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• What you need to know to vote in the PA primary

  25-04-2016 23:56
  
  Tuesday is primary day in Pennsylvania, but placing a vote for a candidate doesn't mean they'll get the state's delegates.
  
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• Thick Smoke Billows From Smith Twp. Home

  25-04-2016 23:31
  
  SMITH TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Heavy smoke engulfed a home Monday afternoon in Washington County.
  The fire was first reported just before 5 p.m. in the 1900-block of Steubenville Pike in Smith Township.
  Emergency officials say no injuries have been reported, but there appears to be some significant damage to the structure.
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• No Magic Formula For NFL Draft Success

  25-04-2016 23:23
  
  By Jason Keidel
  In some great intellectual, emotional or spiritual lapse, I actually thought the Colts would do well to draft Ryan Leaf in 1998. Many others felt the same way, though none of them would admit it now. They Colts picked Peyton Manning, of course, who just retired with every salient passing record in the book. Leaf tumbled down the dark alleys of his darker impulses, and never approached his potential.
  The point?
  After all the decades of the NFL Draft, a team is still just
  
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• Harrassment Charges Thrown Out In Humane Society Case

  25-04-2016 23:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joy Braunstein had no comment after hearing a judge drop harassment charges against three defendants.
  An online reaction to her decision to privately purchase a thousand-dollar pure bred puppy from a breeder led to calls for her resignation and posts saying it was the height of hypocrisy to be the face of an organization that promotes adoption to purchase a dog from a breeder.
  She resigned. But she tearfully testified the Facebook dialogue went beyond that, and she felt
  
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• Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder & More Cast In ‘Twin Peaks’ Reboot

  25-04-2016 23:06
  
  By Amanda Wicks, Radio.comThere are more than 200 characters involved in the Twin Peaks reboot, and some of those are artists and musicians. Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder and more have been announced as cast members, though who (or what) they’ll be playing has not yet been revealed.
  Related: Eddie Vedder Records ‘Batman’ Theme with Daughter Harper
  In addition to Reznor and Vedder, Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck, Chromatics’ Ruth Radelet, Sky Ferreira and S
  
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• State cites Pittsburgh water authority for unapproved modifications

  25-04-2016 22:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Department of Environmental Protection has cited the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for making a substantial, unapproved modification to its drinking water treatment process but says it has no evidence the change affected lead or copper levels in customer water supplies.
  
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• Riverhounds Spend Day With Special Needs Children

  25-04-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Who hasn’t imagined what it would feel like to score the game-winning goal?
  Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds welcomed more than 130 families to Highmark Stadium on the South Side for a special event.
  “A fun day in the sun, and a fun day for kids to enjoy soccer. Come out and enjoy themselves, both the kids as well as their families,” said Barry Bohn with the Watson Institute.
  The Watson Institute serves children with special needs and their
  
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• Lawsuit: Former Mt. Lebanon Coach Engaged In “Unwanted Contact”

  25-04-2016 22:25
  
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — The parents of four students at Mount Lebanon High School have filed a lawsuit over their former coach.
  Four members of Girls’ Volleyball team claim Brian Begor engaged in “unwanted contact” with them.
  The lawsuit also says the district knew Begor had previously been banned from school property for incidents dating back to 1995.
  In a statement Monday, the district said Begor’s clearances showed no violations of any kind when he was hired last
  
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• Zappala Says Strong Western Pa. Support Could Carry Him To Democratic Nod For AG’s Office

  25-04-2016 22:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The race to replace Kathleen Kane as Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is coming down to the wire.
  Republicans Joe Peters and John Rafferty are vying for the GOP nod.
  John Morganelli, Josh Shapiro, and Stephen Zappala are the Democrats in the race. Many people around Pittsburgh are familiar with Zappala, who is the Allegheny County District Attorney.
  Zappala says his race for attorney general against suburban Philadelphian Josh Shapiro is coming down to the wire.
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• Bob Evans to close 27 restaurants, lay off 1,100

  25-04-2016 22:21
  
  The restaurant chain is shutting down some of its underperforming locations in Western Pennsylvania and across the U.S. in an attempt to boost profits.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Hoffman Wins Valero Texas Open With Clutch Birdie

  25-04-2016 22:20
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Even in a PGA Tour event that didn’t feature a lot of big names on Sunday afternoon’s back nine, the Valero Texas Open proved once again just how exciting golf can be. Longtime Tour veteran Charley Hoffman shot a closing 69, 12-under par, at TPC San Antonio. That included a birdie on the final hole to win the Texas Open title and a whole lot of money.
  Hoffman’s fourth PGA Tour win earned him $1,116,000 and 500 FedEx points, bu
  
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• Second Zika case confirmed in Allegheny County

  25-04-2016 21:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Health officials have confirmed a second Zika infection in Allegheny County, this one involving a man who returned from a Zika-affected area in March.
  
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• Hillary Clinton brings campaign to Westmoreland County

  25-04-2016 21:48
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton returned to Pennsylvania on Monday for a campaign event on the Westmoreland County Community College campus.
  
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• 5-Alarm Fire Reported At Downtown Building

  25-04-2016 21:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A five-alarm fire was reported at a Downtown building Monday afternoon.
  It happened in the 600 block of Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the fourth floor.
  The building was believed to be vacant. However, officials believe that squatters may have been staying inside the building.
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  Firefighters reported heavy smoke and a smell of rubber.
  Police say they believe someone was burning material i
  
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• Firefighters respond to report of fire in Downtown high-rise, find man 'burning things in a barrel'

  25-04-2016 21:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Emergency crews responded this afternoon to a five-alarm fire in a Downtown high-rise but only found a man burning items in a barrel, Pittsburgh public safety officials said.
  
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• Firefighters respond to report of Downtown fire, find man 'burning things in a barrel'

  25-04-2016 21:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Emergency crews responded this afternoon to a five-alarm fire in Downtown but only found a man burning items in a barrell, Pittsburgh public safety officials said.
  
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• Bernie Sanders returns to the 'Burgh

  25-04-2016 21:38
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders returned to the city for a campaign rally Monday, this time at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Sanders event focuses on young adults, Clinton talks women's rights

  25-04-2016 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• Sanders event focuses on young adults, Clinton talks gun jobs, women's health

  25-04-2016 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• Kasich holds town-hall meeting at Montour High School

  25-04-2016 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• For Hillary supporters, a chance to see a candidate who has 'been breaking down barriers'

  25-04-2016 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Post-Gazette will be following the candidates making campaign stops today in Pittsburgh. Here are the dispatches:
  
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• Consider Making Wholesale Changes To Your Fantasy Baseball Roster As May Approaches

  25-04-2016 20:24
  
  By Sam McPherson
  As the Major League Baseball season heads into the month of May later this week, fantasy baseball team owners have had enough time to assess the strengths and weakness of their rosters by now. What that means is that it’s time to make those wholesale changes you’ve been thinking about with your team now, since most MLB teams have played around 20 games this season so far.
  That’s almost one eighth of the season already gone, so owners cannot be afraid of change
  
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• Johnny Manziel’s Attorney Says Assault Indictment To Come Tuesday

  25-04-2016 20:20
  
  DALLAS (AP) – Johnny Manziel’s attorney says prosecutors have told him the troubled former NFL quarterback will be indicted Tuesday on allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend in January.
  Robert Hinton told The Associated Press on Monday that he expects an assault charge for family violence to be filed. The Class A misdemeanor carries up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
  Brittany Dunn, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney’s office, declined to confir
  
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• Trump, Cruz Official Delegate Slate

  25-04-2016 20:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tuesday is the Pennsylvania primary, and the state has become a major battleground for all presidential candidates.
  71 republican delegates are up for grabs, but only 17 are automatically awarded to the winner.
  The other 54 are uncommitted, with each congressional district electing three.
  Politicspa.com has released lists of of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s preferred delegates.
  
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• Penn-Trafford boy burned by live wire; driver who asked him to touch it fired

  25-04-2016 20:02
  
  Penn Township police criminally charge the school bus driver they say asked a middle school student to move a live wire from the vehicle.
  
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• Dunlap: Pens Must Ride Murray’s Hot Streak

  25-04-2016 19:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Why would you mess with the type of success?
  Why shake things up?
  Why force a change when what’s happening right now is working out just fine?
  Why even contemplate it? I don’t get it in the least.
  Much of the water cooler talk in Pittsburgh offices lately has centered around the goaltender situation with the Pittsburgh Penguins. That said, much of the water cooler talk in Pittsburgh offices lately has centered around one simple question: When Marc-An
  
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• Two men shot, wounded while driving on Pittsburgh's North Side

  25-04-2016 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men were shot this morning while driving on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  
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• Two men shot, wounded while driving in Fineview

  25-04-2016 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men were shot this morning while driving in Fineview.
  
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• 2 shot in Perry South

  25-04-2016 19:01
  
  Police are investigating after two people were shot in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood Monday morning.
  
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• Riverhounds Still Looking For 1st Win, Fall 2-1 To Orlando City B

  25-04-2016 19:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Riverhounds dropped their second home game of the young 2016 season, losing 2-1 to Orlando City B Friday night at Highmark Stadium.
  The Hounds were playing a man short for the majority of the game. Midflielder Kevin Kerr was shown a red card for a sliding tackle on Orlando’s Tyler Turner midway through the first half.
  The ref’s decision to send Kerr off did not sit well with the players or Hounds coach Mark Steffens.
  “Fine me, it was a terrible cal
  
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• Penn-Trafford boy burned by live wire; driver who asked him to touch it faces charges

  25-04-2016 18:39
  
  A middle school student is burned by a fallen power line after his school bus driver asks him to go outside and move the wire, Penn Township police say.
  
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• Tom Brady must serve 4-game 'Deflategate' suspension

  25-04-2016 18:37
  
  A federal appeals court says New England Patriots star Tom Brady must serve a penalty imposed by the NFL, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league against the players union.
  
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• In lawsuit, volleyball players accuse Mt. Lebanon coach of sexual misconduct

  25-04-2016 18:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four high school girls say in a lawsuit that a Mt. Lebanon School District volleyball coach has engaged in "unwanted conduct of a sexual nature" with them and that the school district ignored complaints and warnings about him before he was hired last year.
  
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• Commuters Struggle To Deal With Liberty Bridge Construction

  25-04-2016 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A huge construction project kicked off today on the Liberty Bridge.
  PennDOT said closing the Liberty Tunnel and two lanes of the bridge this weekend allowed things to go smoothly Monday morning.
  This is the first phase of the project and it started promptly at 5 a.m. PennDOT is replacing the deck on the Liberty Bridge and they’ll be doing it one lane at a time.
  For commuters, there will be some growing pains as everyone gets used to the changes.
  Most people knew i
  
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• Covestro income jumps but sales dip

  25-04-2016 18:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Covestro, the Germany-based plastics and polymers maker, said first-quarter sales slipped 5 percent to 2.9 billion euros ($3.3 billion) despite rising demand in Asia and volume growth in North America and Europe.
  
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• Tiger Woods Files Paperwork To Play In 2016 US Open At Oakmont

  25-04-2016 18:10
  
  Bryan Altman
  While guys like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day are now the biggest names and draws on the PGA Tour, one name is still synonymous with golf the world over, and that is of course Tiger Woods.
  Woods, who hasn’t played in a tournament since the Wyndham Championship in August of 2015, may finally be ready for his return to the game after he reportedly filed the necessary paperwork required to play in the 2016 U.S. Open, taking place at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmon
  
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• Hampton picks South Fayette educator as new superintendent

  25-04-2016 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Hampton Township School Board intends to vote tonight on its choice for a new superintendent, Michael Loughead, currently assistant superintendent of the South Fayette School District.
  
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• Suspect in kidnapping, fatal beating is found dead in cell

  25-04-2016 17:51
  
  Authorities say an Ohio kidnapping suspect charged in the fatal beating of a woman in a Pennsylvania home invasion has been found dead in his jail cell.
  
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• Police Investigating After 2 Shot In Perry South

  25-04-2016 17:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating after two people were shot in Perry South Monday morning.
  According to police, two people were shot while driving in the 500 block of Suffolk Street around 10:30 a.m.
  The victims told police that someone in a black sedan began firing at them. Both victims were shot at least once.
  After the shots were fired, the victims crashed into a parked car at the intersection of Bark and Hazelton Streets.
  Paramedics arrived at the crash scene and transporte
  
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• Appeals Court Rules Tom Brady Must Serve ‘Deflategate’ Suspension

  25-04-2016 17:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that New England Patriots Tom Brady must serve a four-game “Deflategate” suspension imposed by the NFL, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the players union.
  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in New York. The decision by a three-judge panel may end the legal debate over the scandal that led to months of football fans arguing over air pressure and the reputation of one of the le
  
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• Man charged in police shooting on Route 22 in Murrysville

  25-04-2016 17:36
  
  Felony charges have been filed against a man who's been in a hospital recovering from surgery after an exchange of gunfire with police at a Murrysville gas station.
  
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• Closures And Detours For Pittsburgh Marathon

  25-04-2016 17:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Six days and counting until thousands of runners descend on Downtown Pittsburgh for this year’s marathon.
  35,000 runners from 49 states and more than 20 countries will take part in the event.
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  The race is Sunday, and drivers should be prepared for road closures and detours.
  For specifics on these closures and detours, click here.
  
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• Pittsburgh Foundation will not match gifts for next Day of Giving

  25-04-2016 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Foundation will no longer provide a matching pool of dollars for Day of Giving, an online charitable fundraising event that benefits regional nonprofits.
  
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• Pittsburgh Foundation restructures matching gifts for next Day of Giving

  25-04-2016 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Foundation will no longer provide a matching pool of dollars for Day of Giving, an online charitable fundraising event that benefits regional nonprofits.
  
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• Pittsburgh Foundation no longer to match gifts for Day of Giving

  25-04-2016 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Foundation will no longer provide a matching pool of dollars for Day of Giving, an online charitable fundraising event that benefits regional nonprofits. For this year’s event next Tuesday, nonprofits were charged with generating their own matching funds.
  
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• Laundry Detergent Packets Pose Increasing Risk To Children

  25-04-2016 17:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The detergent packets that have become popular laundry items are reportedly posing an increasing risk to young children.
  According to CBS News, a study published in Pediatrics showed a 17 percent rise in calls to U.S. poison control centers reporting accidental exposures to laundry detergent packets involving young children in 2013 and 2014.
  “We found that the majority of poisonings were due to exposure to laundry detergent packets and unfortunately it was precise
  
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• Martin Biron: Fleury Needs To Play When Healthy

  25-04-2016 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – NHL on TSN analyst and former Flyers, Rangers, Islanders, and Sabres goaltender Martin Biron joined “The Fan Morning Show” on Monday to offer his thoughts on the Penguins, as they prepare to face the Capitals in round two.
  Biron lauded Matt Murray for the resiliency that he showed in his first playoff series, but offered a caveat to that praise.
  “Do I think that the Penguins can go all the way and win a Stanley Cup with Matt Murray in net? I do
  
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• Police say woman aimed gun at motorist who flipped her off

  25-04-2016 16:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A western Pennsylvania woman has been jailed on charges she pointed a gun at a man who gave her the finger after she cut him off in traffic.
  
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• Drake to bring 'Summer Sixteen' tour to Pittsburgh

  25-04-2016 16:41
  
  Live Nation announced Monday that artist Drake will bring his Summer Sixteen Tour with rapper Future and other special guests to the Consol Energy Center this August.
  
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• Cleveland Settles Lawsuit Over Tamir Rice Shooting For $6M

  25-04-2016 15:43
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – The city of Cleveland has reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, an African-American child shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun.
  An order filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Monday says the city will pay out $3 million this year and $3 million the next.
  The wrongful death suit against two officers and the city alleged the officers acted recklessly when they confronted the boy in November 201
  
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