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• Second big screen to be installed in Market Square for Game 5 of Stanley Cup final

  09-06-2016 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  A second big screen will be set up in Market Square for fans to watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final tonight because the big screen outside Consol Energy Center is filled to the capacity, city officials and the team announced this afternoon.
  
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• Revelry underway all over Pittsburgh as Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final begins

  09-06-2016 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  1st PERIOD / Sharks vs Penguins: 2-2
  
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• Mayor Peduto pushes for grant to 'plan, design and build the next Pittsburgh'

  09-06-2016 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto this afternoon said winning the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $50 million Smart City Challenge would give the city “the chance to plan, design and build the next Pittsburgh.”
  
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• Penguins & City to place second Big Screen at Market Square

  09-06-2016 23:21
  
  The Penguins and the City of Pittsburgh will be placing a second Big Screen in Market Square for fans to watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight.
  
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• Angie’s List: Don’t DIY A Basement Remodel

  09-06-2016 23:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’ve decided to turn your basement into livable space and think you can save some cash by managing the project on your own, don’t.
  Ventilation problems, safety issues and work not done to code are just a few of the reasons homeowners often regret that decision.
  Angie’s List has some advice for how to finish your basement for maximum enjoyment.
  When a sump pump failure soaked Shannon Roberts’ already finished basement, she decided to remodel
  
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• U.S. Open Merchandise On Sale At Oakmont

  09-06-2016 23:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The first round of the U.S. Open is one week away and commemorative items are now on sale at Oakmont.
  A 37,000 square foot merchandise tent has been set up at Oakmont.
  They expect to sell 500,000 items with the Oakmont U.S. Open logo over ten days.
  “We work all year for this week coming up. So, it’s a lot of work and you never know what is going to happen until you get here,” U.S. Open Senior Director Mary Lopuszynski said.
  But, they are ready for ever
  
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• Governor Wolf nominates Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli to be PA Adjutant General

  09-06-2016 22:53
  
  Governor Tom Wolf today nominated Brigadier General Tony Carrelli to serve permanently as Pennsylvania’s Adjutant General pending confirmation by the State Senate.
  
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• Provodnikov-Molina Jr. Set To Square Off In Potential ‘Fight Of The Year’ On Showtime

  09-06-2016 22:45
  
  Bryan Altman
  On Saturday night beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in Verona, New York at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, junior welterweight fighters Ruslan Provodnikov and John Molina Jr. will square off in what many are billing as a potential fight of the year candidate for 2016 live on Showtime.The Russian-born Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs), a 32-year-old former WBO junior welterweight champion who’s known as a whirling dervish of a fighter with a relentless motor, is looking to cont
  
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• Catholic legislators feel church's ire over abuse bill votes

  09-06-2016 22:44
  
  Roman Catholic legislators say they have been publicly shamed during Mass, called out in church bulletins and disinvited to parish events as the Philadelphia Archdiocese campaigns against a bill that would give victims of child sexual abuse more time to sue the church.
  
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• Pittsburgh city pools to open next week

  09-06-2016 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  For those looking to beat the heat, Pittsburgh is opening 16 of its public pools and six spray parks on June 14.
  
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• Vitamins Recalled Over Salmonella, Staph Concerns

  09-06-2016 22:06
  
  Nature Made is recalling several types of vitamins over possible salmonella and staph contamination.
  The recall includes varieties of Nature Made “adult gummies” and “vitamin tablets.”
  The company says the testing for the bacteria was not done properly on these products.
  Here is a list of the recalled products:
  Nature Made Adult Gummies Multi – Lot Numbers 1196066, 1196071, 1205052
  Nature Made Adult Gummies Multi + Omega-3 – Lot Numbers 1173600
  Nature Made Adu
  
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• School board to meet to discuss incoming superintendent Anthony Hamlet

  09-06-2016 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Public School board members are meeting tomorrow to discuss the controversy surrounding the district’s recently hired superintendent, Anthony Hamlet — and one board member is saying she will no longer be able to support him if he plagiarized portions of his resume.
  
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• Sex accuser testifies she left Plum school after teacher ID'd her

  09-06-2016 21:36
  
  A teenager testified she left a high school abruptly last year after a teacher identified her as the student who had accused another teacher of having an illegal sexual relationship with her.
  
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• Media outlets ask judge to unseal Sandusky insurance records

  09-06-2016 21:33
  
  Media groups have asked a Philadelphia judge to unseal insurance documents that could address whether Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was told in the mid-1970s that his assistant was molesting boys.
  
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• Man walks into hospital with gunshot wound

  09-06-2016 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 23-year-old man walked into West Penn Hospital this morning with a gunshot wound that police suspect he received in Larimer.
  
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• Valedictorian skips commencement over remarks

  09-06-2016 21:31
  
  A high school valedictorian refused to deliver a graduation speech and skipped the ceremony after she said school officials tried to censor her remarks.
  
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• Bodyguard for ex-mayor Ravenstahl testifies in federal employment lawsuit

  09-06-2016 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The bodyguard for former Mayor Luke Ravenstahl painted a picture of city government Thursday that had been led by a mayor so paranoid about wiretaps that he had his office swept for "bugs" every four months.
  
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• Sex Accuser Testifies She Left Plum H.S. After Teacher ID’d Her

  09-06-2016 20:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A woman testified she left a Pennsylvania high school abruptly last year after a teacher identified her as the student who accused another teacher of having an illegal sexual relationship with her.
  The Associated Press is not identifying the witness in the trial of 41-year-old Plum High School teacher Drew Zoldak, because she’s the victim of a sex crime. Another teacher, 39-year-old Joseph Ruggieri, is serving two to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the
  
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• Citiparks outdoor pools to open June 14th

  09-06-2016 20:30
  
  16 outdoor pools, 6 spray parks to begin daily operation; opening delayed for 2 outdoor pools
  
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• Food truck round-up, big screen entice Penguins fans in Greensburg

  09-06-2016 20:19
  
  A craft brewery east of Pittsburgh will host a free event including a big screen showing the Penguins game on Thursday night.
  
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• President Obama Endorses Clinton As His Successor

  09-06-2016 20:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state’s experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight against Republicans in the fall.
  “Look, I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” Obama said in a web video circulated by the Clinton campaign. “I have seen her judgment. I have seen her
  
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• Health Department reports fourth confirmed case of Zika in Allegheny County

  09-06-2016 20:11
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) today reported the fourth confirmed case of the Zika virus (Zika) in the county. T
  
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• A Look Back At Penguins’ First Stanley Cup: ‘Oh, What A Night’

  09-06-2016 20:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – I have had the privilege to report on a variety of big stories in my career, from the homeless to presidents and popes, from disasters to ecstasy.
  Ranking high on the list from a personal level is the night of May 25, 1991. The night the Pittsburgh Penguins won their first Stanley Cup. It was Game 6, the Penguins led the series 3-2. By the time the game was over, one questioned why it had lasted that long. The Penguins won 8-0, a shutout, and pure domination by the Pens
  
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• Pitt Researcher Contracts Zika Virus After Being Stuck With Needle In Lab

  09-06-2016 19:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A University of Pittsburgh researcher contracted the Zika virus after accidentally sticking herself with a needle.The Allegheny County Health Department confirms that she is the fourth confirmed case of Zika virus in the county.It’s a unique case because the woman did not travel to an affected area, nor was she infected through sexual transmission.Pitt says the researcher stuck herself with the needle on May 23, and then developed symptoms on June 1.“We want
  
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• McKeesport man to be sentenced for voluntary manslaughter

  09-06-2016 19:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKeesport man will be sentenced on a count of voluntary manslaughter in August for another man's shooting death last year.
  
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• Fourth case of Zika virus reported in Allegheny County

  09-06-2016 19:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department announced the fourth confirmed case of Zika virus in the county today. They said the patient, a woman, is a lab worker who was infected by a needle stick while working with the virus. Despite being infected, she has recovered with no remaining symptoms and is doing well, health officials report.
  
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• How I’d Bet $100 On The Belmont Stakes

  09-06-2016 19:37
  
  By Kevin Martin
  While there won’t be a rematch of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes victors in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, it will have the Preakness winner Exaggerator against a solid field of twelve competitors. Exaggerator has strung together three impressive performances beginning back in March with a win in the Santa Anita Derby followed by a second place finish in the Kentucky Derby and then a win in the Preakness. The Preakness was the highlight of his eleven race career a
  
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• Steelers Safety Creates Hilarious Pump-Up Videos For Penguins

  09-06-2016 19:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We already know the sports teams in Pittsburgh have mad love for each other, but Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ross Ventrone is taking it to the next level.Ventrone has been hard at work creating hilarious pump-up videos for the Pittsburgh Penguins and his latest will have you rolling.The Steelers safety posted the videos on his Instagram account.In his latest video, Ventrone channels his inner Herb Brooks to pump up the Penguins ahead of game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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• Victim testifies against Plum teacher accused of intimidation

  09-06-2016 19:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  After she said she was pointed out in class by her teacher as the victim of institutional sexual assault, the teenage girl left Plum Senior High School and never went back. 
  
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• State's new long-term care plan postponed by six months

  09-06-2016 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Wolf administration has postponed by six months the sweeping changes that were planned in southwestern Pennsylvania on Jan. 1, 2017, for delivery of long-term care services to low-to-moderate income seniors and disabled individuals.
  
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• ‘CSI: Miami’ Star Adam Rodriguez Joins ‘Criminal Minds’ Cast

  09-06-2016 18:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “CSI: Miami” star Adam Rodriguez is joining the CBS FBI drama, “Criminal Minds.”
  Rodriguez and CBS announced the move Wednesday.
  In a Facebook video , Rodriguez says, “It’s an honor and it’s a pleasure” to join the cast. He adds that he’s looking forward to seeing “where all of this leads over the next season.”
  CBS says Rodriguez will be playing a new special agent in the behavior analysis unit on
  
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• Fans Line Up Early For Game 5 Of Stanley Cup Final

  09-06-2016 18:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fans hoping to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup tonight on the big screen lined up early.
  The big screen outside of Consol Energy Center has been a crowd-pleaser for years. However, tonight’s game could be a special moment in Pittsburgh.
  No major Pittsburgh sports team has clinched a title at home since the 1960 Pirates. With a win tonight, the Penguins would end that streak.
  Fans know what’s on the line and some started lining up at the big
  
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• Arena Big Screen Fills To Capacity, 2nd TV Set Up In Market Square

  09-06-2016 18:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fans hoping to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup tonight on the big screen lined up early.
  The big screen outside of Consol Energy Center has been a crowd-pleaser for years. However, tonight’s game could be a special moment in Pittsburgh.
  No major Pittsburgh sports team has clinched a title at home since the 1960 Pirates. With a win tonight, the Penguins would end that streak.
  KDKA’s Ron Smiley Reports:
  Fans know what’s on the line and
  
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• Arena Big Screen Fills To Capacity, 2nd TV Being Set Up In Market Square

  09-06-2016 18:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fans hoping to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup tonight on the big screen lined up early.
  The big screen outside of Consol Energy Center has been a crowd-pleaser for years. However, tonight’s game could be a special moment in Pittsburgh.
  No major Pittsburgh sports team has clinched a title at home since the 1960 Pirates. With a win tonight, the Penguins would end that streak.
  Fans know what’s on the line and some started lining up at the big
  
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• Justices find judicial bias in Pennsylvania death row case

  09-06-2016 18:23
  
  The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state judge was wrong to participate in the case of a death row inmate whose prosecution he personally approved nearly 30 years earlier.
  
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• Stanley Cup merchandisers in "SWAT-mode" response after wins

  09-06-2016 18:22
  
  A couple of hours after the Penguins won the Eastern Conference championship last month, Tim Piett drove to a shirt manufacturer in Grove City. The store manager for Yinzers in the Burgh arrived at Ithen Global at about 3 a.m. - three hours ahead of his scheduled pickup time. So, he took a nap.
  
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• Deal paves the way for shale drilling rules to take effect

  09-06-2016 17:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to let an array of new shale gas drilling regulations take effect in a deal that will cancel revised rules for the state’s traditional drilling industry, whose operations are generally smaller and shallower.
  
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• American Express fan experiences offerings at 2016 U.S. Open Championship

  09-06-2016 17:47
  
  For the 10th year, American Express is partnering with the USGA to bring to life elevated on-site and digital elements to enhance the U.S. Open experience for Card Members and fans -- and through The Mind Game platform, provide them the opportunity to experience what it’s like to play the Oakmont course like a pro.
  
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• Liberty Bridge traffic pattern change tonight

  09-06-2016 16:58
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing a traffic pattern change on the Liberty Bridge (Route 3069) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur tonight, Thursday, June 9.
  
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• Man walking goat across U.S. pauses in Pittsburgh

  09-06-2016 16:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  When Steve Wescott rode with his 3-year-old mountain goat on the Monongahela Incline Tuesday, more than 19,000 Facebook followers were along for the ride. 
  
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• DA Drops, Expects To Refile Landlord’s Prostitution Charges

  09-06-2016 16:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The district attorney has dropped prostitution charges against a troubled Pittsburgh-area landlord, but expects to refile them after more investigation.
  The charges against 40-year-old Davin Gartley were filed after Pittsburgh police searched one of his properties following a hostage standoff that began there last year.
  Police determined Gartley and a 24-year-old woman were using that residence on the South Side, and some of Gartley’s other properties, to entertain
  
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• Police ID burned body found in woods in Penn Hills

  09-06-2016 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities said this evening they have identified the body discovered this morning in Penn Hills that appears to have been set on fire and shot.
  
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• Police: Burned body found in woods in Penn Hills

  09-06-2016 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating the discovery this morning of a partially burned body in Penn Hills.
  
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• Police: Body Found In Penn Hills; Victim Shot & Burned

  09-06-2016 15:42
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area of Penn Hills Thursday morning.
  According to police, the body was found around 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Lawndale and Ferndale Streets.
  An identity has not been released, but police said the African-American male’s body had been shot and burned.
  Allegheny County Police and Penn Hills Police are at the scene.
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• FedEx hub in Pennsylvania to be largest in US

  09-06-2016 15:19
  
  FedEx Ground officials say a $335 million terminal hub planned for Pennsylvania will be the company's largest such facility in the United States.
  
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• FAA probing small plane's crash in Pennsylvania

  09-06-2016 15:14
  
  American Airlines Filght 4063 from Philadelphia had to be diverted from landing at the airport, and a second unspecified flight was diverted until the airport reopened about two hours after the crash.
  
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• Peter Wolf and Charles Bradley are a powerful one-punch at the Point

  09-06-2016 15:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Combine the Wolfa Goofa with the Green Teeth and the Screaming Eagle of Soul and you have a bill that borders on too fine, too fun for a Wednesday night.
  
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• Burned body found in Penn Hills

  09-06-2016 15:02
  
  Allegheny County Police confirm to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that a badly burned body has been found along Blackadore Street in Penn Hills near the border with Homewood.
  
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• Crash in Liberty Tunnels cleared; no students injured in bus accident in Strip

  09-06-2016 14:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police and fire crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash this morning in the Liberty Tunnel inbound.
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary mass vessel examination at Loyalhanna Lake

  09-06-2016 14:17
  
  To continue with the recreational boating season, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary civilian volunteers will conduct a Mass Vessel Examination or "Vessel Safety Checks" for recreational watercraft  on June 11.
  
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