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• Police investigating after 2 men shot in Highland Park

  24-09-2016 23:56
  
  Police are investigating after two men were shot in Highland Park Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Bill Nunn, actor in "Do the Right Thing," dead at 63

  24-09-2016 23:45
  
  Bill Nunn, a veteran character actor whose credits ranged from the "Spider-Man" movie franchise to such Spike Lee films as "Do the Right Thing" and "He Got Game," has died.
  
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• Two Teens Shot In Highland Park

  24-09-2016 23:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people were rushed to the hospital Saturday after a shooting in Highland Park.
  Police say around 3:30 p.m., a ShotSpotter notification indicated that seven rounds had been fired in the 5000 block on Stanton Avenue.
  When officers arrived on scene, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds on Samantha Way.
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  Paramedics transported the victims, a 18-year-old from Homestead and
  
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• 2016 Great Race Course Map

  24-09-2016 23:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The 39th annual “Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race” is going on this weekend.
  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COURSE MAP
  The race, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, is a 6.2 mile course stretching from Frick Park to downtown. The event will take place on Sunday, September 25.The event includes a 5k run/walk, runnign clinic, two-day exposition and children’s race.
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• Pittsburgh-born actor Bill Nunn dies

  24-09-2016 23:13
  
  Pittsburgh-born actor Bill Nunn has died at the age of 62.
  
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• Charlotte Shooting: Police To Release Bodycam, Dash Cam Videos

  24-09-2016 22:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina police chief has announced he has decided to release police bodycam and dash cam video footage of Tuesday’s police shooting of a black man in Charlotte.
  Chief Kerr Putney of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department didn’t immediately say when the footage would be made public but said he had decided the release would not hinder an ongoing investigation of the shooting.
  He said he had determined recently that releasing footage would have
  
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• Charlotte Police Release Bodycam, Dash Cam Videos

  24-09-2016 22:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP/KDKA) – Charlotte police have released body and dashboard camera footage of the fatal shooting of black man.
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• Road closures will be in place Sunday for Pittsburgh's Great Race

  24-09-2016 22:47
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• Hundreds ‘Step Forward’ To Raise Money For Parkinson’s Treatment

  24-09-2016 22:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of people gathered in Highland Park for the sixth annual Step Forward Pittsburgh.
  The 1.5 mile walk raises money for Western Pennsylvania Parkinson Foundation as well as the Allegheny Health Network.
  Step Forward highlights movement and exercise as an essential part of treating Parkinson’s.
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  “There’s been a lot of repeat people coming to the walk, we’v
  
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• Pittsburgh Native, Actor Bill Nunn Dies At 63

  24-09-2016 22:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Actor and Pittsburgh native Bill Nunn passed away in his hometown on Saturday. He was 63 and had been battling cancer.
  Nunn was best known for his role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing.”
  Lee posted a tribute to Nunn on Facebook.Nunn went on to appear in dozen of films and TV programs, including “Spider-Man” and “Sister Act.”
  His father, Bill Nunn was a renowned scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  
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• Report: Zookeeper Screamed For Help Before Tiger Attack

  24-09-2016 21:44
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A zookeeper screamed for help into her radio before she was fatally attacked by a Malayan tiger, but the 350-pound animal crushed her neck before her co-workers could reach her, an autopsy report released Friday showed.
  The Palm Beach County medical examiner determined that Stacey Konwiser, 38, died of a fractured spine, a lacerated jugular and other neck injuries suffered when she was attacked on April 15 by the tiger named Hati.
  The male tiger, then 12 years
  
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• 3 Officers Resign After Allegedly Forcing Man To Eat Marijuana

  24-09-2016 21:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – Three Phoenix police officers have resigned after a man alleged they forced him to eat marijuana found in his vehicle to avoid going to jail, Chief Joseph Yahner said Thursday.
  A fourth officer, Jeff Farrior, was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant for being aware of last week’s incident and not taking appropriate action, Yahner told reporters.
  “Their actions are appalling and unacceptable. This conduct is against everything that we stand for,” Yahner said.
  
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• Crews called to scene of Ross Township gas leak

  24-09-2016 21:25
  
  Crews were called to the scene of a natural gas leak in Ross Township Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Fire destroys Mount Pleasant Township home

  24-09-2016 21:15
  
  A home was destroyed by fire Saturday morning in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
  
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• Police: Teen Driver Crashes Into Parade-Goers; 8 Injured

  24-09-2016 21:05
  
  HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them.
  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hazelwood police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash suffered life-threatening injuries. An unknown number were taken to hospitals. Police did not say if those in the vehicles were among the injured.
  Police arrested the
  
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• New Smithsonian Museum Chronicling Black History Opens

  24-09-2016 20:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s first national museum dedicated to African-American history and culture opened Saturday with emotional but joyful words from the country’s first black president, who said he hoped the stories contained inside will help everyone “walk away that much more in love” with their country.
  In an impassioned speech, President Barack Obama pointed out the highs and lows of being black in America, from slavery and Jim Crow segregation to voting righ
  
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• Mother To Testify Against Boyfriend In Toddler’s Beating Death

  24-09-2016 20:30
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – An eastern Pennsylvania mother has pleaded guilty to child endangerment and agreed to testify against her ex-boyfriend in the beating death of her toddler daughter.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Heather Surget entered the plea Friday in Northampton County as part of a deal that includes a time-served sentence allowing her release from jail.
  Thirty-two-year-old Gary Foley Jr. is charged with beating 17-month-old Kannah Drew in February 2015 while Surget worked at a fast-food
  
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• Mother Pleads To Endangerment, To Testify In Toddler’s Death

  24-09-2016 20:30
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) – An eastern Pennsylvania mother has pleaded guilty to child endangerment and agreed to testify against her ex-boyfriend in the beating death of her toddler daughter.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Heather Surget entered the plea Friday in Northampton County as part of a deal that includes a time-served sentence allowing her release from jail.
  Thirty-two-year-old Gary Foley Jr. is charged with beating 17-month-old Kannah Drew in February 2015 while Surget worked at a fast-food rest
  
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• Pair From Kentucky Accused Of Driving For Hours With Corpse

  24-09-2016 20:02
  
  MT. VERNON, Ky. (AP) – Two people from Kentucky face abuse of a corpse charges after police say they drove around for three or four hours in with an overdosing man in their car.
  WKYT-TV reports court documents say Morgan Dixon, David Spoonamore and Jerry Price II drove from Rockcastle County, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Lexington, to Madison County, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north, to buy drugs last July. Price overdosed while the three were in Berea. Documents say Dixon a
  
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• Air-handling unit failure causes VA hospital to move 40 patients

  24-09-2016 19:57
  
  An air-handling unit serving three patient care units at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s University Drive location failed Friday, making cool airflow unavailable to the units.
  
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• VA Hospital Air-Handling Unit Repaired After Failure

  24-09-2016 18:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System say their University Drive should be operating normally by Monday morning after an air-handling unit failure caused some problems over the weekend.
  Kathleen Pomorski, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s chief of Public Affairs, says the unit failed Friday, making cool air flow unavailable to three patient care units.
  “The main concern was rising temperatures and if air is not flowing and is not cool that i
  
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• VA Hospital Air-Handling Unit Fails; Hospital Admissions Diverted

  24-09-2016 18:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Medical and surgical admissions at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s University Drive location are being sent elsewhere due to the failure of an air-handling unit.
  Kathleen Pomorski, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s chief of Public Affairs, says the unit failed Friday, making cool air flow unavailable to three patient care units.
  “The main concern was rising temperatures and if air is not flowing and is not cool that is a concern. We were able
  
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• VA Hospital Air-Handling Unit Fails; Hospital Admissions Being Diverted

  24-09-2016 18:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Medical and surgical admissions at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s University Drive location are being sent elsewhere due to the failure of an air-handling unit.
  Kathleen Pomorski, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s chief of Public Affairs, says the unit failed Friday, making cool air flow unavailable to three patient care units.
  Thirty-eight inpatients were transferred to other available beds within the medical center. Two were sent to other local
  
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• Penguins’ Matt Murray Out With Broken Hand

  24-09-2016 17:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray will miss several weeks due to a broken hand.
  The Penguins announced in a release Saturday that Murray will be out for three to six weeks.
  According to the Penguins, Murray suffered the injury on Monday while playing for Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey.
  The regular season starts in two and a half weeks on Oct. 13 with a home game against the Washington Capitals.
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• Staff working to repair air unit at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's University Drive location

  24-09-2016 17:36
  
  An air-handling unit serving three patient care units at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s University Drive location failed Friday, making cool airflow unavailable to the units.
  
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• VA hospital moving patients due to air flow

  24-09-2016 17:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Veterans Administration University Drive hospital has transferred 40 patients out of three units, following the failure yesterday of an air-handling unit, the agency announced this morning.
  
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• Penn St, insurer settle fight that revealed scandal details

  24-09-2016 17:02
  
  Penn State has settled a court fight with its insurer over payments to victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a case that revealed new allegations about how early late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno knew of accusations against his assistant coach.
  
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• Rabid skunk found in Pittsburgh-area borough

  24-09-2016 16:58
  
  Health authorities in western Pennsylvania are advising residents to avoid contact with wild animals after a rabid skunk was found in a Pittsburgh-area borough.
  
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• Man wanted in Butler County arrested trying to flee from police

  24-09-2016 16:41
  
  A man was arrested after attempting to elude a state trooper’s traffic stop early Saturday morning.
  
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• Bethel Park woman sues over landlord's dog policies

  24-09-2016 16:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Bethel Park woman sued her landlord late Friday, alleging that she was denied her right to an emotional support dog at a Shadyside complex, and was not fully accommodated when she moved to the suburbs.
  
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• Rabies Precaution Issued In Etna

  24-09-2016 16:33
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued a rabies warning for Etna residents Friday.
  The ACHD says a skunk that was struck by a vehicle on High Street on Wednesday tested positive for rabies. Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the Health Department, urges Etna residents, especially those near High Street, to avoid contact with wild animals. Residents are also reminded to have their pets vaccinated.
  This skunk is the 15th rabid animal reported in Allegheny C
  
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• 1 escapes Troy Hill house fire

  24-09-2016 16:22
  
  At least one person was inside a home when a fire started in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood Saturday morning.
  
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• Home destroyed by fire in Mount Pleasant Township

  24-09-2016 16:13
  
  A home was destroyed by fire in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Saturday morning.
  
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• Stallings’ Pinch Single In 11th Lifts Pirates Over Nats 6-5

  24-09-2016 14:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Fan cheered when Mark Melancon came on to start the bottom of the ninth inning to try to protect a one-run lead for the Washington Nationals. The cheers got louder when the Pittsburgh Pirates’ former closer blew his first save with his new team.
  Rookie Jacob Stallings’ pinch-hit single in the 11th lifted the Pirates over Washington 6-5 on Friday night, preventing the Nationals from clinching a postseason berth.
  Sean Rodriguez’s two-out RBI double in the
  
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• Tarentum man caught after police chase

  24-09-2016 14:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Tarentum man faces charges of fleeing and eluding after troopers chased him through the Tarentum area early this morning, according to a state police press release.
  
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• Police Investigating After Man Shot In Hill District

  24-09-2016 13:57
  
  HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in the Hill District late Friday night.
  The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. in the 800-block of Bryn Mawr Road.
  According to police, officers were sent to the scene for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a 25-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the porch of a home. He was sent to UPMC Mercy in critical condition.
  Police say they believe two black male suspects approached the vict
  
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• Man In Custody After Fleeing From State Trooper

  24-09-2016 13:43
  
  TARENTUM (KDKA) — A man is in custody after attempting to flee from state police in Tarentum early Saturday morning.
  The incident happened around 12:10 a.m. on SR-28 in Tarentum.
  According to state police, a trooper attempted to pull over a vehicle that was traveling 87 mph in a 55 mph zone on SR-28, but the driver sped off, exiting the highway. The chase continued until the driver made an abrupt turn into the parking lot of Ringer’s Pet Dog Training on East 6th Avenue. He then got o
  
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• Woman Assaults Store Manager After Attempting To Steal Beauty Items, Hamburger Meat

  24-09-2016 13:42
  
  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman attempted to steal beauty items and hamburger meat from an Indiana store Friday afternoon and assaulted a man when confronted.
  The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. at Martin’s Grocery Store on Oakland Avenue.
  State police say 24-year-old Brittany Trausi, of Indiana, entered the store, selected various items from the beauty area of the store, then went to the meat department and took 2 rolls of hamburger meat. She then started to walk out of the sto
  
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• Shooting Sows Terror At Washington Mall; Shooter On Loose

  24-09-2016 12:55
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) – The first 911 call came in just before 7 p.m. on a busy Friday night at the Cascade Mall: A man with a rifle was shooting at people in the Macy’s Department Store.
  By the time police arrived moments later, the carnage at the Macy’s makeup counter was complete. Four people were dead and the shooter was gone, last seen walking toward Interstate 5. A fifth victim, a man, died in the early morning hours Saturday as police finished sweeping the 434,000-squar
  
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• Police Hunt Gunman Who Killed 5 At Washington State Mall

  24-09-2016 12:55
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) – Police searched Saturday for a gunman authorities said opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle, killing four females and one man, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot.
  People fled, customers hid in dressing rooms and employees locked the doors of nearby stores after gunshots rang out just after 7 p.m. Friday at the Cascade Mall. A helicopter, search teams and K-9 units scoured the area for a rifle-carrying man.
  
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• Police Hunt Gunman Who Killed 4 At Washington State Mall

  24-09-2016 12:55
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP/KDKA) – Police searched Saturday for a gunman authorities said opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle, killing four females, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot.
  A male was also critically wounded, though it was unclear where in the mall he was shot. Sgt. Mark Francis with Washington State Patrol District 7 confirmed on Twitter early Saturday that the male victim had died.
  Sadly the male and 5th victim who was t
  
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• City ‘Changed Forever’ As Authorities Hunt Mall Gunman

  24-09-2016 12:55
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) – A gunman police said killed five people in a Washington state mall remained at large Saturday as authorities appealed for help in identifying the suspect but said there were no indications the slayings north of Seattle were a terrorist act.
  People fled, customers hid in dressing rooms and employees locked the doors of nearby stores after gunshots rang out just after 7 p.m. Friday at the Cascade Mall. A helicopter, search teams and K-9 units scoured the area for a r
  
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• Skunk killed in Etna was rabid

  24-09-2016 06:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department said a skunk that was hit by a car earlier this week in Etna tested positive for rabies.
  
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• PennDOT officials hopeful latest Liberty Bridge repair effort will work

  24-09-2016 06:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Contractors working for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation began using jacks in the repair of the Liberty Bridge on Friday morning, a process intended to realign a weight-bearing beam that was damaged in a fire earlier this month.
  
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• Northampton County man charged after police find cash, drugs in hidden compartment

  24-09-2016 06:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Northampton County man after finding a hidden compartment in his vehicle holding nearly a quarter-million dollars and heroin.
  
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• Two families devastated by overdoses

  24-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Long before Sean F. Hindman, 30, fatally overdosed, his parents talked about how they might handle his obituary, and decided that if drugs took him, that is what they would write.
  
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• Trial continues for man accused of dismembering mother, stepfather

  24-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A latent fingerprint examiner with the Allegheny County crime lab looked at 25 different items taken from the Penn Hills home where Lamar and Olivia Gilbert were killed and dismembered nearly two years ago.
  
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• Red Line gets trial run through Beechview before reopening Sunday

  24-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Red Line pulled out of Fallowfield station in Beechview at 2:03 p.m. Friday for the first time in six months.
  
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• Ohio couple hopes to defend 5K titles Sunday in Great Race

  24-09-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A year ago, Clay and Lisa Burnett pulled off a husband-wife double in winning the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race 5K.
  
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