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• Pittsburghers Gather To Pray For Peace And Reconciliation

  08-07-2016 23:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Not knowing where else to turn, a noon-day crowd gathered at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church downtown Friday to pray for peace and reconciliation while decrying the violence that is ripping the nation.
  “And where will it stop? Do we want it to stop? And how can it be stopped?” Bishop David Zubik said.
  In his homily, Bishop Zubik told those gathered we must seek common ground and turn away from anger.“If we see our hearts as weapons the kinds of
  
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• 'People's March' protest continues in Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 23:45
  
  An estimated crowd of more than 1,000 marched through the streets to mark the start of the People's Convention, a gathering of activist groups.
  
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• Pittsburgh Officials Preparing For Bicentennial Celebration

  08-07-2016 23:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is getting ready to celebrate its 200th birthday.
  There are all kinds of events planned for the Bicentennial this weekend, and at a time when security is at the top of everyone’s mind, city officials are making preparations to keep people safe.
  Whether it’s the fireworks in Point State Park on Saturday night, the parade or the events in Market Square, police have plans, but they’re keeping them close to the vest.
  The Stanley Cup Parade so cl
  
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• Police say officers have been targeted in several states in aftermath of police killings of black men

  08-07-2016 23:07
  
  Police say officers have been targeted in Tennessee, Georgia and Missouri in the aftermath of two high-profile killings of black men by law enforcement.
  
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• Furry Tails: Freddy Is Waiting For A Forever Home

  08-07-2016 22:54
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________
  Freddy
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  Freddy may be an older dog, bu
  
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• ‘Jane’s Walk’ Encourages Revitalization Of East Liberty

  08-07-2016 22:52
  
  EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) – A group of people in East Liberty took a walk Friday morning to promote the revitalization of the neighborhood.
  “There’s a lot of change going on in East Liberty right now, and we’re seeing it in a community that really saw disinvestment for over 40 years,” Mayor Bill Peduto said.
  Something as simple as a walk – that’s what happened Friday morning in East Liberty.
  But with this walk a group of community leaders, business owners and
  
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• Gerrit Cole Talks About Return To The Team, Upcoming Charity Event

  08-07-2016 22:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Gerrit Cole joined The Cook and Poni Show on Friday to talk about his comeback and a great event he has coming up to benefit The Children’s Institute and Pirates Charities.
  Cole has been on the disabled list since mid-June with a right triceps injury but could be very close to re-joining the team.
  “I’m feeling really good,” Cole told the guys. “I’m excited to get back out there as soon as I can.
  
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• Senate Considering Bill To Stop Airlines From Charging More For Group Seats

  08-07-2016 22:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Ever have trouble getting seats together on an airplane for your entire family? It’s nearly impossible for families of four or more.
  Well, Congress is now considering a plan that would change that.
  Marlo Greer wonders if her family’s summer vacation was worth the extra cost in airfare. In order for her family of four to sit together on the plane, Greer says she paid an additional $59 a seat each way. That’s an extra $472 total.
  “It’s really
  
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• Health alert: Rabid kitten found in Robinson Township

  08-07-2016 22:16
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department says a kitten in the parking lot of Penn Center West tested positive for rabies. It's the county's second report of a rabid animal this week.
  
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• Traffic alert: Parkway East weekend closure begins tonight

  08-07-2016 22:05
  
  PennDOT is announcing a closure of outbound I-376 in the city of Pittsburgh from Friday night through Monday morning. Here's the detour route.
  
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• Gunmen open fire next to playground, wounding 2 in car

  08-07-2016 21:49
  
  Two men are wounded, one critically, when multiple shooters walk up to a car and open fire next to a playground Friday in Pittsburgh's Marshall-Shadeland area.
  
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• Suspects Sought In Marshall-Shadeland Double Shooting

  08-07-2016 21:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two men are in the hospital after a double shooting Friday afternoon in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.
  It happened just after 12:45 p.m. in the 2300-block of Atmore Street.
  According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, the two victims were in a gray vehicle when the suspects approached from the Marshall Avenue area.
  Multiple shots rang out and the victims were wounded, and then police say the suspects ran away, heading toward Halsey Place.
  The vict
  
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• Jogging Strollers Recalled Due To Loose Wheel Hazard

  08-07-2016 21:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands of jogging strollers are being recalled due to a loose wheel hazard.
  Multiple models of Instep and Schwinn jogging strollers have a problem where the front wheel can become loose and detach from the stroller. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, this problem has caused 215 injuries, and the recall affects more than 200,000 units.
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• Report: Pirates Calling Up Prospect Josh Bell

  08-07-2016 20:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – The youth movement is already underway for the Pirates and another piece is being added to that Friday night.
  Pirates first base prospect, and #3 overall prospect coming into the year, Josh Bell is on his way to join the big league club.
  The news was broken by an unlikely source as one of Bell’s trainer’s sent out a tweet congratulating the 23-year-old switch-hitter.
  Congrats to @DallasPatriots @JBell_19 on making @mlb debut tonight with@Pirates!#mlb
  
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• Pirates Calling Up Prospect Josh Bell

  08-07-2016 20:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – The youth movement is already underway for the Pirates and another piece is being added to that Friday night.
  Pirates first base prospect, and #3 overall prospect coming into the year, Josh Bell is on his way to join the big league club.
  The news was broken by an unlikely source as one of Bell’s trainer’s sent out a tweet congratulating the 23-year-old switch-hitter.
  Congrats to @DallasPatriots @JBell_19 on making @mlb debut tonight with@Pirates!#mlb
  
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• 'People's March' protest underway in downtown Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 20:53
  
  An estimated crowd of more than 1,000 is marching through the streets to mark the start of the People's Convention, a gathering of activist groups. Here is the march route.
  
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• Kitten in Robinson tests positive for rabies

  08-07-2016 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  For the second consecutive day, the Allegheny County Health Department is reporting that another rabid animal has been found.
  
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• Hundreds gather for 'People's March' in downtown Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 20:40
  
  More than 1,000 protesters are expected to join a march through the streets of Pittsburgh to mark the start of the People's Convention, a gathering of activist groups. Here is the march route.
  
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• Pennsylvania Budget Talks Enter Weekend As Decision Looms

  08-07-2016 20:24
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is scheduled to return to session this weekend as budget negotiators are still at odds over how to fill a hole in a spending plan on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk.
  The Republican-controlled House’s session was scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
  Meanwhile, Wolf has until midnight Monday to make a decision on how to handle a roughly $30 billion spending bill before it becomes law without his signature.
  Wolf has s
  
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• Storms Could Bring Heavy Rain, High Winds & Hail To Area Tonight

  08-07-2016 19:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The U.S. Storm Prediction Center has listed all of Western Pennsylvania under a slight risk of severe weather for Friday afternoon and evening.KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says the big concern at this time is storms firing along a cold front that will push through the state after 7 p.m.Strong winds are also expected.
  Before the potential storms arrive late this afternoon, we should also see scattered storms pushing through.These storms could bring hail, and locally, he
  
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• First Niagara bank robbed in West End

  08-07-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating a bank robbery this afternoon in the West End.
  
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• Police: Two shot sitting in car in Marshall-Shadeland

  08-07-2016 19:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating a double shooting this afternoon in Marshall-Shadeland.
  
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• Police investigate shooting in Marshall-Shadeland

  08-07-2016 19:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are at the scene of a shooting in Marshall-Shadeland this afternoon.
  
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• Deutschtown Music Festival: 180 bands in two days!

  08-07-2016 18:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ben Soltesz and Cody Walters launched the Deutschtown Music Festival four years ago in the North Side neighborhood — on the same day as a Taylor Swift concert at the stadium — with about three dozen Pittsburgh acts playing in eight venues.
  
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• Deustchtown Music Festival: 180 bands in two days!

  08-07-2016 18:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ben Soltesz and Cody Walters launched the Deutschtown Music Festival four years ago in the North Side neighborhood -- on the same day as a Taylor Swift concert at the stadium -- with about three dozen Pittsburgh acts playing in eight venues.
  
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• Gun sighting brings police to Pechin market

  08-07-2016 18:45
  
  A heavy police presence was seen Friday at Pechin Superfoods Market in Connellsville. Crowds of people were gathered outside the store on Route 119.
  
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• Stowe man ordered to stand trial in McKees Rocks killing

  08-07-2016 18:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Stowe man was ordered to stand trial today on charges that he killed a man in McKees Rocks last month.
  
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• Dallas shootings evoke memories of Pennsylvania law enforcement killed in line of duty

  08-07-2016 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The ambush in downtown Dallas that left five police officers dead and seven others wounded made Thursday the deadliest day for law enforcement in the United States since 9/11.
  
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• Governor Wolf orders flags at Half-Staff to honor fallen Dallas Police Officers

  08-07-2016 18:27
  
  Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all Commonwealth flags in the Capitol Complex and at all commonwealth facilities statewide to fly at half-staff to honor the five police officers who were killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
  
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• Wendy's IDs Pittsburgh-area restaurants hit by payment card breach

  08-07-2016 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several Wendy’s restaurants in the Pittsburgh region were among the more than 1,000 Wendy’s locations in the U.S. hit by a massive data breach, according a list released Thursday by the hamburger chain. 
  
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• Norfolk Southern opens one set of South Side tracks as slide cleanup continues

  08-07-2016 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Norfolk Southern has reopened one set of railroad tracks on the South Side this morning and expects to have both open by this evening as crews clean up a rock slide above West Carson Street.
  
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $540 Million

  08-07-2016 16:17
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $540 million, as brisk ticket sales fuel the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing.
  Paula Otto is executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions. She says sales leading up to Friday’s drawing have exceeded expectations resulting in the jackpot adjustment.
  Friday’s drawing will be the 35th since Mega Millions had a winner – the longest rollover stretch in the game&rsqu
  
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• Lockdown At U.S. Capitol Comes To End

  08-07-2016 16:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Capitol was briefly locked down Friday morning after reports that a woman with a gun was attempting to enter the building.It turned out to be a false alarm.
  The all-clear was given within an hour, shortly before 10 a.m.Normal operations quickly resumed at the Capitol, with visitors let inside and the House preparing to come back into session and vote.
  Capitol Police officers and Sergeant at Arms officials had said they were searching for a woman in an office buil
  
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• Police, community absorb news of Dallas shootings

  08-07-2016 15:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A night of tragedy in Texas left people in Pittsburgh law enforcement and in the police accountability community searching today for a peaceful path forward.
  
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• Pittsburgh police, community absorb news of Dallas shootings

  08-07-2016 15:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Though far from Dallas, Minnesota or Louisiana, leaders here recognized on Friday the historic nature of a chain reaction of police-community tragedies and sought to minimize the risk of more violence.
  
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• Bridgeville restaurant Sauce draws consumer alert

  08-07-2016 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sauce, a casual restaurant on Washington Pike in Bridgeville, was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for multiple uncorrected food safety violations.
  
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• State police: Fayette County boy's death most likely an accident

  08-07-2016 15:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A state police investigator said this morning that the death of a 6-year-old Fayette County boy earlier this week may end up being deemed a tragic accident when the investigation is finished.
  
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• Police Tightening Security For Activist Group March In Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 15:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A two-day convention of activist groups gathering in Pittsburgh will march through the city’s streets this afternoon.
  Organizers of the People’s Convention say they expect about 1,500 people to march starting about 2:30 p.m. Friday.It’s being called the “Still We Rise March,” a march against hate. It was planned long before Thursday night’s ambush shooting in Texas.
  “You plan for the worst and hope for the best,” said P
  
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• Police Tighten Security For Activist Group March In Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 15:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A two-day convention of activist groups gathering in Pittsburgh are marching through the city’s streets this afternoon.
  Organizers of the People’s Convention say they expected about 1,500 people to march. It started around 2:30 p.m. Friday.The Allegheny County Courthouse has been closed in anticipation of the march.WEB EXTRA: NewsChopper 2 Flies Over March:
  It’s being called the “Still We Rise March,” a march against hate. It was planned
  
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• Activist Groups March Peacefully Through Downtown Pittsburgh

  08-07-2016 15:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A two-day convention of activist groups gathering in Pittsburgh marched through the city’s streets Friday afternoon.
  KDKA’s Paul Martino reported about 2,000 people participated in the peaceful march that started around 2:30 p.m. Friday.
  The Allegheny County Courthouse closed in anticipation of the march.
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  It’s being called the “Still We Rise March,” a march against hate. It was planned lo
  
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• Activist Groups March In Pittsburgh For People’s Convention

  08-07-2016 15:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A two-day convention of activist groups gathering in Pittsburgh will begin with a march through the city’s streets.
  Organizers of the People’s Convention say they expect about 1,500 people to march starting about 2:30 p.m. Friday.
  The progressive groups are being hosted by the Center for Popular Democracy and are marching over concerns regarding immigration, labor, environmental and civil rights causes.
  Among others, they’ll be targeting the offices of t
  
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• U.S. Capitol no longer in lockdown

  08-07-2016 15:48
  
  U.S. Capitol no longer in lockdown; loudspeaker announcement on grounds says lockdown concluded.
  
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• Hundreds to protest in People's March through downtown Pittsburgh today

  08-07-2016 15:32
  
  A large protest Friday in the streets of Pittsburgh will mark the start of the People's Convention, a gathering of activist groups. Here is the march route.
  
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• Sunken retreat: Mt. Lebanon garden features colorful flowers, true hardscape

  08-07-2016 15:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than 30 years ago, Carl Orangis and his father built a large sunken deck surrounded by railroad-tie walls and steps in his backyard.
  
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• Roads turned into rivers as storms hit Western Pa.

  08-07-2016 14:33
  
  Strong storms led to flooding in several parts of the Pittsburgh area, including Whitehall, where a homeowner said he has seen this happen too many times.
  
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• Storms Cause Flash Flooding In Southern Allegheny Co.

  08-07-2016 14:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heavy rains from Thursday night’s storms caused some flash flooding in parts of the area; and as daylight came Friday, officials and residents were assessing the damage and cleaning up.
  Areas of southern Allegheny County saw the worst of the flooding.
  Emergency crews were called out as waters rose, trying to keep drivers and residents safe.
  Many streets had to be closed off Thursday night, including roads in Baldwin, Mount Lebanon, Pleasant Hills and Whitehall.
  St
  
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• TRAFFIC: Parkway East outbound to close starting tonight after Pirates game

  08-07-2016 14:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  The outbound Parkway East/Interstate 376 will close this weekend for overnight construction work.
  
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• Police: 5 Officers Dead, 6 Hurt In Dallas Protest Shooting

  08-07-2016 13:11
  
  DALLAS (AP) – Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas, killing five officers and injuring six others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said, in a week that bore dark echoes of the tumultuous civil rights era.
  Three people are in custody and a fourth suspect was exchanging gunfire with authorities in a parking garage downtown, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said early Friday morning.
  The suspect is not cooperating and has told
  
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• Officials: 5 Officers Dead, 7 Hurt In Dallas Protest Shooting

  08-07-2016 13:11
  
  DALLAS (AP) – Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
  Thursday’s bloodshed, which unfolded just a few blocks from where President John F. Kennedy was slain in 1963, also evoked the trauma of the nation’s tumultuous civil rights era.
  Police Chief David Brown blamed
  
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• Officials: 12 Officers Shot, 5 Killed In Dallas Protest Shooting

  08-07-2016 13:11
  
  DALLAS (AP) – Dallas was in shock and beset by uncertainty early Friday after gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven during a peaceful protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, police said, in bloodshed evoking the trauma of the nation’s tumultuous civil rights era.
  Police Chief David Brown blamed “snipers” and said three suspects were in custody while a fourth had exchanged gunfire with authorities in a parking garage downto
  
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