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• 17 displaced after three-alarm fire in Millvale

  08-05-2016 22:49
  
  Crews worked to battle a three-alarm fire in Millvale Sunday morning.
  
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• ‘Heroin Havens:’ Drug Shoot-Up Rooms Get Serious Look In U.S.

  08-05-2016 22:39
  
  (AP) — Across the United States, heroin and other drug users have died in alleys behind convenience stores, on city sidewalks and in the bathrooms of fast-food joints – because no one was around to save them when they overdosed.
  An alarming 47,000 American overdose deaths in 2014 has pushed elected leaders from coast to coast to consider government-sanctioned sites where heroin users can shoot up under the supervision of a doctor or nurse who can administer an antidote if necessary.
  
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• Penn State president: Evidence lacking as media rush to Paterno claim

  08-05-2016 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Penn State University has no evidence corroborating a claim that late football coach Joe Paterno knew in 1976 about a child sexual abuse allegation, school President Eric Barron said today.
  
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• Man Shot Several Times Inside Penn Hills Bar

  08-05-2016 21:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penn Hills Police are searching for a suspect following a shooting in a Penn Hills bar.
  Police say it happened around 2 a.m. Sunday inside Champ’s Sports Grill & Lounge on Rodi Road.
  Officers say two men were arguing when one man pulled a firearm and shot the other several times in the torso.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital and is expected to recover.
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• Riverhounds Terminate Parkes’ Contract Following Kicking Incident

  08-05-2016 21:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have terminated the contract of Romeo Parkes, following Saturday night’s game against the New York Red Bulls II.
  Parkes kicked Red Bulls defenseman Karl Ouimette in the back late in the second half as frustrations boiled over as the Hounds were poised for another loss at home. The ugly reaction to a red card left Ouimette on a stretcher.
  Riverhounds team owner Tuffy Shallenberger made the announcement Sunday.
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• Man identified in violent Beaver County accident

  08-05-2016 20:59
  
  A man was killed in an accident in Beaver County early Sunday morning.
  
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• Female inmates record books for their children

  08-05-2016 20:07
  
  Many children buy flowers or take their moms out to dinner for Mother's Day, but the idea is to spend time with the women who raised them.
  
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• Penn State Settlements Covered 1971 Sandusky Abuse Claim

  08-05-2016 20:05
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Penn State’s legal settlements with Jerry Sandusky’s accusers cover alleged abuse dating to 1971, which was 40 years before his arrest, the university said Sunday, providing the first confirmation of the time frame of abuse claims that have led to big payouts.
  The disclosure came as Penn State President Eric Barron decried newly revealed allegations that former football coach Joe Paterno was told in 1976 that Sandusky had sexually abused a child and th
  
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• Penn State President Decries New Joe Paterno Allegations

  08-05-2016 20:05
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – The president of Penn State is decrying new allegations that former coach Joe Paterno was told that Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a child as early as 1976 and that two assistant coaches witnessed the abuse of other children.
  President Eric Barron said in a letter Sunday to the university community that he was “appalled by the rumor, innuendo and rush to judgment” accompanying the stories.
  Some of the allegations were revealed in an order last week
  
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• Pennsylvania FBI sting: Prelude to more corruption arrests?

  08-05-2016 20:03
  
  The FBI's approach to a campaign cash sting that snared a onetime top aide to former Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell suggests that it is a prelude to more public corruption arrests, former federal prosecutors say.
  
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• Five, including two children, remain hospitalized after Mother's Day crash in Westmoreland

  08-05-2016 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lloyd Crago has been chief of the Youngwood Volunteer Fire Company for 29 years.
  
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• Five, including two children, injured in two-vehicle crash in Westmoreland

  08-05-2016 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five people, at least two of whom are children, were critically injured in a two-vehicle accident today in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Five, including two children, critically injured in Mother's Day crash in Westmoreland

  08-05-2016 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lloyd Crago has been chief of the Youngwood Volunteer Fire Company for 29 years.
  
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• Five, including two children, critically injured in 2-car crash in Westmoreland

  08-05-2016 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five people, at least two of whom are children, were critically injured in a two-vehicle accident today in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Multiple people injured in Youngwood crash, power lines downed

  08-05-2016 19:22
  
  A crash in Westmoreland County left multiple people injured Sunday morning.
  
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• Crews work to battle three-alarm fire in Millvale

  08-05-2016 19:21
  
  Crews worked to battle a three-alarm fire in Millvale Sunday morning.
  
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• Recreational boaters advisory in effect for Pittsburgh pool of Ohio River

  08-05-2016 19:17
  
  A Recreational Boaters Advisory is in effect for the Pittsburgh Pool of the Ohio River until Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Schumer: Feds Should Investigate Exploding E-Cigarettes

  08-05-2016 19:06
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the federal government to investigate cases of exploding electronic cigarettes.
  The New York Democrat said Sunday that at least four New York residents have been injured within the past few weeks when electronic cigarettes suddenly exploded or burst into flames.
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• Decade Later, Cosby Could Face Accuser Behind Sex Charges

  08-05-2016 18:56
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A decade after she last saw Bill Cosby, a Toronto woman could face the TV legend in court this month at a hearing in suburban Philadelphia on charges he drugged and molested her in 2004.
  Prosecutors, though, may instead rely on Andrea Constand’s police statement under an in-flux Pennsylvania ruling meant to spare victims the ordeal of repeated court appearances.
  District Attorney Kevin Steele won’t tip his hand on his strategy for the May 24 preliminary hear
  
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• State fire marshal investigating vehicle arson in Butler County

  08-05-2016 18:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pennsylvania state police fire marshal is investigating the torching of a $35,000 vehicle in Butler County. The owner of the vehicle was injured while trying to extinguish the flames.
  
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• ‘Bathroom Bandit’ Pilfers Plumbing At Columbus Businesses

  08-05-2016 18:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio’s capital are searching for a man who’s been pilfering plumbing from stores, hospitals and restaurants.
  Dubbed the Bathroom Bandit, Columbus police say he enters various local establishments, visits the men’s restroom, disconnects the plumbing and leaves with the stolen parts in his backpack.
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• Race for the Cure brings 20,000 people to Schenley Park

  08-05-2016 18:33
  
  More than 20,000 people came together on Mother's Day for the 24th annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure at Schenley Park.
  
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• Three Adults, Two Children Injured In Westmoreland Co. Car Accident

  08-05-2016 17:24
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Five people suffered injuries in a car crash in Westmoreland County Sunday morning.
  The crash happened in Youngwood near a Sunoco gas station on South 3rd Street.
  A man, his girlfriend and two small children were inside a car that flipped after being struck from behind by a maroon pickup truck.
  “As we were pulling up, I could hear someone screaming ‘there’s a baby inside,'” said witness Judy Beitner.
  All people involved were rushed to th
  
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• Five Injured In Westmoreland Co. Car Accident

  08-05-2016 17:24
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Five people suffered injuries in a car crash in Westmoreland County Sunday morning.
  The crash happened just outside of New Stanton near a Sunoco gas station on South 3rd Street. Five people were flown to local hospitals in medical helicopters.
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  Emergency dispatchers said the road may be closed for some time due to downed power lines.
  The cause of the crash is unclear at this
  
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• Outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel reopen to traffic

  08-05-2016 17:04
  
  PennDOT says the tunnel heading out of Pittsburgh has reopened Sunday morning.
  
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• 1 killed in violent Beaver County accident

  08-05-2016 16:42
  
  A person was killed in an accident in Beaver County early Sunday morning.
  
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• Teenager arrested after shooting leaves man in critical condition

  08-05-2016 16:31
  
  A teenager is in custody after a shooting left a man in critical condition in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood Saturday night.
  
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• Weekend Fort Pitt Tunnel Construction Wraps Up Early

  08-05-2016 16:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The construction on the outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel wrapped up ahead of schedule Sunday, allowing the tunnel to reopen to traffic.
  The outbound side of the tunnel was scheduled to be closed until 6 a.m. Monday, but it reopened shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday. Crews were paving and milling the road as part of the $14.17 million tunnel repair project.
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• TRAFFIC: Fort Pitt Tunnel reopened

  08-05-2016 16:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The westbound (outbound) Fort Pitt Tunnel reopened to traffic shortly before 10 a.m. today.
  
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• Nine families displaced after fire at Millvale rowhouses

  08-05-2016 15:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  A firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a blaze that damaged five rowhouses in Millvale, according to an Allegheny County Emergency Dispatch supervisor.
  
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• Firefighters have Millvale blaze under control

  08-05-2016 15:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  A firefighter sustained minor injuries while battling a blaze that damaged five rowhomes in Millvale, according to an Allegheny County Emergency Dispatch supervisor.
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze in Millvale

  08-05-2016 15:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Firefighters are battling a blaze in Millvale that, so far, is affecting five rowhomes on Sample Street.
  
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• Multiple Homes Damaged In Millvale Fire

  08-05-2016 14:57
  
  MILLVALE (KDKA) — Emergency crews battled a fire that spread to multiple homes in Millvale early Sunday morning.
  Crews were on the scene of a 3-alarm fire in a number of rowhouses on Sample Street at about 8 a.m. The fire initially started at 416 Sample Street and then spread to homes on either side of it. A total of seven units sustained fire, smoke and/or water damage. It was reported to be under control around 10:45 a.m.
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• Emergency Crews Called To Millvale House Fire

  08-05-2016 14:57
  
  MILLVALE (KDKA) — Emergency crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Millvale early Sunday morning.
  Crews are on the scene of what is now a 3-alarm fire at 416 Sample Street.
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  The fire was initially reported around 7:47 a.m., according to the Millvale Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page.The fire grew to two alarms around 8 a.m. and a third alarm was requested around 8:20 a.m.
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• 1 Winning Ticket Sold In $429 Million Powerball Drawing

  08-05-2016 13:27
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Someone is holding onto the sole winning Powerball ticket that was sold in New Jersey and is worth $429.6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
  Only one ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing, said Powerball spokeswoman Kelly Cripe. The winning Powerball numbers were 5-25-26-44-66 and the Powerball number was 9.
  Kripe said the exact location of where the winning ticket was sold was not immediately known and likely would be disclosed later
  
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• Girl Says She Was Thrown Out Of Her Prom For Wearing A Suit

  08-05-2016 13:21
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania high school student said she was barred from attending her prom because she wore a suit rather than a dress.
  Aniya Wolf said she’s a lesbian who has worn a shirt and pants for all three years she has attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, according to WHTM-TV. She and her mother, Carolyn Wolf, said the family got a last-minute email saying girls had to wear dresses to attend Friday’s prom.
  Carolyn Wolf said she didn’t thi
  
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• Dog Found Shot In Mercer County

  08-05-2016 12:46
  
  HADLEY, Pa. (KDKA) — State police are investigating after a dog was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in Mercer County Saturday morning.
  State police say that a woman took her three dogs outside in front of her home on Salem Road around 7 a.m. Saturday. She told police that she went back into her house and when she came back outside again, one of her dogs was missing. While she was searching and calling for the missing dog, she heard a single gunshot, which, she told police, she as
  
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• Police memorial adds three names plus a K9 honoree

  08-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial formally added three names Saturday to its North Shore monument.
  
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• International adoptions fall to lowest level since 1982

  08-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  London Grace Howard whirls around her family’s Oakmont living room, her pink tutu bouncing as she zooms a toy stroller and shopping cart around their cozy home.
  
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• Do firms neglect trench dangers?

  08-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fifteen feet underground, a construction worker looked up at a site supervisor last May while installing stormwater drains to support dozens of new townhouses in Lawrenceville.
  
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• A Methodist moment: Denomination wrestles with division, decline

  08-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• People Rally For Fight Against Heroin In Washington

  08-05-2016 05:17
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Heart-wrenching stories of loss and incredible stories of survival were front and center at the 5th Annual Fight Against Heroin March and Rally in Washington, Washington County.
  Several organizations, ministries, and families came together at Washington High School to advocate for more education and better recovery programs for substance-abuse.
  The founder of the program, M.J. Markley, told KDKA, “It’s here. It doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t ma
  
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• Homewood man arrested on rape charges; victim daughter of former girlfriend

  08-05-2016 05:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police have arrested a Homewood man accused of repeatedly raping a girl over the span of several years.
  
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• Capitals Beat Penguins 3-1 To Stay Alive

  08-05-2016 04:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal and assisted on another, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Saturday night in Game 5 to stay alive in the second-round series.
  Ovechkin was a force all over the ice with the Capitals on the brink of elimination and yet another early playoff exit. His blast on the power play set the tone early, and his shot created the rebound for T.J Oshie’s power-play goal in the second
  
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• Riverhounds’ Romeo Parkes Kicks Bulls Player In Back During Game

  08-05-2016 03:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Riverhounds lost to the New York Red Bulls II 3-1 at Highmark Stadium Saturday night to continue their poor start to the 2016 season. That was not the story of the night though, as Hounds leading scorer Romeo Parkes is looking at some serious consequences for a vicious incident in the second half.
  Parkes kicked Red Bulls defenseman Karl Ouimette in the back late in the second half as frustrations boiled over as the Hounds were poised for another loss at home. The ug
  
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• Person Shot Several Times Near Riverview Park

  08-05-2016 02:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person was rushed to the hospital this weekend after a shooting near Riverview Park.
  Police say it happened Saturday night on Rothpletz Street.
  One person was shot multiple times and taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition.
  No suspect information has been released.
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• 16-Year-Old Arrested In Marshall-Shadeland Shooting

  08-05-2016 02:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person was rushed to the hospital Saturday after a shooting near Riverview Park.
  Police say it happened just before 7:30 p.m. on Rothpletz Street in Marshall-Shadeland.
  A 30-year-old man from Avalon was shot multiple times in the abdomen.
  He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition.
  A 16-year-old male has been arrested for the shooting.
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• Teenager arrested in Marshall-Shadeland shooting

  08-05-2016 02:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A teenager was arrested tonight after an Avalon man was critically injured in a shooting in Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Marshall-Shadeland shooting victim in critical condition

  08-05-2016 02:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Avalon man was critically injured this evening after being shot multiple times in Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Nyquist Wins 142nd Running Of Kentucky Derby

  08-05-2016 02:10
  
  By Kevin Martin
  The California-based Nyquist added a Kentucky Derby win to his already stellar resume at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Nyquist made it a perfect eight wins from eight career starts and handed his doubters a definitive statement proclaiming himself a potential superstar.
  Off at odds of 2-1, Nyquist broke perfectly from the gate and allowed Danzing Candy, breaking from the extreme outside, to pass him and take the lead before the field hit the far turn. Nyquist settled in second beh
  
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