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• 19th-Century School For Black Children Vandalized With Swastikas

  02-10-2016 23:53
  
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) – A one-room, 19th-Century schoolhouse that once served black children in northern Virginia’s Loudoun County has been defaced with references to “white power” and Nazi swastikas.
  The Washington Post reports that the former Ashburn Colored School building was spray-painted with the racist graffiti on Friday evening.
  Students with the Loudoun School for the Gifted are working to restore the building so that it can be opened to the public as a museum.
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• State Police Find Missing Autistic Boy In Hermitage

  02-10-2016 23:17
  
  UPDATE 5:45 p.m. — Emergency dispatchers confirm that Ohlinger has been found.
  HERMITAGE (KDKA) — State police are searching for a missing boy with autism in Hermitage.
  Mercer County emergency dispatchers confirm a search is taking place in the area surrounding Sandy Lane.
  14-year-old Evan Ohlinger was seen around 10 a.m. walking into a wooded area near Sandy Lane  and has not returned to his home.
  He is described as 5’9″, 133 lbs, with blue eyes and blonde crew
  
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• ‘Black Lives Matter’: Trump’s New Hotel Vandalized With Graffiti

  02-10-2016 22:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in downtown Washington has been vandalized.
  District of Columbia police say someone spray-painted the phrases “black lives matter” and “no justice no peace” on the front of the building on Saturday afternoon.Donald Trump’s new hotel in DC got tagged earlier today… #nojusticenopeace #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/qGbALAoS9o
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• E-cigarette Explosion Injures Girl At Orlando Theme Park

  02-10-2016 22:28
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.
  Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee was riding the Hogwarts Express train Saturday with her family when an e-cigarette belonging to a rider in another group blew up in his pocket and the fireball hit her in the face and elsewhere.
  Lt. Dan Brady said the explosion
  
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• At least 1 critically hurt in Butler County crash

  02-10-2016 21:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  At least one person was critically injured in a car crash in Butler County this afternoon.
  
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• ‘Scary Clown Threats’: Philadelphia Police, Schools Probe Social Media Posts

  02-10-2016 21:53
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – School officials and police in Philadelphia say they are investigating social media posts with what they called “scary clown threats” that are now specifically mentioning district schools.
  Officials said in a joint statement meant to reassure parents and school communities that the school district’s Office of School Safety alerted city police and the Office of Homeland Security on Saturday after learning about what they called “these disturbing s
  
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• Crash causes backup on Pa. Turnpike

  02-10-2016 21:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  An eastbound lane of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Monroeville was blocked this afternoon by a one-vehicle crash, causing a traffic backup of more than 2 miles, according to state police.
  
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• Philadelphia police, schools probe 'scary clown threats'

  02-10-2016 21:49
  
  School officials and police in Philadelphia say they are investigating social media posts with what they called "scary clown threats" that are now specifically mentioning district schools.
  
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• Report: Industry Insiders Suspect Pirates Will Trade McCutchen

  02-10-2016 21:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Industry insiders suspect the Pittsburgh Pirates will trade Andrew McCutchen sometime in the next year, according to reports.
  The Tribune-Review reports that industry insiders believe the Pirates will try to trade McCutchen before he reaches free agency in a year or two.
  MLB Network Radio analyst Jim Duquette told the Tribune-Review that some insiders he’s spoken with believe the Pirates will trade McCutchen this winter, but he himself believes the trade isn&rsquo
  
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• Gateway Center Fountain Dyed Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  02-10-2016 21:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —  If you pass by the Gateway Center Plaza — you’ll notice something a bit different about the fountain.
  The fountain outside of the KDKA-TV studios is dyed pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
  To learn more about some of the events going on this month and more about cancer support groups, treatment and other breast cancer related information, visit: http://www.pabreastcancer.org/
  
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• Trump’s New DC Hotel Vandalized With Spray-Painted Graffiti

  02-10-2016 20:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in downtown Washington has been vandalized.
  District of Columbia police say someone spray-painted the phrases “black lives matter” and “no justice no peace” on the front of the building on Saturday afternoon.
  On Sunday, the phrases were covered up with pieces of plywood.
  Police spokeswoman Aquita Brown said Sunday that police have not identified any suspects. The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. Saturday, an
  
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• Search for the perfect pumpkin: Guide to orchards, hayrides and fall fun

  02-10-2016 19:06
  
  It’s finally that time of year where we all go searching for that absolutely perfect pumpkin in a bright orange field.  Where are the best places around the city to search?
  
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• 18-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed By Los Angeles Police

  02-10-2016 18:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Officers shot and killed an 18-year-old man in south Los Angeles at the end of a car chase, sparking a protest by several dozen people angered by another fatal police shooting of a black man.
  The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified him Sunday as Carnell Snell Jr. of Los Angeles.
  The pursuit began around 1 p.m. Saturday when officers tried to pull over a car with paper plates, suspecting the vehicle may have been stolen, and the driver refused to stop, Lo
  
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• SC Authorities Identify 3 Killed In Possible Murder-Suicide

  02-10-2016 18:04
  
  BUCKSPORT, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina authorities have identified the two adults and the 10-month-old baby killed in a possible murder-suicide.
  Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard tells local media outlets that the three people found dead Saturday in a home in Bucksport are: 51-year-old Keith Davis; 40-year-old Kristina Burroughs; 10-month-old Justice Burroughs, who was Kristina Burroughs’ niece.
  Lt. Raul E. Denis of the Horry County Police Department said a 2-year-old child found at
  
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• Day Care Center Owner Charged In Death Of Child Left In Van

  02-10-2016 17:31
  
  MIAMI (AP) – The owner of a Miami day care faces aggravated manslaughter charges for the death of a 2-year-old boy left in a van for six hours.
  The Miami Herald reports that 36-year-old Karen Aviles was arrested Saturday and charged in the death of Angel Matute-Chavez. Aviles’ Vision of Life Academy wasn’t registered to transport children.
  Police told the Herald that Aviles picked up Angel and other children Wednesday morning and drove them to her center.She allegedly told inve
  
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• Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Roommate After Fight

  02-10-2016 16:38
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A man has been charged with criminal homicide and assault in the shooting death of a roommate who had climbed into their western Pennsylvania home through a window after forgetting his key.
  Authorities in Cambria County said police were called to the Johnstown home and found 28-year-old Thomas Gibson with a gunshot wound to the torso. He was taken by ambulance to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, where he died early Saturday.
  Authorities allege in a criminal complain
  
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• Investigators working to learn cause of McKees Rocks apartment fire

  02-10-2016 16:10
  
  Investigators are working to learn what started an apartment fire that displaced a family on Saturday.
  
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• 2 North Carolina University Students Dead After Shooting

  02-10-2016 15:41
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – A university in North Carolina has announced via social media that two of its students are dead after a campus-area shooting.
  North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro said on its Facebook page that Greensboro Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday and found two injured students at the scene. Both victims died Sunday morning.
  They were identified as Alisia Dieudonne, a sophomore computer science major from Homewood,
  
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• 23 horror movies filmed in western Pa.

  02-10-2016 14:54
  Western Pennsylvania has been home to space blobs, military experiments, vampires, slashers, creepy animals, serial killers, psychopaths and paranormal phenomenon. Oh, and zombies.
  
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• Report: Trump Losses May Mean He Didn’t Pay Taxes For Years

  02-10-2016 13:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s business losses in 1995 were so large that they could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for as many as 18 years, according to records obtained by The New York Times.
  In a story published online late Saturday, the Times said it anonymously received the first pages of Trump’s 1995 state income tax filings in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The filings show a net loss of $915,729,293 in federal taxable income for the year.
  
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• Lt. James Parker died more than 70 years ago, but in Belgium and here, his memory lives on

  02-10-2016 08:28
  
  Jean Parker Mace didn't know this snowy day in 1944 would be the last time she would see her brother, Lt.
  
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• Suspect arrested, another sought in Wilkinsburg

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Wilkinsburg man has been arrested and police are looking for a second suspect after a South Fayette man was kidnapped and robbed Friday night.
  
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• Oil and gas trade group seeks to halt drilling rules

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  An oil and gas industry trade group wants the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld environmental regulators’ obligation to consider how oil and gas wells will affect protected features like public parks before they issue permits.
  
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• Insurers unveil Medicare Advantage offerings for 2017

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Insurers are largely holding the course with their Medicare Advantage offerings for 2017, as details on the plans have been released for seniors to review before the annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15.
  
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• Early hand transplants show mixed success

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jeff Kepner had a lot of hope when he agreed to be the world’s first double hand transplant patient in 2009.
  
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• Doors Open Pittsburgh provides free tours of landmarks

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  On the 48th and 47th floors of Downtown’s BNY Mellon building, the marble foyer, gold carpets, British watercolors and spectacular views speak of old, Gilded Age money in the executive suite, board room and dining room.
  
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• Court ruling leaves holes in Pennsylvania drilling law

  02-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision last week to throw out several contested sections of the state’s gas drilling law rejected some of the good entwined with the bad.
  
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• Late Night Tailgating: Roasted Bacon & Brussels Sprouts Lettuce Wraps

  02-10-2016 05:35
  
  Whip up this delicious treat for your family & friends during your next tailgating party!
  This week on “Steelers Late Night,” we’re cooking up Lettuce Wraps!
  STEELERS LATE NIGHT “Late Night Tailgating Recipes”: Roasted Bacon & Brussels Sprouts Lettuce Wraps
  COOKING TIME: 30-40 minutes
  SERVING SIZE: 4-6 people
  INGREDIENTS:
  1 pound Smith’s Slab Bacon
  2 pounds Brussels sprouts
  3 cloves garlic
  2 heads iceberg lettuce
  1 cup mayonnaise
  1 cup sour cream
  Salt
  
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• Pitt Holds Off Rally, Tops Marshall 43-27

  02-10-2016 05:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Nate Peterman threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54-yard lob to Jester Weah with 1:04 to go as Pittsburgh avoided a second-half meltdown by outlasting Marshall 43-27 on Saturday night.
  The Panthers (3-2) let a 27-point halftime lead get narrowed to just 30-27 and faced third-and-3 from the Pitt 46 when Peterman found a streaking Weah down the left sideline. Weah outjumped a Marshall defender for the ball and strolled the final 30 yards into the end zone.
  
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• Grant could bring 50 to 150 new jobs to Mercer County company

  02-10-2016 04:11
  The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant was awarded to Combined Systems Inc., which has a facility on Kinsman Road near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. According to the company website, Combined Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets security products for defense and law enforcement markets.
  
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• Officials: Careless Smoking Apparently Started Deadly Blaze

  02-10-2016 03:38
  
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) – Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say careless smoking appears to have started a fire that killed a woman and her teenage granddaughter.
  The county coroner said the blaze reported just before 3 a.m. Friday in the first-floor apartment in Erie killed 66-year-old Marianne Martin and 14-year-old Taylor Troutman.
  The (Erie) Times-News reports that the coroner ruled both deaths accidental. The cause of death is pending toxicology test results.
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• Barkley’s Run Lifts Penn State Over Minnesota 29-26 In OT

  02-10-2016 03:03
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Saquon Barkley scored on a 25-yard run on Penn State’s first offensive play of overtime and the Nittany Lions beat Minnesota 29-26 on Saturday night.
  Barkley finished with 63 yards on 20 carries for Penn State (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) and Trace McSorley completed 19 of 40 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown. McSorley added 73 rushing yards and another score for the Nittany Lions, who battled back from a 13-3 halftime deficit to salvage momentum in a season alread
  
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• Howard TD Pass Lifts West Virginia Over Kansas State 17-16

  02-10-2016 01:40
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Skyler Howard threw a touchdown pass and West Virginia came from 13 points down in the second half to beat Kansas State 17-16 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
  West Virginia is 4-0 for the first time since 2012. The Mountaineers broke a four-game losing streak to the Wildcats since joining the league that year.
  Kansas State (2-2) had a chance to win it but Matthew McCrane’s 43-yard field goal with 2:03 left was wide left. West Virginia got the
  
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• Portion of Washington Boulevard reopen at Allegheny River Boulevard

  02-10-2016 01:22
  
  A portion of Washington Boulevard was closed due weather Saturday evening, Allegheny County emergency responders confirmed.
  
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• Water pools on Washington Boulevard forcing closure

  02-10-2016 01:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Water pooled on Washington Boulevard at Allegheny River Boulevard in Highland Park this evening forcing authorities to shut down the intersection, Allegheny County emergency officials said. 
  
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• Striking Symphony Musicians Play Outside Heinz Hall

  02-10-2016 01:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The shows for this weekend may be cancelled but musicians with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Union will play on…outside Heinz Hall.
  Striking musicians were spotted on Saturday evening, picket signs nearby, serenading people on the street.
  By 7:15, the group had been asked to move from the property.Musicians with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Union walked off the job at 10 a.m. Friday, and 99 members of the American Federation of Music spent the day walkin
  
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• Stretch Of Washington Boulevard Closed Due To Water Pooling

  02-10-2016 00:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A stretch of Washington Boulevard was closed on Saturday.
  Around 6:30 p.m. the road was shut down near Allegheny River Boulevard.
  Emergency responders confirmed that water was pooling in the area.
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• Portion of Washington Boulevard closed at Allegheny River Boulevard

  02-10-2016 00:46
  
  A portion of Washington Boulevard is closed due weather, Allegheny County emergency responders confirmed Saturday.
  
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