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• 2 Arrested After Death Of Hair Salon Employee

  19-06-2016 23:49
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) – Police say two people accused in the death of a hair salon employee whose body was dumped behind an auto shop in suburban Atlanta have been arrested.
  Local news media report that the Marietta Police and Paulding County Sheriff’s Department arrested 21-year-old Omar Savior and 20-year-old Thadeshia Clark on Friday in the connection to the death of 35-year-old Howard Sewell.
  Sheriff’s Sgt. Ashley Henson says the body of Sewell was found behind the Gerber Auto
  
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• Deer wanders into downtown Pittsburgh, is shot and killed

  19-06-2016 23:07
  Public safety officials said reports began coming in at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday that a young deer was seen running around downtown streets. Animal care and control unit officers responded bu didn't have tranquilizers.
  
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• Pittsburgh man charged in killing of Georgia man

  19-06-2016 22:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. — Police say two people accused in the death of a hair salon employee whose body was dumped behind an auto body shop in suburban Atlanta have been arrested.
  
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• Pittsburgh man arrested after death of Georgia hair salon employee

  19-06-2016 22:50
  
  Police say two people accused in the death of a hair salon employee whose body was dumped behind an auto shot in suburban Atlanta have been arrested.
  
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• Next Out: Leslie Odom Jr. To Exit ‘Hamilton’ In July

  19-06-2016 21:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A week after winning a best leading actor Tony Award, Leslie Odom Jr. has announced he will leave the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” joining key principals out the door next month.
  The actor, who plays Aaron Burr in the hip-hop hit musical about Alexander Hamilton, announced Sunday on Facebook that he’ll leave the show on July 9 when his contract is up. He has been with the show since it first began performances in early 2015 downtown.
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• Leslie Odom Jr. To Exit ‘Hamilton’ On July 9

  19-06-2016 21:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Leslie Odom Jr. is leaving “Hamilton.”
  The actor, who earlier this month won a best actor Tony award for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the hit musical, announced he’d be leaving the show on July 9 when his contract is up. He made the announcement Sunday in a video message on Facebook. Odom’s Tony was one of 11 awarded to the show which has spawned a hit soundtrack and a best-selling book.
  Odom said that he would never forget the people he met dur
  
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• Officers forced to shoot, kill deer in Downtown

  19-06-2016 21:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A deer that wandered into Downtown was shot and killed today by Pittsburgh police.
  
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• National Rifle Association: More Gun Control Not The Answer

  19-06-2016 20:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Rifle Association is reaffirming its position that more gun control won’t stop extremists or criminals from carrying out attacks.
  Chief lobbyist Chris Cox says the Florida nightclub massacre – the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history – doesn’t change the NRA’s opposition to tighter gun laws. He spoke a day ahead of Senate votes on four measures to control the sale of guns. None is expected to pass.
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• Neighbor: ‘Something Isn’t Right’ About Girls At Man’s House

  19-06-2016 20:16
  
  FEASTERVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A neighbor said she had long felt that “something isn’t right” at a Bucks County home where a man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager whose parents police say gave her to him when she was 14.
  Jen Betz of Feasterville said she called authorities because was concerned about the young girls she saw outside the house, which she said had boarded windows and high weeds.
  “They’re so sad and fearful every time I see them. That’s
  
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• ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Killed When His Car Hits Him

  19-06-2016 20:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, was killed by his own car as it rolled down his driveway early Sunday, police and his publicist said.
  The car pinned Yelchin, 27, against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Los Angeles, Officer Jenny Hosier said. He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it started rolling.
  Yelchin was on his wa
  
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• ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Killed By Own Car At Age 27

  19-06-2016 20:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, was killed in a car accident early Sunday, police and his publicist said.
  Yelchin, 27, was struck by his own car as it rolled backward down his driveway in Studio City, according to Los Angeles police Officer Jenny Hosier. The car pinned Yelchin against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence.
  He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why h
  
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• Changes made to several Port Authority bus schedules

  19-06-2016 20:00
  
  Anyone who rides one of the bus routes on this list should check the Port Authority website or call customer service for full details about the changes.
  
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• Deer put down after wandering downtown Pittsburgh

  19-06-2016 19:48
  
  A deer was shot and killed Sunday morning after wandering into downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Police Unable To Safely Remove Deer Trapped Downtown

  19-06-2016 19:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A young deer caused some problems while it was wandering around downtown Pittsburgh early Sunday afternoon.
  Around 10:30 a.m., reports began coming in that a young deer was seen running around the streets of downtown Pittsburgh. Eventually, it made its way into a loading dock by the old Pittsburgh Post-Gazette building where police cornered it to stop it from causing any more traffic problems. 
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• Deer Caught In Downtown Pittsburgh, Police Unable To Safely Remove It

  19-06-2016 19:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A young deer caused some problems while it was wandering around downtown Pittsburgh early Sunday afternoon.
  Around 10:30 a.m., reports began coming in that a young deer was seen running around the streets of downtown Pittsburgh. Eventually, it made its way into a loading dock by the old Pittsburgh Post-Gazette building where police cornered it to stop it from causing any more traffic problems. 
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• Final budget stretch starts with major issues unresolved

  19-06-2016 18:57
  
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled Legislature are heading into the final stretch to approve an on-time budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year that begins July 1.
  
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• Rizzo, Bryant, Ross Homer; Cubs Beat Pirates 4-3

  19-06-2016 18:16
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Cubs have done a lot for Jon Lester this season – including a lot of diving stops and long home runs. Once again on Saturday night, Lester’s teammates came through in a big way.
  Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and David Ross each homered to back Lester and lead Chicago to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  The major league-leading Cubs (46-20) improved to a season-high 26 games above .500 while the Pirates lost for the ninth time in 10 games.
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• 1 injured in early morning Parkway East crash

  19-06-2016 17:56
  
  Traffic was stopped overnight after a multi-vehicle accident on the Parkway East early Sunday morning.
  
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• Kids Learn Sportsmanship, Discipline At Annual Roethlisberger ProCamp

  19-06-2016 17:48
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — A decade ago, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger held his first mini-camp for kids. Saturday, another group took lessons from the pro.
  It wasn’t your typical practice. Saturday, kids got to learn a few tricks from a pro.
  “We do a lot of quarterback drills, some receiver drills, and a little bit of running back stuff, but mostly just catching and throwing,” Roethlisberger said.
  Dozens of first through eighth graders ran drills on the field.
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• Medical examiner: Driver who drove into river has died

  19-06-2016 17:09
  Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a driver rescued from a car that plunged into a Pittsburgh river last month has died. The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said 58-year-old Richard Smith was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon at UPMC Mercy.
  
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• State police searching for man in Butler County

  19-06-2016 16:53
  
  State police in Butler County are searching for a man who fled during a traffic stop Sunday morning.
  
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• State police looking for man that eluded arrest

  19-06-2016 16:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  State police at Butler are asking the public's help in locating a man who is wanted for a series of alleged crimes, including fleeing police.
  
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• 2 report to hospital after Perry South shooting

  19-06-2016 16:27
  
  Two gunshot victims arrived to Allegheny General Hospital Saturday night after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after shooting in Homewood

  19-06-2016 16:13
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood late Saturday night.
  
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• Caption Contest 291 ... and the winners of 290

  19-06-2016 10:57
  CapCon 290 [click second image] featured a couple of refugees from "Star Trek." In the vast universe of caption possibilities, only the three winning captions below made the cut.
  
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• Brian O'Neill: The chaos theory of Pittsburgh 'machine' politics

  19-06-2016 06:55
  I have no problem with the adjective. Democrats have run the city unceasingly since 1934, when the citizenry embraced President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and tossed aside the Republicans who had held the mayor's seat for the previous quarter-century .
  
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• Suit seeks to free man from solitary confinement

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Arthur Johnson has used neither a cellphone nor the internet. He’s never voted, married or had children.
  
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• Suit seeks to free man from solitary

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Arthur Johnson has used neither a cellphone nor the internet. He’s never voted, married or had children.
  
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• ‘ReuseFest’ pairs household castoffs with nonprofits

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jan Sargert was driving by Jefferson Middle School in Mt. Lebanon on Saturday morning when she saw the sign “ReuseFest.” She drove home, gathered up all the stuff she had set aside to get rid of somewhere and returned to donate it.
  
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• Parents caught in medical pot’s legal crossfire

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Parents hoping to treat seriously ill children with medical marijuana cheered when Pennsylvania’s new law included a “safe harbor” provision allowing them to import the medicines right away, rather than waiting for the law to take full effect in two years.
  
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• Obituary: Thomas J. Kasardo / Longtime Chalfant councilman, dedicated youth athletics coach

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  As a husband and father, a Chalfant Borough councilman and a youth athletics coach, Thomas J. Kasardo was a man committed to helping others.
  
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• Lawrence County legal case continues to unfold seven years later as teen is released from juvenile center purview

  19-06-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Christopher Brown told his 11-year-old son, Jordan, not to worry as he was put into the back of a state police cruiser and taken to the Lawrence County Jail. Stay strong. You’ll be coming home soon.
  
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• Police Investigating Perry South Shooting

  19-06-2016 05:59
  
  PERRY SOUTH (KDKA) — Two people arrived at Allegheny General Hospital with injuries early Saturday evening after shots were fired in Perry South.
  According to police, the 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman walked into AGH around 7 p.m. The man had been shot in both his hands, and the woman had injuries that police say are from possible debris or shrapnel.
  Police believe the two were shot at while they were driving along Chautauqua Street in Perry South.
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• 2 self-report to Allegheny General with gunshot wounds

  19-06-2016 03:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man and woman self-reported to a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday evening with injuries related to a shooting, police said.
  
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• McIlroy, Mickelson And Fowler Miss Cut At US Open

  19-06-2016 02:30
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) – Rory McIlroy spent the days before the U.S. Open searching for his game.
  The world’s third-ranked player didn’t find it at Oakmont.
  McIlroy missed the cut on Saturday after posting a two-round total of 8-over 148, two clear of the cut line at 6 over. The 2011 U.S. Open champion followed up a disastrous 7-over 77 in the gloom on Thursday and early Friday with a wildly uneven 1-over 71. Starting on the back nine, McIlroy birdied four of his first seven holes t
  
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• Driver Crashes Into Greensburg Building, Flees Scene

  19-06-2016 01:40
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A car crashed into the side of a Greensburg restaurant Saturday afternoon and then fled the scene of the accident.
  A driver struck the side of a building housing My Sister’s Bistro and another restaurant on State Route 22 in the early afternoon. He then drove away from the scene of the crash. Multiple people were inside the building at the time of the crash. A witness took down the vehicle’s license plate number, which helped police find him.
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• Three Separate Drivers Crash Into Local Businesses Over Weekend

  19-06-2016 01:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In three separate incidents over the weekend, local businesses were plowed into by out-of-control drivers.
  In Greensburg, a driver damaged part of a wall at a pizza shop during the lunch rush. The owner of a business in Washington was lucky he was not hit when a car took out his store front. And a car ended up all the way inside a store in Monroeville, causing so much damage, it won’t reopen for days.
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• Three Local Businesses Damaged By Vehicles In One Weekend

  19-06-2016 01:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In three separate incidents over the weekend, local businesses were plowed into by out-of-control drivers.
  In Greensburg, a driver damaged part of a wall at a pizza shop during the lunch rush. The owner of a business in Washington was lucky he was not hit when a car took out his store front. And a car ended up all the way inside a store in Monroeville, causing so much damage, it won’t reopen for days.
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• Car Crashes Into Monroeville Aquarium Shop

  19-06-2016 01:25
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Shattered glass and debris was everywhere after a car plowed into a local aquarium shop Saturday afternoon.
  It happened around 2 p.m. at Elmer’s Aquarium & Pet Center on William Penn Highway in Monroeville.
  Workers boarded up the front of the store after the car came crashing through the front of the business. About 50 people were inside at the time of the crash. Fortunately, no one inside was injured. The driver also escaped the incident without any injuries
  
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• Sunshine, Heat Replace Rain At Day 3 Of U.S. Open

  19-06-2016 01:04
  
  OAKMONT (KDKA) — Bottled water was in high demand at the Oakmont Country Club Saturday for Day 3 of the U.S. Open tournament.
  And for a course where shady areas are few and far between, the heat was downright brutal.
  For the second day in a row, weather was a crowd-pleaser at the 116th U.S. Open at Oakmont. Rain has been replaced by sunshine, but the tens of thousands of spectators lining the fairway still had to deal with the high heat and humidity.“It makes it worthwhile, but I&rsq
  
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• National Weather Service Confirms Weak Tornado In Fayette County

  19-06-2016 00:33
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — The National Weather Service confirmed that a weak tornado moved through parts of Fayette County during Thursday’s storms.
  According to the NWS, the EF-0 tornado moved through Dunbar Township around 4:42 p.m. Thursday, reaching a maximum wind speed of 70 m.p.h. with a maximum path width of 200 yards. They say the path length was less than one mile.
  More than 80 trees were downed or uprooted, and two trees fell onto a house on Ladys Lane. No injuries or fatalit
  
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• National Weather Service confirms a tornado touchdown Thursday in Fayette County

  19-06-2016 00:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  A “weak” tornado moved through a small part of Fayette County as severe storms pounded much of southwestern Pennsylvania Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said Saturday.
  
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