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• New Pouch Offers Safe Way To Dispose Of Unused Medications

  29-09-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Drug addiction is an epidemic in America, but it isn’t limited to illegal drugs.
  Prescription drug abuse is just as bad. Many times, young addicts are getting hooked by using leftover drugs found in medicine cabinets right in their own homes.
  However, you can’t just dump those pills down the drain because of environmental concerns.
  Now, a new product can help.
  “Ryan was very energetic, full of life. You knew he was in the room. I used to say he was lik
  
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• Kevin Stallings On Renewing Backyard Brawl: ‘Obvious That People Wanted This’

  29-09-2016 23:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Pitt and West Virginia have announced the renewal of The Backyard Brawl from 2017 to 2020.
  Pitt basketball head coach Kevin Stalling joined The Starkey and Mueller Show and told us how excited he is to have this rivalry back on Pitt’s schedule.
  “When I got here, it was obvious that people wanted to see this series come back,” Stallings said.“We said on the front-end that we were going to try to do some things with the non-conference sched
  
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• Generosity of strapped seniors reunites ill mom, daughter

  29-09-2016 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  As Susan DeStasio endured the pain of cancer and the intensity of chemotherapy treatment, her only child was more than 3,000 miles away and longing to visit.
  
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• Generosity of strapped senior citizens reunites mother, daughter

  29-09-2016 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  As Susan DeStasio endured the pain of cancer and the intensity of chemotherapy treatment, her only child was more than 3,000 miles away and longing to visit. 
  
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• Police Search For Suspect Prompts Lockdown At Lawrence Co. Education Center

  29-09-2016 23:22
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Police in New Castle are looking for a suspect previously charged with murder.
  They’re searching for 33-year-old Ernest Chapman.
  Police say he was wanted for leading police on a chase about two weeks ago, but he got away.
  Officers chased him again Thursday, but he crashed into a tree, and then ran into some woods behind the Lockley Early Learning Center.
  The incident prompted a lockdown at the education center.Police say Chapman is from Detroit, but has been stayi
  
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• Audit finds state paid public assistance benefits to 2,000 deceased recipients

  29-09-2016 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — The state paid several hundred thousand dollars in public assistance in a 12-month period to the accounts of more than 2,000 recipients who had died, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Thursday.
  
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• Tony Dungy On Steelers’ Loss: ‘It’s One Of Those Wake Up Calls’

  29-09-2016 22:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Sunday Night Football in America analyst Tony Dungy joined the Cook and Poni Show to preview this weekend’s Steelers-Chiefs game.
  The Steelers are coming off a 34-3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Dungy says he didn’t see that coming.
  “I was shocked,” Dungy said. “I was very, very surprised by it. But I would not get overly concerned with one game.”Dungy, a Hall of Famer, says he has had games like this during his career
  
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• Angie’s List: How To Hire The Right Interior Designer

  29-09-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Most of us don’t think twice about calling in a professional when the roof starts to leak or the basement needs painting. But, what about deciding to makeover a room, or even your entire house?
  An interior designer can keep you from regretting the colors you combined or the new flooring that doesn’t stand up to the traffic.
  Elaine Raszkowski has lived in the same house for nearly 30 years. With her children grown and gone, she decided it was finally time for
  
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• Police seek man seen on surveillance video beating young boy

  29-09-2016 22:34
  
  Police in Westmoreland County are searching for a man who they say was seen on surveillance video beating a young boy.
  
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• Storms Prompt Tornado Warning, Other Severe Weather Alerts Across Area

  29-09-2016 22:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s been an overcast and rainy Thursday, and the afternoon has brought some severe weather to parts of the region.
  One storm prompted a Tornado Warning for Washington County and parts of West Virginia. The warning expired at 4 p.m., but the storm was continuing to move north.
  KDKA Chief Meteorologist Jeff Verszyla says western Washington County, communities in close proximity to the Interstate 70 corridor, were affected by the warning.
  “There is a heavier a
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning in Washington and Greene counties

  29-09-2016 22:11
  
  Another round of severe storms is affecting Western Pennsylvania today. Read the alert for your county here.
  
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• Keystone Oaks shop teacher cited for hitting student in 'sophomoric' episode

  29-09-2016 21:32
  
  Mt. Lebanon police say a high school teacher is charged with harassment for striking a student with a closed fist, an incident that left the juvenile bruised.
  
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• Cop already facing charges now sued over violent Heinz Field arrest

  29-09-2016 21:08
  
  Pittsburgh police Sgt. Stephen Matakovich was fired and charged with wrongly hitting a drunken high school football fan and trying to cover it up. He's now being sued, along with the city.
  
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• Keystone Oaks H.S. Teacher Charged With Hitting Female Student

  29-09-2016 20:50
  
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) – Families in the Keystone Oaks School District were recently notified of an incident involving one of the teachers at the district’s high school and a student.
  Mount Lebanon police filed a summary harassment charge against the school’s wood shop teacher, Michael A. Margi, 34, of McMurray.
  Margi was cited for hitting a female student with a closed fist, resulting in a bruise on the student’s arm.
  Police say the incident wasn’t angry, retaliatory
  
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• Boomer Between The Games: Week 4 Preview With Mike Quick

  29-09-2016 20:46
  
  By DJ Sixsmith
  In Week 3 of the NFL season, the New England Patriots proved it doesn’t matter who plays quarterback and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz showed us all why he is for real. This season, NFL fans will be able to hear even more about their favorite teams in a brand new digital show called Boomer Between the Games. Hosted by NFL on CBS analyst and WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason, the former NFL quarterback gives his thoughts on the week that was in the National Footba
  
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• Small-town Pa. mayor causes outrage with racist Obama ape cartoons

  29-09-2016 20:26
  
  The mayor of a central Pennsylvania town is being asked to resign over posts on his Facebook page, including two depicting apes with captions referring to President Barack Obama and his family, and one referring to lynching.
  
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• Former Police Sgt. Facing State, Federal Charges Now Sued Over Rough Arrest

  29-09-2016 20:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A fired Pittsburgh police sergeant criminally charged with wrongly beating up a drunken high school football fan then trying to cover it up is now also being sued, along with the city.
  Attorneys for 20-year-old Gabriel Despres filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against 47-year-old Stephen Matakovich.
  The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for false arrest, excessive force and malicious prosecution. But it also alleges the city knew of the sergeant’s prop
  
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• Faculty union resumes bargaining with Pa. State System

  29-09-2016 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Faculty and management for Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities resumed bargaining today amid a threatened Oct. 19 strike, and the union provided a copy of an unfair labor practice charge it says it filed with the state.
  
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• Wind advisory issued: Gusts up to 50 mph expected

  29-09-2016 19:54
  
  Gusts up to 50 mph are possible in Westmoreland and Fayette counties. Wind this strong can make driving difficult. The National Weather Service has issued an alert.
  
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• Federal judge grants new trial for Washington County convicted killer in 1985 slaying

  29-09-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 30-year-old murder case looks destined to resurface in Washington County.
  
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• Man accused of trying to hide crash that killed girlfriend

  29-09-2016 19:39
  
  Police are bringing charges against a Pennsylvania man who was injured in a crash that killed his girlfriend, alleging that he tried to conceal the fatal wreck because he may have been trying to avoid arrest.
  
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• Track repairs will detour T and buses for 3 weeks

  29-09-2016 19:34
  
  The Red Line, the Blue Line and all buses that use the Mount Washington tunnel will be detoured while the Port Authority replaces light rail tracks near Station Square.
  
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• Children's Hospital receives $5M CDC grant for disease, vaccine study

  29-09-2016 19:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been awarded a $5 million federal grant for its participation in a nationwide effort to determine trends in communicable disease outbreaks and vaccine effectiveness among children, according to an announcement today.
  
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• Judge Gives Hill District Man 30 Days To Catch Loud Rooster

  29-09-2016 19:32
  
  HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) – Some Hill District residents are dealing with an unusual issue.
  A rooster living on one man’s property in the area of Wylie Avenue and Roberts Street is causing a lot of noise.
  Now, Henry Gaston could face a fine because the animal’s presence is in violation of the city’s ban on roosters.
  Gaston said he has tried to catch the rooster several times, but has not been successful.
  A judge ruled that Gaston has 30 days to catch the rooster before he is p
  
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• Police abuse, lying tolerated, according to lawsuit against city, former sergeant

  29-09-2016 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A young man whose November encounter with security outside of Heinz Field, captured on video, resulted in the firing of a police sergeant and civil rights charges, filed a lawsuit today that accuses Pittsburgh police of regularly falsifying reports to justify overly forceful arrests.
  
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• 14 water fountains at Pittsburgh Public Schools found to contain lead

  29-09-2016 19:07
  
  Pittsburgh Public Schools on Thursday announced results of water tests for lead at sinks and drinking fountains in 70 facilities across the district.
  
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• Liberty Bridge weight limit lifted: Buses, trucks OK now

  29-09-2016 18:53
  
  A temporary nine-ton weight limit that kept larger vehicles off the damaged Liberty Bridge was lifted by PennDOT on Thursday.
  
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• State police continue to monitor Liberty Bridge

  29-09-2016 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Even though the weight limit on the Liberty Bridge has been increased from 9 tons to 30 tons, state police continue to monitor the bridge to make sure extra-heavy vehicles don’t use it.
  
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• Liberty Bridge weight limit raised to 30 tons

  29-09-2016 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The weight limit on the Liberty Bridge has been raised to 30 tons after crews completed addition work this morning to strengthen structural steel that supports the bridge, which was closed for three weeks after a construction fire.
  
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• Liberty Bridge weight limit lifted; heavy trucks and buses now allowed

  29-09-2016 18:27
  
  A temporary limit that kept buses and heavy trucks off the damaged Liberty Bridge has been lifted, PennDOT said Thursday.
  
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• Leechburg H.S. security officer back to work after 'clerical error'

  29-09-2016 18:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Leechburg Area High School resource/security officer has returned to his regular duties today.
  
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• 14 water fountains within Pittsburgh Public Schools found to contain lead

  29-09-2016 18:17
  
  Pittsburgh Public Schools announced on Thursday that it has completed testing on water at its schools' facilities across the district for lead and some of the results implemented changes.
  
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• Tax that forces Pa. casinos to spread wealth is struck down in court

  29-09-2016 18:16
  
  Casinos have been required to share revenues with their local communities in Pennsylvania, but the state Supreme Court says that's unconstitutional. Local budgets could be crippled if lawmakers do not act quickly to fix the situation.
  
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• Michelle Obama rallies for Clinton at Pitt, goes off on Trump

  29-09-2016 17:52
  
  The first lady tells a crowd in Oakland that she understands some voters are uninspired this year, but this election is too important not to vote.
  
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• Liberty Bridge’s Weight Limit Restored To 30 Tons

  29-09-2016 17:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With new reinforcements being put in place, the nine-ton weight limit on the Liberty Bridge was lifted Thursday morning.
  Now, for the first time since Sept. 2, the weight restriction on the bridge has been restored to 30 tons.
  Crews were out this morning, adding rivets into the new steel that has been installed on the Liberty Bridge.According to PennDOT, when the entire rehabilitation project on the bridge is completed in 2018, the weight limit could increase to 40 tons
  
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• Accountant pleads guilty in $8 million PA Cyber school fraud

  29-09-2016 17:38
  
  A man pleads guilty in Pittsburgh to helping the founder of Pennsylvania's largest online charter school avoid federal income taxes on money that was siphoned from the school.
  
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• Owner of Route 22 produce stand badly beaten in robbery

  29-09-2016 17:29
  
  "I'm 60, in a wheelchair, and they want to pick on me. That takes a real man," says the victim of a violent robbery in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Driver who crawled to road 3 days after fatal crash faces charges

  29-09-2016 17:29
  
  Police are trying to find a Pennsylvania man who they say lied to them when he was found injured three days after a crash that killed his girlfriend down an embankment.
  
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• Pennsylvania congressman Tim Murphy helps save man found unconscious in elevator

  29-09-2016 16:31
  
  The Upper St. Clair Republican found the patient unconscious when the elevatior arrived at his floor.
  
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• Man attacked, hospitalized after armed robbery

  29-09-2016 16:10
  
  A Westmoreland County man is recovering after being pistol-whipped during an armed robbery inside his home.
  
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• Peeps candy maker sues union while strike continues

  29-09-2016 15:57
  
  The Pennsylvania candy company that makes Peeps and Mike and Ike has filed a federal lawsuit over an ongoing strike. Workers have been off the job since Sept. 7.
  
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• Newborn found alive in trash bin inside gas station restroom

  29-09-2016 15:37
  
  Where's the mother? Westmoreland County authorities believe she gave birth at a gas station and left the baby in the trash.
  
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• Train Plows Into New Jersey Station; 1 Dead, 100-Plus Hurt

  29-09-2016 15:32
  
  HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) – A crowded commuter train plowed into the bustling Hoboken station during the morning rush hour Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100 others, some critically, in a tangle of broken concrete, twisted metal and dangling cables, authorities said.
  People pulled concrete off bleeding victims and passengers kicked out windows and crawled out amid crying and screaming after the arriving New Jersey Transit train smashed through a barrier at the e
  
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• Train Crashes Into New Jersey Station; 3 Dead, More Than 100 Injured

  29-09-2016 15:32
  
  HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) – A commuter train from New York barreled into a New Jersey rail station during the Thursday morning rush hour, causing serious damage to both the train and station.
  According to CBS News, at least three people have died and more than 100 were injured.
  Witnesses reported injuries, including one woman who was trapped under concrete and many people bleeding.
  TV footage and photos from the scene show damage to the rail car and extensive structural damage to the Hoboken stat
  
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• Commuter Train Hits New Jersey Station; No Word On Injuries

  29-09-2016 15:32
  
  A commuter train crashed into a New Jersey rail station during the Thursday morning rush hour, causing serious damage. There is no word so far on any injuries.
  TV footage and photos from the scene Thursday morning show damage to the rail car and extensive structural damage to the Hoboken station.
  Radio station WFAN anchor John Minko told New York radio station WINS that the train “went right through the barriers and into the reception area.”
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• Selling Pittsburgh: These 14 homes sold for more than $1M in August

  29-09-2016 15:25
  Summer home-selling season is wrapping up and there were many homes in the region that had selling prices topping seven figures recorded.
  
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• FDA Approves ‘Artificial Pancreas’ To Manage Diabetes

  29-09-2016 15:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind “artificial pancreas,” a device that can help some diabetes patients manage their disease by constantly monitoring their blood sugar and delivering insulin as needed.
  The device from Medtronic was approved Wednesday for patients with Type 1 diabetes, the kind usually diagnosed during childhood. About 5 percent of the nation’s 29 million Americans with diabetes have this type.
  Doctors said they have long
  
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• It's National Coffee Day: Here's where to get a free one

  29-09-2016 15:04
  
  Thursday is a great day for coffee lovers. If you’re looking to get your caffeine fix, here are some sweet deals in the Pittsburgh area to make your morning (or afternoon, or even night) a little bit perkier.
  
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• One injured in armed robbery in Westmoreland County

  29-09-2016 14:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating an armed robbery in Westmoreland County that left one man injured.
  
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