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• Can New Device Shock You Into Breaking Bad Habits?

  07-06-2016 23:45
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) – A new device promises to smash your bad habits in a shocking way – by zapping you with electricity.
  The device could help users keep their New Year’s resolution to lose weight, stop smoking, or wasting time on the Internet.
  “My bad habit is arguably one of the worst habits in the world, which is smoking cigarettes,” said Marty Sanchez.
  “My bad habit is I have mindless eating. I graze throughout the day on unhealthy foods,” said Bran
  
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• City, county leaders prepare for potential Penguins win in Pittsburgh

  07-06-2016 23:22
  
  The city is preparing for the "what ifs" of how to handle large numbers of excited fans should the Pens defeat the Sharks and win the Stanley Cup on Thursday night.
  
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• How liquor laws would change under a bill sent to Wolf

  07-06-2016 23:18
  
  How would legislation approved Tuesday (and awaiting action by Gov. Tom Wolf) change Pennsylvania's liquor law?
  
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• Franklin Regional HS Stabbing Suspect’s Case Remains Tied Up In Court

  07-06-2016 23:18
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A teenager accused of going on a stabbing spree at Franklin Regional High School more than two years ago still has not gone on trial because the case remains tied up in various motions and appeals.
  Alex Hribal, accused of stabbing 20 of his classmates and a security guard, faced another hearing Tuesday inside of the Westmoreland County Courthouse.
  “This is what they call, ‘Call of the List,’ meaning the judged asks if the case is ready for trial,&
  
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• Steelers have a date tonight with 'The Bachelorette'

  07-06-2016 23:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  JoJo Fletcher and her suitors are joined in their quest for love by Steelers Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Brett Keisel, when ABC's "The Bachelorette" touches down at Heinz Field.
  
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• New Functional Art Exhibit For Moms Opens At Arts Festival

  07-06-2016 22:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Art Festival is underway and this year, there’s a new, unique exhibit.
  It’s designed just for moms and their families. It’s called the “Anthropology Of Motherhood: Feeding Room” and it’s a functional art installation for moms.
  “There are amenities for mothers and caregivers, families who have young children and who need to take respite from the festival,” curator Fran Flaherty said.
  There are a
  
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• Fineview man arrested in connection with Marshall-Shadeland homicide

  07-06-2016 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Fineview man arrested today in connection with the fatal shooting of a Marshall-Shadeland man on April 6 inside his parked car at 3142 Shadeland Ave.
  
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• Man Charged In S.C. Church Attack To Go On Trial In November

  07-06-2016 22:32
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The federal death penalty trial of a white man charged in the slayings of nine members of a historic black church will be held in November, a judge said Tuesday.
  Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel set Nov. 7 as the day to begin selecting jurors for the federal trial of Dylann Roof, 22, who faces numerous federal counts, including hate crimes, in the June 17 shootings at Emanuel AME Church.
  Handcuffed and clad in a gray striped jumpsuit, Roof attended Tuesday&r
  
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• Hines Ward Believes Antonio Brown Can Catch 150 Passes

  07-06-2016 22:32
  
  By Trevor Peele
  Hines Ward knows a thing or two about the wide receiver position having played 14 seasons and winning two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He accomplished more at the position than anyone in the franchises history.
  The future Hall of Famer joined Dukes and Bell on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta and sided with current Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown on wanting 150 catches this season.“The way the Steelers are passing the ball, he can match that accomplishment real qu
  
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• Pittsburgh's Murray Avenue renamed for Penguins' goaltender

  07-06-2016 22:31
  
  The road to the Stanley Cup runs through Squirrel Hill -- specifically, Matt Murray Avenue.
  
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• Liquor law violations: Is your local bar or restaurant on this month's list?

  07-06-2016 22:10
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement has issued the following citations for alleged violations at bars and restaurants.
  
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• Authorities: Threats made against Penn Hills school district officials

  07-06-2016 21:52
  
  Police and K-9 units patrol the hallways after threats are made against Penn Hills School District officials.
  
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• Sen. Pat Toomey: Trump comments on judge 'deeply offensive,' but he may still support him

  07-06-2016 21:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey condemned Donald Trump’s recent criticism of a federal judge as “deeply offensive” Tuesday, but he said he still hopes to support the Republican party’s presumptive nominee for president, walking a fine line as he campaigns for re-election in Pennsylvania.
  
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• City, county leaders prepare for potential Penguins win in Pittsburgh on Thursday

  07-06-2016 21:38
  
  City and county leaders are preparing for the "what ifs" in the event the Pittsburgh Penguins win game five against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
  
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• Pirates Call-Up Star Prospect Jameson Taillon

  07-06-2016 21:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – It’s the move fans have been clamoring for since he made his return from Tommy John surgery, and it’s finally here.
  The Pirates have announced the call-up of top pitching prospect, right-hander Jameson Taillon.
  The 24-year-old Taillon will make his debut Wednesday night against the New York Mets.
  At AAA Indianapolis this year, the 2nd overall pick of the 2010 draft Taillon was 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched.Maybe more impressively, Taill
  
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• DA blocks appeal in Franklin Regional stabbings

  07-06-2016 21:24
  
  The Westmoreland County district attorney is trying to block an appeal of a judge's decision that Alex Hribal must stand trial as an adult for the mass stabbing at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville.
  
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• Pittsburgh reorganizes its emergency management after Donald Trump rally

  07-06-2016 21:11
  
  The Office of Emergency Management is refocusing planning for large-scale public events and disasters following an internal review of the city's response to a raucous Donald Trump rally in April.
  
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• Pittsburgh City Council honors longtime Oakmont golf pro

  07-06-2016 21:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bob Ford didn’t have many words, only tears, after he was honored by Pittsburgh City Council today for being “the consummate club professional” during 37 years at Oakmont Country Club.
  
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• Pa. lawmakers vote to allow wine sales in grocery stores

  07-06-2016 20:41
  
  A bill that loosens the state's liquor system by letting groceries and other outlets sell takeout wine and by formalizing beer sales in convenience stores is going to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature.
  
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• South Park karate instructor accused of sexually molesting student

  07-06-2016 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 28-year-old South Park man working as a karate instructor was arrested Thursday on multiple counts of sexual assault of a student, beginning in early April.
  
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• Frito-Lay Issues Recall Over Potential Undeclared Peanut Allergen

  07-06-2016 20:32
  
  Frito-Lay is recalling some snacks that could contain unlabeled peanut residue.
  The recall includes Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Thins, Sticks and Honey Wheat braided products.
  The move comes after a Frito-Lay flour supplier issued a similar recall last week.
  The products have a best-by date from June 28 through Aug. 23.
  For more information, visit the FDA’s website here.
  
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• Pittsburgh street gets first name to honor Penguins' goalie

  07-06-2016 20:16
  
  Pittsburgh City Council has married itself to the fortunes of the city's National Hockey League franchise by adding a first name to one of the city's busiest streets.
  
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• Fans Hoping For First Championship Clinched In Pittsburgh Since 1960

  07-06-2016 20:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the verge of doing something this city hasn’t seen in decades.
  With a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins hold a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. With the series coming back to Pittsburgh for Game 5, the Penguins have a chance to win the Stanley Cup in front of their fans for the first time in franchise history.
  Pittsburgh sports fans have been fortunate to celebrate their teams winning
  
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• Hillary Clinton Returning To Pittsburgh Next Week

  07-06-2016 20:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fresh off being named the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton will campaign in Pittsburgh next week.The Clinton campaign says they will be making stops in Pennsylvania and Ohio on June 13, and 14.
  Clinton is scheduled to speak at events in Cleveland on Monday, and Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
  The campaign says she will discuss her vision for an America that is stronger when it is united and lay out what is at stake in November.Join The Conversation On
  
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• State Lawmakers Vote To Expand Wine Sales

  07-06-2016 19:54
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) — A bill to let groceries and other outlets sell wine and to make other changes to Pennsylvania’s highly controlled system of alcohol sales is on its way to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
  The House voted 157 to 31 on Tuesday for a proposal that would let some 14,000 holders of takeout beer licenses sell up to four bottles of wine to each customer.
  Backers say that if Wolf approves the bill, consumers could be purchasing wine in supermarkets within mon
  
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• New liquor law violations: Is your local bar or restaurant on this month's list?

  07-06-2016 19:53
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement has issued the following citations for alleged violations at bars and restaurants.
  
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• Hillary Clinton to return to Pittsburgh area

  07-06-2016 19:43
  
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will campaign in Ohio and Pennsylvania next week, her campaign announced Tuesday.
  
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• Belmont Stakes Preview: Exaggerator Faces A Talented Field Of Twelve

  07-06-2016 19:40
  
  By Kevin Martin
  A few hours after the conclusion of this year’s Preakness Stakes, it seemed likely that we’d see a re-match in the Belmont Stakes between Exaggerator, the Preakness winner, and the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist. Both trainers announced their intent to send their runners to New York for the Belmont. Unfortunately, Nyquist was pulled from the race a few days later when he came down with a temperature. The connections decided to skip the Belmont and ship him back to Cali
  
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• Pennsylvania lawmakers poised to vote to loosen liquor law

  07-06-2016 18:56
  
  Pennsylvania lawmakers appear poised to let groceries and other outlets sell wine and to put into law the sale of beer at convenience stores that has already begun as a result of court cases.
  
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• Shell commits to new Beaver County plant that will create thousands of jobs

  07-06-2016 18:37
  
  Shell Chemical Appalachia says it will build a petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania that will create up to 6,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs once it begins production.
  
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• Pittsburgh To Rename Murray Avenue To Matt Murray Avenue To Honor Penguins Goalie

  07-06-2016 17:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender has been exceptional during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs and now the city of Pittsburgh wants to honor him.The city says it will rename Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill to Matt Murray Avenue on Thursday.The idea was generated from Bubba, of Star Pittsburgh’s Bubba Show.
  You can read more about Bubba’s idea here and even hear what happened when Bubba called up City Councilman Corey O’Connor early Tuesday morning.Mayor Bill
  
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• Hostess recalls Ding Dongs, Zingers, Chocodiles, doughnuts over peanut residue

  07-06-2016 17:29
  
  Hostess says it is recalling various snack cakes and doughnuts over concerns they may have come in contact with peanut residue not included in the ingredient list. The recall covers single-serve products and multipack boxes.
  
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• Penguins' road to success includes Matt Murray Avenue

  07-06-2016 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  On Thursday, it’s not Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill — call it Matt Murray Avenue.
  
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• ‘Sea Lice’ Stinging Swimmers Off Some Florida Beaches

  07-06-2016 17:20
  
  SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (KDKA/AP) – Swimmers at a Florida Panhandle beach are dealing with painful rashes from stinging jellyfish larvae, more commonly known as “sea lice.”
  The News Herald reports the sea lice are almost invisible to the naked eye, but they leave an unmistakable sting.They’ve been reported along Walton County’s Santa Rosa Beach this week.
  Experts say sea lice appear particularly in areas with warmer climates, such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribb
  
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• Broadway Stars Join James Corden For ‘Carpool Karaoke’

  07-06-2016 17:08
  
  NEW YORK (CBS) —  The cast and creators of “Hamilton” have much to celebrate—from the height of a cultural phenomenon, they earned a record 16 Tony nominations, a Pulitzer Prize and a trip to the White House thanks to the success of Broadway’s favorite new musical.
  It was only a matter of time before “Late Late Show” host James Corden invited Lin-Manuel Miranda to join in for Carpool Karaoke. On Monday’s show, special guests Jane Krakowski, Au
  
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• Attorney General's twin files complaint vs. sister's office

  07-06-2016 16:51
  
  Pennsylvania's embattled attorney general's administration is facing yet another employee complaint - this time from her own twin sister.
  
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• Talks to resume on contract for Pennsylvania universities

  07-06-2016 16:27
  
  Negotiations between Pennsylvania's 14 state universities and the union representing faculty members are due to resume this month.
  
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• 'Just kill me now:' Suspect in ex-girlfriend's death arrested after chase

  07-06-2016 16:24
  
  A Beaver County man wanted in the death of his ex-girlfriend is arrested Tuesday morning after a police chase in Kentucky.
  
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• Trial set for Plum teacher accused of intimidation

  07-06-2016 16:19
  
  Jury selection was set to begin for a suspended western Pennsylvania teacher accused of intimidating a female student who accused another teacher of having sex with her.
  
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• Penn Hills schools still eyes tax increase

  07-06-2016 16:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Penn Hills school board said that even with a 1.5-mill property tax increase for 2016-17, the district will still be running a deficit.
  
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• DA trying to block appeal in Franklin Regional stabbings

  07-06-2016 16:18
  
  The Westmoreland County district attorney is trying to block an appeal of a judge's decision that Alex Hribal must stand trial as an adult for the mass stabbing at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville.
  
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• Beaver Murder Suspect Found In Kentucky, Told Officers ‘Just Shoot & Kill Me’

  07-06-2016 16:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Beaver County was arrested in Kentucky early Tuesday morning.
  Police were seeking Edward Baker Jr. after 30-year-old Addaleigh Amelia Huzyak was found dead in an apartment building in Beaver on Monday.
  (Photo Courtesy: Winchester Police)
  According to Winchester Police in Kentucky, officers tracked Baker to a rest stop along Interstate 64. Initially, he was asleep in his car when officers approached and tried to apprehend him.
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• Retrial set to begin in police clerk's civil rights lawsuit

  07-06-2016 16:11
  
  A federal court retrial is set to begin in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh police clerk reinstated in April after a three-year suspension.
  
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• Pittsburgh reorganizes emergency management office in wake of Trump rally here

  07-06-2016 16:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Internal reviews of the city’s response to the raucous April 13 Donald Trump rally Downtown have prompted officials to reorganize Pittsburgh’s Office of Emergency Management in developing a new strategy for dealing with large-scale public events and disasters.
  
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• Pittsburgh reorganizes emergency management in wake of Trump rally

  07-06-2016 16:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Internal reviews of the city’s response to the raucous April 13 Donald Trump rally Downtown have prompted officials to reorganize Pittsburgh’s Office of Emergency Management in developing a new strategy for dealing with large-scale public events and disasters.
  
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• Shell commits to new Beaver County plant that will create hundreds of jobs

  07-06-2016 15:30
  
  The plant will process ethane gas from Marcellus and Utica shale wells to create polyethylene, a plastic used in everything from food packaging to auto parts. Years ago, then-Gov. Tom Corbett approved tax credits worth $1.7 billion to build the facility.
  
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• DA Trying To Block Appeal In Franklin Regional School Stabbings

  07-06-2016 15:18
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A prosecutor is trying to block the appeal challenging a judge’s decision that a defendant must stand trial as an adult in a Pennsylvania school stabbing rampage when he was just 16.
  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck on Monday responded to the appeal filed last week by defense attorney Patrick Thomassey.
  Thomassey represents Alex Hribal, who is now 18, and charged with stabbing 20 fellow students and a security g
  
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• Shell commits to new Western Pennsylvania plant; expected to create hundreds of jobs

  07-06-2016 14:49
  
  The plant will process ethane gas from Marcellus and Utica shale wells to create polyethylene, a plastic used in everything from food packaging to auto parts. Years ago, then-Gov. Tom Corbett approved tax credits worth $1.7 billion to build the facility.
  
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• PTL Links: June 7, 2016

  07-06-2016 14:35
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden
  Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
  Next Three Days
  Farm To Table
  Leanne Ford
  Mercy Dental Screenings
  American Dental Hygienists´ Association
  Heinz History Center Golf Exhibit
  
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• 'Just kill me now:' Suspect in Beaver woman's death arrested after Kentucky chase

  07-06-2016 14:19
  
  A Beaver County man wanted in the death of his ex-girlfriend is arrested Tuesday morning after a police chase in Kentucky.
  
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