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• Elderly Man Accused Of Showing Children Porn At Sleepover

  15-07-2016 23:38
  
  NORTH UNION TWP. (KDKA) — A 73-year-old man is accused of giving children alcohol and showing them pornography at a sleepover.
  According to the Herald-Standard, Walter Allen Hutchinson of North Union Township has been arrested.
  The four alleged victims told officers they arrived to the house together, intending to sleep over.
  According to court documents, the children said Hutchinson gave them drinks that “tasted funny.” He called the beverages “tea.”
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• Officers Join Kids Touched By Violence For Day Of Healing At Kennywood

  15-07-2016 23:23
  
  PITTTSBURGH (KDKA) — The day started with a picnic outside Zone Five in Highland Park. The group that gathered there included children who have lost loved ones to violence.
  Adrienne Young, who lost a son to violence, came up with the idea when she heard something troubling from a seven-year-old in a therapy session.
  “We asked him, what did he want to be when he grew up? And he said ‘I want to grow up and kill the man who killed my father.’ And that was so heartbreaki
  
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• Turkish Officials Say Coup Plotters Being Arrested

  15-07-2016 22:52
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his government was working to crush a coup attempt after a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left dozens dead and at least 150 people wounded.
  Government officials said the coup appeared to have failed as Turks took to the streets overnight to confront troops attempting to take over the country. However, the sounds of huge blasts, including at least one bomb that hi
  
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• Turkish Military In Attempted Coup, Prime Minister Says

  15-07-2016 22:52
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s armed forces “fully seized control” of the country Friday, according to a statement from the military published by a Turkish news agency, as gunfire was heard outside military headquarters, fighter jets buzzed over the capital and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul. The prime minister, however, said there was an “attempt” at a coup.
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• Turkish Military Appears Divided Over Coup Attempt

  15-07-2016 22:52
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Members of Turkey’s armed forces said they had taken control of the country, but Turkish officials said the coup attempt had been repelled early Saturday morning in a night of violence that left at least 17 dead, according to state-run media.
  Explosions, gunfire and a reported air battle between loyalist forces and coup supporters erupted in the capital throughout the night and Turks heeded the president’s call to take to the streets to show support for hi
  
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• Turkey Quashes Coup; Erdogan Vows ‘Heavy Price’ For Coup Plotters

  15-07-2016 22:52
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Forces loyal to Turkey’s president quashed a coup attempt in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead Saturday. Authorities arrested thousands of people as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed those responsible “will pay a heavy price for their treason.”
  The chaos capped a period of political turmoil in Turkey – a NATO member and key Western ally in the fight against the Islamic State group – that critics blame
  
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• Consumer Reports Investigates Sky-High Drug Prices

  15-07-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The problem of rising prescription drug prices is rampant.Some 32 million people were hit with price hikes in the past year, according to a Consumer Reports survey.And it’s not just for big brand names or specialty drugs. Even prices for longtime generics drugs are increasing.
  Consumer Reports has just released results from its investigation of high drug prices. It found that when people face higher drug costs, they don’t go to the doctor and they don’
  
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• Pa. flags ordered at half-staff to honor France victims

  15-07-2016 22:42
  
  In accordance with President Obama's proclamation, Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at the Capitol complex, commonwealth facilities and all public buildings and grounds throughout the state lowered to half-staff immediately.
  
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• No 'Day of Rage' evidence yet, but some downtown workers sent home early

  15-07-2016 22:24
  
  Pittsburgh’s public safety director said he’s been speaking with the FBI “almost hourly” about a potential protest in downtown Pittsburgh Friday night.
  
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• Fox Chapel Teen Escapes Massacre In Nice

  15-07-2016 22:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 19-year-old Elianna Paljug graduated from Fox Chapel High School last year and just finished her freshman year at The Georgia Institute of Technology. A bio-engineering major, she’s spending the summer studying in France.
  She was on the Nice waterfront Thursday night watching the Bastille Day fireworks. As she began to walk home, everything changed.
  A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through
  
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• Jim Leyland: “I Think The Pirates Have A Shot”

  15-07-2016 22:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Former Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland joined the Cook and Poni Show on Friday to talk about the Pirates at the break and look ahead to the second half of the season.
  “I really like what they did at the end of the first half,” Leyland said. “They were struggling for a while and they really stepped it up. You know, they could have gone into the tank. I think Clint [Hurdle] did a good job. I think some of the young kids
  
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• Enter To Win Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions Blu-Ray

  15-07-2016 22:08
  
  Play our sweepstakes for a chance to win an officially licensed Stanley Cup Champions 2016: Pittsburgh Penguins Blu-Ray Combo pack.5 Winners will also receive 2 tickets to the premiere party at Stage AE on July 27, 2016.
  
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• Bloomfield Bridge Lane Restrictions Begin Next Week

  15-07-2016 21:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Drivers who use the Bloomfield Bridge will be adding time to their commute beginning next week.
  On Friday, PennDOT announced single-lane restrictions on the Bloomfield Bridge will begin Monday, July 18, weather permitting.
  According to a news release, single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction on the Bloomfield Bridge weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as crews conduct mountable curb work and ADA curb cut ramp installation.
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• Wildly Popular Pokemon GO Leading To Unintended Consequences

  15-07-2016 21:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Since its release last Wednesday, the wildly popular Pokemon GO game has sent throngs of players all across cities nationwide in search of characters like Pikachu.
  The new interactive smartphone game is being played by the millions. Using each gamer’s GPS location, it sends players into the real world to look for virtual Pokemon characters.
  But, in recent days, it has become apparent that some have wandered into trouble while playing the game.
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• Video: Sidney Crosby Shows Off Stanley Cup At Tim Hortons

  15-07-2016 21:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After an incredible Stanley Cup Championship celebration here in Pittsburgh, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is back in Canada.
  He was spotted Friday at a Tim Hortons in Nova Scotia, showing off the Stanley Cup by setting it on the counter as people swarmed to take pictures.Here’s Crosby taking the cup up to the counter at Tim Hortons in Coleharbor Nova Scotia @[email protected]/iU4KQGQxgz
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• 4-Year-Old Delivers Sandwiches To Local Police Officers

  15-07-2016 21:15
  
  TARENTUM (KDKA) — Police officers in Tarentum got a sweet surprise this week from a little girl looking to show appreciation.
  Four-year-old Kaley Bastine told her mom she wanted Friday to be “Be Happy Day.”
  She and her mom went around passing out Subway sandwiches to the officers.
  Photo: Jamie Bastine
  In a note to KDKA she said, “I as her mother could not be prouder of her for showing the love that needs to be shared.”
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• Governor orders flags at Half-Staff to honor the victims of attack in France

  15-07-2016 21:02
  
  In accordance with the President Barack Obama’s proclamation, Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all United States and Commonwealth flags at the Capitol Complex, Commonwealth facilities, and all public buildings and grounds throughout the state lowered to half-staff effective immediately.
  
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• Old evidence turns up in contested rape conviction

  15-07-2016 20:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A judge ordered DNA testing on a bag of old evidence from a serial rape investigation discovered in the basement of the Homestead police station Friday morning and brought to the courthouse during a hearing about whether any evidence still remained.
  
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• Judge orders testing on bag of evidence from 1987 Homestead serial rape investigation

  15-07-2016 20:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A judge today ordered DNA testing on a bag of old evidence from a 1987 serial rape investigation discovered in the basement of the Homestead police station this morning and brought to the courthouse while a hearing was going on about whether any evidence still remained.
  
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• Photo of North Huntingdon police officers goes viral after being reported as offensive

  15-07-2016 20:56
  
  Two police officers in Westmoreland County say they are glad that their message of equality has been shared thousands of times around the country.
  
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• Animal Advocates Sit In Hot Car To Illustrate Danger

  15-07-2016 20:53
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – As the clock ticks toward the end of formal sessions this legislative session on Beacon Hill, there is one bill gaining a lot of traction.
  It would allow first responders, and sometimes civilians, to break into cars where they see an animal in distress during extreme heat or cold.
  It passed the Senate unanimously in June and got approval in the House Thursday afternoon.
  Cambridge Animal Control Officer Mark McCabe says pet owners who leave their animals in their cars are not
  
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• Keidel: Tom Brady Suspended… Get Over It, Pats Fans

  15-07-2016 20:29
  
  By Jason Keidel
  With one sentence, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did something that NFL defenses have failed to do for 15 years: knock Tom Brady out of a football game.
  Brady has often been sacked, but he’s always peeled himself from the turf, and, most times, led his team to victory. But Brady will be sidelined for four games to start the 2016 NFL season. Or at least it looks that way to 99 percent of the public.
  And for those still clinging to the cinematic, Mr. Smith Goes to Was
  
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• Hundreds Of Heroin Stamp Bags Found In Wilkinsburg Drug Bust

  15-07-2016 20:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people are facing charges after they were found with heroin, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
  On Friday, Wilkinsburg Detectives and Agents from the PA State Attorney Generals Office executed a search warrant at 1432 Traymore Avenue.
  Inside, they discovered Jada Strayhorn and Rodney Johnson.
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  Upon further investigation, detectives found 310 stamp bags of heroin, one baggie of cocaine and drug paraphernal
  
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• Report: Woman With History Of DUIs Crashes Into Butler Co. Beer Distributor

  15-07-2016 20:22
  
  OAKLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A woman with a history of DUI charges crashed her vehicle into a Butler County beer distributor Thursday night.
  According to an Inside Butler County report, the incident happened at O’Donnell’s Beer Distributor on Route 68 in Oakland Township around 7:30 p.m.
  After crossing the center line, Lynly Broge, 53, of Butler, entered the parking lot and struck a block wall before hitting the building.
  Broge told police she had consumed eight beers and was on m
  
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• K-9 left in hot car dies; officer reassigned during investigation

  15-07-2016 20:07
  
  State prison officials are investigating the death of Totti, a drug-detecting police dog left in a hot vehicle for 2½ hours during a training exercise.
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: July 11th-July 15th

  15-07-2016 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.
  Number 5: In this week’s episode, we start with Joseph from Fort Worth, Texas who called in to Shan and RJ on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas to tell the guys that Dirk Nowitzki deserves to win another title.
  Number 4: Checking in at four, Levi from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who hopped on with Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team on
  
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• Sheriff: Naked Couple Arrested On Stolen Lawn Mower

  15-07-2016 19:59
  
  JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a couple accused of riding naked on a stolen lawn mower in Missouri.
  Jasper County sheriff’s Det. Tim Williams said a 55-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman admitted that they rode the lawn mower home naked after their clothing was stolen while they skinny dipped in a creek northwest of Joplin.
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• Car crashes in restaurant in Ohio Township

  15-07-2016 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  No injuries have been reported after a vehicle crashed into the Andora Restaurant in Ohio Township, emergency officials said.
  
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• Car smashes into Andora restaurant in Ohio Township

  15-07-2016 19:27
  
  A vehicle hits a restaurant on Mt. Nebo Road and goes all the way into the dining room just before the Friday lunch rush.
  
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• Officer on desk duty after K-9 left in hot car dies

  15-07-2016 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania corrections officer has been put on desk duty after a drug-detecting dog in his care was left in a hot vehicle after a training exercise and died.
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Ohio Twp. Restaurant, Police & Medics Called

  15-07-2016 19:16
  
  OHIO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police and medics have been called to the scene of a vehicle that crashed into a restaurant in Ohio Township.
  According to officials at the scene, the car slammed into the Andora restaurant in the 1600 block of Mt. Nebo Road just before noon.
  The accident is under investigation, but there are no reported injuries.
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Ohio Twp. Restaurant, Elderly Woman Not Hurt

  15-07-2016 19:16
  
  OHIO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – An Ohio Township restaurant will need plenty of repairs after a driver crashed through the building and ended up in the middle of the dining room.
  Ohio Township Police say the elderly woman and two passengers drove up to Andora restaurant for lunch Friday afternoon.But when she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, her car slammed into the building. The vehicle crashed through a bay window, shattering glass and strewing bricks and debris everywhere.
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• Report: State Police Pay $195K In Soap, Cocaine Mix-Up

  15-07-2016 19:03
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Court documents show the Pennsylvania State Police have paid $195,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a New York man who spent 29 days behind bars after troopers mistook homemade soap for cocaine.
  Alexander Bernstein’s attorney, Joshua Karoly, tells The Morning Call his client also has settled claims against Safariland LLC, the company that produced the allegedly faulty drug test that troopers used during a November 2013 traffic stop. Details of that settlement wer
  
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• 1 injured in chain-reaction situation with snack food truck, wires, pole

  15-07-2016 18:58
  
  Part of Route 8 in Shaler Township was shut down Friday after a pole was hit by a truck and fell on someone who was involved in an earlier accident.
  
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• Suspected driver in North Side shooting death to stand trial

  15-07-2016 18:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man ac­cused of be­ing a get­away driver in a North Side ho­mi­cide was held for trial Fri­day fol­low­ing tes­ti­mony from a wit­ness at a pre­lim­i­nary hear­ing, but au­thor­i­ties ac­knowl­edged that the shooter re­mains at large.
  
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• Suspect in North Side shooting death to stand trial

  15-07-2016 18:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man accused of being a getaway driver in a North Side homicide was held for trial today following testimony from a witness at a preliminary hearing, but authorities acknowledged that the shooter remains at large.
  
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• Bridge that carries traffic into Canonsburg closing for construction

  15-07-2016 18:27
  
  PennDOT says the replacement of the South Central Avenue bridge over Chartiers Creek is ready to begin. Traffic will be detoured.
  
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• Photo: Local Church Tries To Draw In Pokémon Go Players

  15-07-2016 18:25
  
  HARRISON CITY (KDKA) — A church in Westmoreland County is looking catch the attention of Pokémon Go players who cruise by searching for Pikachu.
  St. Barbara Catholic Church in Harrison City is a Poké Stop, a place where players can pick up items used to play the game.
  The church came up with a creative way to draw the influx of visitors in.
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• Report: Woman Charged In Missing Bread Argument

  15-07-2016 18:14
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – A woman is facing charges for a heated exchange with Eat’n Park employees over bread.
  According to an Inside Butler County report, the incident happened at the restaurant on New Castle Road in Butler around 10 p.m. Thursday.
  It allegedly started when 69-year-old Dana Miller became enraged that some bread rolls were missing. Miller allegedly entered the kitchen and screamed at employees.
  During the exchange, Miller allegedly pushed an 18-year-old cook.
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• Report: Man Charged In Missing Bread Argument

  15-07-2016 18:14
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for a heated exchange with Eat’n Park employees over bread.
  According to an Inside Butler County report, the incident happened at the restaurant on New Castle Road in Butler around 10 p.m. Thursday.
  It allegedly started when 69-year-old Dana Miller became enraged that some bread rolls were missing. Miller allegedly entered the kitchen and screamed at employees.
  During the exchange, Miller allegedly pushed an 18-year-old cook.
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• Neal Huntington: ‘2 Fringe Prospects’ May Have Been Better Pickup Than Niese

  15-07-2016 17:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington joined “The Fan Morning Show” on Friday as the second half of the season is about to begin.
  Huntington shed some light on the team’s latest plans for the starting rotation and explained why Tyler Glasnow will come out of the All-Star Break in Triple-A.
  “Glasnow was optioned to add Josh Bell, and there’s a provision that provides that you cannot recall a player within ten days unless he’s
  
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• Picklesburgh Celebration Returns For 2nd Year

  15-07-2016 16:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After much anticipation, Picklesburgh is back!
  The event kicks off at noon on the Rachel Carson Bridge between Downtown and the North Shore. Just look for the 35-foot pickle balloon flying high in the sky.
  Dozens of vendors will selling everything from pickle juice to pickle-themed merchandise.
  Market Street Grocery will be there, with dill pickle ice cream. Fabulous Homemade Cookies from Canonsburg will also be there serving up delicious treats.
  A demo area will b
  
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• Tesla: Autopilot was off in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

  15-07-2016 16:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The autopilot feature was not activated when a Tesla Model X got into a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike this month, the company says.
  
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• Chain-reaction situation on Route 8 sends person who was in crash moments earlier to hospital

  15-07-2016 16:32
  
  Part of Route 8 in Shaler Township was shut down Friday after a pole was hit by a truck and fell on someone who was involved in an earlier accident.
  
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• National Aviary Officials Searching For Escaped Vulture

  15-07-2016 16:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The search is on for a missing bird from the National Aviary on the North Side.
  Although it has been spotted by search teams from the facility, they can’t seem to get to it.
  According to Aviary officials, a hooded vulture named Kiume flew away during an open-air show on Thursday.
  The vulture has a tracking device, so officials know where it is. They tried to recapture the vulture for several hours on Thursday, but suspended their efforts at nightfall.
  Officials we
  
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• Tractor-trailer rolls over on Elizabeth Bridge

  15-07-2016 15:57
  
  A tractor-trailer rollover crash shut down the Elizabeth Bridge on Friday morning.
  
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• Picklesburgh festival returns this weekend

  15-07-2016 15:40
  
  The giant flying pickle is back! Pittsburgh's Rachel Carson Bridge will again be transformed into "Picklesburgh" -- a culinary celebration of pickles and related foods.
  
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• Pittsburgh developments receiving low income housing tax credits

  15-07-2016 15:34
  
  The Wolf Administration has awarded low income housing tax credits to four multifamily developments in the city, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto announced on Thursday.
  
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• Snack food truck hits pole, which then hits person on Rt. 8

  15-07-2016 14:24
  
  Part of Route 8 in Shaler Township was shut down Friday after a pole was hit by a truck and fell on someone who was involved in an earlier accident.
  
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• Board Approves Tuition Increase For Pennsylvania Colleges

  15-07-2016 14:24
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – It will cost more to study at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-run universities.
  The state’s Higher Education Board of Governors on Thursday approved a 2.5 percent tuition increase.
  Tuition for most fulltime Pennsylvania residents will cost $3,619 per semester, or $7,238 for a year.
  Officials say it is the smallest percentage tuition increase in a decade.
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