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• Small Boxes Added To Lamp Posts To Enhance Cell Service

  07-07-2016 23:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you look up in and around Pittsburgh, you’ll see a growing number of boxes mounted on lamp posts.
  No, they’re not cameras or spying devices.
  They’re something called small cells, increasingly necessary for you to use your cell phones.
  They’re called small cells, but in reality they’re miniature cell towers, and they’re needed because those macro cell towers are being overwhelmed by customers.
  Verizon Wireless is putting out these s
  
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• Children’s Hospital Doctors Studying Relationship Between Asthma, Vitamin D Levels

  07-07-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Could something cheap and easily available over-the-counter be just as good, if not better, than inhalers for kids with asthma?
  That’s what local researchers want to know.
  High school freshman Isabel Muschweck, of Pine Township, will never forget her first asthma attack.
  “It was at a dance, and after a while I noticed I couldn’t breathe,” she said. “My friend also started noticing, too, that I wasn’t able to breathe, and I started cry
  
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• No More Blasts Required For West Carson Street Hillside

  07-07-2016 23:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The blasting is over!
  While crews weren’t totally happy with the results of Wednesday’s blast on Carson Street, they say they made enough progress, and now West Carson Street may reopen sooner than first thought.
  “We made a lot of progress yesterday afternoon and evening with the excavators. So we decided another blast was not necessary,” said Rudy Husband with Norfolk Southern.
  60 truckloads of fallen rock left yesterday, and they are well on th
  
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• How to Kickstart Maker Education

  07-07-2016 23:13
  While school is out for the summer, part of Lincoln Elementary's campus, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be transformed into an outdoor makerspace. When students return in the fall, they will get to see how their own design concepts have turned into an engaging environment for learning by making.
  
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• Several local Wendy's restaurants on hack list

  07-07-2016 22:56
  
  Hackers were able to get customers' credit and debit card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes. Have you visited any of the Wendy's locations on this list?
  
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• Allegheny County hires election officials with criminal records, investigation finds

  07-07-2016 22:50
  
  A Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 investigation finds several Allegheny County election judges with criminal records. A criminal background check is not required to serve as a poll worker in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Gov't. investigating Tesla autopilot crash on Pa. Turnpike

  07-07-2016 22:48
  
  A car was reportedly in autopilot when it crashed and overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The U.S. government is collecting information from state police.
  
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• Angie’s List: Adding Zones To Your Home’s HVAC System

  07-07-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Imagine living in a home where all the lights were tied to one switch, so every time you needed to see inside the hall closet, you had to turn on every light in the house.
  Sounds absurd, but that’s exactly how most of our homes are cooled and heated – one thermostat controlling temperatures in the entire home.
  That’s why Angie’s List is taking a closer look at adding zones to your home’s HVAC system.
  All the rooms in your home are not creat
  
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• Several local Wendy's restaurants hacked, customer info stolen

  07-07-2016 22:31
  
  Hackers were able to get credit and debit card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes, beginning in late fall. Customers are urged to check their accounts for fraudulent purchases.
  
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• City Bell sees daylight after more than two decades stashed away

  07-07-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city has resurrected a 300-year-old, one-ton English bell that has been hiding in plain sight in a Downtown parking garage for a quarter-century, just in time for the city's 200-year celebration on Saturday.
  
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• City Bell sees daylight after more than two decades in the hole

  07-07-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city has resurrected a 300-year-old, one-ton English bell that has been hiding in plain sight in a Downtown parking garage for a quarter-century, just in time for the city's 200-year celebration on Saturday.
  
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• Child Rushed To Hospital After Near-Drowning In Butler Co.

  07-07-2016 22:05
  
  BUTLER CO. (KDKA) — A child was rushed to the hospital Thursday after a near-drowning in Butler County.
  It happened around 1:45 p.m. at a home on Stargrille Road in Cabot.
  The child was flown to Children’s Hospital.
  State police are investigating. They have not released the age or condition of the child.
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• Police: 1 dead after man opens fire on ex-girlfriend's home

  07-07-2016 21:43
  
  A suspect known as "Mook" remains at large after a double shooting leaves a young man dead and a woman injured Thursday.
  
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• GoFundMe Page Started For Family Of 6-Year-Old Found Dead

  07-07-2016 21:43
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A GoFundMe page has been created for the family of a 6-year-old boy who was pronounced dead in a Fayette County home Tuesday.
  State Police and the Fayette County Coroner were called to a home at 430 Cottage Avenue in Smock.
  A child who lived there with his father, his dad’s girlfriend, and three other children was found in a closet, unresponsive, and could not be revived.
  A GoFundMe page was created to raise money for the child’s funeral service and buri
  
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• Tom Selleck Signs Deal For ‘Blue Bloods’ Season 7

  07-07-2016 21:37
  
  ‘Blue Bloods‘ star Tom Selleck has signed a deal to return for Season 7 of the CBS cop drama, Deadline confirmed Thursday.
  The deal comes on the same day as the start of production for Season 7.
  PHOTOS: New 2016-2017 CBS Primetime Shows
  Selleck plays NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan on the show who heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. Frank runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his father, played by Le
  
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• 2016 Summerfest discount coupons for Kennywood

  07-07-2016 21:24
  
  Make a memory with WTAE, this year at Kennywood. WTAE's annual family fun event kicks off Saturday, July 16th through Friday, July 23rd.
  
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• Health Department Advising Millvale Residents Of Rabid Animals

  07-07-2016 21:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is advising people in the Borough of Millvale to be on the lookout for rabid animals.
  According to a press release, a rabid raccoon was found and shot last week. It is believed it came from an abandoned home in the 900-block of Obrien Street.
  The Health Department reminds all county residents to avoid contact with wild animals and have their pets vaccinated for rabies.
  “We strongly advise Millvale residents to stay away
  
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• PennDOT Set To Reopen Liberty Bridge Ramp To Blvd. Of The Allies

  07-07-2016 20:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There is some good news for the thousands of drivers who use the Liberty Bridge during their commute.
  According to PennDOT, construction crews will soon be reopening the bridge’s ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies.
  PennDOT officials say the inbound Liberty Bridge ramp will reopen Friday at 5 a.m.
  According to PennDOT, drivers who want to use the ramp “weekdays from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. must be in the right hand lane on the bridge,” that’s because th
  
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• Police file new sex assault charges against ex-gymnastics coach

  07-07-2016 20:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Sarver man arrested in May for sexually assaulting a teenage athlete while he was her gymnastics coach was charged Wednesday with various crimes against two sisters which occurred about 15 years ago. 
  
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• Woman says man exposed himself along Yough River Trail

  07-07-2016 20:48
  
  A bicyclist calls police, claiming to have seen a man performing a sex act along the Yough River Trail.
  
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• Another FBI-themed TV series will film in Pittsburgh

  07-07-2016 20:08 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• Wendy's hack: Over 1,000 locations affected, customer info stolen

  07-07-2016 19:59
  
  Hackers were able to steal customers' credit and debit card information at 1,025 restaurants, far more than originally thought, Wendy's said Thursday.
  
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• Police: Masked Gunmen Hold Up Shaler Twp. McDonald’s, Use Pepper Spray On Employees

  07-07-2016 19:57
  
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police in Shaler Township are looking for two masked gunmen who held up a local McDonald’s and used pepper spray on the employees.
  The robbery happened around 5 a.m. last Sunday at the restaurant on Route 8.
  According to Shaler Township Police, both suspects had black semi-automatic handguns.
  Police say the gunmen physically grabbed the employees who were in the restaurant at the time of the incident and sprayed them with pepper spray.
  The suspects were weari
  
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• Transaction complete, Pittsburgh to turn 660 acres in Hays into city's largest park

  07-07-2016 19:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  As of today, Pittsburgh officially has a new park.
  
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• Boy, 4, Recovering After Being Pulled From Scott Twp. Pool

  07-07-2016 19:35
  
  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A 4-year-old child is recovering today after being rescued from the community pool in Scott Township Wednesday evening.
  The incident happened around 6 p.m. at the community pool facility on Lindsay Road.
  The boy was reportedly found face down when he was pulled out of the water.
  Lifeguards gave him CPR and he then became responsive.
  The child was taken to a local hospital.
  He is expected to make a full recovery.
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• No more blasting on W. Carson St. while crews handle boulder collapse

  07-07-2016 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  The large face of the unstable hillside above West Carson Street let loose this afternoon and fell onto the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks. Although crews hired by the railroad have been pulling down rocks all day, a warning siren sounded before the rocks let loose and no one was injured.
  
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• Monroeville man, ex-church volunteer, gets long prison term for child porn

  07-07-2016 19:03
  
  A federal judge in Pittsburgh sentences Andrew Patterson, who was arrested after a detective allegedly traced internet porn to the Monroeville man's computer.
  
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• Jane Doe, the Victim in the "Disney World Girl" or "Internet...

  07-07-2016 19:01
  
  Jane Doe, the Victim in the "Disney World Girl" or "Internet Girl" Child Pornography Series formerly known as Masha Allen v. Alan Hesketh; Richard Carino; George Eliot Kabacy; Matthew Alan Mancuso; Dan W. Joachim; Ranier Gerow; Douglas Michael Stum; Richard Scheiring; Charles Lindauer; Joseph Marcus; William George Gammon; Stephen Jabbour; Albert Noah Abrams; Mayer Finkelstein, Sued in Their Individual Capacities and as Representatives of a Class of Persons Similarly Situated Jane Doe, Appellant
  
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• Pirates Pitching Coach Ray Searage: Glasnow “Not A Finished Product”

  07-07-2016 18:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage joined Ron Cook on the “Cook and Poni Show” Thursday morning to preview the Major League debt of Tyler Glasnow who was called up to make the start today against the St. Louis Cardinals.
  “He is not a finished product,” Searage said. “He is still learning.”
  Searage said that Glasnow, much like Jameson Taillion and Chad Kuhl, have all the talent in the world but are still going throug
  
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• Wendy’s Says More Than 1,000 Restaurants Affected By Hack

  07-07-2016 18:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Wendy’s says hackers were able to steal customer’s credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally thought.
  The hamburger chain says hackers were able to access card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the cards. Some customer’s cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at other stores.
  In May, it said malware was found in fewer than 300 restaurants starting in the fall of 2015. About a month lat
  
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• Wendy's says over 1,000 restaurants affected by hack

  07-07-2016 17:57
  
  Hackers were able to steal customers' credit and debit card information at 1,025 Wendy's restaurants, far more than originally thought,  the company said Thursday.
  
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• Owner of Rivers Casino fighting Pittsburgh slots tax

  07-07-2016 17:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  The owner of Rivers Casino no longer wants to pay the portion of the tax on slot machines that goes to the City of Pittsburgh each year.
  
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• Photo Of Pa. Dad Sleeping Under Son’s Hospital Bed Goes Viral

  07-07-2016 17:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You know what they say, being a parent is a selfless act.
  One Pennsylvania man is proving that point thanks to a photo posted on Facebook that has now gone viral.This is Andre Palmer from York.His wife Amy posted this photo of him sleeping under his 20-month –old son’s crib at the hospital.
  Andre’s son was asleep in his crib, his wife asleep in a chair when he got to the room.
  Instead of waking up his wife, he grabbed a pillow and curled up under his s
  
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• Gymnastics coach in molestation case facing new charges

  07-07-2016 17:52
  
  Police say a Butler gymnastics coach already accused of sexually assaulting a teen student for several years is now charged with molesting two young girls.
  
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• Are Your Dog’s Kisses Dangerous?

  07-07-2016 17:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Who doesn’t let their dog give them a big, slobbery doggie kiss every now and then?Is there anything wrong with that?Animal General’s Dr. Mike Hutchinson says, “Typically, no, but there was this case. A 70-year-old U.K. woman developed some sepsis, which is a bacterial infection in the blood, after her greyhound licked her and kissed her. She was in the ICU for two weeks and she survived.”
  According to CBS News, the unusual case wa
  
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• Allegheny County Health Department advising Millvale residents of rabid animals

  07-07-2016 17:40
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department is advising residents in the Borough of Millvale of rabid animals. A rabid raccoon was found and shot last week. It is believed the raccoon came from an abandoned home, in the 900 block of Obrien Street, located along the woods along the Millvale border.
  
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• In wake of rabid raccoon, Millvale residents advised to be wary of stray animals

  07-07-2016 17:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  A rabid raccoon was found and shot last week in Millvale, prompting the Allegheny County health department to issue an advisory to borough residents.
  
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• Tesla autopilot crash on turnpike under federal scrutiny

  07-07-2016 17:26
  
  The government is collecting information from state police about a rollover crash involving a Tesla on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  
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• Pittsburgh International Airport Ranked As One Of The Best Airports In The U.S.

  07-07-2016 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh International Airport is getting a big honor.
  Travel & Leisure has named our airport one of the 10 Best Domestic Airports in the United States.
  Wonderful news! @PITairport was named one of the best domestic airports in the US via @TravelLeisure CONGRATS! https://t.co/7E5L4aamKh
  — AIRMALL® PIT (@airmallpit) July 7, 2016The travel magazine has been asking its readers to rank their favorite airports across the world since 2013. They base the listin
  
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• U.S. safety agency investigates Tesla crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike

  07-07-2016 16:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The nation’s top auto safety regulator said that it had begun an investigation of a second crash involving a Tesla Motors equipped with Autopilot technology, this time on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  
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• The Commoner’s Chef Wyatt: Maine Mussels With Chorizo & Grilled Corn

  07-07-2016 16:30
  
  Chef Wyatt Lash became the executive chef of The Commoner restaurant earlier this year and brought his seasonal stamp to the menu for all the dining locations. This recipe’s a sample from his summer menu!
  Maine Mussels with Chorizo and Grilled Corn
  Ingredients:
  3 oz. Chorizo, ground
  2 Tbs. Shallots, chopped
  2 Tbs. Garlic, minced
  ½ cup white wine
  1.5 lb Maine Mussels
  ½ bulb of fennel, julienned
  ¼ cup grilled corn, off the cob
  ½ lemon, juiced
  Butter
  Salt
  Pepper
  Ch
  
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• Minnesota Man Fatally Shot By Police; Aftermath Posted On Facebook

  07-07-2016 16:29
  
  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video, which shows a woman in a vehicle with a man whose shirt appears to be soaked in blood telling the camera “police just shot my boyfriend for no apparent reason.”
  St. Anthony Police interim police chief Jon Mangseth said the incident began when an officer
  
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• Pa. Woman Sentenced To Jail For Loud Sex

  07-07-2016 15:52
  
  YORK, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for having sex so loudly it shook her neighbor’s furniture, then threatening her row house neighbors for complaining.
  Twenty-five-year-old Amanda Marie Warfel has been jailed since March 22.
  The York Daily Record reports the woman pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to 45 to 90 days in jail, which she’s already served but remained jailed for another case.
  Warfel said during the hearing that sh
  
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• Police Investigating Tesla Autopilot Crash On Pennsylvania Turnpike

  07-07-2016 15:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a driver reportedly put his Tesla car in autopilot mode and crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.The Detroit Free Press reports Albert Scaglione and his son-in-law Tim Yanke both survived the rollover crash last Friday near Bedford.The crash came just one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a report on a fatal crash in May involving a Tesla in autopilot.Tesla told the Free Press that there was no evidence th
  
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• Woman pleads guilty in loud sex case, sentenced to jail

  07-07-2016 15:41
  
  A young Pennsylvania woman pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for having sex so loudly it shook her neighbor's furniture, then threatening her neighbors for complaining.
  
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• Allegheny County judge charged with DUI, falls over during stop

  07-07-2016 15:29
  
  A judge who was seen driving erratically on Route 28 was so intoxicated that she fell onto her side after her car was pulled over, police say.
  
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• Party, parade, fireworks mark Pittsburgh bicentennial this weekend

  07-07-2016 15:18
  
  The PGH200 celebration continues Friday and Saturday with some big events in Downtown Pittsburgh, the Strip District and Point State Park. Here's a list.
  
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• State Police Seek Missing Indiana Co. Man

  07-07-2016 15:17
  
  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — State Police in Indiana County are asking for help finding a missing man.
  Derek Eckenrod, 43, of Indiana, was last seen around 8 a.m. Wednesday in White Township.
  He is described as a white male, about 6-feet-1-inch tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
  Police say he was last seen wearing green Dickie’s pants with a gray cut-off shirt and “DC” tennis shoes.
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• Bill Cosby’s Lawyers Renew Bid To Force Accuser To Testify

  07-07-2016 15:06
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Bill Cosby‘s lawyers will ask a Pennsylvania judge to either throw out his criminal sex assault case or let him face his accuser in court before trial.
  Cosby is due back in court near Philadelphia on Thursday to appeal a judge’s decision to send the case to trial. Cosby’s lawyers insist a trial should not be held until accuser Andrea Constand testifies and they get a chance to cross-examine her. But prosecutors say a recent court ruling allowed them
  
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• PTL Links: July 7, 2016

  07-07-2016 14:59
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Pittsburgh Bicentennial Birthday Bash
  Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh
  The Commoner Restaurant
  Sand City Spectacular
  Pittsburgh CLO’s “Damn Yankees”
  
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