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• Local Football Players Surprise Police With Show Of Support

  22-07-2016 23:55
  
  FREEPORT (KDKA) — Police never know who they will come across on a daily basis.
  So, when the Freeport Varsity Football Team showed up to thank officers for their service to the community Friday morning, it was a pleasant surprise.
  The students went to the Buffalo Township and Freeport police departments, as well as the State Police Barracks in Kittanning Friday, thanking the men and women in blue.
  The kind gesture means a lot in a time when wearing a uniform comes with criticism and h
  
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• Freeport HS Football Players Surprise Police With Show Of Support

  22-07-2016 23:55
  
  FREEPORT (KDKA) — Police never know who they will come across on a daily basis.
  So, when the Freeport Varsity Football Team showed up to thank officers for their service to the community Friday morning, it was a pleasant surprise.
  The students went to the Buffalo Township and Freeport police departments, as well as the State Police Barracks in Kittanning Friday, thanking the men and women in blue.
  The kind gesture means a lot in a time when wearing a uniform comes with criticism and h
  
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• Penn State trustees choose Philadelphia businessman to lead board

  22-07-2016 23:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Penn State trustees voted 34-0 this afternoon to elect Philadelphia businessman Ira M. Lubert as the university's board chairman.
  
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• Police searching for man they say robbed three Family Dollar stores

  22-07-2016 23:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A series of robberies at Family Dollar stores across Pittsburgh in the last week have police searching for a man they believe to be the main perpetrator.
  
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• Your weekend: Visit the beer garden at Brewerie for Yappy Hour

  22-07-2016 23:28
  Shane Walters, 38, of Pittsburgh and with Three Rivers Underground Brewers, left, receives a beer from Peter Sirianni, 59, of Erie and with The Brewerie at Union Station, at the 6th annual Beer on the Bay at the Burger King Liberty Park Amphitheater in Erie in this July 27, 2013 file photo. Around 2000 tickets were sold for the event, presented by the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership and Erie Brewing Company.
  
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• Penn State tuition going up

  22-07-2016 23:25
  
  The university board on Friday voted for an undergrad tuition increase at the State College campus, along with smaller hikes for many of the other campuses.
  
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• Police Seek Armed Suspect Holding Up Local Family Dollar Stores

  22-07-2016 23:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are asking for help from the public finding a suspect in a series of recent armed robberies at local Family Dollar stores.
  Police say they believe the same man is responsible in all three incidents.The first two robberies happened on July 17 just after 8 p.m. at the store in the 3300-block of Penn Avenue and on July 20 just before 10 p.m. at the store on 56th Street.
  The most recent robbery happened today just after 1 p.m. at the Family Dollar on Sprin
  
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• Pittsburgh broadcast of Fox News' 'The Five' preempted by breaking news in Munich

  22-07-2016 23:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fox News' "The Five" had set up at the Clemente Bridge Friday afternoon but the live news/debate program was preempted.
  
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• Pittsburgh broadcast of Fox News' 'The Five' pre-empted by breaking news in Munich

  22-07-2016 23:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fox News' "The Five" had set up at the Clemente Bridge Friday afternoon but the live, 5 p.m. news/debate program was pre-empted by breaking news out of Munich, Germany, where nine people were killed at a shopping mall.
  
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• East McKeesport firefighter charged with setting fires

  22-07-2016 22:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  An East McKeesport volunteer firefighter was arrested today in connection with two fires he was accused of setting in June.
  
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• Police Charge East McKeesport Volunteer Firefighter In 2 Arson Cases

  22-07-2016 22:44
  
  EAST McKEESPORT (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police have arrested a volunteer firefighter on arson charges in connection with two recent fires he also helped to extinguish.
  According to police, 18-year-old Joshua McKelvey was arrested around 3 p.m. Friday.
  McKelvey was a probationary firefighter at the United Fire and Rescue Station 135, not far from his home in East McKeesport. He had been on the job less than two months.
  The United Fire Chief says he and other members of his department feel
  
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• Police Charge East McKeesport Firefighter In 2 Arson Cases

  22-07-2016 22:44
  
  EAST McKEESPORT (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police say they have arrested a firefighter on arson charges in connection with two recent fires.
  According to police, 18-year-old Joshua McKelvey was arrested around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.
  McKelvey is a firefighter with the United Fire/Rescue Station 135 in East McKeesport.
  Investigators say they have charged him in connection with a fire last month at a vacant motel on Route 30 in North Versailles. The blaze caused the building to collapse, and
  
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• Pittsburgh Diocese Launches Initiative To Draw People Back To Church

  22-07-2016 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In April, St. John Vianney held it’s final Mass.
  In June, the announcement was made that three mergers of ten parishes would take place this summer and early fall. It is considered a sign of the times with fewer parishioners in the pews.
  Plus, more consolidations and closures could be coming.
  “We live in a time of change. We have to take the opportunities for change to help us to be better at what we’re about, what it means to be church,” said Bi
  
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• Trump’s RNC Speech Sparks Republican Enthusiasm

  22-07-2016 22:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — KDKA Radio Political Analyst Bill Green was at the RNC and called Donald Trump’s keynote speech “uplifting and realistic.”Bill went on to say that if people thought the speech was dark it is “because things are dark, at least the way Mr. Trump looks at it and I think many Americans look at it, therefore his success.”
  NewsRadio 1020 KDKA’s Mike Pintek believes Trump’s success stems from him “being an outsider
  
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• Pokemon No: Woman upset after kids hunt characters in cemetery

  22-07-2016 21:50
  
  A Latrobe woman and her friend urge "Pokemon Go" players to be more careful about where they try to capture the characters. She says they stomped flowers and walked over headstones at a cemetery.
  
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• Southwest Airlines still dealing with delays after outage

  22-07-2016 21:39
  
  Southwest passengers on Friday are enduring a third straight day of canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggles to resume normal operations.
  
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• 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Tom Vilsack

  22-07-2016 21:33
  
  PITTSBURGH — The United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is reportedly on the short-list of candidates who can potentially be selected by Hillary Clinton to serve as her vice president.
  Born in Pittsburgh, Vilsack’s voyage in politics has taken him all across the country.
  Below are some interesting facts about the steel city native.
  He was born into an orphanage, where he was adopted as an infant by Bud and Dolly Vissack.
  Vilsack was involved in the famous 2010 Shirle
  
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• Fantasy Football 2016: Top 10 Running Backs

  22-07-2016 21:18
  
  Bryan Altman
  The advent of NFL training camps is almost upon us as rookies begin to report at the end of this week. With the return of football comes the return of our favorite form of legal sports betting, fantasy football. As you scour the internet for the latest news and rankings getting ready for your league’s draft, we’ll be providing you lists of the top fantasy prospects by position for this season. Today, we take a look at the guys with the best hands in the league.
  
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• Cardiologist To Plead In Methadone-Related Pill Mill Case

  22-07-2016 20:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A cardiologist charged with running a pill mill along with a woman who ran a methadone clinic raided by federal agents last fall is set to plead guilty Friday.
  Dr. Dominic DiLeo, of Uniontown, and Rosalind Sugarmann, of Allison Park, are each charged with 19 counts of distributing drugs that weren’t for a legitimate medical purpose to an unidentified person.
  DiLeo’s attorney declined to comment ahead of a court appearance Friday afternoon before a federal judg
  
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• Police: ‘Several Dead And Wounded’ In Munich Mall Shooting

  22-07-2016 20:12
  
  BERLIN (AP) – A manhunt was underway Friday for a shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich, killing and wounding several people, a Munich police spokeswoman said. The city transit system shut down and police asked people to avoid public places.
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  “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” Munich police said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.”
  Police said witnesses reported seeing three di
  
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• Police Give All-Clear In Munich Shooting; Say Suspect Is Dead

  22-07-2016 20:12
  
  MUNICH (AP) – Munich police gave a “cautious all clear” early Saturday morning, more than seven hours after a gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall and at a nearby McDonald’s killing nine people and wounding at least 10 others in a rampage authorities called an act of terrorism.
  A body found near the scene was that of the shooter and he appeared to have acted alone, officials said.
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  Witnesses had reported seeing three men with firearms
  
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• Neighbor kicks in door of burning home in Crafton Heights

  22-07-2016 19:05
  Pittsburgh firefighters rescued a woman from the second floor, and they say a 6-year-old boy just "appeared through the smoke" at the apartment on Woodlow Street. KATELYN SYKES SAYS HIS QUICK THINKING LIKELY SAVED LIVES.
  
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• Local Man Gets $55K In Arrest Over Upside-Down Flag

  22-07-2016 18:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A central Pennsylvania man arrested for painting the letters “AIM” on an American flag that he flew upside down on his house has settled his civil rights lawsuit for more than $55,000.
  The Altoona Mirror reports Friday that supervisors in Allegheny Township, Blair County, have approved letting their insurance company pay the money to Joshuaa Brubaker.
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• SWAT cop scales ladder to get suspect in rooftop standoff

  22-07-2016 18:43
  
  Pittsburgh police were engaged in a standoff with a man who went onto a roof after a domestic incident in the Homewood South neighborhood Friday morning.
  
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• Mom, son saved from fire after neighbor kicks in door

  22-07-2016 18:36
  
  Pittsburgh firefighters find a woman on the second floor, and they say a 6-year-old boy "appeared through the smoke" at the burning apartment.
  
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• U.S. Steel, regulators settle lawsuit

  22-07-2016 18:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Steel will pay two Mon Valley workers $1,350 in back pay and change its injury reporting policy as part of the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor in February.
  
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• Man in custody after SWAT incident in Homewood

  22-07-2016 18:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man was taken into custody after a brief standoff with a SWAT team in Homewood this morning.
  
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• Pa. man gets $55,000 settlement for arrest over spray-painted, upside-down flag

  22-07-2016 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A central Pennsylvania man arrested for painting the letters “AIM” on an American flag that he flew upside down on his house has settled his civil rights lawsuit for more than $55,000.
  
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• 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp Guide

  22-07-2016 18:00
  
  The road to a Super Bowl championship is a long one. For the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans, they hope the road begins at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe.
  This year will mark the 51st anniversary of training camp being held at Saint Vincent College.
  Players will be reporting to camp on Thursday, July 28.
  According to the Steelers, there will be 14 practices open to the public. The first will take place on Friday at 2:55 p.m.
  The popular night practice will be held on Friday, Aug. 5.
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• Pennsylvania unemployment up again, as payrolls grow

  22-07-2016 17:59
  
  The jobless rate rose again in June for the fifth straight month, according to a report Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
  
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• Man arrested for spray-painting US flag gets $55,000 in lawsuit

  22-07-2016 17:42
  
  A man who's part Native American filed a federal suit in Pittsburgh after police charged him for painting "AIM" on a flag that he flew upside down at his house. He says it was a protest over the plans for the Keystone Pipeline.
  
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• Sto-Rox appoints new superintendent

  22-07-2016 17:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sto-Rox has named Frank Dalmas as its new superintendent of schools.
  
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• Police Surround Motel In Pleasant Hills

  22-07-2016 17:39
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Police surrounded a motel in Pleasant Hills Friday morning.
  Around 10:30 a.m., reports came in of a heavy police presence at South Hills Motel on Clairton Boulevard.
  Police were searching for a suspect wanted on a warrant, but the individual was not found.
  Crews cleared the scene by 12:15 p.m.
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• Homewood South SWAT situation ends peacefully

  22-07-2016 17:28
  
  Police were engaged in a standoff with a man at a house in the Homewood South neighborhood Friday morning.
  
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• Ross Twp. Police Warn Park Violators Playing Pokémon Go

  22-07-2016 17:20
  
  ROSS TWP. (KDKA) — Ross Township Police have a warning for people who play the popular Pokémon Go: stay out of the parks when they’re closed, stay off of private property, and stay safe.
  The developers of the successful app place a lot of Pokémon in parks and wooded areas. Detective Brian Kohlhepp tells KDKA Radio’s James Garrity that lately, police have had to ask people to leave Ross Township parks after hours.
  “We haven’t had any issues with anyone
  
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• Trib Total Media offers more buyouts to workforce

  22-07-2016 16:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Trib Total Media today said it will offer buyouts to further reduce its workforce.
  
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• SWAT arrives at police situation in Homewood South

  22-07-2016 16:29
  
  An apparent standoff continues Friday morning at a home in the Homewood South neighborhood.
  
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• Keidel: Rooney Rule Really Not Working

  22-07-2016 16:28
  
  By Jason Keidel
  As a shameless shill, who freely bleeds black & gold, I admit I broke a few fingernails scratching my head over the hiring of an obscure coordinator from the NFL armpit of Tampa Bay. Mike Tomlin? Who’s that, a coach, coordinator, a commentator? He was the neophyte coach of my Pittsburgh Steelers, just their third sideline boss since they hired Chuck Noll in 1969 — the year I was born.
  Here we are, nine years later, and Mike Tomlin is the one of the most tenur
  
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• SWAT Situation Reported In Homewood

  22-07-2016 16:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A SWAT situation was reported in Homewood Friday morning.
  Reports of the incident came in around 10 a.m., from the 7700-block of Bennett Avenue.
  It is not yet clear what caused crews to be called out to the area.
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• Domestic Dispute Suspect Climbs Onto Roof In Homewood, Refuses To Come Down

  22-07-2016 16:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is facing charges following a standoff in Homewood Friday.
  It all started around 10 a.m. as a domestic dispute between the man and a woman, and the man ended up climbing onto a roof, bringing the SWAT team to the neighborhood.
  He was on the roof for about an hour.
  Lavar Harris, 29, stood dangerously close to the edge of the roof. Other times, he walked around the roof making gestures while talking to police.
  “He was very agitated as he was up there on the ro
  
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• Colorado Town’s Water May Be Tainted With THC

  22-07-2016 16:00
  
  HUGO, Colo. (AP) – Officials told residents of a small Colorado community not to drink or shower in tap water Thursday because one of the town’s wells may have been contaminated with THC, marijuana’s intoxicating chemical.
  No illnesses have been linked to the water in Hugo, a town of about 730 people some 100 miles southeast of Denver, said Lincoln County Public Health Director Susan Kelly.
  THC was detected in tests conducted with field kits, although other field tests were neg
  
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• Severe Storms Expected As Hot, Humid Weather Rolls Through Area

  22-07-2016 15:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hot and humid weather is bringing severe storms through Western Pennsylvania.
  Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Friday morning for Lawrence County and Mercer County, lasting until 10:15 a.m. 60 mile per hour wind gusts were observed via radar, people should expect damage to tress and power lines.
  Jon Burnett is calling for a “miserable” weekend: hot and muggy with thunderstorms throughout.
  The first sign of rain will be spotted beginning Friday d
  
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• Report: Le’Veon Bell Facing 4-Game Ban For Missed Drug Test

  22-07-2016 15:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bad news for Pittsburgh Steelers fans…
  According to ESPN, Le’Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL’s drug policy.#Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell is facing a 4-game suspension for violating @NFL policy on substance of abuse, as @DanGrazianoESPN said.
  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 22, 2016For the past several weeks, the #Steelers had known Le’Veon Bell likely wouldn’t be on the field when the seas
  
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• William & Kate Release Photos For Prince George’s Birthday

  22-07-2016 15:25
  
  LONDON (AP) – Prince William and his wife Kate have released new photos of their son, Prince George, to mark his 3rd birthday.
  The photos distributed Friday show George, who is third in line to the throne, playing on a swing and sitting with the family pet, a dog named Lupo.The four photos were taken earlier this month at the family’s country home.
  A palace statement said William and Kate hope people will enjoy the new photographs taken by Matt Porteous.
  George is behind his grandfat
  
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• Headshop Owner Headed To Court, Accused Of Selling Heroin Supplies

  22-07-2016 15:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The owner of a North Hills headshop is headed to court, after a federal judge Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment against him.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mayank Mishra and his father Akhil Mishra are accused of selling drug paraphernalia to heroin dealers.
  Mayank Mishra, the owner of Rock America, was alrerady convicted in a trial this past winter of conspiring to sell heroin with Richard Bush, a major heroin supplier, following an F
  
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• Neighbor kicks in door of burning home; mom, son taken to hospital

  22-07-2016 15:11
  
  A woman and her 6-year-old son are taken to the hospital after fire breaks out in an apartment in Pittsburgh's Crafton Heights neighborhood early Friday morning.
  
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• New Pennsylvania law lets drivers run red lights (sometimes)

  22-07-2016 14:37
  
  A new law gives you the green light to drive through a red light under certain circumstances. Here's what the bill signed by Gov. Tom Wolf will allow.
  
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• People Urged To Take Precautions During Summer’s 1st Dangerous Heat Wave

  22-07-2016 14:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A “dangerous heat wave” is moving through Pennsylvania this weekend and health department officials are urging people to follow simple steps to keep themselves and loved ones safe from potentially deadly heat-related illnesses.
  “Hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to make some parts of Pennsylvania feel like it is 105 degrees or more beginning this weekend – leading to a hazardous situation in which heat-related illnesses are likely,&
  
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• TRAFFIC: Squirrel Hill Tunnel construction work begins tonight

  22-07-2016 14:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A lane closure in the Squirrel Hill Tunnel inbound side is scheduled to start tonight at 10 p.m.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Section of eastbound Second Ave., Oakland closed for water main work

  22-07-2016 14:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The outbound/eastbound lanes remain closed along Second Avenue in Oakland, from the 10th Street Bridge to the Birmingham Bridge so a 16-inch water valve can be installed.
  
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