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• Carnegie Science Center a big draw on a humid August weekend

  14-08-2016 23:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pirates are on the West Coast, and neither school nor the pro football season has started yet, so free admission to the Carnegie Science Center proved a popular choice for spending a Sunday afternoon this weekend.
  
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• Body found near flaming car in Lawrenceville identified

  14-08-2016 23:13
  
  Investigators responded to the discovery of a body in Pittsburgh’s upper Lawrenceville neighborhood Sunday morning.
  
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• 2 stabbed during apparent domestic dispute in Homewood

  14-08-2016 22:55
  
  A man and woman were injured during a double stabbing in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Sunday.
  
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• 1 injured when car leaves road, catches fire on Pennsylvania Turnpike

  14-08-2016 22:50
  
  One person was injured in a crash on the Turnpike Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Pedestrian Killed In Parkway East Crash Identified

  14-08-2016 22:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man struck and killed by a car on the Parkway East on Friday has been identified.
  Officials say Parker Rhoades, a 21-year-old from Syracuse, New York, was trying to cross the highway around 1 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle.
  The man was struck in the eastbound lanes and was pronounced dead at the scene. However, the vehicle involved did not stop, and the driver has not been found.
  The cause of death was determined to be blunt impact injuries to head, to
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck on Parkway East identified

  14-08-2016 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the pedestrian fatally struck Friday on the Parkway East while trying to cross the highway as Parker Rhoades, of Syracuse, N.Y.
  
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• Police: 2 Kids Found Dead Under Home; Mom In Custody

  14-08-2016 21:54
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Two children were found dead under a neighbor’s house Sunday after their mother matter of factly told someone helping her move that she had drowned them in a bathtub, authorities said.
  The 30-year-old mother was in custody and not yet charged but “all indications are she is the one who acted alone” in the deaths of her 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said. The woman allegedly said she drowned the children Friday b
  
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• Flood Advisory Issued For Parts Of Western Pennsylvania

  14-08-2016 21:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heavy rain and storms rolled through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday.
  According to the National Weather Service, several counties were under a flood advisory.
  Washington County, Allegheny County and Westmoreland County are all under a flood advisory until 6 p.m.
  Fayette County, Greene County, Washington County and Westmoreland County are under a flash flood warning until 6 p.m.
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• Man, Woman Stabbed In Homewood Domestic Dispute

  14-08-2016 21:41
  
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — Police are investigating a stabbing that took place in Homewood Sunday afternoon.
  Reports of the stabbing first came in around 2:15 p.m. The stabbing took place on North Homewood Avenue and Frankstown Avenue.
  Police say the incident stemmed from an apparent domestic situation.
  A man was stabbed in the back and shoulder. A woman was stabbed in the leg and is in serious condition.
  Both were rushed to a local hospital.
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• 1 Dead, Others Treated After Lightning Strike At Pa. Lake

  14-08-2016 21:22
  
  LEHIGHTON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – A New Jersey man died and at least two other people were treated for injuries after an apparent lightning strike at an eastern Pennsylvania lake.
  Officials said the man was swimming at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County shortly after 7 p.m. when the strike occurred. Terry Brady, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said a preliminary investigation indicates that he managed to get out of the water but became unrespon
  
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• Police: Man Shot In Milwaukee Had A Gun In His hand

  14-08-2016 21:18
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – The black man whose killing by police touched off an outbreak of arson and rock-throwing in Milwaukee was shot by a black officer after turning toward him with a gun in his hand, the police chief said Sunday.
  The chief and the mayor gave the account as Wisconsin’s governor put the National Guard on standby in case of another round of violence like the one that rocked Milwaukee’s mostly black north side Saturday night.
  Police Chief Edward Flynn cautioned that th
  
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• National Guard Put On Standby After Violence In Milwaukee

  14-08-2016 21:18
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Wisconsin’s governor put the National Guard on alert Sunday in case of another outbreak of violence in Milwaukee, after a deadly police shooting touched off a night of arson and rock-throwing in a mostly black neighborhood.
  At least four businesses were burned and one police officer was hurt by a thrown brick in the unrest that erupted on the city’s north side Saturday night a few hours after the killing of a man authorities say was armed and fleeing a traffic
  
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• Fayette County man robbed, restrained with zip ties

  14-08-2016 21:00
  
  A Brownsville man was restrained with zip ties and robbed on Sunday.
  
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• Steelers Offer Prizes To First 25,000 At Preseason Game

  14-08-2016 20:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In its sixth year, the “1st-IN-Goal” promotion, presented by Steelers Nation Unite, will give fans who arrive early to Thursday’s preseason Steelers game the chance to win some special prizes.
  The first 25,000 fans who enter Heinz Field on Thursday for the preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles will receive a scratch-off card with a random prize on it.
  This week’s prizes range from free food or drinks at the stadium to a pair of Stage AE
  
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• Police: Man Tied Up, Robbed In Own Home

  14-08-2016 20:27
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — Police say a man was tied up and robbed in his own home in Brownsville Sunday morning.
  The 58-year-old victim told state police two armed men entered his home on High Street sometime between 6 and 6:10 a.m.
  According to the victim, the two men restrained him with zip ties and stole approximately $1,800 in cash and an unknown amount of jewelry.
  There is no description of the suspects.
  Anyone with information related to this incident should call state police in Belle
  
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• Upholstery Business Crashed Into For Second Time In 12 Days

  14-08-2016 19:55
  
  LINCOLN (KDKA) — A car crashed into an upholstery business in Lincoln early Sunday morning, marking the second time the building had been crashed into in less than two weeks.
  The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. at Bellas Upholstery located at 1501 Lovedale Road. The unidentified driver crashed through the wall of the building and was trapped inside the vehicle.
  The Lincoln Borough Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company (VFRC) reported on their Facebook page that crews had to remove the car&rsqu
  
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• Ryan Lochte, 3 Other US Swimmers Robbed By Armed Men In Rio

  14-08-2016 19:41
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The U.S. Olympic Committee says Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed by armed men who stopped their taxi.
  USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky says Lochte and the others left the French Olympic team’s hospitality house early Sunday in a taxi headed for the athletes village, hours after the last night of Olympic swimming.
  He says “the taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the athletes’ money and o
  
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• Heavy rain pounds Pittsburgh region

  14-08-2016 19:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood warning this afternoon for Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
  
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• Brief, heavy rain pounds region but it's needed

  14-08-2016 19:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Scattered thunderstorms the past couple of days have produced some big bangs and brief downpours, but nothing the region can't handle.
  
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• 94 liquor stores open doors on Sunday for the first time

  14-08-2016 19:26
  
  Changes are underway in the sale of liquor in Pennsylvania as a result of legislation enacted this year. 
  
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• 3rd Heat-Related Death Recorded In Philadelphia

  14-08-2016 18:52
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities say another heat-related death has been recorded in Philadelphia during the current heat wave.
  A spokesman for the city medical examiner’s office said Sunday that heat was a factor in the death of a 59-year-old north Philadelphia man who also had diabetes and congestive heart failure.
  Officials earlier said heat was a factor in the death of a 67-year-old north Philadelphia woman along with diabetes, congestive heart failure and obesity. The death of an
  
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• Man's body found near burned vehicle in Pittsburgh

  14-08-2016 18:14
  Firefighters were sent to the Upper Lawrenceville neighborhood at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday on a report of a possible structure fire. After they extinguished the flames, firefighters found the body within a few feet of the vehicle.
  
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• 4th Body Found After Maryland Apartment Explosion

  14-08-2016 18:06
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – Authorities say a fourth body has been recovered after an explosion at an apartment complex in Maryland.
  The Montgomery County Police Department says the body was found on Saturday.
  The explosion late Wednesday night sent debris hundreds of feet, and people more than a mile away reported the blast was strong enough to shake their homes. Two bodies were recovered Thursday and another one was found Friday.
  Officials said Sunday that eight people remain unaccounted f
  
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• Man shot in leg when returning to Wilkinsburg home

  14-08-2016 16:44
  
  Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the leg while pulling into his driveway in Wilkinsburg Sunday.
  
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• Firefighters Find Body After Extinguishing Burning Car

  14-08-2016 16:34
  
  LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA) — Emergency crews were on the scene in Lawrenceville where a body was found near a car that was on fire Sunday morning.
  According to police, firefighters were sent to the area around 57th Street for a report of a fire. Upon arrival, they found a car that was on fire in a grassy area off of Donson Way.
  The victim has been identified by family members as Gordon Johnson, who was known as “Y-G.”
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  Police say after firefig
  
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• 1 injured when car crashes into building in Lincoln

  14-08-2016 16:32
  
  Emergency crews responded to a car crashing into a building early Sunday morning.
  
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• Body found near flaming car in Lawrenceville

  14-08-2016 16:26
  
  Investigators responded to the discovery of a body in Pittsburgh’s upper Lawrenceville neighborhood Sunday morning.
  
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• Body discovered after car fire

  14-08-2016 16:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  What initially was thought to be a car fire this morning is being investigated as a possible homicide.
  
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• Man Steals Car, Hits Owner, Crashes After Fleeing From Burglary

  14-08-2016 13:31
  
  WARREN COUNTY (KDKA) — Police arrested one man and are searching for two more in connection to an attempted burglary that took place at a Pleasant Township home Saturday afternoon.
  The incident happened at the victim’s home in the 3300-block of Pleasant Drive around 4:15 p.m.
  According to police, the victim came home to find three black male suspects burglarizing his house. Two of the suspects fled on foot, but the victim held the third — later identified as 26-year-old Lasheam
  
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• 'Knitting the Andy Warhol Bridge' : A poet renders Pittsburgh ...

  14-08-2016 07:45
  More than likely you are familiar with the name Ann Curran. For years her writing has appeared in the pages of the Pittsburgh Catholic, The Pittsburgh Press, and Pittsburgh Magazine.
  
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• One week of overdoses: ‘I can’t do this anymore’

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  To read the full report, go to http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/week-of-overdoses/
  
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• Nepalese folk concert meant to raise awareness

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A year after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, the country is still trying to rebuild. With the Nepalese government in flux and charity money tied up in the bureaucratic process, the Empower Nepal Tour is hoping to raise awareness and money through traditional Nepalese folk music.
  
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• Joel, Victoria Osteen plan Pittsburgh appearance

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Joel Osteen may be one of the few Americans left who voices a positive view of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
  
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• Heat doesn’t dampen competition for triathletes

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  There goes Ben Erdeljac, father, math teacher, triathlete, and the reason eight people were roasting on the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Saturday morning.
  
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• A week of overdoses; a year of struggle, pain and redemption

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
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• A special fraternity over the gift of organs

  14-08-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In the past week, millions of people have watched Arthur Thomas walk Jeni Stepien down the aisle in a Swissvale church, her slain father’s heart beating inside Mr. Thomas. The story, in which the man who received her father’s donated heart stood in for him at her wedding, went viral since the Aug. 5 wedding, shared all over the world.
  
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• With more than half a century as an investigator, Bob Meinet continues a distinguished career

  14-08-2016 05:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bob Meinert doesn’t have his feet up, hands behind his head, relaxing in his golden years as he approaches his 77th birthday in two months.
  
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• With more than half a century as an investigator, Bob Meinert continues a distinguished career

  14-08-2016 05:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bob Meinert doesn’t have his feet up, hands behind his head, relaxing in his golden years as he approaches his 77th birthday in two months.
  
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• More than half a century as an investigator, Bob Meinert continues a distinguished career

  14-08-2016 05:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bob Meinert doesn’t have his feet up, hands behind his head, relaxing in his golden years as he approaches his 77th birthday in two months.
  
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• Milwaukee Officials Call For Calm After Unrest Over Shooting

  14-08-2016 05:18
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was fed by social media.
  The uprising that broke out Saturday evening didn’t subside until after midnight, after Mayor Tom Barrett and other city leaders appeared at a news conference to plead for calm. Police said three pe
  
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• Crowd Gathers After Milwaukee Officer Fatally Shoots Man

  14-08-2016 05:18
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – A crowd gathered and at times grew violent Saturday night in a neighborhood where a Milwaukee officer shot and killed a man police say was armed hours earlier during a foot chase.
  More than 100 people were in a standoff with officers, some of whom wore riot gear, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Officers got in their cars to leave at one point and some in the crowd started smashing a squad car’s windows. Another vehicle was set on fire, the newspaper reported
  
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• Golden Finale: Phelps Wins 23rd Olympic Gold With Relay Win

  14-08-2016 04:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable.
  Gold.
  Phelps put the United States ahead to stay on the butterfly leg of the 4×100 medley relay and Nathan Adrian finished it off, giving the most decorated athlete in Olympic history his 23rd career gold medal.
  If that was the end, and Phelps insists it is, what a way to go out.
  He would finish his career with 28 medals overall, having won five golds and a silver at these games.
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• Nearly 100 State Liquor Stores Opening On Sunday For First Time

  14-08-2016 04:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you like a good glass of wine or a beer, the game has changed for you in Pennsylvania.
  “I think it’s about time, we were just talking about this before we came in,” said Brandon Helt.
  There is a lot of talk about the sweeping new alcohol laws said to take effect Sunday. Many more state stores will be open on Sunday and holidays.
  “I am very excited for the convenience of it,” said Ion Simonides.
  The alcohol reforms also allow restaurants
  
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• Dodgers Beat Pirates 8-4

  14-08-2016 02:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Joc Pederson homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers combined 17 hits and a pair of successful challenges for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
  The Dodgers, who lead the majors in batting average and slugging percentage since the All-Star Break, hit five doubles and used three Pittsburgh errors to win a game that did not see a 1-2-3 inning until the bottom of the eighth.
  Pederson had his 17th homer, a two-run shot and finished with three hits. Corey Sea
  
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• Imam, Associate Shot Dead After Leaving NYC Mosque

  14-08-2016 00:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – The leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack as they left afternoon prayers Saturday.
  Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Tharam Uddin, were shot in the back of the head as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in the Ozone Park section of Queens shortly before 2 p.m.
  Both men were pronounced dead later Saturday, an administrator at Jamaica Hospital said.
  Police said no
  
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• Pit Bull Mauls Owner, Flees Into Woods

  14-08-2016 00:52
  
  WESTMORELAND CO. (KDKA) — A pit bull that mauled its owner is on the loose in Westmoreland County.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the dog attacked a man at his home on Route 286 in Bell Township.
  The man suffered severe lacerations and had to be flown to the hospital.
  Police clubbed the dog, sprayed it with mace and used a stun gun to subdue the animal, but it ran off into the woods and hasn’t been seen.
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Two Overnight Shootings

  14-08-2016 00:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating two shootings from overnight. The first shooting happened just after 2 a.m. A 24-year-old man was found near the intersection of South 21st Street and East Carson in the South Side with gunshot wounds to the stomach and ankle.
  “The victim an adult male victim refused to cooperate with investigators, so we have absolutely nothing to go on other than a man was shot,” said Sonya Toler, Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokesperson.
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