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• Fans Catch Stanley Cup Final Fever, Ready To Watch Pens Take On Sharks

  30-05-2016 23:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The fans are out in full force. People from near and far, big and small.
  Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final is here and everyone is ready.
  “We have three but we’re going for four,” New Jersey resident Mike Fogarty said.
  Fogarty and his girlfriend made the five-hour trek from New Jersey to watch the Pens play at CONSOL Energy Center.Johanna Fiallo’s outfit says it all. She paired black and yellow leggings with Penguins’ socks and yellow tennis
  
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• Pittsburgh Observes Memorial Day With Annual Parade

  30-05-2016 23:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For 108 years, a parade has marched through the streets of Lawrenceville on Memorial Day.
  “This day means a lot to me personally because I fought in wars, and I got to come home.”
  Memorial Day is personal for James Martin. He is a veteran, a part of the Wounded Warriors project. He knows many he served with didn’t get to come home.
  “As nice as it is for people to come up and say, ‘Thank you for your service,’ and I appreciate it, I re
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane closings on Liberty Bridge changed to ease post-game traffic

  30-05-2016 23:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The traffic pattern on the Liberty Bridge is being changed to accommodate fans leaving Consol Energy Center after tonight’s Penguins’ game. 
  
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• Assault Suspect Runs Over Woman’s Foot With Kids Inside Car

  30-05-2016 22:33
  
  YOUNG TWP. (KDKA) — A 29-year-old Vandergrift man is facing charges after a violent incident in Young Township.
  State police received a report Sunday night of a man driving recklessly in the area of State Route 286 and Iselin Road. Four children and a 24-year-old Saltsburg woman were inside the vehicle.
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  Police say the driver, identified as Nathan Robert Shook, stopped the vehicle.
  As the woman was tryin
  
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• Mayors make food bet on Penguins-Sharks series

  30-05-2016 22:07
  
  The Stanley Cup Final is Pittsburgh vs. San Jose. But it's also Primanti vs. Biersch, and La Vic's vs. Heinz. Those are the stakes in a foodie bet made by mayors Bill Peduto and Sam Liccardo.
  
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• People Pack Soldiers And Sailors Hall For Memorial Day

  30-05-2016 22:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “Thank you for your service, sir.  We really appreciate it.”
  It’s a refrain heard often at Soldiers and Sailors Hall on Memorial Day. The annual celebration is the first such event for Mary Minnock’s little grandson, Leon Abram.
  “My grandson’s father served in Afghanistan,” she said.  “And they named him after one of Jason’s friends who passed away, a Bram Howard.”
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• Pittsburgh, San Jose Mayors Place Bet On Stanley Cup Final

  30-05-2016 21:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s all on the line for Pittsburgh as they prepare to face off with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL Stanley Cup Final series.
  Mayor William Peduto placed a friendly bet on the series with San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Monday.
  The Mayor of the losing town will make a donation to the winning Mayor’s charity of choice and take a picture wearing the captain jersey of the winning team.
  Mayor Peduto’s charity of choice is the Hill House Association. Mayor L
  
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• Woman Fails To Save Friend From Crocodile Attack

  30-05-2016 21:19
  
  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – A woman struggled in vain to drag her friend from a crocodile’s jaws off a northeast Australian beach, police said on Monday.
  The pair were in shallow water at Thornton Beach in the World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park in Queensland state when the 46-year-old woman was taken by the crocodile late Sunday, Police Senior Constable Russell Parker said.
  “Her 47-year-old friend tried to grab her and drag her to safety but she just wasn’t able
  
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• 5 Keys To Beating The Sharks In Stanley Cup Final

  30-05-2016 20:57
  
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – And then there were two.
  In October, 30 teams embarked on a quest to win the Stanley Cup. In April, 16 were deemed worthy enough to compete in Lord Stanley’s tournament.
  Today, only the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks remain.
  This is Penguins’ first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since winning it all in 2009. As for San Jose, it’s their first ever appearance in the Final.
  Both teams feature plenty of stars and skill,
  
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• Reveal of findings in Pennsylvania email investigation canceled

  30-05-2016 20:45
  
  Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office cancels a news conference to announce preliminary results of an investigation into offensive, sometimes raunchy and pornographic material found on state servers and shared among judges, prosecutors and others in the criminal justice system.
  
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• Teen Girl Arrested In Deadly Knife Fight In Pa. Alley

  30-05-2016 19:21
  
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a teenage girl has been arrested after a knife fight in an alley killed a woman in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Officials in Lackawanna County said 18-year-old Kayla VanWert was pronounced dead of stab wounds to her neck and chest on Sunday night
  Police in Scranton said they determined that the victim had gotten into a heated argument online. Officers were told that she went to confront the other person in an alley nearby but never returned.
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• Golf Course Ropes Off ‘Safe Zone’ After Turtle Lays Eggs

  30-05-2016 19:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you plan on playing at the Wildwood Golf Club this summer, be on the lookout for a roped off area.
  The golf club, located in Allison Park, posted a picture on social media showing a mother turtle carefully placing her eggs in a sand trap.
  The turtle reportedly spend four hours preparing the home for her eggs. To help keep the baby turtles safe, the golf course has roped the area off.
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• Wear Penguins gear, get free Smiley Cookie

  30-05-2016 19:02
  
  Anyone who visits Eat'n Park while wearing Pens merchandise gets a free Smiley Cookie on Monday. It's a way to celebrate Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
  
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• Firefighters battle large flames, water problems in Dormont

  30-05-2016 18:43
  
  The flames are so intense that people living nearby can feel the heat Monday morning in Dormont. Residents are forced to escape through the back of the house.
  
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• ‘Open Streets Pittsburgh’ Celebrates Bikes, Boards & Roller Blades

  30-05-2016 17:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three and a half miles of Penn Avenue and Butler Street shut down to traffic Sunday. It was all for the first of this summer’s “Open Streets Pittsburgh.”
  “It’s one of my favorite events of the year, we have three or four days where we get out and celebrate being in the city streets on bikes, on skate boards, roller blades, walking,” said organizer David White.
  The streets were totally transformed into a place for people to have fun. D
  
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• NHL Analyst Mike Rupp: Malkin Is Going To Blow Up In This Series

  30-05-2016 17:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Stanley Cup Final begins tonight in Pittsburgh.
  With that in mind, former Penguins player Mike Rupp stopped by “Pittsburgh Today Live” to weigh in on the series.
  Rupp, an NHL Network analyst, who is part of “NHL Tonight,” feels Evgeni Malkin is going to have a big series against the San Jose Sharks.
  “Evgeni Malkin, to me, is going to blow up in this series. He’s a competitor. I always get asked, ‘Who’s better, Cro
  
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• Striking Verizon workers to return this week; details of new contract released

  30-05-2016 17:30
  
  One union calls the deal a victory for not only Verizon employees, but workers at large. It includes raises and hundreds of new jobs, and a first-ever contract for Verizon Wireless store workers.
  
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• Girl Shocked In Backyard Pool In Critical Condition

  30-05-2016 17:20
  
  MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a girl was critically injured when she and seven other children were shocked in a backyard pool in central Pennsylvania.
  Police in Cumberland County were called to the Silver Spring Township home shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday and found an 8-year-old girl outside the pool in cardiac arrest.
  Sgt. Jared Huff told PennLive.com that a firefighter managed to revive the girl’s heart with a defibrillator. Huff said she was flown to Penn State Hershe
  
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• SUV hits CoGo's gas pump, setting two vehicles on fire in McKees Rocks

  30-05-2016 17:13
  
  Three people are sitting in a car at CoGo's when a fiery crash happens at the gas station. An employee's quick reaction helps firefighters.
  
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• List Of Memorial Day Closures

  30-05-2016 16:56
  
  Because of the Memorial Day holiday, several offices around town are closed.
  All city offices and facilities are closed and garbage pickup is pushed back a day this week.
  Most Citiparks facilities are closed as well. You can get more information on the city closures here. 
  The Port Authority is operating on a holiday schedule, which you can see here.
  
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• 'Get on the ground!' Gunman threatens Dormont store clerk in armed robbery

  30-05-2016 16:02
  
  Surveillance video may offer clues to the identity of a man with a Pirates hat and a semiautomatic pistol who pointed his weapon at an employee and demanded money at Cash For Gold in Dormont.
  
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• Woman run over by her own car in McDonald's drive-through mishap

  30-05-2016 15:54
  
  A 76-year-old woman is badly injured and flown to a hospital after an accident while picking up food at the McDonald's drive-through window in a Westmoreland County shopping center.
  
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• Vehicle crashes in Oakland after shots fired in South Side

  30-05-2016 14:48
  
  Police are trying to connect the dots between two investigation scenes Monday morning after a report of gunfire and a crash that knocked down a light pole.
  
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• PTL Links: May 30, 2016

  30-05-2016 14:06
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
  The Brass Roots
  Post-Gazette “Seen”
  Yelp
  NHL Tonight
  
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• Gorilla Killed At Cincinnati Zoo After Child Falls Into Exhibit

  30-05-2016 13:21
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati Zoo.
  The boy sat still in the water, looking up at the gorilla as the animal touched the child’s hand and back. At one point, it looked as though the gorilla helped the youngster stand up.
  Two witnesses said they thought the g
  
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• Police: Urine-Soaked Baby Found In Car During Heroin Arrest

  30-05-2016 12:58
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state police say a baby was soaked in urine in the back seat of a parked vehicle where four adults allegedly were using heroin.
  The Herald-Dispatch says the adults were arrested Friday along U.S. 60 in Huntington, about 52 miles west of Charleston.
  Trooper J.A. Roach says troopers saw a 1-year-old boy in the back seat. Roach says the baby’s urine formed a puddle in his car seat.
  According to a criminal complaint, charges of child neglect creatin
  
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• SUV Hits McKees Rocks Gas Pump, Bursts Into Flames

  30-05-2016 11:00
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — A driver lost control of their SUV and slammed into a gas pump Sunday night in McKees Rocks.
  It happened after 7 p.m. at the CoGo’s on Island Avenue.
  Witnesses say the SUV came off the bridge, the driver lost control and the vehicle slammed into a pump and a car parked a the pump.
  Both the SUV and the car both caught fire along with the gas pump.
  “We thought the other red car that was hit was gonna explode,” Bob Zanis said. “Thankfully, that ca
  
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• Fiery Scene At A Gas Station After An SUV Hit A Gas Pump

  30-05-2016 11:00
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — An SUV slammed into a gas pump Sunday night when the driver lost control of the vehicle.
  It happened after 7:00p.m. at the CoGo’s on Island Avenue in McKees Rocks.
  Witnesses say the SUV came off the bridge, the driver lost control, and the vehicle slammed into a pump and a car parked a the pump.
  Both the SUV and the car both caught fire along with the gas pump.
  “We thought the other red car that was hit was gonna explode,” Bob Zanis told KDKA. &ldquo
  
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• Residents Escape From Fire That Destroyed Dormont Duplex

  30-05-2016 10:29
  
  DORMONT (KDKA) — Fire destroyed a duplex in Dormont early Monday morning.
  It started after midnight in a duplex in the 1500 block of Tennessee Avenue.
  Four people were inside at the time and managed to escape.
  “They had to exit the rear of the structure,” said Dormont Fire Chief Jeff Arnold. “They couldn’t come out through the front because of the fire on the porches.”
  Chief Arnold said the fire started on the porch, spread through the walls and into the struc
  
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• Residents Escape From Fire That Destroyed A Dormont Duplex

  30-05-2016 10:29
  
  DORMONT (KDKA) — Fire destroyed a duplex in Dormont early Monday morning.
  It started after midnight in a duplex in the 1500 block of Tennessee Avenue.
  Four people were inside at the time and managed to escape.
  “They had to exit the rear of the structure,” said Dormont Fire Chief Jeff Arnold. “They couldn’t come out through the front because of the fire on the porches.”
  Chief Arnold said the fire started on the porch, spread through the walls, and into the stru
  
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• Relatives perplexed by couple's murder-suicide

  30-05-2016 06:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lois DelSignore talked to her brother shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday. They were making plans to attend a family picnic in Butler County. They hung up the telephone, saying they would see each other Sunday.
  
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• Relatives perplexed by couple dying in homicide and suicide

  30-05-2016 06:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lois DelSignore talked to her brother shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday. They were making plans to attend a family picnic in Butler County. They hung up the telephone, saying they would see each other Sunday.
  
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• Sharks tickets take a bigger bite out of fans' wallets

  30-05-2016 06:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Looking to purchase a last-minute ticket to a 2016 Stanley Cup Final game between the Penguins and the San Jose Sharks? Just be glad you don’t live in San Jose, Calif., where ticket prices frequently are two to three times more expensive than their Pittsburgh counterparts.
  
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• Enter To Win A Ticket To Ben Roethlisberger – Pro Camp

  30-05-2016 06:01
  
  Enter for a chance to win your child a ticket to Ben Roethlisberger's Pro Camp, and one lucky camper will even get to interview Ben!
  
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• South Park project will install bike lanes, slow traffic

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County will begin a $1.4 million project Tuesday to install bike lanes in South Park and correct a situation that renowned landscape architect Paul B. Riis hadn’t anticipated when he began designing the park in the late 1920s.
  
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• Partial restoration of war monument brings attention to other worn memorials

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two sandstone heads hit the ground under a bolt of lightning in 2008. They belonged to the Soldiers’ Monument in Allegheny Commons Park.
  
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• More than a thousand gather at military cemetery in Washington County

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pat Stuebgen of Upper St. Clair says she has visited the grave of her husband, William Stuebgen III, at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil every week following his death in January 2014 at age 77.
  
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• More than a thousand gather at military cemetery in Washington

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pat Stuebgen of Upper St. Clair says she has visited her the grave of her husband, William Stuebgen III, at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil every week following his death in January 2014 at age 77.
  
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• Hundreds gather at military cemetery in Washington County

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pat Stuebgen of Upper St. Clair says she has visited the grave of her husband, William Stuebgen III, at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil every week following his death in January 2014 at age 77.
  
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• Homeless pets helping vets in Animal Friends program

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Homeless dogs will be specially trained to meet the needs of wounded warriors in a new program, Pets for Vets Pittsburgh at Animal Friends.
  
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• For veterans of War on Terror, a fight for memorial, recognition

  30-05-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Seven thousand U.S. troops have died fighting terrorism, but they may never be memorialized on the National Mall like fallen soldiers of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
  
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• No one hurt when SUV crashes into McKees Rocks gas pump, setting two cars on fire

  30-05-2016 04:42
  
  Three people were sitting in a parked car when the crash happened.
  
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• Memorial Day closings and holiday events

  30-05-2016 04:39
  
  Government offices and courts will be closed Monday. Many restaurants and stores in the Pittsburgh area will offer free food or discounted items for active and retired military personnel.
  
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• A notice to our print readers: No Post-Gazette print edition Monday; online only

  30-05-2016 02:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be available Monday, May 30, only in an electronic edition, not in print for home delivery or at news stands. This e-edition will be emailed to all subscribers on Memorial Day.
  
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• Suspect Arrested After Georgia Deputy Shot In Face During Traffic Stop

  30-05-2016 02:08
  
  ATLANTA (AP) – A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia is “doing much better” but may lose his left eye after he was shot in the face during a traffic stop south of Atlanta, authorities said.
  Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley said Sunday that deputy Jamie White’s condition has improved after he was shot by the driver of a vehicle that he had pulled over. Joe Lee Garrett, 24, was arrested in Alabama just hours after the shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
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• $1,000 Reward Offered After 2 Dogs Found In Burned Container

  30-05-2016 02:03
  
  CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – An animal welfare group is offering a $1,000 reward for information after the charred remains of two dogs were found in a plastic container set afire in an alley near Philadelphia.
  Authorities said the animals, which appeared to be mixed-breed pit bulls, were found in an alley behind a garage in the city of Chester at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday.
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• Penguins Prepare For Stanley Cup Finals

  30-05-2016 01:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s the eve of round one of the Stanley Cup Finals here in Pittsburgh. The San Jose Sharks are in town, and the Penguins are getting ready.
  The national spotlight is on Pittsburgh, which carries with it an economic impact – it’s good for business. The Stanley Cup Finals have not been here for what seems like an eternity; the last time was in 2009. And now, the Penguins look to hoist that trophy again.
  But it won’t be easy, as San Jose has done t
  
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• Penguins Fans Revved Up As National Spotlight Shines On Pittsburgh

  30-05-2016 00:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Penguins themselves aren’t the only ones getting ready for Monday’s big game.
  Fans are revved up for the national spotlight to shine on Pittsburgh.
  Coach Mike Sullivan was putting the Pens through their paces Sunday for the Stanley Cup Final. CONSOL Energy Center will host its first NHL championship when the Pens face off against the San Jose Sharks.
  “It’s been a championship building since we built it,” the Penguins CEO, David Morehous
  
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• Flash Flooding Hits Allegheny County

  30-05-2016 00:53
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) -– Fast and fierce, a thunderstorm rolled through Sunday afternoon, causing a lot of flash flooding, and people caught in the cross hairs weren’t quite sure what to do.
  The water came from out of nowhere. That’s pretty much what people hit hardest by this flash flooding had to say.
  The flash flood warning came around 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Shortly after that, flooding hit several different areas, all about the same time.
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• Urine-Soaked Baby In Car’s Back Seat During Drug Arrest

  30-05-2016 00:24
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state police say a baby was soaked in urine in the back seat of a parked vehicle where four adults allegedly were using heroin.
  The Herald-Dispatch says the adults were arrested Friday along U.S. 60 in Huntington.
  Trooper J.A. Roach says troopers saw a 1-year-old boy in the back seat. Roach says the baby’s urine formed a puddle in his car seat.
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