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• Kevin Bacon Loves Baconfest Invite, Is Sorry He Can’t Attend

  12-09-2016 23:59
  
  BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) – The town has struck out in its attempt to bring home the bacon – Kevin Bacon, that is.
  Brattleboro wanted the actor to visit for its third annual Baconfest, a celebration of all things related to the fatty cured pork strips.
  But he tweeted his regrets on Monday, saying in a video that he won’t be able to make it to Baconfest because he’s filming in Vancouver. He said he appreciated the “hilarious effort” that went into trying to get him
  
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• Traffic moving again after 'minor' crash caused major delays on Parkway East

  12-09-2016 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Motorists currently traveling on Interstate 376 between Downtown and the Squirrel Hill tunnels may expect some delays after traffic became backed up while crews cleared a vehicle crash that occurred near the outbound tunnel.
  
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• Consumer Reports: How To Avoid Medical Identity Theft

  12-09-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before.
  A stolen medical identity can ruin your finances, compromise your medical treatment, and cause you legal problems.
  If a thief steals your medical identity, he or she can use it to get expensive surgery and medical goods like wheelchairs. Cleaning up the bills can take years and negatively affect your credit score. According to th
  
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• Woman Hit By Flying Glass, Son Not Hurt When Bullet Hits Vehicle In Penn Hills

  12-09-2016 23:41
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Police are investigating after someone fired a shot into a vehicle in Penn Hills Monday while a woman and her son were inside.
  The incident happened along the 4200-block of Verona Road around 3:30 p.m.
  According to the Penn Hills Police chief, the woman driving the vehicle had picked up her son from Penn Hills High School just before the incident. He was in the backseat.
  They were on Verona Road when the suspect reportedly came out of a wooded area and fired a shot thro
  
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• Police Investigating After Bullet Hits Vehicle In Penn Hills

  12-09-2016 23:41
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Police are investigating after someone fired shots at a car driving through Penn Hills Monday afternoon.
  The incident happened along Verona Road around 3:30 p.m.
  According to investigators, the woman driving the vehicle that was hit had just picked up her son from Penn Hills High School just before the incident.
  They were on Verona Road when the suspect came out of a wooded area and fired a shot through the passenger side window.
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• ‘Somebody Speak Up’: Family Wants Answers On Twins Missing For 10 Years

  12-09-2016 23:15
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Patricia Fowler showed up at a Penn Hills courtroom Monday, but authorities are no closer to finding the whereabouts of her twins – Ivon and Inisha Fowler – missing for ten years.
  “I just want whoever, or whatever is going on with the grandkids, somebody to speak up and let us know what’s going on with my grandkids,” said paternal grandmother Charlene Miller.
  Relatives on their dad’s side came to court to see what more they could lear
  
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• Girl who disappeared after going to buy coloring book drowned

  12-09-2016 23:07
  
  An autopsy is underway on 13-year-old Shevy McGiffin, whose body was found near the Clarion River after she walked to a dollar store and never returned.
  
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• Homewood Church Celebrates 95th Anniversary

  12-09-2016 22:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For more than nine decades, this has been their mission: “A neighborhood church, one who reaches out but our doors are always open.”
  The Baptist Temple church celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend. Former State Representative Joe Preston Jr. is a member — and a regular usher on Sunday mornings.
  “The Baptist Temple is the epitome of what exemplifies a neighborhood church. We have stayed in this neighborhood. Most of the members of this
  
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• Dog found emaciated adopted by officer who helped rescue her

  12-09-2016 22:51
  
  Effie, a 3-year-old dog who rescued from a home after being neglected, was adopted Monday by a Pittsburgh police officer who helped rescue her.
  
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• Faculty vote to call strike at Pennsylvania state universities

  12-09-2016 22:27
  
  Faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 state universities, including Cal U., IUP and Slippery Rock, have been working without a contract for over a year.
  
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• Faculty Vote To Call Strike At 14 Pennsylvania Universities

  12-09-2016 22:15
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A union says faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities have voted to call for a strike.
  The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties said Monday over 90 percent of union faculty members favored authorizing a strike.
  Coaches will vote on strike authorization on Wednesday and Thursday.
  Union President Kenneth Mash says a strike remains a last resort, and faculty leaders won’t set a strike date until they go to the neg
  
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• Initial inspection finds many problems with Washington Blvd. floodgates

  12-09-2016 22:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Washington Boulevard’s broken floodgate system, meant to keep people from drowning in their vehicles during torrential downpours that occasionally flood the heavily traveled road in Pittsburgh’s East End, operates with six warning signals, three gates and two sensors.
  
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• Initial assessment finds multiple technical problems with Washington Boulevard floodgate system

  12-09-2016 22:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A variety of technical problems ranging from dead batteries, parts that need replacement and communications failures are plaguing the floodgate system along Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh’s East End, according to a memo prepared for Mayor Bill Peduto that his office released today.
  
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• Initial assessment finds many problems with Washington Blvd. floodgate system

  12-09-2016 22:00 via post-gazette.com
  Washington Boulevard’s broken floodgate system, meant to keep people from drowning in their vehicles during torrential downpours that occasionally flood the heavily traveled road in Pittsburgh’s East End, operates with six warning signals, three gates and two sensors.
  
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• Pirates’ Josh Harrison Done For Season

  12-09-2016 21:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison suffered a groin injury on Saturday night, and now details of how long he’ll be out have emerged.
  JHay Update: #Pirates 2B Josh Harrison was diagnosed with a right groin strain.The estimated time of return is 4 to 6 weeks.
  — Pirates (@Pirates) September 12, 2016Harrison was hitting .283 with 4 home runs and 59 RBI.
  Harrison was settling into the Pirates lead off role, hitting .317 over his past 24 games.
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• Trump campaign office coming to Washington County

  12-09-2016 21:48
  
  Pennsylvania is considered a battleground in the presidential campaign, with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton focusing much of their strategy here.
  
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• Georgia man pleads not guilty to bringing gun, ammo to Center theater

  12-09-2016 21:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Georgia man accused of entering a Beaver County theater this summer wearing military-style fatigues and carrying a bag with a stolen gun, ammunition, a knife, a bandanna and a surgical mask made his first appearance today in U.S. District Court to face federal charges.
  
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• Pope Francis Receives Autographed Steelers Football From Rooney Family

  12-09-2016 21:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pope Francis is the new owner of an autographed Pittsburgh Steelers football.
  According to the team’s website, the signed ball was presented by Saint Vincent Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B Monday morning.
  The gift was reportedly a joint gift from the Rooney family and the Steelers, as well as Archabbot Douglas and Saint Vincent College. The Steelers hold their training camp at Saint Vincent College.
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• Vote calls for strike at Pa. state universities

  12-09-2016 21:44
  
  Faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 state universities, including Cal U., IUP and Slippery Rock, have been working without a contract for over a year.
  
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• Accused Sheraden drug dealer to stand federal trial for alleged role in international ring

  12-09-2016 21:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The accused ringleader of the Pittsburgh end of a narcotics operation stretching from the Virgin Islands to Michigan, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania was ordered held for trial today in U.S. District Court. 
  
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• State System faculty votes to authorize fall walkout

  12-09-2016 21:24 via post-gazette.com
  A couple of things seem clear now that faculty at the 14 state-owned universities have given union leaders authority to call what would be their first strike in State System of Higher Education history.
  
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• State System faculty OK strike approval to union leadership

  12-09-2016 21:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  Faculty who teach at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities have voted by a wide margin to give their union leaders authority to call a strike, according to results announced today.
  
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• Hearing for brother accused of impersonating missing Penn Hills twin postponed

  12-09-2016 21:06
  
  A preliminary hearing for the brother of Penn Hills twins whom welfare caseworkers haven’t been able to locate for 10 years has been postponed.
  
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• Mental health evaluation ordered for mom of missing twins

  12-09-2016 20:54
  
  A Penn Hills woman went to court Monday on charges of concealing information about where her missing fraternal twins have been for the last 10 years.
  
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• Relatives of long-missing Penn Hills twins are beginning to fear the worst

  12-09-2016 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  While detectives continue to try to find twins Ivon and Inisha Fowler — missing for at least a decade — the children’s relatives are finding it harder and harder to remain optimistic.
  
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• Preliminary hearing postponed again for woman whose twins disappeared

  12-09-2016 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  A preliminary hearing for a Penn Hills woman accused of obstructing the investigation into the disappearance of her twins more than a decade ago was postponed again today so she could undergo a mental evaluation.
  
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• Watch: Redskins Player’s Mom Burns Terrible Towel Ahead Of Game

  12-09-2016 20:17
  
  PITTBURGH (KDKA) — Football is back, and with it, comes all the entertaining competitive antics — in good fun or otherwise.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redksins are set to face off Monday at 7:10 p.m. on FedExField.
  The mother of a Redskins punter has taken to Twitter to wish her son “good luck and I love you,” along with a demonstration that is sure to make Steelers fans turn red.
  The video, posted by Tress Way, shows her lighting a Terrible Towel on fire, all
  
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• Girl who disappeared after going to buy coloring book found dead

  12-09-2016 20:15
  
  An autopsy is underway on 13-year-old Shevy McGiffin, whose body was found near the Clarion River after she walked to a dollar store and never returned.
  
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• Keidel: Oakland Raiders Are Back

  12-09-2016 20:14
  
  By Jason Keidel
  If everyone brands a team the sleeper pick of the season, then they’re hardly a secret. And it seems anyone with a studio gig, radio mic or Twitter handle has picked the Oakland Raiders as the new darlings of the NFL.
  No matter how high you place them on the NFL totem pole, it’s good for gridiron business to welcome the Raiders back to the fold. After 15 years of syndication as a corporate satire, with a solemn turnstile at the head coach’s office, and
  
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• Man, woman in custody after Westmoreland City shooting

  12-09-2016 19:58
  
  North Huntingdon police respond to a call and find a man shot in an alley in Westmoreland City. Two people are charged with robbery and attempted homicide.
  
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• Business owner fights city over closure of South Side establishment

  12-09-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh officials broke the city's own rules, abused their power and deprived a businessman of due process when they shut down his South Side establishment this month, an attorney for the business argued today.
  
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• Pa. 2-Year-Old Dies After Accidently Shooting Self In Chest

  12-09-2016 19:43
  
  QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) – State police say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself to death in a Pennsylvania home.
  Authorities say the boy was pronounced dead Monday shortly after suffering a single gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency medical personnel responded to the shooting around 11 a.m. at the home, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia in Milford Township, Bucks County.
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• Report: Autopsy Shows Missing 13-Year-Old Died From Drowning

  12-09-2016 19:38
  
  CLARION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An autopsy took place in Erie Monday on a missing teenage girl found dead near the Clarion River on Sunday.
  Police say 13-year-old Shevy Lynn McGiffin’s body was found around 4 p.m. by the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department in Trout Run near the Clarion River.
  According to ExploreClarion.com, drowning has been determined to be the cause of death and foul play is not suspected. No further details were released, due to a pending investigation.
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• Autopsy Underway On Missing 13-Year-Old Found Dead Near River

  12-09-2016 19:38
  
  CLARION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An autopsy is underway in Erie on a missing teenage girl found dead near the Clarion River on Sunday.
  Police say 13-year-old Shevy Lynn McGiffin’s body was found around 4 p.m. by the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department in Trout Run near the Clarion River.
  Shevy Lynn McGiffin left her home on Fraternity Drive in Clarion Township around 7:15 p.m. Friday to go to the store. She was last seen Friday night near the Comet Food Warehouse and Dollar General
  
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• Autopsy Shows Missing 13-Year-Old Died From Drowning

  12-09-2016 19:38
  
  CLARION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An autopsy took place in Erie Monday on a missing teenage girl found dead near the Clarion River on Sunday.
  Police say 13-year-old Shevy Lynn McGiffin’s body was found around 4 p.m. by the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department in Trout Run near the Clarion River.
  According to the Clarion County Coroner, downing has been determined to be the cause of death and foul play is not suspected. No further details were released, due to a pending investigation.
  
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• State police investigating fatal shooting in Washington County

  12-09-2016 19:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a fatal shooting this morning in Washington County in which a man was killed outside his home while his daughter and her boyfriend were asleep inside.
  
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• Man shot multiple times at home while daughter's asleep

  12-09-2016 19:27
  
  Just after his wife and grandchild left the house, a man is found shot to death and someone tries to set the residence on fire in Washington County.
  
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• At Least Five Children, Four Adults Dead In Memphis House Fire

  12-09-2016 19:22
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Nine people – five children and four adults – died early Monday in Memphis’ deadliest house fire in decades, and one other child is fighting for life at a hospital, authorities said.A first look inside home where 5 children & 4 killed in South Memphis. 1 child in hospital https://t.co/U8EjAru1Xk pic.twitter.com/fwKftVNuZ7
  — WREG News Channel 3 (@3onyourside) September 12, 2016
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• At Least 5 Children, 4 Adults Dead In Memphis House Fire

  12-09-2016 19:22
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Nine people – five children and four adults – died early Monday in Memphis’ deadliest house fire in decades, and one other child is fighting for life at a hospital, authorities said.A first look inside home where 5 children & 4 killed in South Memphis. 1 child in hospital https://t.co/U8EjAru1Xk pic.twitter.com/fwKftVNuZ7
  — WREG News Channel 3 (@3onyourside) September 12, 2016
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• DA: Cop accused of Heinz Field assault had dozens of 'bad acts'

  12-09-2016 19:19
  
  A fired police officer awaiting trial has used more than the minimum force necessary 56 times, including beating up a stadium security guard who was trying to break up a fight, according to the district attorney.
  
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• Deadline To Register To Vote Approaches

  12-09-2016 19:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —  The deadline to register to vote for the November election is just a few weeks away.
  Applications for new registration, or a change of name, address or party affiliation must be submitted online by Oct. 11.
  Click here to view an application. 
  
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• Pittsburgh Athletic Association kitchen ordered to close

  12-09-2016 18:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department has ordered the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland to close its kitchen after finding nearly two dozen serious health code violations during an inspection Friday.
  
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• Athletic Association kitchen ordered closed by health department

  12-09-2016 18:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland has run afoul of the Allegheny County Health Department again, this time for nearly two dozen critical food safety violations uncovered during an inspection late last week.
  
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• Judge To Rape Accuser: ‘Why Couldn’t You Just Keep Your Knees Together?’

  12-09-2016 18:43
  
  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – A Canadian federal judge is facing possible removal for asking the accuser in a 2014 rape trial: “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?”
  The Canadian Judicial Council is determining the fate of Justice Robin Camp, 64, who apologized Friday for his questioning of the 19-year-old woman.
  Camp, who was born in South Africa but moved to Calgary in 1998, was a provincial court judge at the time of the rape trial. He acquitted the man accused, A
  
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• Police Seek Help Identifying Mt. Oliver Armed Robbery Suspect

  12-09-2016 18:41
  
  MOUNT OLIVER (KDKA) – Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the person who held up a pizzeria at gunpoint on Friday.
  According to police, it happened just before 10 p.m. at the Vocelli’s Pizza on Brownsville Road in Mount Oliver.
  Surveillance video shows a woman, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, walking into the restaurant.
  She walks out of the frame for a moment, but re-appears. Using both hands, the robber lifts up a gun and points it as she pulls out a plastic
  
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• Pitt, RAND undertake new caregiving initiative

  12-09-2016 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  The University of Pittsburgh and RAND Corp. are partnering on a new project to evaluate the scope of demands on family caregivers locally and potential ways to better assist them.
  
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• Man shot dead, house set on fire with daughter inside

  12-09-2016 18:35
  
  Just after his wife and grandchild left the house, a man is found shot multiple times and someone tries to set the residence on fire in Canton Township, Washington County.
  
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• DA: Cop accused of Heinz Field assault has dozens of violent incidents

  12-09-2016 18:28
  
  A fired police officer awaiting trial has used more than the minimum force necessary 56 times, including beating up a stadium security guard who was trying to break up a fight, according to the district attorney.
  
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• DA: Ex-Pittsburgh Cop Accused Of Assault Has Violent History

  12-09-2016 18:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The district attorney says a fired Pittsburgh police officer awaiting trial on state charges he wrongly beat a drunken fan at a high school football championship game at Heinz Field last year has repeatedly used more force than necessary.
  Allegheny County prosecutors say Stephen Matakovich used more than the minimum force necessary 56 times since 2011, including when he beat up a stadium security guard who was trying to break up a fight in December 2014.
  The former sergea
  
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• This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Wins BMW Championship, Eyes FedExCup

  12-09-2016 18:15
  
  By Sam McPherson
  With a round of 63 in Friday’s second round, Dustin Johnson took control of the BMW Championship at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. He then held on over the weekend with excellent driving and putting to win by three strokes over Paul Casey.
  Johnson’s third win of the season, all in big events, puts him atop the FedExCup standings with just the Tour Championship remaining. In his masterful 23-under effort at Crooked Stick, he led the fie
  
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