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• Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh transitions to zTrip

  28-06-2016 23:47
  
  In response to the success of ride sharing companies nationwide, Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh has rolled out its new 125-car fleet of zTrip cars as part of a roughly $5 million re-brand.
  
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• Consumer group releases annual list of dangerous summer toys

  28-06-2016 23:43
  
  Toy guns, kiddie pools, hoverboards and backyard trampolines are among the playthings that made a consumer watchdog's annual list of hazardous summer toys
  
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• Pittsburgh School Board Calls Special Meeting; Will Likely Keep Hamlet

  28-06-2016 23:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The fate of Pittsburgh school superintendent Anthony Hamlet could be decided at a special meeting Wednesday night.
  The school board will review an independent investigation of Hamlet’s credentials.
  After more than a month of controversy, the board will decide. Are the inconsistencies and plagiarism on Anthony Hamlet’s resume acceptable blemishes on its chosen candidate, or do they rise to a level that another candidate should be found?
  The local watchdog gro
  
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• Possible target in Wilkinsburg mass shooting misses trial in separate case

  28-06-2016 23:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The man whom police suspect was the intended target of the Wilkinsburg mass shooting missed a trial in a separate case today, officials said.
  
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• Possible target in Wilkinsburg mass shooting misses hearing in separate case

  28-06-2016 23:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The man whom police suspect was the intended target of the Wilkinsburg mass shooting missed a trial in a separate case today, officials said.
  
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• Report Says Pittsburgh Has Some Of The Worst Drivers In The U.S.

  28-06-2016 22:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new report says Pittsburgh has some of the worst drivers in the country.That’s according to Allstate Insurance, which ranked the 200 largest cities in the U.S. on the likelihood drivers will get into a car crash.Pittsburgh had an average number of 18.3 “hard braking events” per 1,000 miles.
  That ranked the Steel City as the 178th safest city out of 200.
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• Caitlyn Jenner Dons Medal For ‘Sports Illustrated’ Cover

  28-06-2016 22:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Caitlyn Jenner is set to appear on the cover of “Sports Illustrated” wearing her gold medal 40 years after her 1976 decathlon Olympic win.
  Jenner told the magazine she had a complicated relationship with the medal, and had kept it in drawers and in a safe, “but never on display.”
  Jenner, at the time Bruce Jenner, was featured on the SI cover in the Aug. 9, 1976, issue after winning gold.
  In her new interview, she said her masculine body at the time d
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for believed target of Wilkinsburg backyard massacre

  28-06-2016 22:15
  
  Lamont Powell, who police say was the target of an ambush that killed several family members, is a wanted man after no-showing a court date. His whereabouts are unknown.
  
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• Suspected IS Attack Kills Dozens At Istanbul’s Airport

  28-06-2016 21:53
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Suspected Islamic State group extremists have hit the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing dozens of people and wounding many others, Turkish officials said Tuesday.
  Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 31 people were killed in the attack while another senior government official told The Associated Press it could climb much higher.
  The senior official at first said close to 50 people had already died, but later said that the figure was expected
  
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• Suicide Bombers Target Istanbul Airport, Killing At Least 28

  28-06-2016 21:53
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Several suicide bombers have hit the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing at least 28 people and wounding some 60 others, Istanbul’s governor and other officials said Tuesday.
  Turkey’s NTV television quoted Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin as saying authorities believe three suicide bombers carried out the attack.
  “According to initial assessments 28 people have lost their lives, some 60 people have been taken to hospitals. Our
  
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• 2 Explosions Rock Istanbul Airport, Multiple People Injured

  28-06-2016 21:53
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – A Turkish official says two explosions have rocked Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, wounding multiple people.
  The official said Tuesday it was unclear whether the explosions were caused by a suicide attack.
  The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government protocol.
  The state-run TRT television said an explosion hit a control point at the international arrival terminal of the airport.
  Other media reported the sound of gunfire at the scene.
  Eye witness Er
  
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• 2 Explosions Rock Istanbul Airport, Killing At Least 10

  28-06-2016 21:53
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Two explosions have rocked Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing at least 10 people and wounding around 20 others, Turkey’s justice minister and another official said Tuesday.
  Bekir Bozdag said that according to preliminary information, “a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up.”
  Another official said two attackers detonated explosives at the entrance of the international terminal
  
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• Report: Matt Cullen To Put Off Retirement

  28-06-2016 21:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Matt Cullen achieved his goal of winning a Cup with the Pens this past season, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to hang up his skates.
  According to NHL Analyst Aaron Ward, Cullen is looking to come back for one more season.
  Matt Cullen choosing to play one more means that his representatives will have discussions today with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  — Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) June 28, 2016Many thought that the 39-year-old forward would want t
  
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• Recalled Ikea dressers ‘simply too dangerous,’ top safety official says

  28-06-2016 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Citing six deaths since 1989, federal safety regulators on Tuesday announced a recall of 29 million Ikea dressers they say are dangerously unstable and can tip onto children.
  
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• Trump takes on trade in Westmoreland County speech

  28-06-2016 21:05
  
  The presumptive Republican nominee takes aim at free trade deals during a speech Tuesday in Western Pennsylvania, where he paints Hillary Clinton as a champion of the kind of globalization that has pushed manufacturing jobs overseas.
  
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• Ex-constable pleads to stealing $1 million in local taxes to gamble

  28-06-2016 20:46
  
  A father of seven has resigned as constable and acknowledged gambling away more than $1 million he stole while working as an unpaid deputy for his wife, an elected tax collector in Beaver County.
  
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• NOW: Trump speaks on trade in Monessen

  28-06-2016 20:40
  
  The presumptive Republican nominee gives a campaign speech that highlights his opposition to U.S. trade deals and paints Hillary Clinton as a champion of the kind of globalization that has pushed manufacturing jobs overseas.
  
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• Yellow Cab steers in new direction with zTrip app

  28-06-2016 20:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Yellow Cab flag was lowered Tuesday as the legendary cab service introduced its new fleet of zTrip cars.
  
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• Pittsburgh transportation company jumping on zTrip ride, pulling back on Yellow Cab

  28-06-2016 20:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Yellow Cab flag was lowered today as the legendary cab service introduced its new fleet of zTrip cars.
  
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• Liberty Bridge traffic restrictions extended for Saturday

  28-06-2016 20:37
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing the next phase of the Liberty Bridge deck replacement work in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Tuesday, July 5 weather permitting.
  
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• Heinz Field Rules & Plans Announced For Kenny Chesney Concert

  28-06-2016 20:35
  
  Country music star Kenny Chesney is a big part of a busy weekend on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.
  Today, rules and plans were announced for fans attending the show.
  Heinz Field’s parking lots will open at 1 p.m. and all gates will open at 4 p.m.
  Fans will not be allowed in the lots unless they have a ticket to the concert and they must enter the stadium by 7 p.m.
  After the show, fans must leave the parking areas within an hour of when the concert ends.
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• East Deer man gets 15 to 30 years for killing his wife

  28-06-2016 20:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  An East Deer man who admitted to killing his wife with a tire iron will spend 15 to 30 years in prison. 
  
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• Plane Crash Lands At Nemacolin Resort Airport

  28-06-2016 20:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews were called to reports of a small plane down at the Nemacolin air strip.Crews responded and said that the small plane crashed just off the air strip.
  Emergency dispatchers say everyone made it out of the plane and there are no major injuries. Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Plane veers off runway near miniature golf course at Nemacolin

  28-06-2016 20:01
  
  A small plane veered off the runway Tuesday afternoon at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
  
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• 3 arrested in Armstrong County on drug charges

  28-06-2016 19:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Three people are in jail today in Armstrong County on an array of drug charges.
  
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• Escaped prisoner who killed woman in Armstrong County sentenced

  28-06-2016 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Armstrong County man was sentenced today to life in prison for killing a woman last year after he walked away from the county jail.
  
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• Jail Escapee Found Guilty Of Murder Sentenced To Life Without Parole

  28-06-2016 19:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man who escaped from prison and killed a woman who lived nearby was sentenced Tuesday morning.
  According to the Tribune-Review, Robert Crissman, Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  In May, Crissman was found guilty of both first- and second-degree murder.
  It took the jury less than two hours to convict Crissman in the strangulation death of 55-year-old Tammy Long.
  The charges carry a mandatory life sentence.
  Authorities said Crissman
  
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• Pitt Women’s Basketball Coach McConnell-Serio Remembers ‘Icon’ Pat Summitt

  28-06-2016 18:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who helped boost the women’s game to the big time in a 38-year career at Tennessee, has died at 64.
  With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012.
  Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying his moth
  
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• Prosecutors: Man gambled away money stolen from school district

  28-06-2016 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Keith Kristek admitted today that he stole more than $1 million from the Ambridge Area School District and another $46,000 from the borough of Baden while acting as tax collector.
  
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• Constable pleads to stealing $1 million in local taxes to gamble

  28-06-2016 18:29
  
  A constable resigns and pleads guilty to federal charges that he stole taxes that his wife was elected to collect in Beaver County.
  
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• Landslide injures 2, closes part of West Carson Street

  28-06-2016 18:24
  
  Traffic is being re-routed through Station Square while a section of West Carson Street remains closed Tuesday.
  
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• Jailbreak killer speaks in court, claims innocence in woman's murder

  28-06-2016 18:19
  
  Robert Crissman Jr. insists he didn't kill Tammy Long and says it's outrageous he was found guilty of her murder after an escape from the Armstrong County Jail.
  
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• Trump To Deliver Policy Speech In Monessen

  28-06-2016 18:16
  
  MONESSEN (KDKA) – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Monessen this afternoon.
  Trump will be visiting Alumisource, which is a company that makes shredded and blended scrap metal for the aluminum industry.
  Today, he will speak to a small, invited audience of about 200 people. It is being billed as a major policy speech.
  If Trump is to carry Pennsylvania, Monessen is the kind of Democratic town he must win in November.
  In fact, he was invited
  
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• Trump Delivers Policy Speech In Monessen

  28-06-2016 18:16
  
  MONESSEN (KDKA/AP) – Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Monessen this afternoon.
  Trump visited Alumisource, which is a company that makes shredded and blended scrap metal for the aluminum industry.
  He spoke to a small, invited audience of about 200 people.
  The speech, delivered in the heart of America’s struggling Rust Belt, will stress a central premise of his campaign: that global free trade – a Republican Party staple for decades
  
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• Pa. Senate committee votes against controversial sex-abuse provision

  28-06-2016 17:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — A Senate committee today voted to remove the most controversial provision of a bill that would let child sex-abuse victims sue their attackers.
  
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• Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings 2016

  28-06-2016 17:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County!
  4th Of July Around The Area
  Beaver & Butler County Fireworks Listings
  Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette & Greene Counties Fireworks Listings
  Washington County Fireworks Listings
  Best 4th of July Concerts In Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Regatta
  Summer GuideARMSTRONG COUNTYFord City
  Ford City Summer Fest 2016DATE: July
  
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• Senate panel OKs wider age limit in child sex abuse lawsuits

  28-06-2016 17:54
  
  Legislation in Pennsylvania to give victims of child sexual abuse more time to sue is taking another step forward.
  
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• Washington County Fireworks Listings 2016

  28-06-2016 17:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Washington County!
  4th Of July Around The Area
  Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Beaver & Butler County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette & Greene Counties Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best 4th of July Concerts In Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Regatta
  Summer GuideWASHINGTON COUNTYCanonsburg
  32nd Annual Whiskey Rebellion 5KDA
  
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• Beaver & Butler County Fireworks Listings 2016

  28-06-2016 17:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Beaver and Butler Counties!
  4th Of July Around The Area
  Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette & Greene Counties Fireworks Listings
  Washington County Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best 4th of July Concerts In Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Regatta
  Summer Guide
   
  BEAVER COUNTY
   
  Bridgewater
  6th Annual Beaver Cou
  
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• Sick of dropped calls? Squirrel Hill Tunnel work will fix phone service

  28-06-2016 17:48
  
  Daily traffic restrictions are in effect while an electrical contractor does some work to restore cellphone service inside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
  
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• Allegheny County Fireworks Listings 2016

  28-06-2016 17:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Allegheny County!
  4th Of July Around The Area
  Beaver & Butler County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette & Greene Counties Fireworks Listings
  Washington County Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best 4th of July Concerts In Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Regatta
  Summer Guide
   
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY
   
  Avalon
  North Boro’s Fire
  
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• Fayette & Greene County Fireworks Listings 2016

  28-06-2016 17:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Fayette and Greene Counties!
  4th Of July Around The Area
  Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Beaver & Butler Counties Fireworks Listings
  Washington County Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best 4th of July Concerts In Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Regatta
  Summer Guide
   
  FAYETTE COUNTY
   
  Brownsville
  FireworksDATE: July
  
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• 65 Animals Found Living In Deplorable Conditions In Beaver Co. Home

  28-06-2016 17:46
  
  BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Animal welfare workers seized dozens of animals from a home in Beaver County on Monday.
  Officials say the home in Brighton Township was in deplorable condition. Animals were living in dirty cages and had no access to clean water.
  “The house was filthy and uninhabitable in the current condition. I went into the garage and there was a strong odor of urine. The temperature inside the garage was hot and some of the fifty rabbits housed there were panting heavil
  
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• Stunning Sand Sculpting Event To Be Held In Schenley Plaza

  28-06-2016 17:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh is set to host a stunning celebration in sand this summer, starting this week.
  Beginning July 2, ten of the top sand sculptors in the world will arrive in Schenley Plaza to compete in the “Sand City Spectacular International Master Sand Sculpting Championship.”
  Featuring acclaimed artists from seven different countries, the competition will also serve to celebrate Pittsburgh’s 200th anniversary. Sculptors will model their creations afte
  
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• Times and guidelines for Kenny Chesney concert

  28-06-2016 17:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  With Kenny Chesney returning to Heinz Field Saturday on the Spread the Love Tour, city and stadium officials are hoping that’s all that is spread around.
  
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• Panel approves subpoena power in AG Kane impeachment probe

  28-06-2016 17:12
  
  A legislative subcommittee investigating the possible impeachment of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is authorizing its chairman to issue subpoenas.
  
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• Victims identified in fatal Route 51 crash

  28-06-2016 17:11
  
  A car crash on Route 51 north Monday morning killed two people.  Route 51 was closed for hours Monday afternoon.
  
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• Woman dies after hit-and-run in Bloomfield

  28-06-2016 17:04
  
  A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood early Sunday morning.
  
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• Report: Port Authority Announces Plan To Review All Bus Stops

  28-06-2016 17:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In an effort to make the Port Authority bus system more efficient, a massive review project has been announced.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Port Authority’s 7,020 bus stops will be reviewed over a seven-year period.
  A five-member team will evaluate each of the Port Authority’s 102 routes. It is unclear how many stops will be eliminated based on their findings. Some may be eliminated entirely or be combined with other ne
  
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• Port Authority Plans To Eliminate Bus Stops To Speed Up Service

  28-06-2016 17:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Port Authority is looking at eliminating some bus stops in Pittsburgh.
  The thought is reducing stops will speed up service.
  It seems the Port Authority is in the process of a major make-over. Fare changes go into effect January 1, and now another overhaul — a complete review of every single bus stop with the intent to get rid of unused stops.
  In 2013, more than 400 bus stops were eliminated in Allegheny County, a hardship felt by some riders.
  “My mother,
  
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