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• Source: Woman found fatally stabbed in East Pittsburgh had been there for about 1 week

  24-06-2016 23:52
  
  Officials are not releasing the name of the woman found stabbed to death inside a home in East Pittsburgh.
  
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• Charges upgraded for man accused of slamming fiancee's son into ground, killing him

  24-06-2016 23:49
  
  An 8-year-old North Braddock boy, receiving life-threatening injuries at the hands of his mother’s fiance, died Thursday evening.
  
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• Lincoln-Larimer man pleads to conspiracy in connection with 2013 shooting

  24-06-2016 23:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man charged in a fatal 2013 shooting pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal conspiracy.
  
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• Pirates To Contribute To Fund Supporting Orlando Massacre Victims

  24-06-2016 23:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are stepping up to help the victims of a nightclub massacre in Orlando.
  The team announced Friday that they will be donating the proceeds from this Saturday’s Pirates Charities 50/50 raffle to the OneOrlando Fund, a nonprofit created to assist those affected by the tragedy.
  Supported by Rivers Casino, the Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle takes place during each Pirates home game throughout the season. Raffle ticket prices a
  
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• North Braddock man charged in death of 8-year-old boy

  24-06-2016 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police today charged a North Braddock man in the killing of his fiancee’s 8-year-old son.
  
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• Consumer Reports: Hybrid Gas/Charcoal Grills

  24-06-2016 23:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to grilling, some of us swear by the smoky flavor of charcoal. Others like the quick convenience of firing up a gas grill. Now there are hybrid grills designed to keep both camps happy. Consumer Reports just tested two.
  The $300 Charbroil Gas2Coal looks like a regular gas grill until you slide in a tray for charcoal. It’s a convenient design because you can use the gas burner to ignite the charcoal. But because it has only one cooking surface, you ca
  
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• Will Derrick Rose Save The Knicks… Can Anyone?

  24-06-2016 22:55
  
  By Jason Keidel
  For decades, MSG has been branded the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” And for decades, that was true. But despite the billion-dollar botox MSG just got, the new skin can’t hide the mangled organs inside the building. It is now the World’s Most Overrated Arena, with the Knicks beaming from the somber marquee.
  Despite all the promises and promulgations, the chest-out machismo of native New Yorkers, there’s nothing to smile about from New Y
  
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• NFL To Interview Steelers’ James Harrison, Other Players In PEDs Probe

  24-06-2016 22:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and James Harrison will be interviewed next month by NFL officials in connection to a media report that linked them to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
  A letter from NFL executive Adolpho Birch that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press says Green Bay linebackers Matthews and Peppers and Pittsburgh linebacker Harrison will be interviewed when training camps open. The Packers begin practicing on July 26, the Steelers on July 29.
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• Local Jewish Community Organizes Event Honoring Orlando Victims

  24-06-2016 22:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The tragedy is still unimaginable. The images still stunning.
  People across the country continue to come to grips with what happened at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
  49 people killed, many others wounded at the hands of 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a man who pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
  “We want to prevent gun violence while still supporting the second amendment and we also want to separate Islam from radical Islam, given the shooters claims, his ties to ISIS,”
  
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• Victim of attempted Wal-Mart carjacking says coping has made her stronger

  24-06-2016 22:36
  
  The Westmoreland County woman who was nearly carjacked at knifepoint while her 4-year-old son was in the backseat of her van is speaking out about how she is coping with the experience. Her comments came as the man charged in the case waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Mark Mansour in Greensburg.Ronald Schissler Jr., 42, of Grapeville is charged with pressing a knife against the throat of Christina Gootz and trying to carjack her and her little boy. When
  
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• One dead in Murrysville car crash

  24-06-2016 22:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  One person died this afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Murrysville, Westmoreland County emergency officials said.
  
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• Car goes over Murrysville hillside killing driver

  24-06-2016 22:31
  
  A car drove off a roadway, over a hillside killing the driver Friday afternoon in Murrysville.
  
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• Woman Stabbed To Death On Chicago Train In Apparent Domestic Attack

  24-06-2016 21:57
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – A woman has been stabbed to death on a Chicago L train in what police say may have been a domestic dispute.
  First Deputy Superintendent John Escalante said Thursday that witnesses said they were a couple and there was “some talk about a child.” Escalante said witnesses observed the man asking the woman a question. After she said “no,” he stabbed her and slit her throat.
  The attack was recorded by surveillance cameras.
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• Top 10 Moments From Penguins’ Stanley Cup Run

  24-06-2016 21:54
  
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins and their fans will have plenty to celebrate this summer in the wake of a Stanley Cup championship.
  From overcoming the New York Rangers, to clinching the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup in San Jose, there were plenty of memorable moments.
  Here’s a look at our top 10:
  No. 10 – Jeff Zatkoff Gets Nod In Playoff Opener
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• 1 Person Dead In Murrysville Crash

  24-06-2016 21:52
  
  MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — At least one person is dead in a Murrysville crash that happened Friday afternoon.
  Crews rushed to Meadowbrook Road near Trafford Road around 3 p.m.
  Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers report a one car went over a hill and into some nearby woods.
  One person inside was pronounced dead. It is not clear if anyone else was injured.
  This is a developing story, stay with KDKA and KDKA.com for more information.  
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• Men Killed In Uniontown Shooting Identified

  24-06-2016 21:39
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — The two men killed Thursday in a Uniontown shooting have been identified.
  Corey Johnson, 37 and Meshach Punter, 25, were found dead around 7 p.m. in a home on Millview Street.
  Officers have not released any details surrounding what may have prompted the gunfire.
  One person has reportedly been questioned but is not charged with the crime.
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• Attempted Child Luring Reported In Bethel Park Deemed False Report

  24-06-2016 20:48
  
  UPDATE: (7:00 p.m.) — Per the Bethel Park Police Department, the previously reported child luring attempt was a false report. 
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Police in Bethel Park are searching for a man accused of trying to lure a child on Friday.
  Officers said it happened around 11 a.m. on Oxford Drive.
  A female juvenile sitting in a parked car was approached by an unknown man who asked her to go with him to a nearby park. When she refused, the man fled.
  He is described as a thin, black
  
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• Attempted Child Luring Reported In Bethel Park

  24-06-2016 20:48
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Police in Bethel Park are searching for a man accused of trying to lure a child on Friday.
  Officers said it happened around 11 a.m. on Oxford Drive.
  A female juvenile sitting in a parked car was approached by an unknown man who asked her to go with him to a nearby park. When she refused, the man fled.
  He is described as a thin, black male, around 40 years old, wearing a red shirt and blue jeans.
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• Third man pleads guilty in Pennsylvania overdose deaths

  24-06-2016 20:47
  
  The last of three Pennsylvania men accused of supplying fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in at least two overdose deaths has pleaded guilty.
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: June 20th-June 24th

  24-06-2016 20:04
  
  The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. This week, Cleveland’s 92.3 The Fan put together a special Top 5 of their own following the Cavaliers victory in the NBA Finals. You can check out their best calls of the week here.
  Number 5: In this week’s episode, we start with Kwan from Cleveland, Ohio who called in to the Ken Carman with Anthony Lima on 92.3 The Fan
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane restrictions scheduled for Liberty Bridge, Tunnel

  24-06-2016 20:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  PennDOT has announced traffic restrictions for the Liberty Bridge and Liberty Tunnel over the next week.
  
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• Presbyterian delegates 'deeply regret' past treatment of gays

  24-06-2016 19:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s top legislative body has approved a statement of ”deep regret” over a history of marginalizing gays and other sexual minorities while also lamenting the loss of members who left the denomination over its eventual approval of ordaining and marrying gay persons.
  
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• Pa. Officer Critical But Stable, 1 In Custody In Police Shooting

  24-06-2016 19:34
  
  FOLCROFT, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania police officer is in critical but stable condition after being shot, while a three-hour manhunt ended with at least one person in custody.
  Stay with CBS Philly for the latest updates. 
  Train service has meanwhile resumed in the area just south of Philadelphia.
  Authorities say 25-year-old Folcroft Officer Christopher Dorman was shot several times Friday morning while investigating reports of drug use behind an apartment house.
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• Cleveland, ACLU settle lawsuit for GOP convention demonstrations

  24-06-2016 19:26 via post-gazette.com
  The ACLU of Ohio and the city of Cleveland have negotiated a settlement to a federal court case in which the city’s plans for regulations governing demonstrations and parades during the Republican National Convention next month had been ruled unconstitutional.
  
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• Kennywood to hold annual 5-day Fourth of July celebration

  24-06-2016 19:18
  
  Kennywood is continuing their annual five-day Fourth of July celebration called Celebrate America.
  
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• Bishop Zubik calls for controls on gun purchases

  24-06-2016 19:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Bishop David Zubik is calling for tighter restrictions on gun purchases, with improved background checks and with limits on high-capacity weapons such as the one used in the June 12 mass murder of 49 people at Orlando, Fla.’s Pulse nightclub.
  
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• Pittsburgh financial advisers urge calm on investment front in wake of EU vote

  24-06-2016 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The stunning news that Britain will exit the European Union has worldwide markets in a swoon, but clients at the investment advisory firm Yanni & Associates in Franklin Park seem to be breathing normally.
  
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• Pa. Man Who Claimed He Escaped Auschwitz Admits Story A Lie

  24-06-2016 18:31
  
  ADAMSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A 91-year-old Pennsylvania man who has for years lectured to school groups and others about what he said were his experiences at Auschwitz now says he was never a prisoner at the German death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
  Joseph Hirt, of Adamstown, made the admission in a letter to LNP newspaper Wednesday. He said he used poor judgment and faulty reasoning in trying to tell the story of those affected by the Nazis.
  “I am writing today to apologize publicly for h
  
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• Allentown Poised To Reinstate Gun Restrictions After Court Ruling

  24-06-2016 18:20
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Gun owners in Allentown may soon be required again to report lost or stolen firearms to police.
  The Morning Call reports the city is poised to reinstate firearms restrictions that were lifted last year after a state law was enacted that exposed municipalities to lawsuits from organizations like the National Rifle Association. The state Supreme Court rejected the law on Monday.
  Mayor Ed Pawlowski says he plans to reintroduce the lost and stolen guns proposal next week.
  
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• Pittsburgh man to stand trial in Brentwood shooting death

  24-06-2016 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 29-year-old Pittsburgh man has been ordered to stand trial on homicide charges in the shooting death of a man in Brentwood in May.
  
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• Man order to stand trial in Brentwood shooting death

  24-06-2016 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 28-year-old man was ordered to stand trial in a case of double shooting that left one man dead and another wounded in Brentwood in May.
  
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• Bishop Zubik Calls For More Gun Control

  24-06-2016 18:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A massacre at a nightclub in Orlando has reignited the gun control debate nationally, as well as within the Pittsburgh community.
  Bishop David A. Zubik of with the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is entering the conversation by calling for more gun control.
  A statement released Friday reads, in part, “from the blood-stained floor of a gay night club in Orlando, to the bodies carried from a South Carolina Bible study, to the murder of family members in their own bac
  
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• Man Charged In Monroeville Shooting Surrenders To Police

  24-06-2016 17:45
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A man charged in a Monroeville shooting that injured two surrendered to police on Friday.
  Brian Hart, 23, is accused of opening fire in the parking lot of the Plaza on the Mall shopping center.
  Anthony Smith and Major Rainey, the two victims, were in the same car and drove themselves to the hospital after the shooting. Smith was shot in the leg; Rainey was grazed near his eye.
  Hart is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, seven counts of re
  
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• Monessen man charged with attempted homicide in bar fight

  24-06-2016 17:35
  
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• Photos: Black Bear Spotted In Indiana Co. Backyard

  24-06-2016 17:15
  
  SALTSBURG (KDKA) — A photographer in Indiana County took some great pictures of a black bear lounging in someone’s backyard.
  Allisha Linnea sent these pictures of the adorable beast resting between branches in a tree off of Jamison Avenue in Saltsburg.
  Photo: Allisha Linnea Photography
  Photo: Allisha Linnea Photography
  Photo: Allisha Linnea Photography
  The photographer said the tree was far enough away that the bear was not a threat to any nearby people.
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• Man involved in Monroeville strip mall shooting turns himself in

  24-06-2016 16:55
  
  Police are investigating a shooting at a Monroeville strip mall Tuesday evening.
  
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• Penn Hills man arrested in connection with Monroeville plaza shooting

  24-06-2016 16:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  A suspect in the shooting of two people at a Monroeville shopping plaza earlier this week has surrendered to authorities.
  
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• Steelers Release Kicker Shaun Suisham

  24-06-2016 16:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they have released kicker Shaun Suisham.
  The team says they released him because of a failed physical.In a release the Steelers said, “Unfortunately Shaun incurred a setback in his recovery from knee surgery that won’t allow him to compete in a timely manner,” said Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert. “Shaun has played a significant role in our success during his time in Pittsburgh. He has been the consum
  
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• Penguins Officially Switch To ‘Pittsburgh Gold’ Jerseys

  24-06-2016 16:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that their uniforms are officially changing to a fan-favorite.
  According to the Penguins, the popular “Pittsburgh Gold” will permanently replace the “Vegas Gold” for both home and away uniforms.
  The Penguins have used “Pittsburgh Gold” on their alternate jerseys for the past two seasons. They also used it for every home game during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
  The new road jerseys were unveiled
  
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• U.S. Stocks Plunge After Britain Votes To Leave EU

  24-06-2016 16:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – United States stocks are plunging in early trading after Britons voted to leave the European Union.
  The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 500 points, or 2.8 percent, to 17,515 in the first few minutes of trading Friday.
  The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 57 points, or 2.7 percent, to 2,056x. The Nasdaq composite sank 158 points, or 3.2 percent, to 4,751.
  It was the biggest drop for U.S. stocks since September.
  European markets fell even more. France’s b
  
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• Global Stocks Tumble After Britain Votes To Leave The EU

  24-06-2016 16:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are plunging in the U.S. and worldwide Friday after Britons voted to leave the European Union.
  The result stunned investors, who reacted by rushing to the safety of gold and U.S. government bonds as they wondered what will come next for Britain, Europe and the global economy.
  U.S. stocks gave up all their gains from earlier in the year and are on track for their biggest losses since August. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 627 points, or 3.5 percent, to
  
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• Sheriff describes 'complete chaos' from West Virginia floods that have killed 14

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says 14 people have died during devastating flooding in the state.
  
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• At least 4 dead, toddler missing in West Virginia flooding

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At least five deaths have been reported in flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia, a state official said this morning.
  
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• 24 dead in West Virginia floods; 32,000 homes without power

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Surrounded by muddy devastation, Cathy Light and her husband Chris thought it was “heaven sent” they had free burgers to munch on in a Clendenin parking lot Saturday.
  
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• 23 dead in West Virginia floods; search and rescue continues

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As a deluge swamped southeast West Virginia — a disaster that killed at least 23 people — Ronnie Scott’s wife called him and told him their house was filling up with water. She fled to the attic with two dogs and a cat and waited. She smelled natural gas.
  
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• 23 dead in West Virginia floods; 32,000 homes without power

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left at least 23 people dead, and authorities said Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for.
  
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• 20 dead in West Virginia floods; search and rescue continues

  24-06-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As a deluge swamped southeast West Virginia — a disaster that killed at least 20 people — Ronnie Scott’s wife called him and told him their house was filling up with water. She fled to the attic with two dogs and a cat and waited. She smelled natural gas.
  
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• Cops: 8-year-old boy with messy room killed by mom's fiance

  24-06-2016 15:43
  
  An 8-year-old North Braddock boy who was fighting for his life after receiving life-threatening injuries at the hands of his mother’s fiance has died Thursday evening.
  
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• Britain Votes To Leave EU: Cameron To Resign; Markets Rocked

  24-06-2016 15:41
  
  LONDON (AP) – Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling the prime minister Friday, sending global markets plunging and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III.
  The decision launches a yearslong process to renegotiate trade, business and political links between the United Kingdom and what would become a 27-nation bloc, an unprecedented divorce that could take decad
  
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• DA: Wilkinsburg mass shooting suspects were out for vengeance

  24-06-2016 15:35
  
  The two men named as suspects in the Wilkinsburg mass shooting will be officially charged Thursday.
  
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