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• Driving Skills For Life Event Information

  21-05-2016 23:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some teen drivers got hands-on experience Saturday afternoon.
  Local students got behind the wheel with driving experts at Manheim Auto Auction in Cranberry.
  It was a part of Ford’s Driving Skills For Life program.
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• Man critical, another in custody in overnight South Side stabbing

  21-05-2016 23:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Baldwin man was arrested last night for stabbing a McKeesport man after closing time on the South Side.
  
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• Security recovers loaded firearm from carry-on bag at Pittsburgh airport

  21-05-2016 23:42
  
  Airport security discovered a loaded .38 caliber firearm in the Pittsburgh International Airport Sunday.
  
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• Officials Believe Taliban Leader Killed In Airstrike

  21-05-2016 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. conducted an airstrike Saturday against Taliban leader Mullah Mansour, the Pentagon said, and a U.S. official said Mansour was believed to have been killed.
  Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the attack occurred in a remote region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. He said the U.S. was studying the results of the attack.
  But a U.S. official not authorized to discuss the operation publicly said Mansour and a second male combatant accompanying him in a ve
  
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• Community Throws ‘Healing Day’ Three Years After Infant Shot & Killed

  21-05-2016 22:49
  
  EAST HILLS (KDKA) — Three years after a 1-year-old was fatally shot, the community held a “healing day” event for children and families.
  May 21, 2013 was the day fifteen-month-old Marcus White was shot and killed during a family picnic in East Hills.
  The community was shocked and outraged.
  Three gunman fired shots into a crowd that day. Baby Marcus was killed and two of his aunts were wounded. Three years later, police still don’t have enough information to make an arrest
  
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• Study: ‘Audio Fingerprinting’ Being Used To Track Web Users

  21-05-2016 22:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A study from Princeton University has found a new technique being used to take privacy away from internet users.
  The new technique is based on fingerprinting a machine’s audio stack “via the AudioContext API.”
  Sound complicated? Consumerist breaks down the tech jargon, explaining that trackers are listening to you: “not to what you do, exactly, but to what you use.”
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• Jon Stewart, Wife Adopt Horse Shot 100 Times With Paintballs

  21-05-2016 21:44
  
  (AP) — Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart and his wife are giving a new home to a horse that was shot more than 100 times at close range with paintballs and lost an eye from her injuries.
  Stewart and his wife, Tracey, adopted the 20-year-old horse named Lily. They have a farm in Middletown, New Jersey.
  Lily was found at a sales stables in New Holland, Pennsylvania, in March. Police say the horse needed surgery to remove the injured eye. The Lancaster County SPCA has been cari
  
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• Massive Space Shuttle Tank Begins Trek To Los Angeles Museum

  21-05-2016 21:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A massive space shuttle fuel tank squeezed through the streets of Los Angeles and loomed over vehicles on a busy freeway Saturday to join the retired orbiter Endeavour on display at the California Science Center.
  The 33-ton, 154-foot-long external propellant tank began moving a few minutes after midnight from coastal Marina del Rey, where it arrived by barge Wednesday, to the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles.
  The orange-brown, sausage-shaped tank –
  
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• Canon-McMillan, teachers reach early three-year contract deal

  21-05-2016 21:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Teachers in the Canon-McMillan School District have reached an early agreement on a new three-year contract.
  
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• Murray Or Fleury? Penguins Weighing Options In Goal

  21-05-2016 20:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has been stressing for weeks his team has multiple goaltenders capable of taking the franchise to the Stanley Cup.
  Might be time to find out if he’s right.
  Rookie Matt Murray’s precocious postseason play came to a sudden and abrupt halt in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night. Sullivan pulled the 21-year-old after two periods in which the energized Tampa Bay Lightning forced Murray to dig the puck out
  
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• 2 Horses Die In First 4 Races On Preakness Day Undercard

  21-05-2016 19:18
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) – In a tragic start to Preakness day, two horses died at Pimlico Race Course and a jockey broke a collarbone after a spill on a damp, rainy Saturday.
  Pramedya broke down around the turn in the fourth race, tumbled to the ground as jockey Daniel Centeno was thrown to the turf. Pimlico racing officials said the 4-year-old filly was euthanized on the track after breaking her left front cannon bone.
  Centeno was driven off in ambulance. Officials said he broke his right collarbon
  
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• Jogger harassed in Shadyside, police investigating

  21-05-2016 19:06
  
  University of Pittsburgh police and city police are investigating a case of harassment that occurred Friday.
  
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• Police Investigating Harassment Incident

  21-05-2016 17:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a student was grabbed and harassed while she was jogging Friday.
  A female student told the University of Pittsburgh police that she was out jogging near the intersection of Ellsworth Avenue and South Highland Avenue in Shadyside when a man grabbed her from behind and thrust his pelvis into her. The suspect ran away when a bystander intervened.
  University police say a similar incident in the same area was reported to Pittsburgh Police.
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• Man in critical condition following South Side stabbing, 1 arrested

  21-05-2016 17:06
  
  A man was arrested following a stabbing in Pittsburgh’s South Side early Saturday morning.
  
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• 1 injured after car, motorcycle crash in South Side flats

  21-05-2016 17:04
  
  Emergency crews were called to the scene after a car and motorcycle collided in Pittsburgh’s South Side flats neighborhood Saturday morning.
  
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• Wolf's environmental protection secretary resigns

  21-05-2016 16:49
  
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's environmental protection secretary resigned Friday after Wolf's office began looking into an email the official sent to environmental advocacy groups from a private email address.
  
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• New attack ads debut in Pennsylvania's US Senate race

  21-05-2016 16:42
  
  Two new attack ads are hitting TV screens in Pennsylvania as part of the hotly contested race for U.S. Senate, as millions of dollars pour in and a growing number of outside groups try to influence the outcome of the election.
  
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• After Democrats' primary, some see a need for fence mending

  21-05-2016 16:38
  
  Pennsylvania's primary polls looked grim in mid-March for Katie McGinty, the candidate recruited by Democratic heavy hitters in Washington in their multimillion-dollar quest to recapture the U.S. Senate majority.
  
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• Company: No contamination found from pipeline explosion

  21-05-2016 16:26
  
  Spectra Energy says third-party soil and water tests have turned up no contamination from a massive natural gas pipeline explosion in Salem Township last month.
  
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• Baldwin Man Arrested For South Side Stabbing

  21-05-2016 16:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police have arrested a man for stabbing that took place in the South Side early Saturday morning.
  Police say around 2:30 a.m., there was a fight in the 1400-block of East Carson Street between multiple people leaving local businesses. A 25-year-old man from McKeesport was stabbed in the abdomen multiple times during the fight. He was sent to Mercy Hospital in critical condition.
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• Liberty Bridge traffic pattern changed for Sunday Penguins game

  21-05-2016 15:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  PennDOT will change the traffic pattern on the Liberty Bridge Sunday to accommodate motorists attending the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 8 p.m. playoff game. 
  
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• Market District Expands Sunflower Seed Recall

  21-05-2016 13:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A previously announced sunflower seed recall is now expanding to include products with a later expiration date.
  Earlier this month, Giant Eagle Market District announced a recall of sunflower seeds sold in bulk bins between February 15 and May 3 and in pre-packaged containers with sell-by dates of Aug. 1 through Aug. 19. The recall was issued due to listeria concerns.
  The product’s supplier, SunOpta, has expanded the recall to include sunflower seeds purchased in
  
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• Police Investigating South Side Motorcycle Accident

  21-05-2016 13:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police are investigating after a motorcycle and a vehicle collided in the South Side early Saturday morning.
  The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 4600-block of Carson Street.
  The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown.
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• Maronite Catholic saint's relics reinvigorate Scott Township parish

  21-05-2016 06:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Over a 48-hour period this week, hundreds of people knelt before an elaborately carved, shoebox-size wooden reliquary on an altar at Our Lady of Victory Maronite Catholic Church. 
  
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• Swissvale’s Billy Gardell Will Miss “Mike & Molly,” But Ready For Next Phase Of Career

  21-05-2016 06:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Now that the TV series “Mike and Molly” has come to an end, Swissvale native Billy Gardell is moving on to the next phase of his career.Gardell is in town this weekend doing stand-up at the Monroeville Convention Center.He says the hit series he starred in with Melissa McCarthy was the most special thing he’s ever done in his career. The final episode aired Monday, May 16.
  “The end of ‘Mike & Molly’ was very sad, but I think exper
  
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• Waterways projects await funding, Corps of Engineers study

  21-05-2016 06:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON – Legislation slowly winding its way through Congress would fund long-awaited improvements to the nation’s aging waterways infrastructure, including replacement of three locks on the upper Ohio River.
  
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• United Methodists hopeful about study on gay issues

  21-05-2016 06:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The United Methodist Church’s top legislative body meets only once every four years, so the stakes were high as its General Conference met over the last 10 days in Portland, Ore.
  
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• Riverlife and Strip District's stakeholders forge a plan for a riverfront park

  21-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Riverlife announced plans Friday for a Strip District riverfront park that would stretch from 11th to 31st streets, meshing vigorously with development that’s both in the works and on the drawing boards.
  
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• Port Authority's lack of buses and garages limit growth

  21-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  So much for finishing with the highest score.
  
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• Methodist conference calls for break with anti-occupation group

  21-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  While some United Methodist and other Protestant entities have reduced investments in Israel in response to its occupation of Palestinian territories, the Methodists’ legislative body this week did more than just balk at such proposals.
  
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• Idlewild to open new Enchanted Castle in Story Book Forest

  21-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Idlewild amusement park in Ligonier has a castle once more. The Enchanted Castle, which cost $500,000 to build, marks Idlewild’s 60th anniversary this summer and will be home to a new Story Book Forest character, Princess Lily.
  
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• Pens Furious 3rd Period Comeback Attempt Falls Short, Lose Game 4 To Lightning 4-3

  21-05-2016 05:23
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Ryan Callahan provided an early spark, Andrei Vasilevskiy made two big saves in the closing minutes to avoid a total third-period collapse and the Tampa Bay Lightning held on for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
  Callahan tipped a shot past goalie Matt Murray just 17 seconds into the game. Andrej Sustr, Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson also scored and the Lightning rebounded from being badly outplayed
  
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• Lawyer claims two clients were sexually assaulted by prison employee while incarcerated

  21-05-2016 05:18
  
  An attorney filed a motion Friday to get his two clients out of the Butler County Prison where he claims they were sexually assaulted by an employee.
  
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• Attorney: 2 Inmates Allegedly Molested By Staff Member At Butler Co. Prison

  21-05-2016 04:48
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) — An effort is underway to get two inmates out of the Butler County Prison.
  A lawyer says the inmates, both in their 20s, are in harm’s way because they were victims of sexual assault by a prison employee.
  The inmates were identified only as “John Doe I” and “John Doe II.”An attorney hired by their families describes them as low-level prisoners who committed minor crime and they’ve both been sentenced.
  One is serving time for burglary, and
  
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• Shaky Cole, Good Defense Lead Pirates Over Rockies 2-1

  21-05-2016 03:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Starling Marte and John Jaso had two hits each and made fine defensive plays to help Gerrit Cole navigate through seven shaky innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night.
  Cole (5-3) scattered 10 hits and a walk while not recording a strikeout as he won his second straight start. He pitched eight scoreless innings last Sunday to beat the Cubs at Chicago after failing to get past the sixth inning in his first six starts.
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• Furry Tails: Hydro & Galaxia Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  21-05-2016 03:32
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________
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  Western Pa. Humane Society
  Hydro is handsome,
  
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• Newsradio 1020 KDKA Editorial: The Penn Hills School District

  21-05-2016 03:00
  
  The Penn Hills School District allowed stunning financial mismanagement and illogical business decisions. That’s what Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said when he released an audit of the district on Wednesday.
  Over six years, Penn Hills went from almost a million dollar surplus to more than 18-million dollars in the hole. Long-term debt skyrocketed from 11-million dollars to a crushing 167-million.
  DePasquale says Penn Hills school board and the former superintendent not on
  
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• Giant Eagle expands bulk sunflower seeds recall to 5 more locations

  21-05-2016 01:25
  
  The seeds were sold loose in bulk bins and in pre-packaged containers. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• 7-year-old hit by car in Brookline

  21-05-2016 01:10
  
  Police and EMS have been called to Brookline Boulevard where a 7-year-old was hit by a car, dispatchers confirm.
  
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• Thousands Expected To Attend 2016 Westmoreland County Airshow

  21-05-2016 01:01
  
  LATROBE (KDKA) — The thunderous sound of jet fuel getting cooked off high above the Laurel Highlands can only mean one thing: It’s airshow time!
  “You got paratroopers, you got stunt planes, you got formation teams and really high tech jets,” said Dwayne Pickles with the Westmoreland County Airport Authority.
  One star of the show is the YF-22 Raptor, considered one of the greatest fighter planes in the air today.
  Another major draw this year is a group of guys from Canada.
  
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• Police: 'Irritated' by workers, Sewickley Academy subcontractor foreman shoots up parking lot

  21-05-2016 00:53
  
  A man who apparently had a bad Friday morning at work is arrested after police say he starts firing "numerous" shots from a semi-automatic in a parking lot off Route 65.
  
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• Automated Braking Called ‘Greatest Car Safety Invention In 20 Years’

  21-05-2016 00:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mike Hanson says he zoned out while driving, causing him to almost hit a concrete barricade head on.
  “We would have been at the very least seriously injured, probably killed,” Hanson said.
  But he and his wife avoided injury because his SUV slammed on the brakes, on its own.
  His car has something called automated emergency braking. Using sensors, cars with this feature can detect a collision, warn the driver and bring the vehicle to a stop without the dr
  
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• Trial Beginning In Target’s Lawsuit Against “Hero” Who Saved Teen In Stabbing

  21-05-2016 00:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Monday, in a courtroom in downtown Pittsburgh, jury selection will take place in Target’s lawsuit against Michael Turner.
  Three years ago, Turner and his friends jumped in when Leon Walls attacked a 16-year-old girl inside the East Liberty Target.
  Turner told us what happened that day.
  “I entered Target, went up the escalator, I make a right that’s when I encounter Walls in the store,” he said. “He grabbed the little girl. No, he didn&rs
  
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• North Allegheny School District Taking Precautions In Wake Of Threat

  21-05-2016 00:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some students in the North Allegheny School District will face a disruption next week as district officials take precautions in the wake of a threat.
  While officials do not think students are in any danger, they want to follow every protocol.
  In a letter to parents, district officials say they are using an overabundance of caution in this case.
  It was the second communication sent home to parents.
  The first was May 6 after someone at North Allegheny Intermediate High Sc
  
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• Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority Launches Effort To Eradicate Lead From Pipes

  21-05-2016 00:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is launching an aggressive effort to eradicate lead from its pipes.
  Pittsburgh’s water tests safe coming out of the treatment plant, but thousands of homes are still at risk for lead.
  If there is lead in the water coming out of your faucet, there is little question where it’s coming from.
  “The lead problem in Pittsburgh, and most providers, is actually in the line the customer owns,” says PWSA Interim Executiv
  
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• Officials Announce Vision For New Strip District Riverfront Park

  21-05-2016 00:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When most of us think Strip District, we think of a crowded Penn Avenue full of eclectic shops, eateries, and rather gritty commercial activity.
  But this different view of the Cork Factory apartments from the Allegheny River may be the new image of the Strip.
  “The Strip District is really being transformed by both private property owners and governmental agencies,” Vivien Li, CEO of Riverlife, told KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Friday.
  The Strip District h
  
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