russia and Iran all made declarations of support for the Syrian government Tuesday.


02/21/12--21:01: Former worker at Veon nonprofit testifies at ex-legislator's trial (chan 3146590)

Testimony resumed on Tuesday in the trial of former Democratic state Rep.


02/21/12--21:01: My word, a bloody good upper-crust soap (chan 3146590)

Readers are politely advised that the following column is best read with a nice cup of tea and perhaps a buttered scone or crumpet.


02/21/12--21:01: Lottery retiring groundhog pitchman (chan 3146590)

Gus the groundhog, the furry fictional pitchman for the Pennsylvania lottery, is headed for the unemployment line.


02/21/12--21:01: Children tied to bed in crowded house, Texas authorities say (chan 3146590)

The eight children confined in a small, dark bedroom with a piece of plywood over the window included two 2-year-olds


02/21/12--21:01: Business briefs for 02/22/12 (chan 3146590)

Also in today's headlines:


02/21/12--21:01: Iran: Pre-emptive action possible in nuclear dispute (chan 3146590)

As tension grew in its nuclear dispute with the West, Iran was reported Tuesday to have struck an increasingly bellicose tone.


02/21/12--21:17: Drug Ambien shines light on mysteries of unconscious (chan 3146590)

PHILADELPHIA -- In 2006, when John Whyte first started studying the remarkable effect that the sleep medicine Ambien can have on people with severe brain damage, he hoped the drug might be a miracle treatment.


02/22/12--01:53: Arson charged in Hill District apartment fire (chan 3146590)

Fire investigators said a man who was angry that a woman asked him to leave her Hill District apartment flicked open a lighter and set a mattress on fire.


02/22/12--02:03: Route 50 streetscape project in Heidelberg on track (chan 3146590)

Mayor Kenneth LaSota told borough council last night that the final design for the Route 50 streetscape project has been completed.


02/22/12--02:09: Ross OKs health plan measure for retiring workers (chan 3146590)

Solicitor Bonnie Brimmeier and Manager Wayne Jones said it was being offered as an early retirement incentive.


02/22/12--02:17: Former PG photographer John Kaplan documents cancer battle (chan 3146590)

By turning the camera lens on his own struggles, John Kaplan created a beacon for others dealing with cancer.


02/22/12--02:19: Fleury right on the mark as Penguins beat Rangers, 2-0 (chan 3146590)

Marc-Andre Fleury has had games like this before. Chances are good that he'll have quite a few more, too. It's just that no one, including Fleury, can predict when.


02/22/12--02:23: Bedard hunts for a big season (chan 3146590)

Erik Bedard had only spent a day and a half in Florida, but he heard some familiar conversation in the Pirates spring training clubhouse.


02/22/12--02:38: Motorists cautioned on predawn icy conditions (chan 3146590)

While temperatures remain above freezing for most of the area, a few locations, especially valleys in the region, have seen below-freezing conditions.


02/22/12--03:07: Be My Valentine: Relationship reaches a heart-stopping level of appreciation (chan 3146590)

Every day is special, but Valentine's Day has always been extra special to my husband and me.


02/22/12--05:35: Man dies in early morning shooting (chan 3146590)

Devonte Snowden was shot around 1 a.m. inside the vehicle that was stopped in the 7200 block of Somerset Street.


02/22/12--05:56: Officer remains jailed until he's evaluated (chan 3146590)

Pittsburgh police Officer Adam Skweres, charged with offering women legal help in exchange for sexual favors, failed in his first attempt to join the force because a city psychologist deemed him unfit for police work, civil service commission records show.


02/22/12--06:03: Ashes are a rich Christian tradition (chan 3146590)

When he lived in Colorado, Paul Crawford rarely saw others in public with an Ash Wednesday cross smeared on their foreheads.


02/22/12--06:04: Geneva College challenges U.S. birth control rule (chan 3146590)

Geneva College, an evangelical school, has filed suit against the federal government.


02/22/12--06:05: Study finds higher fatality rate among older drivers (chan 3146590)

Drivers 65 and older account for 8 percent of all miles driven but 17 percent of traffic fatalities came in crashes where at least one driver was 65 or older.


02/22/12--07:39: Renovations, Wi-Fi, new stores planned for Mall at Robinson (chan 3146590)

The Mall at Robinson is planning a house-cleaning now that the shopping center is 10 years old with some features to be updated and numerous stores to be renovated.


02/22/12--08:08: Man sentenced to halfway house for siphoning money from IKEA (chan 3146590)

A man who steered $165,815 from IKEA's coffers into his own account was sentenced today to a year in a halfway house, and ordered to pay back the money from future earnings.


02/22/12--08:24: City cop one of three people injured in Squirrel Hill crash (chan 3146590)

A Pittsburgh police officer was hospitalized after a car accident this morning in Squirrel Hill.


02/22/12--08:45: 1 of 2 firefighters hurt in blaze released from hospital (chan 3146590)

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital this morning after battling a blaze in Elliott.


02/22/12--09:04: North Side man sentenced to 30 to 60 years for killing wife (chan 3146590)

A North Side man was sentenced today to 30 to 60 years in prison for killing his wife and stabbing her aunt at their home in 2010.


02/22/12--09:05: Man faces prison for inappropriate contact with boys (chan 3146590)

The former owner of a Mercer County bowling alley pleaded no contest Tuesday to five counts of corruption of minors in connection with accusations that he had sexual contact with teenage boys during sleepovers at his business.


02/22/12--09:57: Let some problems be: Back in America, I'm trying to chill out (chan 3146590)

I have found myself being drawn into caring whether the Republicans nominate Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, as opposed to the other remaining candidates -- Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum.


02/22/12--10:01: Paramedic claims he was fired for complaining about swearing (chan 3146590)

A former Lower Valley Ambulance Service paramedic sued that Cheswick-based nonprofit organization today, saying he was terminated after he complained about a supervisor's swearing.


02/22/12--10:24: Lawn company fined for wastewater discharge (chan 3146590)

EG Systems of Marysville, Ohio, owner of Scotts Lawn Service in Monroeville, has agreed to pay a $160,000 penalty to settle charges stemming from the intentional discharge of up to 1,000 gallons of wastewater into Thompson Run in June 2010.


02/22/12--10:37: A biting dog could increase homeowner's insurance (chan 3146590)

Homeowners might want to think twice before bringing a dog into the house.


02/22/12--10:42: Feds get first conviction in check-cashing scam (chan 3146590)

A Georgia man who joined a conspiracy to use homeless people to cash fake checks pleaded guilty today, and prosecutors described him as part of a nationwide conspiracy to use the down-and-out to defraud the companies.


02/22/12--10:50: WPIAL makes 'no specific findings' after alleged racial taunts (chan 3146590)

The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has decided not to take any action against Brentwood High School or its boys basketball team for alleged racist remarks during a Feb. 3 game against Monessen.


02/22/12--11:14: 2012 High School Musicals (chan 3146590)

You know spring is almost here when it's time to present the annual list of Western Pennsylvania high school musicals. If this list is missing performances, please send an e-mail to magazine@post-gazette.com and the production will be added online.


02/22/12--11:23: New maps for state House, Senate districts delayed again (chan 3146590)

HARRISBURG -- New state legislative maps, which were planned for a vote today, are still being negotiated, according to top lawmakers who held a brief meeting this afternoon.


02/22/12--11:56: Feds charge Upper Big Branch superintendent with conspiracy (chan 3146590)

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed federal conspiracy charges against the superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine, saying he impeded federal inspections leading up to the April 2010 explosion there that killed 29 miners.


02/22/12--12:40: State-related universities decry proposed state subsidy cuts (chan 3146590)

HARRISBURG -- Decrying the governor's proposed 30 percent cut to several of the state's largest universities as moving them toward becoming private colleges, administrators called on lawmakers this morning to again restore funding.


02/22/12--12:47: Jordan Brown homicide proceedings closed to public (chan 3146590)

The Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected today an appeal by three newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, to open to the public the hearing for a juvenile accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee in Lawrence County in 2009.


02/22/12--13:12: New T service from North Side to Downtown free at first (chan 3146590)

The Steelers and Rivers Casino have agreed to underwrite free rides to and from the new Allegheny station on the Port Authority's Light Rail Transit system.


02/22/12--13:20: Aurora Reading Club of Pittsburgh spans generations, gives insight into African-American experience (chan 3146590)

At Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland last month, author Isabel Wilkerson recounted, with evangelistic fervor, how the great migration of African-Americans from the South to the North changed the nation.


02/22/12--14:22: DA wants dog charges withdrawn against mom (chan 3146590)

The Allegheny County district attorney's office asked McKeesport police today to withdraw citations filed against a woman whose son died last week after he was bitten by her dog.


02/22/12--14:25: Ex-Pitt coordinator joins WVU staff (chan 3146590)

Former Pitt defensive coordinator and interim coach Keith Patterson was hired to join the defensive staff at West Virginia today. His specific role on the staff was not yet disclosed.


02/22/12--14:35: Missing Pittsburgh girl found in Jeannette (chan 3146590)

A missing 13-year-old girl from Pittsburgh was found in Jeannette today.


02/22/12--14:54: DUI charge dropped as Ward pleads guilty to reckless driving (chan 3146590)

Prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken-driving charges against Steelers receiver Hines Ward today after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving.


02/22/12--16:42: Delays expected on Second Avenue during valve repair (chan 3146590)

Drivers should expect delays on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge in the Bluff while crews work to repair a water main leak Thursday, the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority head said today.


02/22/12--18:50: Man says he has bomb, robs Shadyside bank (chan 3146590)

A man walked into a Fidelity Bank in Shadyside this afternoon, said he had a bomb and demanded money, authorities said.


02/22/12--19:14: Con artist team may be part of nationwide network (chan 3146590)

Four men who are accused of manipulating homeless people in order to steal from companies' checking accounts may be the tip of the iceberg.


02/22/12--21:00: Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites (chan 3146590)

It was the two-headed baby trout that got everyone's attention.


02/22/12--21:00: North Xtra: Simple philosophy keeps Hampton on winning roll (chan 3146590)

Some people quit smoking. Others vow to eat better. The Hampton boys basketball team?


02/22/12--21:00: South Xtra: KO's memorable season has a premature ending (chan 3146590)

For the Keystone Oaks boys basketball team, the 2011-12 season was a special one and has to be considered as being one of the most


02/22/12--21:00: Christo's Colorado Project Delayed at Least Till 2015 (chan 3146590)

DENVER -- The idea of a fabric-draped Arkansas River in southern Colorado, anticipated by many as art and dreaded by others as environmental degradation, has been postponed.


02/22/12--21:00: A New, Sleek Airstream Trailer (chan 3146590)

If you're the sort who falls into an escapist dream at the sight of an Airstream trailer, you may want to stop and see the company's latest, the Sterling Concept Trailer, being shown in Palm Springs, Calif., this weekend as part of Modernism Week. Designed by Christopher C. Deam, a San Francisco architect who has been helping Airstream with its interior design for 13 years, it is still a prototype that may or may not be put into production.


02/22/12--21:00: Ex-mine superintendent charged with fraud in deadly blast (chan 3146590)

The former superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia has been charged by federal officials with conspiracy in covering up mine safety violations for two years leading up the April 2010 explosion in which 29 miners perished.


02/22/12--21:00: Genetic Maker of Men Is Diminished but Holding Its Ground, Researchers Say (chan 3146590)

Men, or at least male biologists, have long been alarmed that their tiny Y chromosome, once the same size as its buxom partner, the X, will continue to wither away until it simply vanishes. The male sex would then become extinct, they fear, leaving women to invent some virgin-birth method of reproduction and propagate a sexless species.


02/22/12--21:00: East Xtra: No. 11 seed doesn't bother Gators, coach (chan 3146590)

As far as Gateway coach Mitch Adams is concerned, the Gators "earned" their No.


02/22/12--21:00: East Xtra: Hempfield puts end to playoff victory drought (chan 3146590)

As a freshman starter three years ago, Hempfield Area's Taylor Lubinsky saw firsthand how close her team was to winning a playoff game


02/22/12--21:00: Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality (chan 3146590)

SAN FRANCISCO -- It wasn't so long ago that legions of people began walking the streets, talking to themselves.


02/22/12--21:00: Romney, Seeking Traction, Duels With Santorum (chan 3146590)

MESA, Ariz. -- Mitt Romney challenged Rick Santorum's credentials as a fiscal conservative in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday, trying to redefine Mr. Santorum as part of the problem in Washington and regain his footing in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.


02/22/12--21:00: Obituary: Steve Kordek / His flippers hit the jackpot for pinball machines (chan 3146590)

In modern-day arcades, pinball machines are widely considered four-legged, glass-topped dinosaurs.


02/22/12--21:00: SouthScape: the South Xtra Bulletin Board (chan 3146590)

Baldwin Borough -- Irish harpist Trish NicGabhain will perform traditional and contemporary Irish and folk music at a free concert.


02/22/12--21:00: From Tunes to Tones, Apps Bridge the Gap (chan 3146590)

Not long ago, a ring tone was the only thing that people bothered to buy for their phone, and some users spent big money on their collections of jangly alerts.


02/22/12--21:00: Obama, Romney volley over tax plans (chan 3146590)

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney offered competing proposals Wednesday for how the government should tax citizens and companies, previewing the great ideological clash over taxes likely to be at the forefront of the election campaign.


02/22/12--21:00: Michalek, Karlsson too much for Capitals (chan 3146590)

Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek each had three points Wednesday as the Ottawa Senators raced to a 5-2 victory against the slumping


02/22/12--21:00: Night Stands (chan 3146590)

ANDA ANDREI has spent lots of time thinking about night stands, out of necessity. Since 1984, she has worked with the hotelier Ian Schrager, designing guest rooms that are stylish and restful.


02/22/12--21:00: South Xtra: Four Upper St. Clair brothers to wrestle in sectional meet (chan 3146590)

Emil Deliere hasn't seen it in 17 years of coaching, and wonders if it's ever happened before in WPIAL history.


02/22/12--21:00: South Xtra: Peters to focus on task at hand (chan 3146590)

A little more than 24 hours after his team's opening-round playoff win, Peters Township coach Gary Goga tried his best not to reflect


02/22/12--21:00: Father gets up to 60 years for tragic attack on family (chan 3146590)

Nine-year-old Tyriq Davis was in his room sleeping when he heard his parents arguing early in the morning on Sept. 8, 2010.


02/22/12--21:00: Let's Talk About: Comet surprises scientists (chan 3146590)

Astronomers were surprised recently when Comet Lovejoy survived a plunge through the sun's atmosphere to within 75,000 miles of its


02/22/12--21:00: DUI charges against Hines Ward dropped (chan 3146590)

Prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken driving charges against Steelers receiver Hines Ward Wednesday.


02/22/12--21:00: Woods survives strange first round at Match Play Championship (chan 3146590)

Tiger Woods had to play a left-handed shot out of the desert.


02/22/12--21:00: West/North Xtra: Quaker Valley takes the lead in Section 1-A (chan 3146590)

On a hockey team that has a roster heavy in numbers of juniors and sophomores, Quaker Valley is thriving in no small part due to its


02/22/12--21:00: Changes to racing style suit Earnhardt just fine (chan 3146590)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. left Daytona frustrated and furious in July.


02/22/12--21:00: New Spending Plan Means New Round of Pain for Illinois (chan 3146590)

CHICAGO -- Despite an income tax increase in Illinois last year, Gov. Pat Quinn delivered more grim news about the state's fiscal crisis on Wednesday, calling in an annual budget address for spending cuts that include the closing of state prisons and social service offices.


02/22/12--21:00: Monitoring Your Health With Mobile Devices (chan 3146590)

Dr. Eric Topol is only half joking when he says the smartphone is the future of medicine -- because most of his patients already seem "surgically connected" to one.


02/22/12--21:00: East Xtra: Section 1 makes for a tough neighborhood (chan 3146590)

Take a quick look at the place-winner list from last year's WPIAL Class AAA Tournament and it's easy to see which of the four sections


02/22/12--21:00: What You Get for ... $650,000 (chan 3146590)

SARDIS, ALA.


02/22/12--21:00: Butler plays giant-killer again to advance (chan 3146590)

For the second consecutive season, Butler slipped into the WPIAL playoffs with a .500 record in section play.


02/22/12--21:00: North Xtra: Vincentian gears for run in playoffs (chan 3146590)

Vincentian Academy boys basketball coach George Yokitis has been around long enough that he has heard all the clichés, used all


02/22/12--21:00: Roasting at 450 has plenty of advantages (chan 3146590)

What's your magic number? Seven? Eleven? Your bank PIN? My go-to number in the kitchen is 450. As in 450 degrees Fahrenheit.


02/22/12--21:00: West Virginia hires former Pitt coach Patterson (chan 3146590)

West Virginia moved a step closer to completing its football staff by hiring former Pitt defensive coordinator Keith Patterson.


02/22/12--21:00: Education budget plan holds line on basic funding, eliminates block grants (chan 3146590)

Gov. Corbett's proposed education budget doesn't include the drastic cuts that last year's plan produced, but it's still not good news for districts, according to school officials.


02/22/12--21:00: What is that screeching sound? Oh, It's 'Fred' (chan 3146590)

Parents, plug your ears: Fred Figglehorn is back and he's got a weekly TV series, "Fred: The Show" (8 p.m. Friday, Nickelodeon).


02/22/12--21:00: Let's Learn From the Past: Ronald Davenport (chan 3146590)

Fitting the definition of a self-made man, Ronald Davenport rose from humble beginnings to achieve prominence in education, business


02/22/12--21:00: World Leaders Are Meeting in a Script All Too Familiar to Somalis (chan 3146590)

TABDA, Somalia -- On Thursday, foreign policy heavyweights will gather in London and spend about six hours trying to solve a problem that has bedeviled this forlorn country for more than 20 years: establishing a functional government.


02/22/12--21:00: It's complicated: Many factors fuel the rising price of gasoline (chan 3146590)

Americans are being told that the rising price of gasoline is either inevitable or, say the Republicans, a result of President Barack Obama's mismanagement of America's energy resources, particularly his refusal to just "drill, baby, drill."


02/22/12--21:00: Product recalls for 02/23/12 (chan 3146590)

Tumblekins toys, women's bikes, ATVs, teapots, ottoman beds


02/22/12--21:00: WPIAL says no racial taunts, Monessen planning to appeal decision (chan 3146590)

The WPIAL decided to take no action against Brentwood High School or its boys basketball team on allegations of racial taunting.


02/22/12--21:00: Officers Who Searched Home Can't Be Sued, Court Says (chan 3146590)

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court issued three decisions on Wednesday, including one ruling that a woman whose gun was seized based on what she said was an unconstitutional search warrant could not sue the police officers who obtained the warrant.


02/22/12--21:00: The Land That Keeps Giving (chan 3146590)

HARBORSIDE, Me.


02/22/12--21:00: Freshman ace Omogrosso pops in 36 for Blackhawk (chan 3146590)

Blackhawk freshman Chassidy Omogrosso followed up a great regular season with an even better performance in her first playoff game.


02/22/12--21:00: H.P. Revenue and Profit Fall; More Trouble Is Expected (chan 3146590)

Hewlett-Packard reported Wednesday that net income fell sharply and warned of continued weakness, but its new chief executive expressed confidence in her ability to turn the company around.


02/22/12--21:00: Cleveland's Hernandez seeks pardon (chan 3146590)

The pitcher Roberto Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, said he hopes to obtain a judicial pardon and return to the Indians.


02/22/12--21:00: West/North Xtra: Hopewell man making most of time in NHL; Anaheim defenseman enjoys return to home ice (chan 3146590)

Nate Guenin's prodigious hockey talents have taken him plenty of places in the course of his life.


02/22/12--21:00: South Xtra: Lebo grad deals with injury from Irish bench (chan 3146590)

Watching a basketball game from the bench is not a situation, Madison Cable is particularly used to.


02/22/12--21:00: West Xtra: Cornell maintains its hunger in playoffs; Coach urges team to play to potential (chan 3146590)

Bill Sacco has not exactly been gloating over his team's success this season.


02/22/12--21:00: Sto-Rox races past Aliquippa with big third quarter (chan 3146590)

This Sto-Rox vs. Aliquippa game brought out NFL players Darrelle Revis and Jonathan Baldwin.


02/22/12--21:00: Mercer man pleads no contest to molesting boys (chan 3146590)

The former owner of a Mercer County bowling alley has pleaded no contest to five counts of corruption of minors.


02/22/12--21:00: Let's drink to gas drillers, with sake, too (chan 3146590)

You can learn a lot about a person by pouring a drink. You can learn even more by poring over what they drink.


02/22/12--21:00: West Xtra: Like his dad, coach has winning style for Beaver (chan 3146590)

The Beaver High School boys basketball team didn't play at Beaver Falls this season, but Bobcats coach Andy Podbielski knows the


02/22/12--21:00: Ghastly Images Flow From Shattered Syrian City (chan 3146590)

CAIRO -- During a terrifying two minutes on Wednesday morning, 11 rockets slammed into a single apartment building in the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, the city in Syria that has been besieged by government forces for 19 days.


02/22/12--21:00: West Xtra: Fort Cherry Rangers are maximizing effort (chan 3146590)

On average the past few years, Fort Cherry High School's enrollment has featured less than 50 girls per graduating class.


02/22/12--21:00: T-Mobile Urges U.S. to Block Verizon's Spectrum Purchase (chan 3146590)

After its failed merger with AT&T, T-Mobile USA is urging the federal government to block Verizon Wireless's planned purchase of wireless spectrum from cable companies.


02/22/12--21:00: Space vacuum: It's time to clean up, way up there (chan 3146590)

The Swiss Space Center's announcement that it is developing a "janitorial satellite" to clean up some of the debris in lower Earth orbit is good news.


02/22/12--21:00: Advice columns for the clueless, by the clueless (chan 3146590)

Like many of us here in the Jobless Recovery, I spend a fair amount of time trying to bone up on ways to keep my job, make more money at


02/22/12--21:00: Taking the Chill Off Contemporary (chan 3146590)

THE advantages of moving into a new building are many. But so are the potential pitfalls.


02/22/12--21:00: One Is the Quirkiest Number (chan 3146590)

IF there is any doubt that we're living in the age of the individual, a look at the housing data confirms it. For millenniums, people have huddled together, in caves, in mud huts, in split-levels and Cape Cods. But these days, 1 in every 4 American households is occupied by someone living alone; in Manhattan, mythic land of the singleton, the number is nearly 1 in 2.


02/22/12--21:00: Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Give Birth (chan 3146590)

Correction Appended


02/22/12--21:01: Hotlist: 02/23/12 (chan 3146590)

ALL WEEKEND 'Elephant Man' live Set in Victorian England, "The Elephant Man" tells the true story of John Merrick, treated first as a


02/22/12--21:01: East Xtra: Central seeking consistent results (chan 3146590)

Maybe what the Central Catholic players need is to get into some shoving matches with one another.


02/22/12--21:01: George F. Will / The GOP's miscast candidates (chan 3146590)

Neither Romney nor Santorum looks like a winner in November


02/22/12--21:01: South Xtra: Monessen passes test, studies next opponent (chan 3146590)

Give the Monessen High School girls basketball team an "A" in geometry -- the Greyhounds figured out how to solve a triangle.


02/22/12--21:01: Frontcourt is standing tall for Robert Morris (chan 3146590)

One of the keys to Robert Morris' current five-game winning streak has undoubtedly been the improved play of the Colonials' big men.


02/22/12--21:01: The pooch on the roof: Romney is still dogged by Seamus the Irish setter (chan 3146590)

Mitt Romney's enduring problem is that we don't know what lies beneath the eager-to-please demeanor that leads him to emit impenetrable lines like the one this weekend about loving Michigan because its "trees are the right height."


02/22/12--21:01: Selective competition: UPMC should expand its one-year, one-site deal (chan 3146590)

Question: How many people does it take to fill the 156 beds of the soon-to-open, state-of-the-art UPMC East hospital?


02/22/12--21:01: Penguins' Adams brings the passion every shift of every game (chan 3146590)

The list of guys in the NHL who were born in Brunei and own a degree from Harvard is pretty short.


02/22/12--21:01: Crisis in our courts: The Senate and president are failing to fill the federal bench (chan 3146590)

Judicial vacancies permeate court after court across the nation.


02/22/12--21:01: North/West Xtra: Sewickley Academy runner heading to Villanova (chan 3146590)

Caitlin Bungo admits the list of colleges was a bit strange. It included Villanova, Bucknell, Richmond and Miami of Ohio.


02/22/12--21:01: Ground broken for black history museum in capital (chan 3146590)

WASHINGTON -- A small Bible that once belonged to Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 slave insurrection in Virginia, will be there.


02/22/12--21:01: South Xtra: Early exit tough for Lebo (chan 3146590)

Although Mt. Lebanon's 45-42 loss to Seneca Valley Saturday was certainly an upset on paper, Blue Devils coach Joe David said he wasn't


02/22/12--21:01: Blue Jackets' Nash emerges as No. 1 pawn in NHL trade rumor game (chan 3146590)

Rick Nash wears the "C" on his jersey as captain of Columbus. These days, the letter stands more for, coveted.


02/22/12--21:01: Temple survives the Explorers (chan 3146590)

Earl Pettis hit one big shot after another until his last one. Ramone Moore scored five of his 18 points in overtime to help No.


02/22/12--21:01: Redistricting conflict still at a draw (chan 3146590)

Top state lawmakers were aiming to vote on new district maps Wednesday, but announced that they're at the drawing board.


02/22/12--21:01: World briefs: 2/23/12 (chan 3146590)

A Pakistani government official says 17 health workers have been fired for allegedly participating in a CIA scheme to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in a northwestern town.


02/22/12--21:01: Collier: Baseball's post-steroids era is tough to swallow (chan 3146590)

The approaching baseball season is either year seven or year nine of what baseball loves to call its post-steroids era.


02/22/12--21:01: Media denied access to boy's juvenile case in '09 killing (chan 3146590)

The Pennsylvania Superior Court Wednesday rejected an appeal by three newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, to open to the public the hearing for a juvenile accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee in Lawrence County in 2009.


02/22/12--21:01: Bollinger likely Chryst's next hire at Pitt (chan 3146590)

New Pitt football coach Paul Chryst has two openings on his coaching staff due to recent defections.


02/22/12--21:01: Letters to the editor (chan 3146590)

In James O'Toole's Feb. 21 report "Santorum Continues Attacking Environmental Policies," he quotes Rick Santorum as saying that global warming is a result of "phony studies" and "phony theology" that puts the Earth before human beings.


02/22/12--21:01: East Xtra: Oakland Catholic senior prepares for WPIAL meet (chan 3146590)

While growing up, swimming was a fun hobby for Ashley Vojtek.


02/22/12--21:01: East Xtra: Section 1-AAAA powers ousted (chan 3146590)

Regular-season success is nothing new to the Hempfield Area boys basketball team.


02/22/12--21:01: New to DVD: 'J. Edgar' 'Tower Heist' 'Borgia: Faith and Fear' and 'Underdog: Complete Collector's Edition' (chan 3146590)

'J. EDGAR' three stars "J. Edgar" covers the nearly half-century that J.


02/22/12--21:01: East Xtra: Central Catholic hoping to hit a hot streak (chan 3146590)

Stay the course. Central Catholic came into this season with a senior-heavy, talented veteran roster.


02/22/12--21:01: Irish blow out WVU, 71-44 (chan 3146590)

Swiftly and convincingly, No. 20 Notre Dame pulled away with the kind of resolve that has characterized the Irish's transformation


02/22/12--21:01: Obituary: Bernard J. McGowan / Ex-Common Pleas judge was a natural, 'took no prisoners' (chan 3146590)

Retired Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bernard J. McGowan was born and raised in McKeesport, working his way through college and law school in the mill.


02/22/12--21:01: Train crash kills 49 in Buenos Aires (chan 3146590)

A commuter train slammed into a retaining barrier in a central Buenos Aires train station during peak rush hour Wednesday morning, killing at least 49 people and injuring 675, federal police officials said.


02/22/12--21:01: Range Resources sets its sights on the 'super rich' (chan 3146590)

Like many of its peers in the gas drilling industry, Range Resources plans to focus this year on drilling in parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio's shale that house lucrative natural gas liquids and oil reserves, the Fort Worth, Texas-based company announced Wednesday.


02/22/12--21:01: National briefs: 2/23/12 (chan 3146590)

Acting on complaints about high overdraft fees on checking accounts, the new consumer bureau launched a broad inquiry into bank practices and is seeking public input on a special disclosure box about the fees on monthly statements.


02/22/12--21:01: North Xtra: Hampton senior hunts a second title (chan 3146590)

Nick Yaroszewski made quite an impression in his freshman season with the Hampton High School varsity wrestling team.


02/22/12--21:01: Late Dayton spurt topples Duquesne (chan 3146590)

Blame it on a rough night of shooting by Duquesne. Blame it on superior rebounding by Dayton and those quick second-chance points.


02/22/12--21:01: Bill would cut overtime for some in IT (chan 3146590)

Computer professionals are known for working long hours for large salaries and for the glory that comes with a product making it to the mainstream.


02/22/12--21:01: Ambitious new offices in line with Facebook's grand plans (chan 3146590)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. has 1 Infinite Loop; Genentech Inc. has 1 DNA Way. But Facebook Inc. now lays claim to Silicon Valley's premier vanity address: 1 Hacker Way.


02/22/12--21:01: Obituary: Barney Rosset / Book publisher who fought obscenity laws (chan 3146590)

Barney Rosset, the maverick publisher who chafed at puritanism and whose relentless challenges of obscenity laws helped overthrow the final vestiges of literary censorship in the United States, died Tuesday at a hospital in New York City. He was 89.


02/22/12--21:01: North Xtra: North Catholic girls hurdle difficult course (chan 3146590)

Of all the teams Molly Rottman has coached, she likes this year's North Catholic girls basketball squad because it has looked


02/22/12--21:01: Water-sewer authority nominee raises concern (chan 3146590)

A nominee to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Wednesday said she'd be open to the possibility of privatizing the agency,


02/22/12--21:01: Business news briefs for 02/23/12 (chan 3146590)

Also in today's headlines:


02/22/12--21:01: Senior forward keeping TJ in chase for a playoff spot (chan 3146590)

The things Kyle Miller can do on the ice, the way he skates so effortlessly and swiftly, his shot so potent and accurate ...


02/22/12--21:01: Besieged Homs is focus of outrage in Syria (chan 3146590)

Syrian forces continued Wednesday to bombard the city of Homs, as international outrage at the growing death toll increased pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's government ahead of a meeting of world leaders Friday to discuss the crisis.


02/22/12--21:02: Court weighing free speech vs. lie about military honors (chan 3146590)

Over the course of an hourlong argument Wednesday, the Supreme Court seemed gradually to accept that it might be able to uphold a federal law that makes it a crime to lie about military honors, notwithstanding the First Amendment's free speech guarantees.


02/22/12--21:02: West Police Blotter (chan 3146590)

Police news from the West suburban area:


02/22/12--21:02: Pill fighting obesity clears key hurdle (chan 3146590)

A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the Vivus Inc. drug could become the first new anti-obesity medication to reach the U.S. market in more than a decade.


02/22/12--21:02: Son of George Harrison puts dad's guitars on an app (chan 3146590)

Some music fans understandably regard the guitars owned and played by George Harrison, in his Beatles career and as a solo artist, as sacred relics that may still contain fragments of their former master's spirit.


02/22/12--21:02: Colonoscopy can save lives, major cancer study shows (chan 3146590)

Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing that the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.


02/22/12--21:02: Ultra-Orthodox lose Israeli military exemption (chan 3146590)

The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the government's negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.


02/22/12--21:02: Va. governor reverses stand on abortion bill (chan 3146590)

In a sudden change of position for a conservative governor viewed as having political ambitions on the national stage, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell reversed his position Wednesday on a bill requiring women to have a vaginal ultrasound before undergoing an abortion.


02/22/12--21:02: Aviation buffs embrace an opportunity to soar (chan 3146590)

ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 9454 -- Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke.


02/22/12--21:13: Older drivers in more fatal accidents (chan 3146590)

Ask 73-year-old Leo Parisi if he thinks older drivers pose a safety threat to themselves and others, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Yeah, I do ... to a degree."


02/22/12--21:22: New catcher Barajas brings experience, pitch-calling savvy (chan 3146590)

When the Pirates signed catcher Rod Barajas in the offseason, the organization's pitchers did some research.


02/22/12--21:28: Biking to nowhere aids leukemia group (chan 3146590)

Nearly 1,000 Pittsburghers will go nowhere fast Saturday for a good cause.


02/22/12--21:30: Lawn service firm agrees to settlement over discharge (chan 3146590)

EG Systems of Marysville, Ohio, owner of Scotts Lawn Service in Monroeville has agreed to pay a $160,000 penalty to settle charges stemming from the intentional discharge of up to 1,000 gallons of wastewater containing high levels of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer into a tributary of Thompson Run in June 2010.


02/22/12--21:31: Route 50 in Bridgeville restricted starting today (chan 3146590)

Reconstruction of sanitary sewers will cause alternating one-way traffic at times on Route 50 in Bridgeville starting today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.


02/22/12--21:32: Megabus.com cuts service to Erie, Buffalo and Toronto (chan 3146590)

Megabus.com is terminating its Pittsburgh service to and from Erie, Pa., Buffalo, N.Y., and Toronto, Ontario, after March 13.


02/22/12--21:35: Assessment website now offers more information for property owners (chan 3146590)

All Allegheny County reassessment-related information can be accessed via a new page on the county's website that was unveiled Wednesday.


02/22/12--21:36: Charges withdrawn against mom whose dog mauled baby (chan 3146590)

The Allegheny County district attorney's office asked McKeesport police Wednesday to withdraw citations filed against the woman whose infant son died last week after he was bitten by her dog.


02/22/12--21:37: Teen found dead in car in Lincoln-Lemington (chan 3146590)

Pittsburgh police responding to a call for shots fired in Lincoln-Lemington early Wednesday found a dead teenager slumped in a car.


02/22/12--21:38: Police search for suspect who robbed Shadyside bank (chan 3146590)

Pittsburgh police were searching Wednesday night for a man who walked into a Fidelity Bank in Shadyside, said he had a bomb and demanded money, authorities said.


02/22/12--21:39: Videotaped inmate loses privacy lawsuit (chan 3146590)

A Lawrence County Jail inmate who sued after a corrections officer videotaped him and posted the clip on YouTube saw his case dismissed Tuesday when a judge found that he had no privacy rights.


02/22/12--21:40: Turnpike delays bridge replacements in Indiana Twp., Harmar, Hampton (chan 3146590)

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has delayed plans to replace six bridges in Indiana Township, Harmar and Hampton to make way for a widening project on the turnpike main line.


02/22/12--21:41: McKeesport man sentenced for role in Mon Valley-based drug ring (chan 3146590)

A McKeesport man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and 10 months in prison for his role in a Mon Valley-based cocaine distribution ring.


02/22/12--21:42: Ex-IKEA employee sentenced for siphoning money from store (chan 3146590)

A man who steered $165,815 from IKEA's coffers into his own account was sentenced Wednesday to a year in a halfway house, and ordered to pay back the money from future earnings.


02/22/12--21:43: Paramedic sues ambulance service over profanity (chan 3146590)

A former Lower Valley Ambulance Service paramedic sued that Cheswick-based nonprofit organization Wednesday, saying he was terminated after he complained about a supervisor's swearing.


02/22/12--21:44: Contractor sentenced for scamming homeowners (chan 3146590)

A Beechview contractor was sentenced to three to six years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to scamming seven homeowners.


02/22/12--21:44: Two firefighters injured in Elliott blaze (chan 3146590)

Two Pittsburgh firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a blaze in Elliott early Wednesday.


02/22/12--21:45: Homeless man faces arson charges in Hill District fire (chan 3146590)

A homeless man faces arson charges after police said he became angry with the woman who asked him to leave her Hill District apartment Tuesday night, flicked open a lighter and set a mattress and some clothing on fire.


02/23/12--01:53: Police wade into social media (chan 3146590)

As a Vietnam-Marine-veteran-turned-public-servant who is juggling dual roles as Carnegie's manager and police chief, Jeff Harbin is


02/23/12--01:54: A newsmaker you should know: Father is fueled by smiles of kids with spina bifida (chan 3146590)

While love, happiness and success often bring satisfaction, Joseph McCormick of Robinson finds reward in bringing smiles to the faces


02/23/12--01:55: Letter to the editor/West (chan 3146590)

Once again, our Robinson commissioners failed to act in a transparent manner to the township's detriment.


02/23/12--01:56: Robinson officials remember former comrade (chan 3146590)

After Dan Tallon retired from Montour nearly six years ago, he worked for his friend and colleague Sam Abatta's painting business.


02/23/12--01:57: Two bids weighed for South Fayette cinema site (chan 3146590)

South Fayette officials continue to consider two proposals to purchase and develop 2.6 acres in front of the former Star City Cinemas


02/23/12--02:00: WestScape: the West Xtra Bulletin Board (chan 3146590)

Center -- The Student Activities Office of Penn State University will sponsor "Klan-Destine Relationships."


02/23/12--02:04: Officials welcome battery-maker to former Sony site (chan 3146590)

State, regional and Westmoreland County officials are ecstatic that a battery technology firm has decided to locate.


02/23/12--02:06: Plum graduate believes God chose his career move from medical sales to ministry (chan 3146590)

Medical laboratory sales may not be the usual path to ministry, but it is the path followed by the Rev. James "Jim" Kirk.


02/23/12--02:07: Authority gain is McKeesport's loss, official says (chan 3146590)

McKeesport lost more than $1 million by accepting an early payment on a loan the city made to the Municipal Authority.


02/23/12--02:13: Armstrong church helps teens with cost of prom (chan 3146590)

With prom season approaching, many young girls are searching for that perfect dress -- and all the accessories.


02/23/12--02:14: Soap box sticker shock (chan 3146590)

Each Father's Day, youngsters here can experience the adrenaline rush of competing in a soapbox derby that has them driving on Eden


02/23/12--02:14: Retired officer draws on experience to write police thriller (chan 3146590)

For Dennis Marsili, writing a police thriller was pretty easy -- he wrote about what he learned in his 23-year career as a New


02/23/12--02:15: Woman's play illustrates Monessen's link to the Titanic (chan 3146590)

While searching copies of Mon Valley newspapers at a microfilm reader for a writing project, Cassandra Vivian came across something


02/23/12--02:22: EastScape: the East Xtra Bulletin Board (chan 3146590)

Wilmerding -- Holy Angels Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 Caldwell Ave., will hold a "Lenten Kitchen."


02/23/12--02:26: Dormont solicitor: Park agreement null (chan 3146590)

Dormont is not legally held to a 2010 council motion approving a planned multiuse park in town -- or to the contract it entered into


02/23/12--02:27: Letter to the editor/South (chan 3146590)

A decision is soon to be rendered as to whether we retain or lose Streams Elementary to the Switzerland-based IB program.


02/23/12--02:28: W&J professor's book offers insight into school days of presidents and first ladies (chan 3146590)

Half of the nation's presidents and first ladies became teachers, author James Longo says, but all of them once were students.


02/23/12--02:29: Chemistry elective too expensive, Peters students told (chan 3146590)

Peters Township High School won't get an organic chemistry class anytime soon, despite pleas to the school board.


02/23/12--02:30: Mt. Lebanon school board pondering use of fundraising consultant (chan 3146590)

Some Mt. Lebanon school directors want more information about a proposed $41,000 study to determine if a large fundraising campaign


02/23/12--02:31: Pleasant Hills Middle School receives $70,000 worth of technology in competition (chan 3146590)

Pleasant Hills Middle School has been selected as one of the top 12 finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow video competition and


02/23/12--02:31: Students at Center for Theater Arts to stage performance in honor of Fred Rogers and his cast (chan 3146590)

When Mark Pintea was first invited to a summer theater program, he had just finished a difficult sixth-grade year.


02/23/12--02:32: Helping to raise a well-balanced child (chan 3146590)

In the book "God's Design for the Highly Healthy Child," author and physician Walt Larimore compares a well-balanced child to four


02/23/12--02:33: Group will help Bridgeville area elders (chan 3146590)

For a growing number of grandparents, the tools of retirement aren't a golf club or tennis racket.


02/23/12--02:33: South Fayette alumni band together (chan 3146590)

When Ryan Wolf connected serendipitously with Marylee Ainsworth on Facebook, the alumni of South Fayette High School discovered they


02/23/12--02:35: South Notables (chan 3146590)

More than 80 students along with some faculty members from Waynesburg University will spend their spring break on mission trips.


02/23/12--02:37: Cranberry pool set for major renovation (chan 3146590)

Cranberry's swimming pool complex is in line for a major renovation.


02/23/12--02:40: Reserve board keeps hazard funding eligibility (chan 3146590)

Reserve's newest commissioner, William Stalter, spoke against a plan to keep the municipality eligible for state and federal hazard


02/23/12--02:40: Solicitor rejects plan for retiree stipend in Butler County (chan 3146590)

A plan to give a one-time stipend to Butler County government retirees who collect the smallest pension checks has been derailed.


02/23/12--02:41: Ross considers library tax vote (chan 3146590)

Ross commissioners Tuesday enacted one ordinance extending health benefits to former employees and introduced another.


02/23/12--02:43: Vacant car dealership could be movie theater and offices in Sewickley (chan 3146590)

The Village Theater Co., a nonprofit organization based in Sewickley, has identified the vacant Ascot Imported Cars Inc. at the site.


02/23/12--02:44: North School News (chan 3146590)

Tickets are available for the spring musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," at Fox Chapel.


02/23/12--02:44: Retiring Fox Chapel mayor is honored for leadership, devotion to library (chan 3146590)

A man who will be stepping down next month after serving as Fox Chapel mayor for 27 years was honored in a surprise ceremony.


02/23/12--02:48: NorthScape: the North Xtra Bulletin Board (chan 3146590)

Aspinwall Presbyterian Church, 299 Center Ave., will host the annual World Day of Prayer service at 11 a.m. March 2.


02/23/12--02:52: Contract approved for alternative program at Clayton Academy (chan 3146590)

The city school board has approved a two-year contract for up to $2.8 million a year for an alternative education program at Clayton Academy.


02/23/12--02:55: Police search for missing Hempfield woman (chan 3146590)

State police in Greensburg were searching Wednesday for a middle school teacher reported missing earlier this week.


02/23/12--02:56: Route 28 closed southbound on Friday night (chan 3146590)

Southbound Route 28 will be closed at the Millvale exit on Friday night, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.


02/23/12--03:14: Direct access to Bower Hill Road ruled out by developer (chan 3146590)

A residential development in Upper St. Clair will not have a direct link to Bower Hill Road, the president of Heartland Homes said.


02/23/12--03:19: North Allegheny OKs contract with union (chan 3146590)

Seventy-nine workers are covered by the contract, which runs from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2014.


02/23/12--03:40: McKeesport Area abandons school project (chan 3146590)

In an unexpected move, the board voted 4-3 Wednesday to abandon construction of a third new elementary/intermediate school.


02/23/12--03:41: West/North Xtra: Playoffs layoffs difficult to deal with (chan 3146590)

For the most part, the WPIAL does a fine job with its annual basketball tournament, but no organization is perfect and just about every


02/23/12--03:49: City school board offers apology to Westinghouse community (chan 3146590)

School board member Mark Brentley Sr. made the motion Wednesday and listed a lengthy series of failures in planning and execution.


02/23/12--04:42: Is 'in vitro meat' moving closer to the menu? (chan 3146590)

Stem cells from cows are being grown into what researcher Mark J. Post says will be the first so-called "test-tube burger."


02/23/12--04:51: Driver dies in turnpike accident near Cranberry (chan 3146590)

The crash, which happened in the eastbound lanes, closed part of the highway for several hours.


02/23/12--05:16: Pittsburgh Public Schools turns down charter proposal (chan 3146590)

The board unanimously has rejected a proposal by the Three Rivers Charter School for Public Service.


02/23/12--05:17: Girl, 4, dies after TV topples onto her (chan 3146590)

The old 23-inch front-heavy TV fell from a dresser and hit the girl at about 8:30 p.m. yesterday in a Northview Heights home.


02/23/12--05:31: A newsmaker you should know: He believes God chose his career move to ministry (chan 3146590)

Medical laboratory sales may not be the usual path to ministry, but it is the path followed by the Rev. James "Jim" Kirk.


02/23/12--05:33: After nine decades, Nelson Erb stays busy on Ross planning commission (chan 3146590)

At an age when many people are content to just take it easy, 90-year-old Nelson Erb is embarking on another four-year term on the Ross


02/23/12--05:36: Sunflower art in Sewickley show (chan 3146590)

Coraopolis artist Harry Demel is displaying his sunflower art at a Sewickley gallery. Mr.


02/23/12--05:37: Pregnant woman escapes Allentown house fire (chan 3146590)

A pregnant woman was taken to the hospital after escaping a house fire this morning in Allentown, a city dispatch supervisor said.


02/23/12--05:39: Pine harvests Hartwood lights (chan 3146590)

Every year during the holiday season, a multitude of lights decorate the trees and free-standing displays of Hartwood Aces.


02/23/12--06:01: A newsmaker you should know: He will help build houses as he cycles cross-country (chan 3146590)

After he graduates in April with a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Walter Drennan will put the pedal to the metal.


02/23/12--06:04: New stores delayed at South Hills Village (chan 3146590)

South Hills residents who have grown weary of traffic gridlock near South Hills Village may have to put up with a little more


02/23/12--06:07: Teen honored by disabilities council (chan 3146590)

Any student who transfers from a small, specialized school to a mega high school would be intimidated.


02/23/12--06:09: Design, color may vary, but prom gowns less risque this year (chan 3146590)

In the world of prom fashions, the roar of the jungle is fading.


02/23/12--06:10: AGH implants region's first total artificial heart (chan 3146590)

A team of physicians at Allegheny General Hospital has successfully implanted a totally artificial heart to save the life of a local man.


02/23/12--06:18: Jeannette probes string of arsons (chan 3146590)

In the blocks around Division Street in Jeannette, problems with vacant homes -- from rodents to squatters to structural hazards --


02/23/12--06:34: Stowe firefighters consolidated into one station (chan 3146590)

An eight-year process of consolidating fire stations in Stowe has culminated with the recent opening of a new firehouse in West Park.


02/23/12--06:51: GOP debate gets testy (chan 3146590)

With Rick Santorum as the campaign's newest lightning rod, the Republican presidential candidates traded sharp criticisms Wednesday night on earmarks, bailouts and the government's role in health care and contraception.


02/23/12--06:52: Trips on North Shore T section will be free (chan 3146590)

The Steelers and Rivers Casino will underwrite free rides to and from the new Allegheny station on the Light Rail Transit system.


02/23/12--06:52: Universities warn of more subsidy cuts (chan 3146590)

Cutting more state funding from Pennsylvania's largest universities is forcing them to essentially become private institutions, said University of Pittsburgh's chancellor as he and other top administrators called on lawmakers to again restore their millions in subsidies.


02/23/12--06:59: Water main repairs to cause traffic delays on Second Avenue (chan 3146590)

Drivers should expect delays on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge while crews work to repair a water main leak.


02/23/12--07:21: UPMC moves to dismiss Highmark false-advertising lawsuit (chan 3146590)

UPMC today filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by insurer Highmark Inc. accusing the region's biggest hospital system of false advertising.


02/23/12--07:23: Random Acts of Kindness: He pulled my sister from a burning car (chan 3146590)

My sister was on her way to work on Feb. 13 when she was in a serious car accident in Penn Hills.


02/23/12--07:25: The East at a glance (chan 3146590)

News briefs from the East suburban area:


02/23/12--07:26: Man killed in McKeesport car wreck (chan 3146590)

A man was killed early today after his car crashed into a pole in McKeesport, police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said.


02/23/12--07:29: The North at a glance (chan 3146590)

News briefs from the North suburban area:


02/23/12--07:31: Fourth-quarter results mixed at L.B. Foster (chan 3146590)

Green Tree-based L.B. Foster Co. reported fourth-quarter profit of $6.1 million or $0.60 per share compared to $6.2 million or $0.60 per diluted share in the fourth quarter last year.


02/23/12--07:32: In a leap year, what a difference a day can make (chan 3146590)

After waiting nearly 84 years, Raymond DiCaprio finally can celebrate the 21st anniversary of his birth date Wednesday.


02/23/12--07:34: Where we go fish: Wholey's draws hungry crowds, a century after it started as a cart (chan 3146590)

It's impossible to think about fish in this city without also thinking about Robert Wholey Co., one of the first retailers to set up shop in the Strip District.


02/23/12--07:34: The South at a glance (chan 3146590)

News briefs from the South suburban area:


02/23/12--07:51: All quiet on the Oscar front (chan 3146590)

It's all over but the barking by Uggie the dog. Silence should prove golden Sunday if, as expected, "The Artist" is named best picture of 2011.


02/23/12--07:52: Samite bringing his healing music to Calliope (chan 3146590)

Samite Mulondo is a mesmerizing singer-songwriter from Uganda who performs on a multitude of African instruments.


02/23/12--07:54: For the Record: Sleigh Bells (chan 3146590)

Sleigh Bells joined the ranks of indie darlings in 2010 with "Treats," becoming the go-to band for people who like a little metal kick in their dance pop.


02/23/12--07:56: Fist Fight in the Parking Lot gets its mojo going with debut album (chan 3146590)

Sometimes bands that tour together will get to know each other's material, to the extent where maybe if the drummer from one band on a bender, the guy from the other band can fill in.


02/23/12--07:57: Musical 'Marathon 33' explores dance marathons, reality TV origins (chan 3146590)

Whatever happened to Baby June?


02/23/12--08:30: Local Scene 02/23: Metal meltdown this weekend (chan 3146590)

Metal meltdown Saturday is shaping up as a hot metal day in the old Steel City.


02/23/12--08:33: Pirates' president Coonelly apologizes for DUI arrest (chan 3146590)

Pirates president Frank Coonelly issued a public apology today for his arrest in late December on drunken driving and other charges in Ross Township.


02/23/12--08:41: Documents made public in unethical syphilis research (chan 3146590)

A presidential panel today released hundreds of supporting documents related to its investigation of government syphilis research in 1940s Guatemala carried out by Dr. John Cutler, a U.S. Public Health Service doctor who later became a University of Pittsburgh professor.


02/23/12--08:44: Quarterly profit drops at Ansys (chan 3146590)

Ansys, a Southpointe-based simulation technology company, reported fourth-quarter profit of $47.5 million or 50 cents per share, down from $49.1 million or 52 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2011.


02/23/12--08:54: McKeesport shooting kills Clairton man, injures woman (chan 3146590)

A Clairton man was killed and a woman was wounded in a McKeesport shooting early today.


02/23/12--08:55: Quran burnings trigger 2nd day of protests in Afghanistan (chan 3146590)

At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded Wednesday in the second day of anti-American protests in Afghanistan after U.S. personnel burned Qurans and other Islamic material at Bagram air base.


02/23/12--08:58: West Municipal News (chan 3146590)

Municipal news from the West suburban area:


02/23/12--09:01: Oscar by the numbers: the Top Ten factoids (chan 3146590)

1. 265 features were eligible for the 2011 Academy Awards. 2. The ceremony will start at 8:30 p.m. Sunday on ABC, but the network's pre-show begins at 7 p.m. ...


02/23/12--09:02: High school basketball player charged for on-court punch (chan 3146590)

The Washington County District Attorney's office will prosecute a Woodland Hills High School student who punched another player during a basketball playoff game Saturday


02/23/12--09:05: Marie Colvin made the ultimate sacrifice reporting on 'the horrors of war' (chan 3146590)

Marie Colvin recognized the significant story unfolding in the rebellious Syrian city of Homs. The problem was how to get at it.


02/23/12--09:12: Little Bites: Stagioni moves, Crate Kitchenware for sale, new chef at Elements, and more (chan 3146590)

Stagioni, a seasonally inspired Italian restaurant previously located in Bloomfield, has moved to 2104 E. Carson St. on the South Side.


02/23/12--09:16: Owner of Del's in Bloomfield try for improvement on 'Restaurant: Impossible' (chan 3146590)

Del's Bar & Ristorante DelPizzo has been a fixture on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield for more than a half-century.


02/23/12--09:22: Verde has style to spare, great cocktails (chan 3146590)

Verde sets a lively scene. But a restaurant is only as impressive as its food. Happily, Verde's kitchen is producing a number of well-executed, flavorful dishes.


02/23/12--09:26: Pittsburgh Public Schools gets $1 million Heinz grant (chan 3146590)

The Heinz Endowments is putting $1 million to increase equity, reduce the racial achievement gap and help provide a smooth transition.


02/23/12--09:27: Postal Service to close, consolidate Western Pa. operations (chan 3146590)

The U.S. Postal Service plans to close five of its mail-processing sites in Western Pennsylvania.


02/23/12--09:31: Judge orders more detailed psych exam for arrested cop (chan 3146590)

A Pittsburgh police officer charged with demanding sexual favors from women he met in the course of his work must have a full psychiatric evaluation before a judge will reconsider his release from jail to home electronic monitoring.


02/23/12--09:32: Munch goes to Don's Diner on the North Side (chan 3146590)

For 17 years Don and Sandy Notaro have toiled over the griddle of Don's Diner, and the place moves like a Swiss watch.


02/23/12--09:36: Cirque dreams up feats of fun (chan 3146590)

The program for "Cirque Dreams: Pop Goes the Rock" tells you you've entered a fun house, but the theme that emerges throughout is, "How did they do that?" and "Why did they realize they could to that?" Three able vocalists and an onstage band provide pop/rock tunes as laser lights penetrate deep into Heinz Hall and costumes provide significant sparkle and shine, but it's the performers who really turn up the razzle-dazzle.