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• Two armed men rob Boost Mobile shop in West End

  08-08-2016 23:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men with guns robbed a cell-phone store in the West End this afternoon.
  
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• Unusual Treatment Being Used To Treat C. Diff Patients

  08-08-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hundreds of thousands of people suffer from a bacterial infection in their intestines that could be life-threatening.
  Many of those people are now resorting to an unusual treatment.
  Kathleen Chesley developed a strep infection after a hip replacement. She needed daily antibiotics for months.
  “The antibiotics just created havoc with my body. And the doctor said that’s when the C. diff started,” Chesley said.
  C. diff, or clostridium dificille, is intesti
  
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• Roethlisberger Talks Kids, Rivalries & Remaining A Leader

  08-08-2016 23:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are hard at work during training camp in Latrobe.
  Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is ready to go this season and talked to KDKA-TV’s Bob Pompeani about how being a father of three changed his offseason workout routine.
  “Just a lot of cardio, running and chasing kids. As you know, chasing kids will burn some calories,” Roethlisberger said.
  In addition to the cardio, the three kids keep him busy at home.
  “Awesome. Crazy, hect
  
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• Vape Shop Owners Furious Over E-Cigarette Taxes, Regulations

  08-08-2016 23:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Experts believe flavored tobacco products in e-cigarettes is one reason use among teenagers has skyrocketed.
  New regulations include banning sales to anyone under the age of 18. They also prohibit vape shops from giving free samples to customers.
  Matthew Mancuso owns Vapori in Uniontown. He says he never sold to minors and is in favor of product safety, but not being able to allow adult customers to sample products will hurt his business.
  “We have j
  
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• Ukrainian Man, 23, Who Faked Age To Attend High School Pleads Guilty

  08-08-2016 23:28
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A 23-year-old Ukrainian man accused of faking his name and age while attending a Pennsylvania high school and having sex with an underage girl pleaded guilty Monday.
  Artur Samarin entered the plea to a number of fraud and sex charges, which carry penalties of up to 40 years in prison and $90,000 in fines.
  Since Samarin has no sentencing deal, It will be up to Dauphin County Judge Deborah Curcillo to choose his punishment during sentencing scheduled for September.
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• This Week In Golf: Knox Wins Travelers; Furyk Shoots Record Sunday 58

  08-08-2016 22:53
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Scotland’s Russell Knox won the Travelers Championship on Sunday with a 14-under par score, after shooting all four rounds at TPC River Highlands in the 60s. He held off three hard-charging Americans down the stretch on a low-scoring day. Jerry Kelly’s closing 64 helped him to a second-place finish at 13-under. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas’ round of 62 vaulted him into a third-place tie at 12-under par with Patrick Rodgers, who shot a mere 68 in the final round.
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• Worker Hurt In Pitt University Scaffolding Collapse

  08-08-2016 22:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –A scaffolding collapse left one worker injured on Monday.
  It happened at the University of Pittsburgh outside Ruskin Hall.
  University officials say a contractor cleaning the exterior of the building moved the scaffolding and it tipped over.
  One of the workers was rushed to the hospital, but the extent of his injuries are not known.
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• Newly-Renovated August Wilson Park Unveiled In Hill District

  08-08-2016 22:30
  
  HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) – A park in Pittsburgh now has new life. The space was revamped and just reopened with a new name.
  The spot, once known as Cliffside Park, is now the August Wilson Park.
  “I’m very impressed. I was at this spot about ten years ago when it was quite undeveloped. It was a beautiful spot and I’m very happy to see the Hill District creating this green space,” Robert East said.
  Dozens of people came out over the weekend to officially open and celebrat
  
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• Attorney for White Oak fire chief charged with molestation says client is innocent

  08-08-2016 22:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  An attorney for a White Oak volunteer fire chief charged with molesting a boy over the past four years today said his client is innocent and claimed that there is another side to the story.
  
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• Martha Stewart, Snoop Dogg To Host Dinner Party Show

  08-08-2016 22:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg are teaming up to throw celebrity dinner parties as part of a new VH1 reality show.
  The cable channel says the show with a working title of “Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party” is set to premiere in the fall. VH1 says each week will feature a “half-baked evening of cocktails, cooking, conversation, and fun where nothing is off limits.”
  Stewart and Snoop Dogg would seem to be an unlikely pairing, but the two have mad
  
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• Olympic Athletes Covered In Purple Spots: What Is Cupping?

  08-08-2016 21:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cupping has been used in China for thousands of years, but it’s getting a lot of attention this week, because of the Olympic athletes who are using it.
  United States swimmer Michael Phelps could be seen with purple circles on his body while competing over the weekend. The same were seen on American gymnast Alex Naddour.
  Naddour says he’s tried everything to help his body recover after an event — massages, hot tubs, even cortisone shots — but noth
  
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• Woman Says She Was Carjacked Twice By The Same Man

  08-08-2016 21:42
  
  VALLEJO (CBS SF) — A Vallejo woman has been the victim of the same car thief, not once, but twice this week.
  On Tuesday evening, the woman was carjacked in her neighborhood near the intersection of Vervais Avenue and Carolina Street. Her purse and credit cards were in the trunk of the vehicle.
  She did her own detective work and the next day she tracked her credit cards to a nearby store.
  The victim, who wishes not to be identified, obtained video surveillance footage from the store showing
  
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• Police seek 3 in kidnapping and brutal beating of North Hills man

  08-08-2016 21:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police today continued to search for three people accused of kidnapping a North Hills man, tying him up and beating him for eight days so badly he ended up with several broken bones.
  
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• Pokemon No-Go: App players asked to catch 'em all somewhere else

  08-08-2016 21:34
  
  Officials at Excela Health and First Energy Corporation are asking "Pokemon Go" players to catch them all somewhere else.
  
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• 10 Must-Watch Olympic Events This Week

  08-08-2016 21:19
  
  Bryan Altman
  The first weekend of the Olympic games in Rio De Janiero, Brazil are in the books. Days 1 and 2 of Olympic activity provided plenty of dramatic and memorable moments and this first full week of the games promises to be even better with marquee athletes from a wide range of different sports will be competing for everlasting Olympic glory.
  Here’s a look at 10 events coming up this week that you’re not going to want to miss. 
  1. Friday, Aug. 12 (9:12 p.m. ET) – M
  
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• New 17-story student apartment building under construction in Oakland

  08-08-2016 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new development for student housing soon will be rising amid the Oakland skyline within walking distance of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University and is expected to add 723 beds when it is completed in summer 2018.
  
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• New 17-story apartment building going up near Pitt, CMU

  08-08-2016 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The newest entry in Oakland's student housing market will soon rise 17 stories above what is now a parking lot just north of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University campuses.
  
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• 5 hurt in Port Authority bus collision with car

  08-08-2016 20:44
  
  Five people are injured when a car collides with a Port Authority bus on Monday afternoon in the Perry South area of Pittsburgh.
  
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• ‘A Grumpy Bear… Grrrr, Grrrr:’ Family Finds Bear Trapped In Car

  08-08-2016 20:40
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The Meurer family of Evergreen got quite a surprise when they went to get in the family car. There was a bear trapped inside.
  “He was rocking the car back and forth moving back and forth hopping from front to back,” said Shaylee Meurer.
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  She said the windows of the car were closed, there was no food inside but the bear apparently opened the door handle and climbed in.
  Somehow the door closed behind him and the small bea
  
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• North Side bus crash injures four as other vehicle flees

  08-08-2016 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four people were hurt today in a bus accident on the North Side.
  
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• Local Music Legend B.E. Taylor Dies

  08-08-2016 20:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Popular Pittsburgh singer-songwriter B.E. Taylor has passed away at the age of 65.Taylor was known by many across Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for his moving Christmas concerts.
  Longtime friend and associate Steve Hansen confirmed Taylor died Sunday from complications from an inoperable brain tumor first diagnosed in 2007.
  Taylor, an Aliquippa native, became a local rock legend in the 1980’s with songs like Vitamin L that was a Billboard regional number
  
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• Dunlap: Some Sports I’d Add To The Olympics

  08-08-2016 20:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – So, I turned on the Olympics the other day.
  On one channel there was a guy shooting a bow and arrow. On the other channel there were a couple of fellows playing ping pong.
  I don’t know about you, but this didn’t do it for me.
  And although my 5-year-old twins were enthralled the other night, synchronized diving really didn’t excite me as much as it did them. Same thing with the equestrian events; I mean, if I want to see some horses, I’d r
  
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• 5 injured in hit-and-run with Port Authority bus

  08-08-2016 20:13
  
  A bus collides with a vehicle that leaves the scene of the accident Monday afternoon on Perrysville Avenue in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Pittsburgh musician B.E. Taylor dies

  08-08-2016 19:43
  
  B.E. Taylor, the well-known local singer whose annual Christmas concerts drew large crowds, has died. He was 65.
  
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• Keidel: Carson Palmer Running Out Of Time To Win Super Bowl

  08-08-2016 19:28
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Carson Palmer, who is younger than Tom Brady, is viewed as way more of a gridiron graybeard. Brady, for his part, has aged quite well. But beyond his high cheekbones and supermodel spouse, the Patriots quarterback is still an incredibly effective football player, which makes him either impossible to loathe, or to love.
  The Cardinals quarterback has taken a different career path. Despite his fine football pedigree — from the Heisman Trophy to No. 1 o
  
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• North Side Hit-&-Run Crash Involving Port Authority Bus Injures 6

  08-08-2016 19:26
  
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) – Six people were injured in an accident involving a Port Authority bus on the North Side Monday afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the accident happened near the intersection of Perrysville Avenue and Buena Vista Street around 1 p.m.
  Witnesses say the driver of a gray SUV crossed the center line and smashed straight into the front of the bus.
  “Happened so fast, guy came of nowhere, guess he wasn’t looking where he was going,” said passenger
  
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• North Side Hit-&-Run Crash Involving Port Authority Bus Injures 5

  08-08-2016 19:26
  
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) – At least five people were injured in an accident involving a Port Authority bus on the North Side Monday afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the accident happened near the intersection of Perrysville Avenue and Buena Vista Street around 1 p.m.
  A Port Authority official said the bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle, which fled the scene.
  Thirty people were on the bus and one is believed to have suffered a broken arm.
  Three people were transport
  
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• North Side Hit-&-Run Crash Involving Port Authority Bus Injures 1

  08-08-2016 19:26
  
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) – At least one person was injured in an accident involving a Port Authority bus on the North Side Monday afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the accident happened near the intersection of Perrysville Avenue and Buena Vista Street around 1 p.m.
  A Port Authority official said the bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle, which fled the scene.
  Thirty people were on the bus and one is believed to have suffered a broken arm.
  The cause of the crash is unk
  
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• Family of 5 dead; woman planned to leave husband

  08-08-2016 19:14
  
  A Pennsylvania woman found dead with her husband and three kids in an apparent murder-suicide had told friends on social media that she planned to leave her spouse.
  
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• Wine-to-go licenses are hot commodity

  08-08-2016 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Dozens of businesses holding Pennsylvania restaurant or hotel liquor licenses applied Monday for permits allowing them to also sell wine to go.
  
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• Wine-to-go licenses are a hot commodity

  08-08-2016 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Dozens of businesses holding Pennsylvania restaurant or hotel liquor licenses applied Monday for permits allowing them to also sell wine to go.
  
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• Report: Several Arrested During Overnight Fights Downtown

  08-08-2016 18:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several people were arrested after fights broke out downtown Sunday evening.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, six people were arrested and three officers were injured.
  The injuries to the officers are not believed to be serious.
  Police were still working to sort through the multiple incidents, but some of the arrests are believed to be gun-related.
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• Kids Fighting Downtown Causes Mayhem, Leads To Arrests

  08-08-2016 18:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several people were arrested after fights broke out downtown Sunday evening.
  According to Pittsburgh Police, crowds of juveniles started fighting in the evening and “attempts to verbally encourage them to disperse and stop fighting proved ineffective.”
  Liberty Avenue between 6th and Stanwix streets were closed and six arrests were made, along with multiple citations.
  “We are also working closely with our law enforcement partners, community organiz
  
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• Changes to Pennsylvania liquor, wine sales go into effect

  08-08-2016 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — State alcohol regulators today began taking applications for permits under the expanded sales of booze approved by the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this summer.
  
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• Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Surprises Canadian Family

  08-08-2016 18:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –A Canadian family in Nova Scotia has an incredible story to tell after getting a visit from Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.According to the Montreal Gazette, Darryl Pottie put up a sign outside his driveway that read, “Sid please sign my jersey.”Pottie lives in Enfield and decided to put up the sign after learning Crosby would be in his home province for his day with the Stanley Cup in nearby Cole Harbour.Pottie said he would leave the jersey hangi
  
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• US Steel fined $170,000 after investigation finds workers exposed to asbestos

  08-08-2016 18:31
  
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined US Steel $170,000 after an investigation showed the company exposed workers to asbestos hazards in February and March.
  
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• Crooks Using Bluetooth To Steal At Gas Pumps

  08-08-2016 18:30
  
  DALLAS (CBS11) -Pump prowlers in Dallas are stepping up their game, stealing bank information in some cases instantaneously with a new device police are calling “scary.”
  Dallas Police recently discovered five different skimming devices that utilize Bluetooth technology.
  Bluetooth skimmer (Jeff Paul – CBS11)
  “I think that’s terrible,” said Tracy Schlossstein, a driver who uses one of the impacted gas station.
  Investigators said they found the devices buried ins
  
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• The Latest: Jury selection underway for Kathleen Kane trial

  08-08-2016 18:23
  
  Jurors are being questioned Monday for this week's trial of Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who denies wrongdoing and says she's just the latest victim of a "good old boys" network in Pennsylvania politics.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Warhol Bridge to close next Monday for lengthy rehab project

  08-08-2016 18:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Motorist are reminded that the Andy Warhol Bridge will close Aug. 15 for more than a year as part of a $25.4 million rehabilitation project.
  
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• New liquor laws take effect today: Here's a list

  08-08-2016 18:16
  
  Act 39 gives you many more options about where to buy wine -- including grocery stores. Here's what you need to know about it.
  
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• Pennsylvania family of 5 found dead; woman had been planning to leave husband

  08-08-2016 18:14
  
  A Pennsylvania woman found dead alongside her husband and three children in an apparent murder-suicide had told friends on social media that she planned to leave him.
  
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• Car crashes into service area at Monroeville dealership

  08-08-2016 18:06
  
  A car crashes into an entryway at the Valley Honda service department on Business Route 22 Monday morning.
  
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• Mike Pence to campaign at Heinz History Center

  08-08-2016 18:03
  
  Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence will campaign at the Heinz History Center Tuesday evening.
  
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• Changes To Pennsylvania Liquor, Wine Sales Officially Go Into Effect

  08-08-2016 17:42
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s alcohol regulators are taking applications for permits under the expanded sales of booze approved by the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this summer.
  The Liquor Control Board said the law that went into effect Monday lets about 11,000 businesses that currently have what’s called restaurant or hotel licenses, which let them sell beer to go, apply for permission to also sell takeout wine.
  Eating place licenses that sell beer
  
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• Car crashes into Monroeville service drive

  08-08-2016 17:19
  
  A car crashes into the service drive of the Valley Honda in Monroeville Monday morning.
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: DeForest Buckner Looking To Turn Around 49ers Defense in 2016

  08-08-2016 17:17
  
  Name: DeForest Buckner
  Height: 6′ 7″
  Weight: 291
  Position: DE
  School: University of Oregon
  Draft Pick: 7th overall
  When it came to the 2016 NFL Draft, there was a pair of names on the board that many experts considered difference makers on the defensive side of the ball. The first was Joey Bosa and the second was DeForest Buckner. While Bosa was drafted first, Buckner still looks to make a huge difference for the San Francisco 49ers this season.
  It seems like an e
  
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• Fresh New Faces Join Veterans In New Fantasy Baseball Roles Every August

  08-08-2016 16:31
  
  By Sam McPherson
  As the Major League Baseball season moves into its final stages this month and next, all teams are making lineup adjustments after the non-waiver trade deadline. After all, with all the trade activity that went down at the last minute on August 1, pretty much every team had to shuffle its lineup last week to either accommodate new players—or replace traded players. That’s just the nature of MLB’s economic model and its impact on the playoff race every summer.
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• Prices fall at the gas pump in the Pittsburgh area

  08-08-2016 16:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Gasoline prices in the Pittsburgh area have fallen 3.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.30 per gallon, according to a gas price-tracking website.
  
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• Term About Over, Pennsylvania’s Top Prosecutor Goes On Trial

  08-08-2016 16:15
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – About 150 potential jurors are set to arrive Monday at a suburban Philadelphia courtroom as Pennsylvania’s attorney general goes on trial in a perjury and obstruction case that follows a four-year term rocked by petty feuds, political intrigue and a pornographic email scandal.
  Kathleen Kane remains on the job even though she lost her law license over the felony arrest. An ethics board accused her of “egregious conduct” amid criminal charges she leaked
  
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• Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Trial Follows Feuds, Leaks

  08-08-2016 16:15
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – The perjury trial of the state’s attorney general is set to be a gossip-filled political affair with a list of potential witnesses and topics including judges, journalists and former top aides to the embattled Democrat.
  A jury of six men and six women was seated Monday for the expected one-week trial of outgoing Attorney General Kathleen Kane, whose first term has been rocked by petty feuds, political intrigue and a pornographic email scandal. Opening statement
  
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