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The Pittsburgh area has light rail — but can you find it?

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GREGORY BURRELL - MESTA 

 

by Emily DeMarco

The Hillcrest light-rail stop is not easy to find.

There is no sign at either entrance. Tucked between two hills in Bethel Park, it’s barely visible from nearby roads. The closest landmark is a Walgreens.

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 May 2013 14:49

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Ex-Pa. Justice Melvin gets house arrest, probation

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister avoided prison time for their corruption convictions but were sentenced Tuesday to house arrest for what a judge called crimes of 'arrogance.'

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JOAN ORIE MELVIN (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

by Joe Mandak

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister avoided prison time for their corruption convictions but were sentenced Tuesday to house arrest for what a judge called crimes of "arrogance."

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 12:58

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Teens plead guilty to sending threatening tweets in Steubenville rape case

An eastern Ohio grand jury has adjourned for three weeks while investigators go back to analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players last summer.

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MA'LIK RICHMOND (AP Photo/File)

 

by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An eastern Ohio grand jury has adjourned for three weeks while investigators go back to analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players last summer.

Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 20:00

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Pittsburgh Marathon run amid tightened security

James Kirwa of Kenya has won his second straight Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday amid heightened security following the Boston Marathon bombings and with a contingent of runners unable to finish the Boston race.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Kirwa of Kenya has won his second straight Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday amid heightened security following the Boston Marathon bombings and with a contingent of runners unable to finish the Boston race.

Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 19:26

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