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• Tarp Fire Damages, Closes PA Bridge

  04-09-2016 23:54
  
  Sept. 03--A confluence of events in Pittsburgh from a rib festival to a college football opening game coupled with a closed and charred Liberty Bridge caused area motorists to plan ahead Saturday in making their way to town. "We left extra early just in case," Greg Sheldon of Peters said while munching on lunchtime ribs outside Heinz Field before the Pitt home opener.
  
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• Officials: Liberty Bridge was minutes from collapsing, bridge to remain closed all week

  04-09-2016 23:44
  
  The Liberty Bridge will remain closed for the next week, PennDOT announced at a press conference Sunday.
  
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• Man killed in West Oakland house fire identified

  04-09-2016 23:37
  
  One person was killed and another injured in a house fire in West Oakland, police say.
  
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• Santana Homers Twice To Lead Brewers’ 10-0 Rout Of Pirates

  04-09-2016 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Domingo Santana had his first career two-home run game, Jonathan Villar hit his first grand slam and Chris Carter connected for his 32nd homer as the Milwaukee Brewers rolled to a 10-0 victory over the sputtering Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
  The Pirates have lost six in a row since sweeping a four-game series at Milwaukee last weekend, falling 3 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second National League wild card. The Pirates h
  
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• PennDOT Announces Timeline For Liberty Bridge Repair

  04-09-2016 23:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Liberty Bridge will continue to be closed until September 12, as crews work to repair damage done during a fire on Friday. 
  The fire started when a tarp caught a spark from a workman’s blow torch. The flames then spread to some plastic pipes on the bridge.
  PennDOT District 11 Executive Dan Cessna said about 30 feet of steel framework beneath the span was damaged.
  “It’s a small, isolated area,” said Cessna. “But it’s a very se
  
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• Liberty Bridge Was ‘Minutes From Collapse’ During Fire, Repair Timeline Announced

  04-09-2016 23:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Liberty Bridge will continue to be closed until September 12, as crews work to repair damage done during a fire on Friday. 
  The fire started when a tarp caught a spark from a workman’s blow torch. The flames then spread to some plastic pipes on the bridge. On Sunday, officials said the bridge was just minutes from collapse during the fire.Penndot says Liberty Bridge was minutes away from collapse during Friday’s fire. Firefighters arrived just in ti
  
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• Steelers Place Linebacker Bud Dupree On Reserve/Injured List

  04-09-2016 22:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed linebacker Bud Dupree on the team’s Reserve/Injured list.BREAKING- Steelers placed linebacker Bud Dupree on the team’s Reserve/Injured List. Sign Steven Johnson to take his place
  — Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) September 4, 2016
  They have signed Steven Johnson to take his place.
  According to NFL’s Ian Rapoport,  Dupree is having surgery to fix a core muscle tear.#Steelers LB Bud Dupree is having surgery to f
  
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• Police: Woman Working As Lifeguard Raped At Pool

  04-09-2016 21:56
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Police say a woman working as a lifeguard was abducted and raped at a pool in Alexandria, Virginia.
  WUSA-TV reports that police say the assault happened Saturday just after 2 p.m.
  Police say the 24-year-old woman was working at the pool when an unknown man approached her. She told police no one else was at the pool at the time.
  She called police to say she had been abducted and raped and that the man was armed with a firearm. Police say that when the woman called for
  
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• Police: If You Lost Your Cocaine At Sam’s Club, Call Us

  04-09-2016 21:49
  
  SPRINGETTSBURY TWP. (KDKA) — Police in Eastern Pennsylvania are urging the person who lost their cocaine in a store to give them a call.
  According to the York Daily Record, officers were called to a Sam’s Club in Springettsbury Township on Saturday, where a small bag of white powder had been found near the cash registers.
  That substance turned out to be cocaine, and police are working to track down the owner.
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• Officials Tear Up Littering Citation Issued To 2-Year-Old

  04-09-2016 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – City officials in Washington are tearing up a littering citation issued to a toddler.
  The Washington Post reports 2-year-old Harper Westover received a “Notice of Violation” Thursday from the Department of Public Works, with a $75 fine.
  Her mom, attorney Theresa Westover, also received a citation. She called a solid waste inspector who told her a city worker had found unopened envelopes with her name and Harper’s name in an alley.
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• Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Older Brother

  04-09-2016 21:16
  
  DAMASCUS, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania man has been charged in the shooting death of his older brother.
  State police in Wayne County said 30-year-old Antonio Cilino, of Hawley, turned himself in Saturday to face charges in the death of 40-year-old Joseph Cilino, of Honesdale.
  Police say the defendant saw the victim Friday in a car with his ex-girlfriend and the former couple’s 1-year-old child. Police said he followed the vehicle, and a confrontation followe
  
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• Joe Biden, Tim Kaine to speak downtown before Labor Day parade

  04-09-2016 19:32
  
  Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate Tim Kaine will speak before Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade on Monday.
  
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• Man critically wounded, another in custody after Beltzhoover shooting

  04-09-2016 19:30
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• 2 killed in head-on crash in Fayette County

  04-09-2016 19:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people were killed and two more were seriously injured in a head-on crash Saturday night in Fayette County.
  
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• ESPN To Broadcast Pitt-Penn State Game Nationwide

  04-09-2016 18:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University fans across the country will be able to cheer on their teams Saturday.
  Pitt Athletics announced Sunday that the Pitt-Penn State game will be nationally televised by ESPN.
  The game kicks off at noon on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Heinz Field. This is the first time the rivals will play each other since 2000, when the Panthers beat the Nittany Lions 12-0.
  The Pitt football season kicked off Saturday with a 28-7 win against Vil
  
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• Man dies in west Oakland fire

  04-09-2016 18:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died in a fire this morning in west Oakland.
  
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• 61-year-old man dies in west Oakland fire

  04-09-2016 18:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died in a fire this morning in west Oakland.
  
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• 61-year-old man dies in Oakland fire

  04-09-2016 18:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died in a fire this morning in west Oakland.
  
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• 2 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash

  04-09-2016 18:19
  
  Police say a head-on crash on North Union Township road killed two people and injured two others.
  
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• Police investigating non-fatal shooting in Beltzhoover

  04-09-2016 18:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating the shooting of a man Saturday evening on Chalfont Street in Beltzhoover.
  
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• One Killed In West Oakland Fire

  04-09-2016 18:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person was killed in a house fire in West Oakland on Sunday morning.
  The fire broke out at a home located in the 3000-block of Terrace Street.
  Reports of the fire first came in around 7 a.m. Police say the smoke was spotted by nearby firefighters.
  According to police, two residents were pulled out of the home. One was transported to UPMC Mercy. He was pronounced dead at approximately 8:30 a.m. His identity has not yet been released.
  The second resident was transport
  
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• 3 people, including child, rescued after sailboat tips over

  04-09-2016 17:44
  
  Authorities say three people, including a child, were rescued from Presque Isle Bay in northwestern Pennsylvania after a sailboat tipped over.
  
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• West Virginia Couple Charged In 3-Year-Old’s Death

  04-09-2016 17:39
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Huntington couple has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of the woman’s 3-year-old son.
  Media outlets report 22-year-old Mariya Ajena Jones and 31-year-old Aaron Brendon Miles were charged in indictments unsealed Friday in Cabell County Circuit Court.
  According to the indictments, they are accused of beating the child and failing to seek proper medical treatment for him. The boy’s body was found at his residence on July 12.
  Jones and M
  
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• Duquesne police officer dies in motorcycle crash

  04-09-2016 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 40-year-old police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night.
  
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• City of Asylum: A waystation for writers and their voices

  04-09-2016 17:13
  
  Mary Marasti didn't like the sound of her new neighbor. Huang Xiang, who had spent 12 years in a Chinese prison, was moving to Sampsonia Way on the North Side.
  
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• Trail of blood leads police from shooting victim to 2nd victim

  04-09-2016 16:59
  
  A man was injured Saturday night in a shooting in Beltzhoover.
  
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• Duquesne police officer killed in motorcycle crash

  04-09-2016 16:26
  
  A Duquesne police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Dravosburg Saturday night.
  
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• 1 killed, another injured in West Oakland house fire

  04-09-2016 16:26
  
  One person was killed and another injured in a house fire in West Oakland, police say.
  
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• Two men killed in Fayette County crash

  04-09-2016 14:59
  
  Derek Kemp, 19, and Robert Walker, 20, were killed in a Fayette County crash Saturday night.
  
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• Police: 1,000 Rush Stage At Outdoor Concert In Philadelphia

  04-09-2016 12:49
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police in Philadelphia say they’ve had to clear an outdoor concert stage after more than 1,000 people rushed it during a Labor Day weekend show.
  Fans at the Budweiser Made in America Festival tell Philly.com that hip hop artist Jay Electronica was performing Saturday evening when Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert walked by the stage, attracting attention. They say Electronica then began calling for people to join him on stage.
  The performance was temporarily interr
  
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• 2 Young Adults Killed In North Union Twp. Crash

  04-09-2016 12:39
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old man died in a car crash that took place in North Union Township on Saturday night.
  The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Connellsville Street near Brushwood Road.
  State police say 19-year-old Derek Kemp, of West Leisenring, was driving with 20-year-old Robert A. Walker III, of Uniontown, when they were involved in a crash with another vehicle. Kemp and Walker both suffered fatal injuries. According to state police, neither was w
  
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• Deadly Youngstown crash splits utility poll killing one

  04-09-2016 12:28
  It happened around 2:30 Sunday morning on Bennington Avenue at McGuffey Road. The car is described to be in pieces after hitting a utility poll and splitting it in half.
  
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• Brian O'Neill: The Run | The other flash-flood point

  04-09-2016 07:38
  Washington Boulevard isn't the only slice of Pittsburgh that sees flash flooding, and residents of "The Run" are getting awfully damp and tired of waiting for the city to do something for them. Justin Macey grew up there.
  
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• For-profit hospitals provide less charity care

  04-09-2016 07:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  It was May 16, 2001, and Chester County Orphan’s Court Judge Larry Woods had listened through a 45-minute hearing on what was only the second hospital in Pennsylvania ever to be sold willingly by a nonprofit organization to a for-profit company.
  
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• Drug combination blamed in death of 27-year-old

  04-09-2016 06:29 via post-gazette.com
  Shelley M. Florian’s compulsion to swallow things — coins, screws and batteries, mostly — finally led to real trouble in October 2014, when ingestion of two AA batteries led to surgery for a perforated colon.
  
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• Young woman's journey ends tragically in mental hospital

  04-09-2016 06:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert Logsdon’s daughter was complaining of swollen feet, seemed to have one dilated pupil, and said no to her favorite flavor of muffin. She was discouraged after six weeks under constant supervision — even as the two talked, a pair of minders watched — but he tried to lift her spirits with talk of the mothering she’d do once she got out of Torrance State Hospital.
  
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• PennDOT works on Liberty Bridge timeline

  04-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  PennDOT said that it should be ready to announce a timeline for repairs needed for the Liberty Bridge today after a fire damaged a stretch of the bridge and put its stability in jeopardy on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Obituary: Jim Flaherty / For former judge, family always first

  04-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jim Flaherty, a former Allegheny County commissioner and Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge who spent his career in public service championing causes for the common man, died Thursday. He was 85.
  
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• Obituary: Daniel A. Kohut / Cited for bravery in prison ordeal

  04-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Daniel Kohut found a quieter life in retirement after the stress of a career in corrections, which hit its most traumatic and dramatic point 33 years ago when he interrupted a possible murder and escape plot at the state prison in Pittsburgh, and then was held hostage for almost six days.
  
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• Lead threat to children: Effort expands to line up with CDC standard

  04-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  Screening young children for lead in their blood is the first step before they are eligible for any services designed to correct or lessen developmental problems caused by lead poisoning.
  
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• Beyond the Menu sparks discussion on food and drink innovation and accessibility

  04-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  After last month’s Three Day Blow Festival in Pittsburgh, the food and drink conversation continues with Beyond the Menu.
  
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• One man shot, another also injured in Beltzhoover 'altercation'

  04-09-2016 05:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man in his 50s was shot and critically injured Saturday evening during an incident in Beltzhoover in which another man was hospitalized with a head injury, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Arcia Helps Brewers Beat Sliding Pirates 7-4

  04-09-2016 05:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Struggling rookie Jose Arcia had three hits, including a tiebreaking single in Milwaukee’s four-run eighth inning, and the Brewers beat Pittsburgh 7-4 on Saturday night to extend the Pirates’ losing streak to five games.
  Arcia grounded a bases-loaded single into right field against Felipe Rivero, lifting the Brewers to a 3-2 lead. Pinch hitter Manny Pina followed with a two-run single and Keon Broxton capped the big inning with an RBI single as Milwaukee won i
  
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• One Dead After Motorcycle, Car Collide In Dravosburg

  04-09-2016 05:13
  
  DRAVOSBURG (KDKA) — A man died after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Dravosburg on Saturday night.
  It happened around 9 p.m. on Route 837.
  The collision involved a motorcycle and at least one car.
  The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Robert Gogo, Jr., of Duquesne. He was pronounced dead at 10:00 p.m. at UPMC McKeesport.
  Officials have not released any injury information.
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• Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle, Car Collision

  04-09-2016 05:13
  
  DRAVOSBURG (KDKA) — An off-duty Duquesne police officer died after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Dravosburg on Saturday night.
  It happened around 9 p.m. on Richland Avenue.
  The collision involved a motorcycle and at least one car.
  The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Robert Gogo, Jr., of Duquesne. He was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. at UPMC McKeesport.
  Duquesne mayor Phillip Krivacek confirmed that Gogo was a Duquesne police officer who had been with the forc
  
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• Motorcycle, Car Collide In Dravosburg

  04-09-2016 05:13
  
  DRAVOSBURG (KDKA) — Emergency crews rushed to Dravosburg for a crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night.
  It happened around 9 p.m. on Route 837.
  The collision involved a motorcycle and at least one car.
  Officials have not released any injury information.
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• One man injured in Beltzhoover shooting

  04-09-2016 04:37
  
  A man was injured Saturday night in a shooting in Beltzhoover.
  
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• ‘Overwhelming’ Flood Relief Arrives For Connellsville From Nashville

  04-09-2016 04:21
  
  CONNELLSVILLE (KDKA) — “I’m overwhelmed to be honest with you.”
  That’s the reaction from volunteer Bonnie Crisci after a 53-foot trailer arrived at the Church of Christ in Connellsville early Saturday morning. Thousands of dollars in flood relief items were inside.
  “I am totally amazed at what’s in these boxes,” volunteer Cathay Murphy said. “They thought of details.”
  Churches of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee is a Christian relief
  
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• Crews battle Penn Hills structure fire

  04-09-2016 04:08
  
  Emergency crews put out a house fire in Penn Hills Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Man Shot, Critically Injured In Knoxville

  04-09-2016 03:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being shot in the City’s Knoxville neighborhood.
  It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Chalfont Street.
  Emergency crews found one man suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach.
  Police have not released any suspect information.
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