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• Manhunt underway for shooting suspect in 2013 Beaver Falls murder

  06-05-2016 23:56
  
  Police have identified the man caught on camera fatally shooting Jerome Goosby in 2013 and are asking for the public's help in locating him.
  
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• Cam Heyward Gushes About His Mom: “She Was Always There”

  06-05-2016 23:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Charlotte Heyward is the executive director of Heyward House, a charity founded by her son, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward.
  She takes this responsibility seriously. But Charlotte Heyward has another job, one she says will always be her most important one: being a mom.
  “She did all the work. Raising three sons, after my father passed away was very hard,” Cam Heyward gushed about his mom.
  Cam Heyward is the oldest of three brothers. His mother w
  
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• Police Seek Suspect In 2013 Murder Outside Elk’s Club

  06-05-2016 23:20
  
  BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) — Beaver County authorities are looking for 34-year old Eric Washington.
  He’s wanted for the shooting death of Jerome Goosby and wounding of Wally Pickens outside the Brighton Pioneer Lodge also known as the Elk’s Club in April of 2013.
  The shooting was caught on video surveillance.
  “Eric Washington was known to be a friend of Jerome Goosby, the deceased, but he had a dispute with Wally Pickens,” said District Attorney David Lozier.
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• PRC Holding First Household Chemical Collection Of The Season

  06-05-2016 23:15
  
  If you’ve started spring cleaning, this could be perfect timing for you.
  The Pennsylvania Resources Council is holding its first Household Chemical Collection event of the year.
  It’s scheduled for Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the North Park swimming pool parking lot.
  They’ve made it easy for you with drive-thru service.
  You can bring out cleaners, paints, varnishes, car batteries, motor oil, pesticides and more.
  There is a small fee.
  To find a full list of items th
  
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• “Ramp Crawl” Held To Educate Businesses On Accessibility

  06-05-2016 23:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People dodged the rain Thursday night to visit several bars and restaurants in Oakland.
  They were taking part in the second annual “Ramp Crawl” hosted by the group Oakland For All.
  “We have established an organization that educates businesses on the importance of making their businesses accessible and welcoming for people with disabilities,” Joan Stein said.
  About 60 people registered for this year’s event. The whole idea is to educate busi
  
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• MLB Scraps Puerto Rico Series Between Pirates-Marlins Amid Zika Concerns

  06-05-2016 22:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Baseball officials have scrapped a series in Puerto Rico between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins amid concerns over the Zika virus.
  Major League Baseball and the players’ union made the announcement Friday. The Pirates and Marlins will now meet May 30-31 at Marlins Park. The games were originally scheduled at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan.
  The union had asked Commissioner Rob Manfred to relocate the games after several players expressed fears about
  
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• Keidel: Charles Barkley’s Rough Take

  06-05-2016 22:16
  
  By Jason Keidel
  So Charles Barkley is suffering from his special brand of foot-in-mouth syndrome. Or is he?
  The Hall-of-Famer summoned his inner Round Mound of Rebound when commenting on the NBA playoff series between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs are up 2-0, and quite close to vaporizing the Hawks.
  Noting that King James & Co. are darting down the court with impunity, passing and shooting at record rates, Barkley suggested that the Hawks “take someone out.&r
  
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• Pirates Recall Kang, Take Him Off Disabled List

  06-05-2016 21:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially reinstated Jung Ho Kang to their lineup.
  The team tweeted the news Friday afternoon ahead of the start of their three-game series against the Cardinals in St. Louis this weekend.
  The Pirates recalled Kang from his Triple-A rehab assignment and have taken him off the 15-day DL.
  OFFICIAL: The Pirates have recalled Jung Ho Kang from his Triple-A rehab & reinstated him from the 15-day DL pic.twitter.com/BlGO1bx7cj
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• Southbound I-79 lane restriction Sunday in Allegheny County

  06-05-2016 21:52
  
  PennDOT is announcing a single-lane restriction on southbound I-79 in Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette and Collier Townships, Allegheny County, will occur today, Sunday, May 8 weather permitting.
  
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• Biden: “We All Make A Mistake If We Don’t Take Donald Trump Seriously”

  06-05-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON DC (KDKA) — Vice President Joe Biden says Donald Trump beat the odds when he became the presumptive Republican nominee for president and that “we all make a mistake if we don’t take [Trump] seriously.”
  Biden made those comments during a one-on-one interview with KDKA Politics Editor Jon Delano at the White House on Friday.
  A group of local reporters were invited to Washington to interview the Vice President, who was pushing for hearings on the Obama Administrat
  
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• I-376 Parkway West single-lane restrictions

  06-05-2016 21:14
  
  PennDOT is announcing overnight single-lane restrictions on I-376 (Parkway West) in Allegheny County, will occur Monday through Thursday nights, May 9-12 weather permitting.
  
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• Protesters gather at American Legislative Exchange Council conference Downtown

  06-05-2016 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than 150 people, held a lunchtime protest across from — and briefly inside — the Omni William Penn Hotel, which hosted a conference of the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council.
  
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• Bingo Groups Could Offer More Games, Money Under New Bill

  06-05-2016 21:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People who enjoy bingo could soon be winning bigger prizes and playing games more frequently.
  According to the Beaver County Times, the House Gaming Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to move House Bill 1334 to the House floor for consideration.
  Under the new bill, the prize money limit for a single game of bingo increases from $250 to $500 while the limit on jackpot games increases from $2,000 to $4,000. The amount that organizations are allowed to award on a single day
  
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• Bill Would Allow Bingo Halls To Offer Bigger Payouts To Better Compete With Casinos

  06-05-2016 21:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bingo is big business for the many churches and fire departments that use it as a source of income; and now, some lawmakers want to give you a new incentive to play.
  Todd Long does the set up work for a night of bingo. It’s a night crucial to the running of the Undercliff Fire Department.“That keeps us able to keep the trucks on the road,” says Long.
  But bingo nights at the fire department don’t bring in what they used to since the casinos went i
  
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• Man accused of raping his Tinder date

  06-05-2016 21:08
  
  A 21-year-old man is charged with raping a woman after the two met on a dating app and agreed to get together in Western Pennsylvania, police say.
  
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• Judge's order reopens questions about what Joe Paterno knew when

  06-05-2016 21:03
  
  A new legal document that claims a boy told Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested him has dropped like a bombshell and reignited debate about what the Penn State football coach knew about his longtime assistant decades before his arrest.
  
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• Police: Repeated insults drove man to murder in small, rural village

  06-05-2016 20:56
  
  A high school tip leads police to the body of a man shot in his sleep by someone who was upset that the victim kept calling his brother a name, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• Pacifiers sold at Babies R Us, Target, Walmart, Amazon recalled for choking hazard

  06-05-2016 20:45
  
  Several kinds of Munchkin pacifiers that were sold at large retail stores and online are being recalled because of a possible danger for young children.
  
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• Trial in Wolfe sisters' E. Liberty killing focuses on pen found at nearby gas station

  06-05-2016 20:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The sibling of two sisters slain in their East Liberty house in 2014 was called to the stand today in the trial of their accused killer to establish that a special pen found in the trash of gas station belonged to her family.
  
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• Local Rangers Teach Highlands Students To Plant Trees

  06-05-2016 20:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A group of middle school students had a chance to play in the dirt this week.
  There are some lessons you simply can’t teach in a classroom. On Friday, rangers from the Allegheny County Parks Department worked with sixth graders to teach them how to plant trees.
  “We are educational rangers and kids are really an important part of our programming,” said Ranger Max Badar.
  Teachers agree the activity is crucial.
  “Once again, a multi-sensory approach.
  
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• Liberty Bridge traffic pattern change Sunday in Pittsburgh

  06-05-2016 20:06
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing traffic pattern changes on the Liberty Bridge (Route 3069) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Sunday, May 8 weather permitting.
  
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• 2 Wilkinsburg mass shooting suspects, 2 others held for trial in 2013 drug case

  06-05-2016 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four people, two of whom have been identified as suspects in the mass shooting in March of five adults and an unborn child in Wilkinsburg, were ordered held for court today on charges stemming from a 2013 drug case.
  
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• Woman injured in parkway crash; WTAE reporter gets involved

  06-05-2016 19:51
  
  A 22-year-old woman was injured Friday in a crash that also involved a tractor-trailer and closed the outbound lanes of Interstate 376 early Friday.
  
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• Aunt, Uncle Accused Of Killing 5-Year-Old Pa. Boy

  06-05-2016 19:50
  
  RIDGWAY, Pa. (AP) – The aunt and uncle of a 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy found beaten to death in their squalid apartment have been charged with killing him, while his parents – who left the boy in their care two months before – face charges they contributed to his death.
  O’Ryan Murphy had been living with his aunt and uncle in their Ridgway apartment with little to no heat since December, authorities said. The boy was found beaten to death the morning of Feb. 3.
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• Turbulence injures 7 on Pittsburgh-bound flight from Punta Cana

  06-05-2016 19:46
  
  An Allegiant flight to Pittsburgh is diverted to Florida after crew and passengers are injured from unexpected turbulence. The scary situation is recorded on video.
  
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• DEA haul of unused drugs doubles during 'take-back days'

  06-05-2016 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Some 25 tons of leftover prescription drugs are out of circulation following Saturday collection events throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced today.
  
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• Northgate School District to name new superintendent

  06-05-2016 19:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Northgate school board is scheduled to appoint a new superintendent on Monday.
  
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• Police: Suspect Arrested In Washington, DC Fatal Shootings

  06-05-2016 18:51
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – A suspect in three fatal shootings in the Washington, D.C., area was arrested Friday, police said.
  Police in the Maryland suburbs said shortly before 3 p.m. that 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil had been taken into custody without incident.#BREAKING: Suspect in custody. 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil. pic.twitter.com/AF6gqJSGX2
  — WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@cbsbaltimore) May 6, 2016Again, police rushed across street, I followed. Arrest made: pic.twitter.com/ff1rjSWFrg
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• Police: Federal Officer In Custody After 3 Fatal Shootings

  06-05-2016 18:51
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – A federal security officer suspected in three fatal shootings outside a high school, a mall and a supermarket in the Washington, D.C., area was arrested Friday, police said.
  Eulalio Tordil, an employee of the Federal Protective Service, which provides security at federal properties, was taken into custody without incident near the supermarket, authorities said. The brief manhunt and seemingly indiscriminate shootings rekindled fears of the D.C. sniper in 2002, whi
  
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• Police: 2 Killed, 2 Wounded In Shootings In DC Suburbs

  06-05-2016 18:51
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – Police say a two people are dead and two others are wounded after two shootings at a mall and a shopping center in the Washington suburbs.
  Stay with CBS Baltimore for the latest updates in this story. 
  Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the parking lot of Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on Friday morning found three people shot, Montgomery County Police Assistant Chief Darryl McSwain said. One person was shot and two others may have been shot c
  
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• 50 Pot Plants Found, Suspect Thought They Were Tomato, Pepper Plants

  06-05-2016 18:43
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — Two people have been charged after around 50 marijuana plants were discovered in Uniontown on Wednesday.
  Police say they received a tip that a man was loading pot plants into a car parked on Lincoln Street.
  When officers arrived, two people identified as Lisa Murray and Carl Moore were standing outside the vehicle.
  Photo: Uniontown Police
  According to a report, the officer noticed “leafy plants” inside the trunk of the car before Murray shut the trunk.
  When p
  
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• Free Comic Book Day

  06-05-2016 18:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fans can take their favorite superheroes home with them on “Free Comic Book Day”.
  Saturday, more than six million comics will be given away at participating shops across the country.
  It’s an industry effort to boost readership and draw new fans.
  There are at least a half dozen stores in our area taking part in “Free Comic Book Day”.
  Find them here. 
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• Egypt Official Blames ‘Tom And Jerry’ For Spreading Violence

  06-05-2016 18:10
  
  CAIRO (AP) – An Egyptian government official has blamed the animated “Tom and Jerry” series for allegedly spreading a culture of violence.
  The accusations by Salah Abdel-Sadek, head of State Information Service, which is affiliated with the presidency, came at a forum held in Cairo this week.
  Abdel-Sadek told academics, media specialists, and public figures who had gathered to discuss violence that video games and cartoons are to blame.
  He said children see Tom Cat and Jerry Mo
  
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• Police: Indiana County man killed man who insulted his brother

  06-05-2016 18:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  ARCADIA, Pa. — State police said an Indiana County man shot another man in his sleep, apparently because the victim repeatedly insulted the suspect’s brother.
  
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• Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel will be closed all weekend; significant delays expected

  06-05-2016 17:54
  
  PennDOT says the tunnel heading out of Pittsburgh will be closed around the clock from Friday night through Monday morning. Here's the detour route.
  
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• 15 Dogs, Several Birds Killed In New Castle Fire

  06-05-2016 17:53
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Two people managed to escape a fire in New Castle, but more than a dozen family pets died.
  It happened early Friday morning in a home on Boyles Avenue.
  Police say the two-alarm fire started in the garage and quickly spread. The back end of the house sustained flame damage and the entire structure sustained smoke and water damage.
  The man and woman who lived there said they had just gone to bed when they heard crackling and escaped.
  Unfortunately, all of their pets
  
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• Pirates’ Minor League Director: Taillon & Glasnow Have Grown Immensely

  06-05-2016 17:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pirates Director of Minor League Operations Larry Broadway joined Chris Mack, Josh Miller, and Jim Colony on “The Fan Morning Show” on Friday.
  Broadway offered an update on the development of top pitching prospects Jameson Taillon and Tyler Glasnow, who have been fantastic through one month of play in Triple-A and may be headed to the majors soon.
  Broadway has been incredibly impressed by the attitudes of both Taillon and Glasnow, saying that their m
  
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• Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel To Close For Weekend Work

  06-05-2016 17:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The outbound side of the Fort Pitt Tunnel will be shut down this weekend.
  According to PennDOT, the tunnel will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday.
  Crews will be paving and milling the road and the following detour will be in effect:
  Westbound (outbound)
  From the Fort Pitt Bridge, traffic will take the ramp to North Route 837/Route 51 West End (Exit 69C)
  Follow Route 837 (West Carson Street) to the West End Circle
  Turn left onto southbound Route 19/51 to
  
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• Police: Indiana Co. Man Killed Man Who Insulted His Brother

  06-05-2016 17:01
  
  ARCADIA, Pa. (AP) – State police say an Indiana County man shot another man in his sleep, apparently because the victim repeatedly insulted the suspect’s brother.
  Troopers say 61-year-old David Yingling told them he killed Ellwood Skillman because Yingling “was tired of him calling my brother a retard.”
  Yingling, who doesn’t have an attorney, was jailed Friday in Indiana County on a charge of criminal homicide. Police say the killing occurred Monday but wasn’t
  
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• Feds: 2 Belarus Men Got $1.35M Stolen In Phishing Scam

  06-05-2016 16:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Federal authorities in Pittsburgh say two men have been charged by authorities in Belarus with receiving $1.35 million stolen in a phishing scheme from the bank account of a Pennsylvania oil and gas drilling company.
  U.S. Attorney David Hickton says 34-year-old Aleskey Yaroshevich and 41-year-old Egor Pavlenko are in police custody in their home town of Minsk.
  Hickton’s office last year charged Andrey Ghinkul, who’s from Moldova, another eastern European count
  
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• Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel will be closed all weekend

  06-05-2016 16:22
  
  PennDOT says the tunnel heading out of Pittsburgh will be closed around the clock from Friday night through Monday morning. Here's the detour route.
  
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• Lawrenceville Arson Suspect Turns In Self

  06-05-2016 16:20
  
  LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after allegedly setting a fire that destroyed a home in Lawrenceville earlier this week.
  According to police, the fire broke out at a home in the 5300 block of Kent Way around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
  When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. The home was destroyed, but no one was injured.
  Arson investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set.
  On Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued for Jackie Daniels Steven
  
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• Cops: Lawrenceville Arson Suspect Growled At Family, Set Girlfriend’s Clothes On Fire

  06-05-2016 16:20
  
  LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after allegedly setting a fire that destroyed a home in Lawrenceville earlier this week.
  According to police, the fire broke out at a home in the 5300 block of Kent Way around 10 a.m. on Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames.
  On Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued for Jackiedaniels Stevens, 28, of Lawrenceville.
  During the course of their investigation. police interviewed Stevens’ girlfriend, who
  
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• PA Lottery ticket sold at Noble Manor Shopping Center hits for $600,000

  06-05-2016 16:00
  
  Someone who played the Match 6 Lotto in Pittsburgh is now holding a winning ticket worth $600,000.
  
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• Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Woman Met On Tinder

  06-05-2016 15:55
  
  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he met through Tinder.
  According to police, the incident happened early Friday morning at a home on Maple Street in White Township, Indiana County.
  Kaleb Glenn, 21, of Polk, and the 20-year-old victim agreed to meet at the home. During the evening, the two engaged in some “light physical contact.”
  Later, the victim refused sexual intercourse. At that time, Glenn allegedly sexually assaulte
  
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• Body found in small, rural village; homicide suspected

  06-05-2016 15:42
  
  An apparent homicide is being investigated Friday in the Arcadia area of Indiana County. Police are awaiting autopsy results on a body that was found.
  
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• Highmark hopes incentives improve federal reimbursements

  06-05-2016 15:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Highmark, which has struggled with losses on patients covered through the federal marketplace, is introducing a new incentive program meant to allow the Pittsburgh health insurer to more fully collect on services rendered.
  
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• Four in custody after Beechview home invasion

  06-05-2016 15:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four people were taken into custody and two others are being sought in connection with a home invasion in Beechview.
  
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• Arson arrest made in Lawrenceville house fire

  06-05-2016 15:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pittsburgh man has been charged with felony arson in connection with a blaze in Lawrenceville Wednesday.
  
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• Woman injured as multi-vehicle crash shuts Parkway West

  06-05-2016 14:59
  
  A 22-year-old woman was injured Friday in a crash that also involved a tractor-trailer and closed the outbound lanes of Interstate 376 early Friday.
  
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