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• Police: Butler Woman Stabbed By Man Who Asked For Cigarette

  16-07-2016 23:43
  
  SUMMIT TWP. (KDKA) — A woman is recovering after being stabbed in Butler County.
  It happened late Friday night on Rustic Ridge Road in Summit Township.
  The 32-year-old victim told police that she was sitting on her front porch when a man she didn’t know approached her and asked for a cigarette.
  When she informed him that she didn’t smoke, the man became angry and told her she should smoke, before lunging at her and stabbing her in the abdomen with a sharp object.
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• Woman Tries To Cook Brisket In Bathtub, Starts Fire

  16-07-2016 23:26
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KDKA) — Firefighters in Tennessee have issued a warning after a Knoxville woman tried to cook a brisket in her bathtub and started a fire.
  According to CBS affiliate WVLT, investigators said water from the tub poured on the neighbors below.
  Fire officials said the woman had tried to cook a brisket in a fiberglass bathtub and had an open flame sitting in the bottom of the tub.
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• Passenger Found Shot After SUV Slams Into Wilkinsburg Home

  16-07-2016 23:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot in Wilkinsburg Saturday evening.
  It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1200-block of Franklin Avenue.
  Police say an SUV involved in a chase lost control and slammed into a building full of people.
  One passenger jumped out, screaming that he was shot.
  “Went I went to look, I saw a girl getting out of her car, and I said ‘what are you doing?’ By the time I said that, there was a man running through the front saying ‘I’ve been sho
  
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• Man Shot In Wilkinsburg, SUV Slams Into Building

  16-07-2016 23:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot in Wilkinsburg Saturday evening.
  It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1200-block of Franklin Avenue.
  Police say an SUV involved in a chase lost control and slammed into a building full of people.
  One passenger jumped out, screaming that he was shot.
  “Went I went to look, I saw a girl getting out of her car, and I said ‘what are you doing?’ By the time I said that, there was a man running through the front saying ‘I’ve been sho
  
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• 1 injured in Duquesne-McKeesport bridge crash

  16-07-2016 23:03
  
  The Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge was closed due to an accident Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge Closed Due To Crash

  16-07-2016 22:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge was closed due to a crash Saturday evening.
  Around 4:30 p.m., Allegheny County officials announced the closure, saying that units were on the scene of a crash.Duquesne: Road closure (major) – Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge, units on scene crash. Bridge closed in both directions until further notice.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) July 16, 2016
  The bridge was closed in both directions.
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• Teenagers arrested after officer spots stolen car in Perry South

  16-07-2016 22:17
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• Clinton To Fight To Overturn Citizens United

  16-07-2016 22:01
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Hillary Clinton will promise to introduce an amendment overturning Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to a flood of corporate and union spending in politics. Her campaign says Clinton will make the announcement today in a video shown to liberal activists meeting at the annual Netroots Nation conference in St. Louis.
  The 2010 decision has become a rallying cry for those seeking to limit the influence of money in politics. The ruling led to the ri
  
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• Pa. Women Allegedly Put Kids In Trunk Of Corvette

  16-07-2016 21:53
  
  HANOVER (KDKA) — Two Pennsylvania women are accused of putting two children in the trunk of a Corvette while they sat up front.
  According to the York Dispatch, 29-year-old Jessica Marie Reger was spotted placing two kids in the trunk of a red Corvette on July 10 in Hanover.
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  Reports say Reger and 28-year-old Ilena Gale Blackburn were pulled over and police found Reger’s two children, ages 3 and 5,
  
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• Ex-wife of man killed in 2008 now charged along with son

  16-07-2016 21:34
  
  The ex-wife of a man authorities allege was killed in 2008 in western Pennsylvania is now charged along with her son in the case.
  
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• Ex-Wife Of Man Killed In 2008 Charged Along With Son

  16-07-2016 21:15
  
  SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) – The ex-wife of a man authorities allege was killed in 2008 in western Pennsylvania is now charged along with her son in the case.
  Sixty-two-year-old Jeanette Battle of Reading is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, conspiracy, arson, reckless endangering, evidence tampering and weapons counts.
  Battle’s son, 38-year-old Samuel McFarland Jr., was charged last month with having killed 56-year-old Thomas Conrad. Authorities allege that he believed Con
  
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• Vulture returns to National Aviary

  16-07-2016 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The hooded vulture that flew away from the National Aviary Thursday returned home Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Sidney Crosby Hoists Stanley Cup During Parade In Canada

  16-07-2016 20:47
  
  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) – Sidney Crosby has received a rousing reception during a parade in Canada, with the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showing off the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans.
  Sidney Crosby: "I think this time around, I appreciate it more, and appreciate sights like this."https://t.co/YQPPOpRPmI
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) July 16, 2016
  Crosby rode in the back of a pickup truck and displayed the Cup on top of the cab, lifting it over his head several times. He was
  
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• Police Pull Man Over For Speeding, Find Thousands In Cash In Car

  16-07-2016 20:17
  
  ARMSTRONG COUNTY (KDKA) — State police pulled a man over for speeding in Armstrong County on Friday night and found a large amount of cash in the car.
  According to state police, the 36-year-old man from Tarentum was stopped for a speeding violation at state routes 28 and 66 in Rayburn Township around 9 p.m.
  When state police pulled him over, they found about $14,000 in cash.
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charges, Fined $300

  16-07-2016 19:52
  
  RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The owner of a dog that was found with a rope embedded in its neck pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges this week.
  John Wolford’s German Shepherd was found on a woman’s deck in Richland Township back in April. The dog had a bloody jump rope, tied in a knot, embedded in its neck. At the time, a veterinarian said the rope may have been wrapped around the dog’s neck for months.
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• Endangered vulture escapee home safe at National Aviary

  16-07-2016 19:44
  
  An endangered vulture is safe at home at the National Aviary after flying away during an open-air show.
  
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• Man facing charges in double murder of Pittsburgh woman, uncle in Florida

  16-07-2016 19:34
  
  A local woman is one of the victims of an apparent double homicide in Florida, where she was visiting her uncle. A man was arrested Friday in connection to the death of a Pittsburgh woman and her uncle in Jacksonville, Florida.
  
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• Escaped Vulture Returns To National Aviary

  16-07-2016 19:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The hooded vulture that flew away from the National Aviary this week returned to its home Saturday afternoon.
  Officials with the National Aviary say the hooded vulture voluntarily flew to his trainers around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and is secure back at the Aviary.
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  The vulture, named Kiume, flew away during an open-air show on Thursday afternoon. He had a tracking device, and officials t
  
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• Man hit, killed by tractor-trailer on Interstate-70

  16-07-2016 18:55
  
  A pedestrian was killed on Interstate-70 after being struck by a tractor-trailer Saturday morning.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in tractor-trailer crash

  16-07-2016 18:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  A tractor-trailer struck and killed an Ohio man early Saturday on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
  
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• Toomey likes Trump's selection of Pence as VP pick

  16-07-2016 18:24
  
  Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says he likes Donald Trump's selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as a running mate, even though Toomey still has concerns about Trump as the GOP's presidential standard bearer.
  
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• Man charged with fighting with firefighters in blaze at Westmoreland County home

  16-07-2016 18:19
  
  A Westmoreland County man has been charged after police allege that he argued and fought with firefighters who were trying to put out a blaze at his smoke-filled home.
  
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• Wolf secures budget peace, for now, if not campaign promises

  16-07-2016 18:11
  
  The House of Representatives had just finished voting the final pieces into place for Pennsylvania's 2016-17 budget package, and Majority Leader Dave Reed walked next door in the Capitol to share congratulations with Gov. Tom Wolf.
  
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• Trump Introduces Gov Pence As ‘My Partner In This Campaign’

  16-07-2016 18:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him “my partner in this campaign” and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket.
  In their first joint appearance, Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. In fact, he spent about as much time lambasting Clinton as praising Pence, declarin
  
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• Low-Key Trump Intro For ‘My Partner,’ Running Mate Pence

  16-07-2016 18:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him “my partner in this campaign” and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket.
  Skipping the traditional massive rally in favor of a low-key announcement in a Manhattan hotel, Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. In fact, he spent ab
  
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• Man allegedly stabs woman after asking for cigarette

  16-07-2016 18:01
  
  State police in Butler County are investigating an aggravated assault after a woman said a man stabbed her in the stomach after encouraging her to smoke.
  
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• Penn Hills pizza shop robbed

  16-07-2016 17:29
  
  A Penn Hills pizza shop was robbed Friday night.
  
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• 2 injured in North Versailles shooting

  16-07-2016 16:50
  
  Two men were injured during a shooting in North Versailles Saturday morning.
  
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• Man Charged With Fighting With Firefighters In Blaze At Home

  16-07-2016 16:39
  
  BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania man has been charged after police allege that he argued and fought with firefighters who were trying to put out a blaze at his smoke-filled home.
  Westmoreland County prosecutors allege that 47-year-old Donald Panepinto pushed past firefighters to re-enter the Rostraver Township home Thursday despite having been ordered to stay out. Authorities said smoke was billowing from the home from what firefighters called an active blaze.
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• Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on Interstate-70

  16-07-2016 16:30
  
  A pedestrian was killed on Interstate-70 by a tractor-trailer Saturday morning.
  
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• Children's Museum gets new education director

  16-07-2016 16:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert “Chip” Lindsey has been appointed the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s education director.
  
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• Police On Scene Of I-70 Tractor Trailer Crash

  16-07-2016 15:34
  
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — Police are on the scene of a tractor trailer accident on I-70 Saturday morning.
  Reports of the crash first came in just after 9 a.m.
  The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-70 at Route 481 in Fallowfield Township.
  The circumstances of the crash are unclear, but according to reports, a pedestrian was possibly involved.
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  Around 9:30 a.m., PennDOT reported that all lanes we
  
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• Police On Scene Of Fatal Tractor Trailer Accident

  16-07-2016 15:34
  
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — Police are on the scene of a fatal tractor trailer accident on I-70 Saturday morning.
  Reports of the crash first came in just after 9 a.m.
  The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-70 at Route 481 in Fallowfield Township.
  The circumstances of the crash are unclear, but according to reports, a pedestrian was possibly involved.
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  Around 9:30 a.m., PennDOT reported that all la
  
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• Man, 19, Struck By Tractor Trailer On I-70

  16-07-2016 15:34
  
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — A young man died Saturday morning after being struck by a tractor trailer on I-70 in Washington County.
  The Washington County coroner identified the victim as 19-year-old Osman Mohammad Bakali of West Chester Township, Ohio.
  According to a coroner’s report, Bakali was driving westbound on I-70 between milemarkers 35 and 36 in Charleroi around 9 a.m. The coroner says Bakali thought he hit something, so he pulled over on the side of the road and got out to ch
  
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• Islamic State Group Claims Nice Attacker As A ‘Soldier’

  16-07-2016 15:04
  
  NICE, France (AP) – The Islamic State group claimed Saturday that the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a “soldier” of the group. It’s the first claim of responsibility for an attack that claimed 84 lives at a July 14 fireworks display for France’s national holiday.
  The claim – circulated on social media by a news outlet affiliated with the group – didn’t name Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-ye
  
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• France Attacker Menacing, Volatile; Jihadist Ties A Question

  16-07-2016 15:04
  
  NICE, France (AP) – The rogue driver who turned a night of fireworks and fun into the worst carnage the French resort city of Nice has seen in decades appeared aloof and menacing to his neighbors and family, while authorities said Saturday that he had recently turned to religious extremism.
  The Islamic State group claimed Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as one of its “soldiers” on Saturday, but what little is known so far about the 31-year-old Tunisian suggests a troubled, unpleasant
  
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• Man Wanted In New Castle In Connection To Attempted Homicide

  16-07-2016 14:07
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — New Castle City police are searching for a man who they believe was involved in a recent attempted homicide.
  Dasure Taylor is wanted in connection to an attempted homicide that occurred in New Castle on July 12.
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  Police are offering a reward for information leading to Taylor’s arrest.
  Anyone who has information about Taylor’s whereabouts should contact the New Castle Crimi
  
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• Two Injured In North Versailles Shooting

  16-07-2016 12:28
  
  NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) — A shooting in North Versailles sent two people to the hospital early Saturday morning.
  The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 2100-block of Crestas Avenue.
  Both victims were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown.
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• History's Headlines: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877

  16-07-2016 08:31
  It had been over 20 years since the start of the Civil War. But nobody in Allentown had seen the telegraph key click as wildly since then as it did on July 22. 1877.
  
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• Vintage Grand Prix 'legend' reaches homestretch of his career

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  This weekend’s 34th annual Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in Schenley Park will see one of its veteran participants hang up his racing helmet.
  
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• State budget contains increases for all levels of education

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Schools across Pennsylvania will get millions in new dollars under a 2016-17 state spending plan that aims to hand out education money more fairly.
  
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• State attempting better coordination of broader services for opioid addicts

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  New coordination of wide-ranging services for opioid addicts is supposed to be in place by October as part of a new state plan to address the drug epidemic.
  
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• New experience in store for some PWSA customers: They will be billed

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority will soon begin sending invoices to about 28,000 sewer-only customers in the South Hills who have not been billed recently and owe a total of $6.9 million.
  
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• Guardian Angels dogs are life savers for veterans

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  German shepherds named Lily, Oliver, Shilo and Faith have been in their new homes for less than a month, but they’ve already made life-altering improvements for the local veterans with whom they’ve been teamed.
  
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• Free Zika prevention kits now available for pregnant women

  16-07-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania health officials are offering Zika prevention kits designed to safeguard pregnant women from the mosquito-borne virus.
  
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• Rogue Rooster Finds New Home After Wandering School Campus For 2 Weeks

  16-07-2016 05:26
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Chuck has made North Hills Middle School in Ross Township his home for the past two weeks.
  No, Chuck’s not a student eagerly awaiting the start of next school year. He’s not a teacher or even a member of the staff. This guy’s too much of a birdbrain for school.
  Chuck is a rooster, and he’s quickly become the talk of the campus.
  “I just called him Chuck right off the bat.He looks like a Chuck.Doesn’t he look like a Chuck?” She
  
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• Police Prepared, But “Day Of Rage” Protests Never Materialize

  16-07-2016 05:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police had prepared for a rumored protest as part of something called the “Day of Rage.” But it was apparently a hoax.
  Pittsburgh was one of 37 cities where demonstrations were supposedly possible.
  Someone claiming to be from the activist group “Anonymous” posted messages online about having protests to support the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
  Police were ready outside the City-County Building, where it was rumored that a
  
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• Morgan Yoney promotes blood drive while waiting for lungs

  16-07-2016 04:36
  
  Morgan Yoney, 21, of Spraggs, recently bragged on Facebook that she's going to be an aunt soon.
  
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• Pirates Fall To Nationals As Strasburg Wins 16th Straight Decision

  16-07-2016 04:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Stephen Strasburg threw eight masterful innings and bunted in a run and Michael Taylor hit a two-run homer that broke the game open as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Friday night in the first game after the All-Star break.
  Strasburg (13-0) allowed one run and three hits with six strikeouts. The eight innings tied his longest start of the season. It was Strasburg’s franchise-record 16th straight decision since September.
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• Furry Tails: Lacie & Luther Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  16-07-2016 03:27
  
  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!_____________________________________________________
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