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• Women Experiencing Hair Loss Due To Pulling Hair Back While Exercising

  11-07-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Is your workout making you bald?
  More and more women are noticing they are losing their hair and it could be because of something they are doing when they exercise.
  It’s called traction alopecia and it’s caused by the constant pulling back of your hair.
  “If you are wearing your hair pulled back and pulled back tightly or with a tight headband, that’s going to be a problem. That’s going to lead to hair loss and that can be permanent,”
  
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• Gov. Wolf Allows Budget To Become Law, But Waits For Revenue Bill To Pay For It

  11-07-2016 23:40
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — With an unusual spirit of bipartisanship, the state legislature approved a $31.5 billion budget two weeks ago.
  One problem, they did not pass a revenue plan to pay for it.
  At the time, Gov. Wolf said, “I will sign the General Appropriations bill as soon as there is a sustainable revenue package to pay for it.”
  But with a midnight deadline Monday to sign or veto the budget — and still no revenue package from the legislature – Gov. Wolf changed his
  
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• Police: Mom Left 3 Children & Infant Home Alone To Go Out To Bar

  11-07-2016 23:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Child services officials have taken a local woman’s children into protective custody and she is facing charges after police say she left them home alone so she could go out to a bar.
  Police found the four children, ages 6, 4, 2 and a 1-month-old, alone and unsupervised in an apartment in a building on Hays Street in East Liberty.
  According to investigators, the apartment was in disarray and the children did not know where their mother had gone.Officers say the bab
  
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• This Week In Golf: PGA Tour Midseason All-Stars

  11-07-2016 23:17
  
  By Sam McPherson
  It was a quiet week for the PGA Tour. The Greenbrier Classic, scheduled for July 7 -10 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was canceled a few weeks ago due to weather-related problems in the region. As a result, most of the top Tour players enjoyed a different kind of week leading up to the Open Championship this week at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland.
  The break before this year’s third major is good time to reflect upon PGA season to date. Who are t
  
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• Experts give tips on drowning prevention

  11-07-2016 23:06
  
  In the past week, the Pittsburgh area has seen one drowning and two near-drownings.
  
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• Study: Virus Transmitted By Kissing Could Cause Infertility

  11-07-2016 22:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You might want to think twice before you kiss someone you don’t know very well.
  Scientists say they’ve found an obscure virus linked to infertility and it’s spread through kissing.The Telegraph reports researchers in Italy examined the uteruses of women with the inability to have a child and found that 43-percent of them were infected with HHV-6A, one of the human herpes viruses.The virus was not found in any of the women whose fertility was normal.The
  
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• Sheriff: Inmate Kills 2 Bailiffs At Michigan Courthouse

  11-07-2016 22:45
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) – A jail inmate trying to escape from a western Michigan courthouse wrested a gun from an officer Monday, killing two bailiffs and injuring two more people before he was fatally shot by other officers, a sheriff said.
  People scrambled for cover inside the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, a city of about 8,300 people in the southwestern corner of Michigan, about 100 miles northeast of Chicago.
  “Our hearts are torn apart. … I have known them for ov
  
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• Sheriff: 2 Bailiffs, Suspect Dead In Michigan Courthouse Shooting

  11-07-2016 22:45
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) – A sheriff says two bailiffs and a gunman are dead at a western Michigan courthouse where a shooting happened.
  Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said at a news conference late Monday afternoon that a deputy sheriff was also shot but is in stable condition at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph.
  The shooting happened at the Berrien County courthouse on Monday afternoon. Bailey said he did not know anything about the shooter, why he was in the courthouse or how he got a
  
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• Transplant Patient Who Contracted Fungal Infection At UPMC Hospital Dies

  11-07-2016 22:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Another UPMC transplant patient has died.
  Dan Kreig, 56, of Elk County, passed away at a hospital on Saturday.
  Kreig had a kidney transplant in July of last year, but contracted a fungal infection.
  UPMC acknowledges he had a fungal infection, but says the cause of Kreig’s death is pneumonia.
  They have released this statement:
  “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Krieg. His death was not directly related to the fungal infection, but rather can be attrib
  
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• Forest Hills mother says man tried to lure son into car with a ball

  11-07-2016 22:23
  
  Police in Forest Hills are looking for a man who may have tried to lure a young boy into his car Friday night.
  
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• Living with lead-contaminated water

  11-07-2016 22:21
  
  Action News Investigates has learned thousands of Pittsburghers are likely drinking water laced with toxic lead -- and they don't even know it.
  
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• Pittsburgh police once again arrest graffiti vandal

  11-07-2016 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a year of tracking tags and mining social media for clues, Pittsburgh police have arrested a graffiti artist accused of defacing the police bureau’s old investigation branch in East Liberty among other locations and causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
  
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• Convicted graffiti artist faces several new counts

  11-07-2016 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a year of tracking tags and mining social media for clues, Pittsburgh police have arrested a graffiti artist accused of defacing the police bureau’s old investigations branch in East Liberty among other locations and causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
  
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• Braddock man pleads guilty in fatal shooting on Parkway

  11-07-2016 21:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Braddock man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a fatal shooting on the Parkway East in Churchill in August.
  
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• The Road So Far: “Supernatural” Convention Comes To Pittsburgh, Delights Fans

  11-07-2016 21:30
  
  There were a lot of wayward wanderers in Pittsburgh over the weekend.
  
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• Pokemon Go craze hits Kennywood, prompts warning from park

  11-07-2016 21:26
  
  As Pittsburghers get caught up in the Pokemon Go game, Kennywood Park says there are some places you just can't go in search of those cute characters.
  
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• Man gets long prison term in death of ex-girlfriend on her way to work

  11-07-2016 21:15
  
  A Uniontown man avoids trial in the murder of Mya Grady, who was shot while driving to work at Lady Luck Casino at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
  
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• Police Investigating Possible Attempted Child Luring In Forest Hills

  11-07-2016 21:05
  
  FOREST HILLS (KDKA) – Police are investigating a possible attempted child luring in Forest Hills over the weekend.
  According to police, the incident happened around 9 p.m. Saturday in the 4200 block of Greensburg Pike.
  A 4-year-old boy was playing in the front yard when a man pulled up in a car with a ball in his hand. The boy’s mother was nearby and asked the man what he was doing.
  At that time, the man fled the area in the direction of Turtle Creek.
  The man was described as being w
  
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• LIST: 2016 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Pittsburgh

  11-07-2016 21:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We all know that Pittsburgh is a great place to live but some neighborhoods may be better to live in than others.
  According to a new list, Regent Square is Pittsburgh’s best neighborhood to live in for 2016.
  That’s according to Niche which ranks neighborhoods and cities all across the country.
  Rounding out the top 5 best neighborhoods in Pittsburgh is Squirrel Hill North, Point Breeze, Friendship, and Swisshelm Park.
  Niche says the rankings are based on crim
  
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• Keidel: Tim Duncan, NBA’s Greatest Power Forward Ever

  11-07-2016 21:04
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s almost a cliche to say a person is more than their job, than the sterile stats produced over a career. But it really is true with Tim Duncan, the laconic, iconic basketball player who just retired after two decades of dominance, and decency.
  Duncan lorded over the NBA for 19 years (during the terms of three U.S. presidents), winning five championship rings. There’s more than enough on the court to get him under any virtual
  
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• Woman, 84, charged with homicide by vehicle in shopping center crash

  11-07-2016 20:17
  
  A compact SUV goes off Route 819, into a parking lot in East Huntingdon, and hits a parked vehicle, which then spins and hits a pedestrian, police say.
  
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• Continental Mills Recalls Pancake Mix Over E. Coli Concerns

  11-07-2016 20:07
  
  A food recall could affect your daily breakfast.
  Continental Mills is recalling its Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix because of concerns about E. coli.
  The company says the mix may contain a small amount of flour that was recalled by General Mills for potential E. coli contamination.
  So far, there has been no reported illnesses from this product.
  For more information about the recall, visit the FDA’s website here.
  
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• Dunlap: Bell’s Thunderous Bat Should Have Pirates Shopping Jaso

  11-07-2016 19:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – You are crazy if you say you’ve seen enough — after a few glorious at-bats from Josh Bell at the Major League level — to say the young first baseman is going to be really good right away.
  You’re nuts jumping to such a conclusion.
  If given the chance, maybe he will continue his roaring approach at the plate the way he did with a towering grand slam over the weekend — or he just might fall into a malaise where the strikeouts happen fa
  
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• Fan Guidelines Announced For Guns N’ Roses Show At Heinz Field

  11-07-2016 19:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Guns N’ Roses’ “Not In This Lifetime Tour” will rock Heinz Field Tuesday night.
  If you’re going to the show, there are some things to keep in mind.
  The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with Wolfmother taking the stage.
  According to a press release, the parking lots around Heinz Field will open at 3:30 p.m. and fans must have a ticket to the show. Fans must also enter the stadium by 7 p.m. and leave no later than one hour after it ends.
  In addition,
  
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• W.Va. company buys workers' compensation business of Highmark subsidiary

  11-07-2016 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  BrickStreet Mutual Insurance has acquired the workers’ compensation business from HM Insurance Group, a Highmark company based Downtown.
  
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• Teenager from Carrick who drowned recalled as ‘wonderful, sweet boy’

  11-07-2016 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Carrick teenager who drowned Saturday in a private quarry during a family picnic in Butler County was a student at a Pittsburgh school, officials said.
  
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• Teen drowning victim ID'd as a Pittsburgh Public Schools student

  11-07-2016 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 14-year-old Carrick boy that drowned Saturday in a private quarry during a family picnic in Butler County was a student at a Pittsburgh school, officials said.
  
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• Pittsburgh-bound airliner forced back to Paris after engine 'blow out'

  11-07-2016 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  PARIS — A flight bound for Pittsburgh from Paris blew an engine shortly after takeoff today and landed safely a few minutes later at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport.
  
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• Pittsburgh-bound airliner forced back to Paris after ‘blowout’ jet-engine failure

  11-07-2016 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  PARIS — Shortly after a Delta Airlines flight took off from Paris on Monday to make a nonstop flight to Pittsburgh, passengers heard a loud pop and began to smell smoke.
  
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• Police capture Sharon correctional facility escapee

  11-07-2016 18:06
  
  Police capture an inmate Monday morning after he escapes the Sharon Community Correction Facility.
  
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• Today Is Free Slurpee Day At 7-Eleven

  11-07-2016 17:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today is 7/11, so you know what that means… It’s free slurpee day!
  If that isn’t reason enough to celebrate, how about this: the slurpee turns 50 years old this summer.
  You can get your free slurpee between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
  And if you really love slurpees, buy seven in the next week using the 7-Eleven app and get eleven slurpees free of charge.
  
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• Latest Millionaire Raffle sees 4 winners in Pennsylvania

  11-07-2016 17:12
  
  Four tickets throughout the state won $1 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle drawing. Smaller prizes of $100,000 are awarded in Monroeville and North Huntingdon.
  
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• The 2016 Edition Of The Fantasy Baseball All-Star Team Is Here

  11-07-2016 16:47
  
  By Sam McPherson
  On Tuesday evening in San Diego, the best of the best in Major League Baseball will gather for the sport’s annual Midsummer Classic: The All-Star Game. This traditional exhibition game between the American League and the National League will decide which team—unknown to us all now, of course—will get home-field advantage in the 2016 World Series.
  Thus, it’s an exhibition game that actually counts for something, even though no one on the field participatin
  
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• Husband Surprises Wife With 500 Roses for Last Chemo Treatment

  11-07-2016 16:44
  
  Alissa Bousquet has been battling stage 2 since she was diagnosed last December. Her final chemotherapy treatment arrived, but her family and friends had a surprise that infused light in the treatment center.
  A total of 500 roses were given to Bousquet, after weeks of treatment her husband Brad wanted to celebrate the end of her intense treatment with something special.He was able to text 20 friends and neighbors asking them for a ten dollar donation per rose and would donate all proceeds t
  
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• Police capture escaped Mercer County inmate

  11-07-2016 16:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  State police in Mercer County said a man who escaped from the Sharon Community Corrections Center on Friday afternoon has been captured.
  
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• Driver finds homicide victim lying on road

  11-07-2016 15:14
  
  The fatal shooting of a young man in Turtle Creek is under investigation by Allegheny County homicide detectives.
  
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• It's 7-Eleven Day: Get your free Slurpee today

  11-07-2016 14:53
  
  It's time for your free Slurpee fix again. Participating stores across the Pittsburgh area will give away small Slurpees on Monday.
  
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• PTL Links: July 11, 2016

  11-07-2016 14:34
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Picklesburgh
  Izzazu
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  
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• Pittsburgh woman killed in double murder in Jacksonville, Florida

  11-07-2016 14:31
  
  A local woman is one of the victims of an apparent double homicide in Florida, where she was visiting her uncle.
  
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• Your Pittsburgh Links: July 11, 2016

  11-07-2016 14:30
  
  Some of this episode’s topics include:
  Cathedral of Learning Nationality Rooms
  National Aviary Peregrine Falcon Cam
  Red Fin Blues
  Sienna Mercato
  Hotel Monaco Rooftop Biergarten
  Savoy Pittsburgh
  Round Corner Cantina
  Umami Pittsburgh
  Tequila Cowboy
  The Yards Apartments
  Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh
  Rally House
  Spork Pittsburgh
  
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• Players in hunt for Pokemon Go monsters feel real-world pain

  11-07-2016 14:06
  
  Players of the top-grossing iPhone app have been wiping out in a variety of ways as they wander the real world -- eyes glued to their smartphone screens -- in search of digital monsters.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Water main break snarls morning commute near I-376 Swissvale exit

  11-07-2016 13:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  A water main break on Monongahela Avenue at S. Braddock Avenue in Swissvale is causing headaches this morning for early commuters.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Water main break near I-376 exit in Swissvale repaired

  11-07-2016 13:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  A break to a 12-inch water main that occurred Sunday evening in Swissvale has been fixed this morning, according to Nick Bianchi, the executive director at the Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority. The break occurred on Monongahela Avenue near S. Braddock Avenue.
  
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• Large water main break leads to restrictions in Swissvale

  11-07-2016 13:19
  
  A large water main break has led to restrictions on Monongahela Avenue in Swissvale.
  
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• Wolf To Let Budget Bill Become Law Despite Funding Questions

  11-07-2016 12:54
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he would not stop a roughly $31 billion election-year spending bill from becoming law, even though the gridlocked Pennsylvania Legislature remained unable to explain Sunday how it would pay for it.
  Wolf made the revelation during a Sunday evening Capitol news conference, just 30 hours before his midnight Monday deadline to act on the spending bill that lawmakers passed June 30.
  Wolf said he would let the spending bill become law without
  
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• Crews called to fire inside of Etna warehouse

  11-07-2016 12:51
  
  Fire crews were called to a warehouse in Etna late Sunday night.
  
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• SWISSVALE, Pa.

  11-07-2016 11:31
  
  A large water main break has led to restrictions on Monongahela Avenue in Swissvale.
  
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• Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Events Underway

  11-07-2016 11:19
  
  PITTBSURGH (KDKA) — The 2016 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 10 days of events started Sunday, July 3 and culminates with the race weekend in Schenley Park on July 16 and 17.
  It’s the PVGP’s 34th year in Pittsburgh.
  Click here for a full list of all the PVGP events.
  
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• Ruth Ann Dailey: A racial gap that narrowed widens again

  11-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  We were so close.”
  
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• Path to law career not always straight and narrow

  11-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  When Collin McHenry was applying for law school four years ago, he was under no false impression that landing a position at a top tier law firm — or even a small one for that matter — would be easy.
  
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