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• North Braddock man to stand trial in death of fiancée’s 8-year-old son

  19-08-2016 23:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Braddock man who police say assaulted his fiancée’s 8-year-old son, resulting in the boy’s death in June, will stand trial in the killing.
  
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• North Braddock man to stand trial in death of 8-year-old boy

  19-08-2016 23:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Braddock man who police say assaulted his fiancée’s 8-year-old son resulting in the boy’s death in June will stand trial in the killing.
  
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• Detective: Adrienne Williams never cried when told her daughter was found dead

  19-08-2016 23:52
  
  When Adrienne Williams found out police had discovered the body of her daughter, Adrionna, she screamed, pounded the wall, crouched in a corner and balled up on the floor. But a detective testified Friday that Williams never cried a single tear after they gave her the news.
  
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• 4moms Set To Release Self-Installing, Computerized Car Seat

  19-08-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Studies have shown that 80 percent of car seats have critical errors. But, what if a car seat installed itself perfectly, every time?
  A company based here in Pittsburgh is getting ready to debut a robotic, computerized seat that does just that.
  With pushes of just a few buttons, the new 4moms car seat is installed, practically by itself.
  “At 4moms, we’ve been driven by a single idea, which is just ‘believing in better,’” 4moms CEO Rob Daly
  
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• Video Shows Police Interviewing Mother Accused Of Killing Daughter

  19-08-2016 23:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three-year-old Adrionna Williams is remembered by a haunting video that shows her dancing and smiling.
  But on Friday it was Adrionna’s mother, the woman accused of killing her daughter, who appeared on video. Many sat in the courtroom and watched, including a concerned citizen who wants justice for Adrionna.
  “I want to know if she did it. Thats what I want to know. I want closure, to know I’m wrong. That there’s not more to it. Its just cold bloo
  
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• Judge Hears Testimony During Hearing For Man Charged With Body Slamming Boy

  19-08-2016 23:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man accused in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s young son after body slamming him for not cleaning his room quickly enough was in court Friday to face a judge.
  The mother of the 8-year-old victim walked away from the courtroom upset and unwilling to talk about her ex-boyfriend who is accused in the murder of her son.
  It happened back on June 20 after the suspect, Orlando Williams, the victim’s mother, and her sons returned to their home in North Braddock
  
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• Experts Say Late Start To Back-To-School Shopping Saves Money

  19-08-2016 22:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There has been a lot riding on how much the cash registers would ring during this back to school shopping season.
  “All the hopes were that retailers were going to do well — and they didn’t — especially Target did not do well and a lot of the other discounters did not do well. And you wonder because people have not been spending through 2016, they didn’t spend last year, so indications are suggesting that we are not going to have a good year
  
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• Baseball Star Killed In Fight Remembered In Mt. Lebanon

  19-08-2016 22:55
  
  MT. LEBANON (KDKA) — Clint Seymour was an all-around good guy. He was a devoted son, a loyal friend and a talented baseball player.
  But Clint’s passion for life came to an end in April of 2014.
  The 27-year-old had just moved to Charleston, South Carolina.
  According to police, he was walking with friends when a fight broke out with another group of people. Clint was punched and hit his head on the concrete sidewalk.
  He slipped into a deep coma and later died.
  “You sit there and
  
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• Police: Missing Penn State Professor Murdered, Pushed Off 80-Foot Ledge

  19-08-2016 22:43
  
  STATE COLLEGE (KDKA) — The body of a missing Penn State professor was found in a quarry, and police say he was pushed to his death.
  According to the Centre Daily Times, 56-year-old Ronald Bettig was last seen on Aug. 13 and State Police launched an investigation three days later.
  Investigators on Friday revealed that 39-year-old George G. Ishler Jr., of Pennsylvania Furnace, has been accused of killing him.
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• Homewood man arrested after pointing gun at police officer

  19-08-2016 22:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Homewood man has been arrested after police said he fired two shots and pointed a gun at a police officer this morning.
  
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• Shooting victim dies in Wilmerding homicide

  19-08-2016 22:10
  
  First responders found a 27-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in Wilmerding Friday morning. 
  
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• Thieves Steal Valuables From Cars In Franklin Park

  19-08-2016 22:08
  
  FRANKLIN PARK (KDKA) — Fanklin Park Police say drivers aren’t locking their vehicles and now they are victims.
  “We have several vehicles located throughout the boro that were unlocked, parked in driveways and valuables were removed,” said Sgt. Sam Snyder.
  Thieves hit four vehicles in the area during the weekend of Aug. 12. All thefts occurred overnight and all of the vehicles were parked in housing plans off Brandt School, Wexford Run and Reis Run Roads.
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• Man dies in Wilmerding shooting

  19-08-2016 21:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died after he was shot in Wilmerding this morning.
  
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• Woman Who Missed Bus Is Charged With Stealing Ambulance

  19-08-2016 21:17
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Police say a woman who missed the last bus for the night is accused of stealing an ambulance to get home from a hospital in Ohio.
  Court documents filed in Hamilton Municipal Court in Cincinnati say 43-year-old Lisa Carr is accused of getting into an ambulance that a driver had left running Thursday night and driving to her home in suburban Cincinnati. The driver apparently had left the ambulance to go inside the hospital with a patient.
  Police say the Springfield Township
  
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• Setting our children up for success

  19-08-2016 21:08
  August 19, 2016: WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III speaks on behalf of the editorial board on encouraging parents to have their children enroll in Math and Science classes in order to prepare for the future with tech heavy jobs as expose them to the fun of it at home and around Pittsburgh. BACK AT 5:00 AND 6:00.
  
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• Man arrested in Homewood after police chase on weapons charges

  19-08-2016 21:04
  
  Police arrest a male in Homewood after a chase stemming from a ShotSpotter alert and face-off with a Pittsburgh Police Officer.
  
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• Report: Le’Veon Bell’s Suspension Reduced From 4 To 3 Games

  19-08-2016 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Take heart Pittsburgh Steelers fans!
  According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, running back Le’Veon Bell is having his four-game suspension reduced to a three-game suspension.Steelers’ RB LeVeon Bell is having his suspension reduced from 4 to 3 games, sources told ESPN.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 19, 2016
  Bell was accused of violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, by way of missing a drug test.
  If the suspension is reduce
  
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• Le’Veon Bell’s Suspension Reduced From 4 To 3 Games

  19-08-2016 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The NFL has reduced the suspension Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell was facing to start the regular season.
  According to the NFL, Bell’s suspension was reduced Friday from four games to three.
  Le'Veon Bell's suspension reduced: https://t.co/peszwyGMat (via @MikeGarafolo) pic.twitter.com/B0QLeRyEpx
  — NFL (@NFL) August 19, 2016This statement was released by an NFL spokesperson on the suspension reduction:
  “Le’Veon Bell of the Pit
  
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• Le’Veon Bell Posts Apology/Explanation Video To Twitter After Suspension Reduction

  19-08-2016 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The NFL has reduced the suspension Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is facing to start the regular season.
  According to the NFL, Bell’s suspension was reduced Friday from four games to three.
  Le'Veon Bell's suspension reduced: https://t.co/peszwyGMat (via @MikeGarafolo) pic.twitter.com/B0QLeRyEpx
  — NFL (@NFL) August 19, 2016This statement was released by an NFL spokesperson on the suspension reduction:
  “Le’Veon Bell of the Pitt
  
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• Inbound I-376 Parkway West Overnight Closures continue

  19-08-2016 20:56
  
  PennDOT is announcing overnight closure on I-376 (Parkway West) in Allegheny County, will occur Monday through Friday nights, August 22-26 weather permitting.
  
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• I-279 Parkway North Bridge Inspections

  19-08-2016 20:54
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to inspect bridges over the Parkway North (I-279) in Allegheny County, will continue next week, Monday through Friday, August 22-26 weather permitting.
  
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• Fort Pitt Bridge Inspection continues Sunday

  19-08-2016 20:51
  
  PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge inspection activities on the Fort Pitt Bridge (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will continue Sunday, August 21 weather permitting.
  
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• Westbound Route 22 Off-ramp Closure begins Monday

  19-08-2016 20:49
  
  PennDOT is announcing the closure of the westbound Route 22 off-ramp to Kelso Road at the Noblestown interchange in North Fayette, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, August 22 weather permitting.
  
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• Giant Eagle in Robinson Township launched wine sales today

  19-08-2016 20:38
  
  Officials say a grocery store in Pennsylvania has become the first supermarket since Prohibition to sell wine in the state.
  
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• Girl Hit By Tree At Pa. Amusement Park In Critical Condition

  19-08-2016 20:19
  
  ELYSBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – An 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she and three family members were hit by a large tree branch that fell on their picnic table at a Pennsylvania amusement park campground.
  Officials say a man and his three children were sitting at a picnic table under a canopy at Knoebels Amusement Resort’s campground near Elysburg Tuesday. As a storm blew in and winds picked up, a 40-foot section of tree broke off and fell on them.
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• Keidel: Leonard Fournette And His Football Future

  19-08-2016 20:17
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Leonard Fournette was just sucked into a vortex of hot topics and hot takes. The transcendent LSU running back is the newest face in an old debate: the right of an amateur athlete to decide when he becomes a professional.
  Nick Wright, on Fox Sports 1, sparked the latest iteration of this argument, by arguing that Fournette, a guaranteed top-10 pick in the next NFL Draft, should sit out to retain his football and financial value. This spawned a debate with Barrett S
  
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• Worker Shot & Killed Outside House In Wilmerding

  19-08-2016 20:09
  
  WILMERDING (KDKA) — One person was shot and killed in Wilmerding on Friday.
  It happened around 1 p.m. on Airbrake Avenue.
  Police say a man was performing some kind of work outside of a home and was shot multiple times.
  He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Police have not announced a motive or suspect for this shooting.
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• Mt. Lebanon man charged with fondling woman on Southwest flight to Pittsburgh

  19-08-2016 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Mt. Lebanon man has been charged with fondling a female passenger on a Southwest flight enroute to Pittsburgh on Thursday.
  
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• Andre Heinz getting married this weekend in Sweden

  19-08-2016 19:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Andre Heinz, the son of Teresa Heinz Kerry and the late U.S. Sen. H. John Heinz III, is tying the knot this weekend in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
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• Girl hit by tree at amusement park in critical condition

  19-08-2016 19:44
  
  An 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she and three family members were hit by a large tree branch that fell on their picnic table at a Pennsylvania amusement park campground.
  
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• Court allows archery deer hunt in Scott's Twin Hills Park

  19-08-2016 19:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  White-tailed deer may be targeted in controlled archery hunts at a public park in Scott that is managed by Mt. Lebanon, following a court decision today.
  
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• Pittsburgh Named America’s Most Underrated City

  19-08-2016 19:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — At long last, Pittsburgh is getting the attention it most definitely deserves.
  Harper’s Bazaar recently called the ‘Burgh “America’s Most Underrated City.”
  The author of the article, who recently visited, said she was “still dreaming about some of the standout meals, cocktails and artwork” she enjoyed during her stay.
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  As for where to stay, Ho
  
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• Montana Closes Yellowstone River After Thousands Of Fish Die

  19-08-2016 18:55
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Montana is closing a 175-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River to all recreational activities to prevent the spread of a parasite that is believed to have killed tens of thousands of fish, authorities said Friday.
  The action is needed to prevent the spread of the parasite that causes proliferative kidney disease and to protect the fishery and the outdoor economy it sustains, said Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials. The closure extends from Yellowstone National Park&r
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick SummerSlam, Split On Brock Lesnar

  19-08-2016 18:43
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE’s year is booked around two dates: WrestleMania and SummerSlam. And that means more eyes than usual will be tuned in Sunday to watch the second largest pay-per-view of the year unfold.
  In a normal year there is tremendous pressure to deliver a stellar SummerSlam card and A+ performances. But this year it’s as if the weight of the world rests on the company’s shoulders. It is a chaotic time for WWE, and some of the mess is self-inflicted. But that&rsquo
  
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• Cuban man pleads not guilty to US hospital ID theft charges

  19-08-2016 18:21
  
  A Cuban national pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he conspired to file 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using employee information stolen from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
  
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• Cuban man pleads not guilty to UPMC ID theft charges

  19-08-2016 18:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Cuban national pleaded not guilty today to charges he conspired to file 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using employee information stolen from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
  
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• 3 Veterans Honored & Laid To Rest As Part Of Missing In America Project

  19-08-2016 18:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Three veterans were laid to rest this morning at the Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
  It was part of the Missing in America Project for unclaimed veterans.
  Two of the veterans laid to rest were Marines, who served in Vietnam. The third served in the U.S. Air Force.
  Both of the firefighters who honored the procession and combat veterans who attended the ceremony said it was important for the men to be remembered.
  High above Interstate 79 in Cranberry, the American flag waved
  
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• Ohio Turnpike to test driverless cars within the next 12 months

  19-08-2016 17:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Head east from Toledo on the Ohio Turnpike a year from now and you may be sharing the road with automated cars and trucks.
  
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• Ohio Turnpike may soon see self-driving testing

  19-08-2016 17:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio’s toll road, a heavily traveled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.
  
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• Pa. Woman Faces Charges In Death Of Child Left In Hot Car

  19-08-2016 17:48
  
  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – A Pennsylvania woman who left a 4-year-old girl in a hot, locked car for hours last month is facing charges in the child’s death.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Brittany Borgess was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and related offenses in the death of Samaria Motyka.
  Authorities say Borgess’ boyfriend was the girl’s father and they had lived together for about three years. Detectives say she dropped her 7-year-old daughter off at school
  
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• Man Accused Of Fondling Sleeping Woman On Flight Says She Gave Mixed Signals

  19-08-2016 17:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Wei-Ming Shi, 58, an accountant who lives in Mt. Lebanon, took off running from our camera when he left the federal courthouse after his initial appearance Friday.
  Shi appeared in front of the federal magistrate on charges of unlawful sexual contact aboard an aircraft and engaging in sexual contact without a person’s permission.  He’s accused of assaulting a woman on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh Thursday night.
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• Man Accused Of Fondling Sleeping Woman Next To Him On Plane

  19-08-2016 17:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Wei-Ming Shi, 58, an accountant who lives in Mt. Lebanon, took off running from our camera when he left the federal courthouse after his initial appearance Friday.
  Shi appeared in front of the federal magistrate on charges of unlawful sexual contact aboard an aircraft and engaging in sexual contact without a person’s permission.  He’s accused of assaulting a woman on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh Thursday night.
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• Feds: Pittsburgh-Area Man Fondled Sleeping Woman On Flight

  19-08-2016 17:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) – A Pittsburgh-area man has been charged with fondling a sleeping woman who sat next to him on a flight from Las Vegas.
  Fifty-eight-year-old Wei-Ming Shi, of Mount Lebanon, is charged with one count of unlawful sexual contact on an aircraft during flight.
  An FBI criminal complaint says Shi was returning from Las Vegas on a Southwest Airlines flight on Thursday when he put his hands under the sleeping woman’s dress and on her thigh, buttocks and up to the edges of
  
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• Man Caught Stealing Grapes, Laptop From Shadyside Apartment

  19-08-2016 17:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Shadyside, accused of attempting to steal grapes and a laptop computer from an apartment.
  Police were called to the 5600-block of Ellsworth Avenue around 1 p.m. when people in the area noticed a man banging on an apartment door.
  Upon arrival, police saw the man – later identified as 57-year-old Gerald Russell – inside of the apartment. A screen with a bent frame was on the ground.
  Russell was reportedly holding a plas
  
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• Man Charged In Connection With Two Bank Robberies

  19-08-2016 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 34-year old man has been charged in connection with two robberies.
  Wallace Banks, of Braddock, was charged with two counts of robbery.
  He is believed to be responsible for the Aug. 15 WesBanco robbery on Middle Street on the North Side. Banks is also in the Aug. 16 Huntington Bank robbery on Smithfield Street Downtown.
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• Trial of mother charged in toddler death resumes after mistrial request

  19-08-2016 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The homicide trial of Adriene Williams was interrupted Friday by a mistrial request involving information about a dead foster child.
  
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• Trial of mother charged in daughter's death resumes after defense request for a mistrial

  19-08-2016 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The trial of a Wilkinsburg woman charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter has resumed following a defense request for a mistrial
  
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• Defense moves for mistrial for mother charged in daughter's death

  19-08-2016 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Defense attorneys for a Wilkinsburg woman on trial in the death of her 3-year-old daughter are requesting a mistrial because of new information that has surfaced regarding a foster child’s death.
  
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• Robinson Twp. Market District Becomes 1st Store In Pa. To Sell Wine Since Prohibition

  19-08-2016 16:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Market District store at Settlers Ridge in Robinson Township has become the first grocery store in Pennsylvania to sell wine since the long-ago era of Prohibition.
  The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has given the green light to about 80 supermarkets, restaurants and hotels to eventually sell wine-to-go. And Giant Eagle launched its wine sales on Friday.
  “I bet I’m not the only one here who thought this day would never come,” said Giant Eagle CEO
  
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• Giant Eagle Store Becomes 1st In Pa. To Sell Wine Since Prohibition

  19-08-2016 16:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) – A grocery store in Pennsylvania has become the first since Prohibition to sell wine in the state.
  A Giant Eagle store in Robinson Township will sell wine beginning Friday. No store in the state has been allowed to sell wine since before the nationwide constitutional ban on alcohol that lasted from 1920 to 1933.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports store officials and Republican House Speaker Mike Turzai plan a ceremonial Champagne toast to mark the occasion.
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