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Are the mentally ill falling through the cracks? - Pissburgh Post-Gazette

Are the mentally ill falling through the cracks? - Pissburgh Post-Gazette By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Andy Starnes/Post-Gazette The Kia Johnson case -- in which a Wilkinsburg woman with mental illness ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Fri Sep 05, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Activists seek moratorium on use of Tasers by police

Chris Cason, of Wilkinsburg, speaks during a news conference addressing Taser abuse outside the office of Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.

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Related Topix: Homestead, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Swissvale, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Wed Sep 03, 2008

Pittsburgh Business Times

John Harvard's Brew House shuts down

John Harvard's Brew House, a brewpub that has been a craft beer staple in Wilkins Township for 13 years, has closed.

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Related Topix: Wilkins Township, PA, Beer, Drink

Mon Sep 01, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Ex-Con Gets Kids Off Streets With Boxing; Spadafora Helps Out

It reads like a scene from HBO's "The Wire," but this story is all true. Trying to prevent street kids from following the same path of crime he was on, Larry Chisholm is now realizing his longtime dream of ...

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, State Prisons, Prison

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Kdka.com

PennDOT Suspends Road Work For Holiday Weekend

Aug 29, 2008 4:00 pm US/Eastern The summer may be winding down but construction season is still in full swing on the roads.

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Thu Aug 28, 2008

New Pittsburgh Courier

Community violence brings people together in prayer

With the number of homicides in Pittsburgh for the month of July at 20 and with high numbers in the previous months, various local ministers have come together to try and put a stop to this escalating violence.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Tue Aug 26, 2008

KDKA

Wilkinsburg Gym Hopes To Change Kids' Lives

A new gym in Wilkinsburg is shaping more than some children's' bodies, it's shaping their lives as well.

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Related Topix: Dormont, PA

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PennDOT schedules extensive nighttime work

Motorists looking to avoid road construction delays and detours may want to stay off the road from dusk to dawn.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Swissvale, PA, Edgewood, PA, Forest Hills, PA

Sat Aug 23, 2008

WPXI

No Major Parkway East Closures This Weekend; Parkway West Work Continues

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that no mainline lane closures are scheduled for the Parkway East this weekend.

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Related Topix: Forest Hills, PA, Edgewood, PA, Swissvale, PA, Robinson Township, PA

Thu Aug 21, 2008

WPXI

Man Shot In Wilkinsburg

A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting in Wilkinsburg Wednesday night.

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Wed Aug 20, 2008

Kdka.com

Police Investigate Wilkinsburg Shooting

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Strippers spared further jail time in slayings

The mother of two men killed in 2005 after their party host refused to pay strippers asked that the young women get the maximum sentence possible yesterday for calling on four gunmen to intercede in the ...

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Related Topix: Edgewood, PA, East Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Violent Crime

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Cold Case Files

Seven years ago, a Wilkinsburg man was found beaten to death inside a home, and investigators are trying to solve the case.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Retailers recoup revenue lost when gas prices skyrocketed

Charlie Metzger of North Huntingdon benefited from a 4-cent-per-gallon drop in gas prices Thursday when he stopped for fuel at Campbell Sunoco in North Huntingdon, but was wondering why the price of gas hadn't ...

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Related Topix: University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh Metro

Fri Aug 15, 2008

The York Daily Record

Pa. father sentenced in son's accidental shooting

A suburban Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to six to 12 months in jail for the death of his 3-year-old son who accidentally shot himself.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro

Thu Aug 14, 2008

The Valley Herald

Wilkinsburg dad gets jail for son's accidental shooting death

A Wilkinsburg man was sentenced today to 6 to 12 months in jail stemming from the death of his 3-year-old son.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Bozo takes a back seat: Wilkins, Marshall firefighters newest party favor

Volunteers are adding heat to the old mix of clowns, ponies and bowling for children's birthday parties.

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Related Topix: Wilkins Township, PA, Fire

Mon Aug 11, 2008

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Carnegie Police Need Help Locating Teen

Carnegie police are asking for help from the public to locate a missing teen. Police said Tiffany Marie Siegworth, 15, was last seen by her father on July 20.

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Related Topix: Carnegie, PA, Bellevue, PA

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Baby of slain McKeesport teen to stay in foster care

The baby cut from the womb of a McKeesport teenager will remain in foster care for at least another three months, an Allegheny County judge ruled this morning.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, McKeesport, PA, Violent Crime

Fri Aug 08, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Team 4: Wilkinsburg Police Chief Made Arrest But Isn't Certified

A Team 4 investigation found that Wilkinsburg police Chief Ophelia "Cookie" Coleman is not a certified police officer.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, The a-Team

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