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• Pujols Homer Lifts Angels To 5-4 Win Over Pirates

  05-06-2016 23:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Tony Watson in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win Sunday.
  It was Pujols’ 30th career home run at PNC Park, the most of any road ballpark for the 36-year-old slugger. Pujols also had a sacrifice fly in the first inning to give him three RBIs in the game.
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Several Counties In Area

  05-06-2016 22:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango Counties until 9 p.m. Sunday.
  A strong cold front is pushing through Western Pennsylvania and touching off showers and thunderstorms.
  Sunshine breaking through late this afternoon will increase daytime heating and instability and lead to the development of some thunderstorms that could contain gusty winds and heavy downpours.
  Once the front passes and the
  
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• Third Riot In Weeks Breaks Out At Juvenile Facility, Several Arrested

  05-06-2016 21:58
  
  EMLENTON (KDKA) — For the second time in two days, state police have been called to the Mid-Atlantic Youth Services Center, in Allegheny Township, for what’s being called a riot.
  The center is described as a privately owned, secure residential treatment program for juveniles.
  “Personally, I don’t like it for juveniles. I think we have a competent work force in Pennsylvania. Our prison guards are excellent,” said State Rep. Dom Costa.
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• Third Riot In Weeks At Juvenile Facility, Several Arrested

  05-06-2016 21:58
  
  EMLENTON (KDKA) — A riot broke out Sunday at a juvenile detention and treatment center in Butler County.
  Police from Butler, Franklin and Clarion were called to Mid Atlantic Youth Services Center facility in Allegheny Township Sunday morning.
  This latest incident is the third riot to happen at the facility in a couple weeks.
  Reports indicate that ten students/inmates were breaking out of their secured rooms and troopers worked to retrain them.
  Three students/inmates were arrested and
  
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• 1-Year-Old Falls From Second-Story Window In Homewood

  05-06-2016 21:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A child is recovering after falling from a window in Homewood.
  According to the Tribune-Review, the one-year-old boy fell from a second story window on Susquehanna Street.
  The baby was not seriously injured but was taken to Children’s Hospital to be examined.
  It is not clear if anyone will face charges in connection with the incident.
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• Police: 6 Injured In Large Fight At Juvenile Facility

  05-06-2016 21:21
  
  EMLENTON, Pa. (AP) – Six people were injured in a large fight at a juvenile detention and treatment center that was the scene of a riot a few weeks ago, authorities said.
  Police in Butler County said troopers from three barracks, as well as two Emlenton officers, were called to Mid Atlantic Youth Services Center facility in Allegheny Township at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
  Two dozen student-inmates were fighting at the center about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh and several staff members were
  
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• West Virginia Couple Accused Of Trying To Sell Baby

  05-06-2016 21:16
  
  LAYLAND , W. Va. (KDKA) — Two people are behind bars in West Virginia, accused of trying to sell a three-month-old baby.
  According to the Register-Herald, 25-year-old Ashley Nichole Harmon and 20-year-old Lucas Flint are charged with attempting to sell a child and gross neglect creating a risk of bodily injury or death to a child.
  About a week ago, someone reportedly called 911 about a sick infant at a home in Layland.
  When crews arrived, they discovered that the baby was brought to the ho
  
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• Some Evacuations Lifted As Crews Fight California Brush Fire

  05-06-2016 19:42
  
  CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) – Authorities cautiously lifted some evacuation orders but warned serious challenges remained Sunday as crews working in thick brush and jagged terrain protected homes and worked around the clock to stop the progress of a brush fire that torched the populated hills northwest of Los Angeles.
  Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds as they attacked the eastern and southern edges of the blaze, which was held to just over 500 acres, Los Angele
  
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• Police called to second incident in two days at Butler County detention center

  05-06-2016 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  For the second time in two consecutive days, police from a three-county area responded to a melee at a juvenile detention facility in Butler County.
  
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• 1 dead after car collides with tree in Indiana County

  05-06-2016 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 21-year-old man was killed and three others were seriously injured in a single-vehicle, head-on crash that officials believe involved alcohol and high speed.
  
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• Police Arrest 5 Accused Of Stealing $4,700 In Energy Drinks

  05-06-2016 18:32
  
  VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Police in Northern California say they arrested five men for stealing $4,700 worth of energy drinks.
  San Jose television station KNTV reports Vacaville police officers nabbed the four adults and one juvenile Friday night as they wheeled a cart full of Red Bull out of a grocery store and loaded it into a waiting U-Haul van.
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• Parkway West reopens early

  05-06-2016 17:44
  
  There's good news for motorists in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Dunlap: The Penguins Are Just Fine

  05-06-2016 17:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Calm down.
  Relax.
  Everything is OK.
  Just as the San Jose Sharks’ Joonas Donskoi slid an overtime game-winner above Matt Murray in a flash on Saturday night, it felt like panic set in with this mighty fanbase.
  I’m here to tell you everything is going to be just fine; the Penguins still hold a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
  Yeah, you get that? You hear that? You understand it?
  The Penguins are still ahead; the Penguins are still in command, the Pen
  
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• 2 hurt in Pittsburgh shooting

  05-06-2016 17:08
  
  Two people are injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood.
  
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• 1 killed in Indiana County crash

  05-06-2016 17:04
  
  One person was killed and four others hurt in a crash in Indiana County.
  
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• Two arrive at hospital with gunshot wounds after shots fired in Allentown

  05-06-2016 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people were shot at about 3:45 a.m. today in the 200 block of Helen Way in the city's Allentown neighborhood.
  
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• One Killed, Others Injured In Indiana County Crash

  05-06-2016 16:08
  
  INDIANA COUNTY (KDKA) — One person died and others were injured in an Indiana County car crash early Sunday morning.
  The one-car crash happened around 3:45 a.m. in Conemaugh Township and involved a 21-year-old driver and four passengers, all men between the ages of 19 and 21. State police say they were travelling south on Saltsburg Road at a high speed when the car slid off the road and struck a tree head-on after the driver failed to make a right turn in the road.
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• 21-Year-Old Killed, Others Injured In Indiana County Crash

  05-06-2016 16:08
  
  INDIANA COUNTY (KDKA) — State police and Saltsburg firefighters found a car crushed against a tree around 4 a.m. Sunday.
  Five passengers, ages 18 to 21, were riding in a Dodge Neon when it slammed into a tree on Saltsburg Road.
  “The vehicle, we believe, was travelling at a high rate of speed the operator failed to negotiate a right hand curve in the roadway the vehicle exited the roadway and impacted head on into a tree,” explained Trooper Clifford.
  “When I came on s
  
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• Two Injured In Allentown Shooting

  05-06-2016 15:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a shooting that took place in the Allentown area early Sunday morning.
  The shooting took place around 3:45 a.m. Police say officers were on patrol in the Allentown area when they heard gunshots. Officers then responded to the 200-block of Helen Way, where they found a vehicle that had sustained gunfire damage. They also found shell casings and blood on the ground. Individuals who were in the area told police they heard gunshots and saw people fl
  
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• Second driver ID'd in double-fatal crash on Route 65

  05-06-2016 15:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County medical examiner's office has released the identity of the second victim in a traffic crash that left two men dead Saturday morning.
  
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• Memphis Officer Struck, Killed After 3 Shot In Memphis

  05-06-2016 15:21
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A Memphis police officer who was struck by the fleeing vehicle of a man suspected in a downtown shooting that left three other people injured died Saturday night, police said.
  Officer Verdell Smith, 46, was pronounced dead from his injuries at 10:43 p.m. Saturday, Memphis Police Department Director Mike Rallings said during a news conference.
  Police said two people were taken to the hospital in critical condition after being shot by the suspect on North Main about 10
  
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• United Methodist bishop winding down his 12-year tenure in Western Pennsylvania

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  When he started out a dozen years ago as bishop of Western Pennsylvania’s United Methodists, people kept asking Thomas Bickerton what the theme of his tenure would be. He didn’t know bishops were supposed to have themes, and one day in exasperation he told someone his theme was to “lighten up and have a little fun.”
  
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• Tomlin on a mission, challenges 1,500 men to mentor young people

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mike Tomlin is on a mission to find the small and the slow-footed.
  
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• PULSE's mission to attract young people to Pittsburgh has enriched the non-profit sector

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stephan Bontrager came to Pittsburgh sight unseen in 2001 and settled into an eight-bedroom house in Highland Park with six strangers, all new to the city, for a year of community service.
  
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• Opening up a more colorful world

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  With the help of a new pair of sunglasses, Mark Eidemiller saw the color of his daughter’s eyes for the first time.
  
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• News Obituary: Elfriede 'Frieda' Pyrek / Small sandwich shop, big heart made her well-loved in the area

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s been decades since Frieda Pyrek served a hungry Hazelwood customer one of her hoagies or special hamburgers, but the memories — and the recipe — are still going strong.
  
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• McKees Rocks man charged in killing

  05-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKees Rocks man who was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant has been charged with killing a 74-year-old man who was discovered dead the next day.
  
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• Dan’s Top 5 List: Your Favorite to Wear a Pittsburgh Uniform

  05-06-2016 06:00
  
  In honor of The Pittsburgh Kid, Neil Walker, returning to town The Fan wants you to rank your favorite hometown guys to don the black and gold.
  Select 5 players from Western PA who wore a uniform for Pittsburgh.Take Our PollThe results to Dan’s Top 5 List will be revealed on Saturday, June 11 brought to you by Coldwell Banker Real Estate. List your home with Coldwell Banker.
  
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• Castle Shannon man sold Mt. Lebanon home to Muhammad Ali in 1974

  05-06-2016 06:00
  
  Greg Englemeyer has lived on Orchard Drive for nearly 30 years. Even when he first moved in, he heard something about his neighbor's home.
  
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• Penguins Lose Game 3 To Sharks In OT

  05-06-2016 05:44
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – The fans in San Jose waited 25 years for their first Stanley Cup Final. A few extra minutes for an overtime victory wouldn’t be a problem.
  Joonas Donskoi scored 12:18 into overtime after Joel Ward tied it midway through the third period and the Sharks bounced back from two straight road losses to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 3 on Saturday night.
  Justin Braun also scored and Martin Jones made 40 saves to help the Sharks cut Pittsburgh’s series
  
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• Six injured in juvenile detention facility fight in Butler County

  05-06-2016 05:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four staff members at Mid-Atlantic Youth Services Center, a juvenile detention facility in Butler County, and two student-inmates were injured in a fight involving 24 young people Saturday night.
  
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• Castle Shannon man sold Mount Lebanon home to Muhammad Ali in 1974

  05-06-2016 05:33
  
  Ali's promoter, Horace Davis, lived in the home
  
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• Man Accused Of Trying To Burn His House Down In West Deer Twp.

  05-06-2016 04:30
  
  WEST DEER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man in West Deer Township is accused of trying to burn his house down.
  Police say it happened on Quigley Road Saturday afternoon.
  The man reportedly was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife. He allegedly locked himself in the basement, poured gasoline all over the floor and started a fire.
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  Firefighters were able to quickly control the flames.
  The husband was found l
  
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• Several Hurt In Riot At Butler Co. Juvenile Detention Center

  05-06-2016 04:10
  
  ALLEGHENY TWP. (KDKA) — Several people were hurt Saturday afternoon during a riot at a juvenile detention center in Butler County.
  State police say the incident started among two groups of inmates in the cafeteria at the Mid-Atlantic Youth Service Center in Allegheny Township. Around 24 inmates were involved in the fight.
  Four staff members were hurt while trying to break up the fights. Two inmates were taken to the hospital.
  This is the second riot at the facility in about two w
  
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• Constable: 2 Texas Teens Behead 1 Llama, Shoot Another

  05-06-2016 04:00
  
  CYPRESS, Texas (AP) – Two high school students have been arrested after authorities in Texas say they beheaded a llama and shot another one.
  Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen says the two 16-year-old students were arrested Thursday and have each been charged with one count of animal cruelty and two counts of criminal trespass.
  Rosen says the teenagers, who are students at Tomball High School, went onto the Figment Ranch in Cypress and decapitated one of the animals and shot the
  
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• Severe Storm, Flood Warnings Issued For Parts Of Area

  05-06-2016 01:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several warnings have been issued for parts of Western Pennsylvania as severe weather moves in.
  According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm warning, flash flood warning and areal flood advisory have been issued for Bedford County, Fulton County and Somerset County.
  The severe thunderstorm warning and areal flood advisory were expired by 8 p.m. As of 8 p.m., a flood advisory was the only warning remaining in effect, set to expire at 9:30 p.m.
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• Home Runs By Polanco, Joyce Power Pirates Over Angels 8-7

  05-06-2016 01:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Gregory Polanco and Matt Joyce hit home runs during a five-run seventh inning, Jeff Locke got his career-best fourth straight win and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Los Angeles Angels 8-7 on Saturday.
  Polanco made it 4-3 by leading off the seventh with a 461-foot drive to right field, his ninth, off Fernando Salas (2-2). Joyce pinch hit for Locke and capped the rally with a three-run shot to center field off Greg Mahle that made it 8-3.
  Locke (5-3) gave up three runs
  
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• Woman Found Guilty Of Wrapping Dog’s Mouth With Duct Tape

  05-06-2016 00:13
  
  CARY, N.C. (AP) – A Wake County judge has found a woman guilty of animal cruelty after she posted a picture to her Facebook page showing her chocolate lab-mix dog with duct tape wrapped around its mouth.
  Local media outlets report the judge ruled Friday. Katharine Lemansky was charged by Cary police in November after a photo of Lemansky’s chocolate lab named “Brown” was posted to her Facebook page with the caption: “This is what happens when you dont shut up!!!&rdqu
  
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