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• Consumer Reports Issues Warning About ATM Skimmer Scams

  23-08-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Criminals have made off with as much as $3 billion worldwide using devices that skim important information from credit and debit cards. That’s according to makers of ATMs and other payment equipment.
  The use of skimmers at ATMs exploded more than fivefold last year than the year before. Consumer Reports has important advice on how to spot compromised ATMs and point-of-sale card readers and how to protect your hard-earned money.
  A police detective showed Consumer R
  
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• Police: Bethel Park woman reported missing, possibly in danger

  23-08-2016 23:39
  
  A 29-year-old Bethel Park woman was reported missing and possibly in danger by her family, police posted on social media. 
  
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• Man arrested in bank robberies now charged with robbing adult shop

  23-08-2016 23:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Braddock man already arrested for robbing two banks this month has been charged with robbing an adult entertainment store in Downtown Pittsburgh on two different occasions four days apart.
  
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• Police: Man charged in fatal Rt. 51 crash was going nearly 100 mph

  23-08-2016 23:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  A driver who Pittsburgh police say caused a crash that killed his passenger last week on Route 51 was going nearly 100 mph when he crossed a median and struck an oncoming vehicle head on, according to a criminal complaint signed today by a district judge. 
  
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• Clairton man charged with Friday fatal shooting

  23-08-2016 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  About a half hour before he died in a Clairton shooting, Chazz Bush told a police officer who killed him, according to court documents. Their conversation, police said, was recorded on the officer's body camera.
  
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• Walmart's curbside pickup now available in Pittsburgh area

  23-08-2016 22:08
  
  The country's biggest retailer and grocer is expanding its curbside pickup service to five locations in Western Pennsylvania.
  
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• 2 houses destroyed, 1 damaged in North Braddock fire

  23-08-2016 21:12
  
  Two homes were destroyed by fire and a third damaged in North Braddock Tuesday morning.
  
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• How Pittsburgh became the heart of Uber's self-driving revolution

  23-08-2016 21:02
  
  Call it a moment decades in the making. Call it a blueprint for the revival of Rust Belt cities across the United States.
  
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• Mom killed baby by putting him in refrigerator

  23-08-2016 20:32
  
  A South Carolina woman is accused of killing her infant son in February by putting him in the refrigerator for hours, according to an arrest warrant.
  
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• RootMetrics Study Ranks Verizon As Top Wireless Service

  23-08-2016 20:21
  
  Verizon is number one when it comes to wireless service, according to a new study from RootMetrics.
  It looked at six categories including speed, data, reliability and text performance in all 50 states.
  AT&T was a strong second, followed by Sprint and T-Mobile.
  Check out the full report on their website here.
  
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• Your PNC Bank ATM is getting a major upgrade

  23-08-2016 20:13
  
  Fraud liability is about to change, so thousands of ATMs are being upgraded to read chip cards, among other security improvements and new features.
  
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• New Study Ranks Pa. 4th Worst In Women’s Equality

  23-08-2016 20:13
  
  Pennsylvania is among the worst states when it comes to women’s equality.
  A new WalletHub study ranks Pennsylvania as the fourth worst in the nation, ahead of only New Jersey, Georgia and Utah.
  They were compared in three key categories.
  Pennsylvania’s worst showing was in workplace environment, which looks at pay, executive positions, average work hours and other factors.
  You can see the rest of the findings by visiting their website here.
  
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• Detour bus routes remain in effect despite West Carson reopening

  23-08-2016 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The reopening of West Carson Street in the West End should ease traffic congestion at the West End Circle and provide a quicker, easier commute between the South Side and the city’s West End and surrounding communities.
  
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• Prosecutor says he doesn't believe Sandusky accuser's claim

  23-08-2016 18:53
  
  The lead prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky's 2012 child sexual abuse trial says he doesn't believe a man who reached a settlement with Penn State over a molestation claim is the same person seen by a witness being abused in a team shower.
  
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• Stuck in the middle WITHOUT you: College student gets trapped for...

  23-08-2016 18:43
  
  Stuck in the middle WITHOUT you: College student gets trapped for hours between two buildings after jumping roofs to impress girl He brought her up to a rooftop and was trying to impress her by jumping from one roof to another It took emergency responders four hours to rescue Birdson, eventually breaking down part of a wall to pull him out of the wedge A college student looking to impress a girl found himself wedged between two buildings for nearly four hours early Tuesday morning, until emergen
  
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• Fed up with sap, man cuts down neighbor's tree -- and wrecks his own home

  23-08-2016 18:38
  
  A Pennsylvania man who thought sap from a tree was ruining his car chopped it down, but it crashed into his apartment building, which had to be condemned. Five others who lived there are now homeless.
  
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• Without calling a single witness, defense rests for mother accused of killing 3-year-old daughter

  23-08-2016 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Homicide defendant Adriene Williams nodded her head when asked just before noon today whether she understood she had the right to testify on her behalf or to present a character witness to vouch for her. She had chosen to avail herself of neither option though the stakes could hardly be higher.
  
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• Closing arguments made in trial of mother accused of killing 3-year-old daughter

  23-08-2016 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The jury in the trial of Adriene Williams will begin deliberations this afternoon after it heard closing arguments in the case.
  
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• 2 house fires burn in North Braddock

  23-08-2016 18:19
  
  Two homes caught fire in North Braddock Tuesday morning.
  
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• Police seek help in identifying three males involved in Stowe non-fatal shooting

  23-08-2016 17:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three males involved in a shooting incident Monday evening in Stowe.
  
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• 2 house fires burning in North Braddock

  23-08-2016 17:38
  
  Two homes are on fire in North Braddock Tuesday morning.
  
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• Intense Fire Damages Homes, Sends 1 To Hospital In North Braddock

  23-08-2016 17:34
  
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) – One person was taken to the hospital, multiple homes were damaged and investigators are now working to determine the cause of an intense fire that erupted Tuesday morning in North Braddock.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the fire started at a home in the 300 block of Oakland Avenue.
  A neighbor and a police officer rescued one man from his burning home; and right next door, a family with their 2-month-old baby made it out of their home safely.
  It was a terrifyin
  
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• Firefighters Called To 2-Alarm Fire In North Braddock

  23-08-2016 17:34
  
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) – Three homes were damaged by a two-alarm fire in North Braddock Tuesday morning.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the fire started at a home in the 300 block of Oakland Avenue.
  A police officer pulled a man off the front porch of the home where the fire started. That man was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
  The man who lives in the home where the fire started was rescued by a neighbor & police officer. He is at UPMC Mercy. pic.t
  
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• PNC rolling out upgrades to its 9,000 ATMs

  23-08-2016 17:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  PNC Bank announced that it is in the midst of upgrading all of the 9,000 ATMs throughout its footprint to read EMV or chip cards in an effort to better secure transactions for its customers.
  
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• Netflix Series ‘Mindhunter’ Looking For Hundreds Of Extras

  23-08-2016 17:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Have you ever wanted to be a part of a TV show? A new Netflix series called “Mindhunter” is giving you the chance to be an extra.
  The David Fincher crime drama, which will debut next year, has been filming around Pittsburgh since May and they plan on filming through December.
  Casting director Jennifer Nash tells the “KDKA Morning News” they need hundreds of extras every week, and the next casting call is this Saturday.
  “You c
  
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• Study touts extensions of Mon-Fayette Expressway, MLK busway

  23-08-2016 17:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed extensions of the Mon-Fayette Expressway and the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway would reduce travel time and create more than 20,000 permanent jobs, nearly 13,000 of them in the struggling Mon Valley area, a study released this morning said.
  
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• Study: Mon-Fayette Expressway, MLK busway projects would create more than 20,000 jobs

  23-08-2016 17:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed extensions of the Mon-Fayette Expressway and the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway would reduce travel time and create more than 20,000 permanent jobs, nearly 13,000 of them in the struggling Mon Valley area, a study released this morning said.
  
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• Couple offers $500 reward for missing potbellied therapy pig

  23-08-2016 17:03
  
  A Beaver County couple is offering a $500 reward for their missing pet pig, who also serves as a therapy animal at a rehabilitation facility for elderly people where one of its owners works.
  
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• Jury Deliberations To Resume Wednesday In Trial Of Mother Accused Of Murdering Daughter

  23-08-2016 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –Jurors began deliberations Tuesday afternoon in the trial of a Wilkinsburg woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter and leaving her body in a ravine.
  The defense rested its case earlier in the day without presenting any testimony.
  Closing arguments were then presented at the trial of Adrienne Williams, and now the case has been turned over to the jury.
  During closing arguments, the assistant district attorney reminded jurors not to base their decision on one piec
  
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• Defense Rests In Trial Of Mother Accused Of Murdering Daughter

  23-08-2016 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The defense rested without presenting any testimony at the trial of a woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter.
  Closing arguments at the trial of Adrienne Williams are expected to be delivered later today.
  The body of Williams’ daughter, Adrionna, was found in the woods in Swissvale.
  On Monday, A DNA expert testified that a swath taken from the child’s mouth matched DNA from a stain left on a top her mother was wearing. That stain is believed from wa
  
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• TRAFFIC: Commuter parking on North Shore restricted Wed. for Pirates day gamer

  23-08-2016 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Commuter parking on the North Shore Wednesday morning will be restricted to lease-holders only, due to the Pirates afternoon game at PNC Park.
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo Deletes Twitter Account Amid Harambe Comments

  23-08-2016 15:58
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The Twitter account of an Ohio zoo targeted by online critics and trolls over the shooting of a gorilla has been taken down.
  The Cincinnati Zoo has said it’s not amused by the memes, online petitions and signs about Harambe, a 17-year-old great ape killed in May by a special zoo response team after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure. Harambe has been mourned, memorialized and satirized nearly continuously since his death.
  Those seeking the zoo’s Twitter s
  
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• Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets

  23-08-2016 15:56
  
  A global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, The Associated Press has found.
  
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• Shooting victim walks into Shadyside ER, dies

  23-08-2016 15:31
  
  A person who had suffered a gunshot wound is pronounced dead after two women bring him to UPMC Shadyside.
  
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• Sandusky's bid for new trial stretches into third day

  23-08-2016 15:19
  
  A third day of testimony is set to get underway in Jerry Sandusky's quest to have a judge dismiss dozens of child-sex charges or grant him a new trial on them.
  
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• Pittsburgh chief target of police union no confidence tally

  23-08-2016 15:16
  
  Pittsburgh's police union is surveying officers about Chief Cameron McLay in advance of a "no confidence" vote planned next month.
  
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• Couple seeking missing therapy pig used at Beaver County rehab center

  23-08-2016 15:11
  
  A Beaver County couple is offering a $500 reward for their missing pet pig, who also serves as a therapy animal at a rehabilitation facility for elderly people where one of its owners works.
  
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• Child porn suspect arrested on 1,200-plus charges

  23-08-2016 15:10
  
  A Fayette County man is facing more than 1,200 charges, with hundreds of those counts related to child pornography, according to a criminal docket.
  
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• Market District Recipes: Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing & Basic Vinaigrette

  23-08-2016 15:06
  
  If you’re looking for a tasty dressing that works in a number of ways, check out these recipes from the Giant Eagle Market District!
  Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
  1/2 cup greek yogurt
  1/2 cup buttermilk
  1 tsp fresh herbs, minced (combination of parsley, dill, tarragon, chives, oregano)
  1 tsp Dijon mustard
  3/4 tsp garlic, minced
  2 tsp lemon juice
  Salt and pepper to taste
  Pinch sugar (optional)
  Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  Basic Vinaigrette
  1/4 cu
  
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• Two more in Allegheny County infected with Zika

  23-08-2016 15:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nine Allegheny County residents have been diagnosed with the Zika virus since early this year, the county health department said Monday. That's up from seven cases as of last week.
  
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• Man, 31, shot to death in Homewood

  23-08-2016 14:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Homewood late Monday night.
  
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• Braddock man, 31, shot to death in Homewood

  23-08-2016 14:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Homewood late Monday night.
  
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• PTL Links: Aug. 23, 2016

  23-08-2016 14:42
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Party At The Pier
  Mod Cloth
  Market District Newsletter
  Market District Recipes: Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing & Basic Vinaigrette
  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 50 Finest
  PAART Dog Days Of Summer Fundraiser
  Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus
  
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• Gene Kelly

  23-08-2016 14:16
  Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen.
  
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• Shooting victim walks into Shadyside ER

  23-08-2016 14:13
  
  A person who had suffered a gunshot wound walked into the UPMC Shadyside emergency room late Monday night.
  
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• Police Union Taking Survey Of Confidence About Chief McLay

  23-08-2016 13:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police union members are taking an online survey of confidence about Chief Cameron McLay.
  Voting is happening on the Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 website. Voting has been active since last Saturday and will be open until Sept. 12.
  The local president says the vote is a symbolic gesture about what the membership believes.
  Upon his return from speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, McLay responded to criticism from th
  
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• Pitt student trying to 'impress' young woman gets stuck between buildings in Oakland

  23-08-2016 12:19 via post-gazette.com
  Emergency crews this morning rescued a University of Pittsburgh student who had become stuck between two buildings in Oakland when he tried to jump from roof to roof to “impress” a young woman, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Crews rescue Pitt student stuck between 2 buildings in Oakland

  23-08-2016 12:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Emergency crews this morning rescued a University of Pittsburgh student who had become stuck between two buildings in Oakland when he tried to jump from roof to roof to “impress” a young woman, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Consumer Reports: Avoiding Kitchen Remodeling Mistakes

  23-08-2016 11:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Looking to get the most bang for your buck on a kitchen remodel? Consumer Reports says take care, to avoid the biggest budget busters.
  Like changing your mind. It can drive your budget up an average of 10 percent. The average kitchen remodel costs around $28,000. So spend a little longer on the design and stick to that plan no matter what. Don’t rely on rough sketches. These days, 3D drawings and even tools like virtual-reality software help you visualiz
  
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• Man Rescued After Being Stuck Between 2 Oakland Buildings For Hours

  23-08-2016 11:02
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and Public Works crews worked to free a man who was trapped between two buildings Tuesday morning in Oakland.
  It all started around 2 a.m. on Forbes Avenue.
  Police say the man met a woman at a nearby establishment and took her up to a building rooftop.
  In an effort to impress her, police say the man attempted to jump from one rooftop to the next. He missed and instead ended up wedged in between the buildings.
  “He is not quite on the grou
  
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