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• New Streets Reopened On Site Of Civic Arena

  07-10-2016 23:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Friday Governor Wolf and 96-year old Margaret Watson of the Hill District symbolically reconnected the lower Hill District — once the site of the Civic Arena — to the rest of the Hill.
  It’s a federal, state, and local partnership with the Penguins to rebuild part of Pittsburgh destroyed more than sixty years ago during so-called urban renewal.
  “Urban renewal was actually urban destruction,” said Wolf.
  “Business leaders and resident
  
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• Car Thieves Using Technology To Target Keyless Entry Vehicles

  07-10-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – No car keys? No problem.
  Keyless entry technology is super convenient. While it’s making your life easier, it’s also making it easier for thieves to break-in and steal cars.
  “Who needs the hotwire when you got a laptop?” David Payne said.
  Security video outside Payne’s home captured a man stealing his daughter’s Jeep Wrangler.
  The thief apparently used his laptop to hack the car’s on-board computer diagnostic port and tricked it
  
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• Development project connects Hill District to downtown

  07-10-2016 23:03
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• Trump Issues Apology After Recording Of Lewd Conversation Emerges

  07-10-2016 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is issuing a rare apology after a video showed him making lewd, sexually charged comments about women in 2005. He called it “locker room banter.”
  The Republican nominee said that “I apologize if anyone was offended.” He issued the statement after The Washington Post revealed the video of Trump caught on a hot mic while talking with Billy Bush of “Access Hollywood.”
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• Stanley Cup Pays Special Visit To Seneca Valley Students

  07-10-2016 22:55
  
  BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) – Some students in the Seneca Valley School District got a very special surprise today – the chance to see the Stanley Cup in person.
  The President of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation brought it to three Seneca Valley schools: Seneca Valley Intermediate School, Rowan Elementary School and Haine Middle School.
  “The Cup is meant to be shared,” says Dave Soltesz, President of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. “All the employees that have had th
  
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• Tassey Hollow Bridge reopens between Swissvale and North Braddock

  07-10-2016 22:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Bermuda Triangle of bad bridges in the Mon Valley has been reduced to two.
  
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• Keidel: Beckham Goes From Competitive To Destructive

  07-10-2016 22:51
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Before we proceed, we must agree on two items:
  1) Odell Beckham Jr. is an absurdly gifted football player, whose eye-defying catches are rare, even by the NFL’s high standards.
  2) His behavior over the last few weeks is not only odd, but also personally and professionally destructive.
  This all began last November, when Beckham and the New York Giants played the Carolina Panthers, at MetLife Stadium. And he hasn’t been the same since he morphed into Mike Tyson aga
  
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• Dogs being treated for antifreeze poisoning after treats, substance found in bowl

  07-10-2016 22:51
  
  A Latrobe woman hope police will be able to identify the person who put antifreeze and dog treats in an outside bowl for her two dogs.
  
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• Girls basketball coach ordered to stand trial on rape, assault charges

  07-10-2016 22:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beaver County man charged with raping two teenage girls and forcing them to have sex with other men over the past two years was held for trial on all counts following a preliminary hearing this afternoon in City Court.
  
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• Ambridge girls basketball coach ordered to stand trial on rape, assault charges

  07-10-2016 22:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beaver County man charged with raping two teenage girls and forcing them to have sex with other men over the past two years was held for trial on all counts following a preliminary hearing this afternoon in City Court.
  
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• Dogs beings treated for antifreeze poisoning after treats, substance found in bowl

  07-10-2016 22:25
  
  A Latrobe woman hope police will be able to identify the person who put antifreeze and dog treats in an outside bowl for her two dogs.
  
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• Trump Suggests Immigrants Allowed In Illegally To Vote

  07-10-2016 22:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Seizing on comments from a Border Patrol union leader, Donald Trump said Friday that agents have been told to allow immigrants into the United States illegally “so they can vote in the election.” But he offered no evidence to support his most recent claim that presidential voting may be tainted by fraud.
  In a round table on border security, Trump responded to comments from Art Del Cueto, a vice president for the National Border Patrol Council, who told the candi
  
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• Abandoned Animals Rescued From Westmoreland Co. Trailer

  07-10-2016 22:08
  
  BOLIVAR (KDKA) — Westmoreland County humane officers removed dozens of animals from a vacant trailer in Bolivar Friday. Some of the animals had basic shelter, but nothing else.
  “You cant survive without water. Food yes, for a while, but not water,” said Cyndi Price with the Humane Society of Westmoreland County.
  Humane officers say that was the situation for the animals discovered abandoned at the residence on State Route 259.
  “About 17 chickens, three dogs and a cat,&rdq
  
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• Penn Hills Temporarily Lifts Hoodie Ban ‘As A Matter Of Courtesy’

  07-10-2016 21:25
  
  PEN HILLS (KDKA) — Hoodie ban — over. For now.
  Penn Hills has temporarily lifted the district’s ban on hooded sweatshirts, according to a statement from Superintendent Dr. Nancy Hines sent to KDKA on Friday.
  “As a matter of courtesy to the more than 3,400 students and their families who have been faithfully respecting the Penn Hills School District’s ban on hoodies,” the statement reads, in part.
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• Penn Hills School District Temporarily Lifts Hoodie Ban

  07-10-2016 21:25
  
  PEN HILLS (KDKA) — The Penn Hills School Board of Directors has done an about face and lifted its ban on students wearing hoodies in school.The reversal came Friday, just days after dozens of students were suspended because they violated the dress code. They were wearing hoodies.
  School Superintendent Dr. Nancy Hines released a statement Friday afternoon, saying in part, “A majority of School Directors opted to lift the ban temporarily to allow students to wear garments with hoods.&r
  
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• Chief Placed On Leave After Officer’s In-Station Overdose

  07-10-2016 21:16
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania police chief has been placed on paid leave in the wake of an officer’s on-duty drug overdose in the police station.
  Johnstown solicitor Carl Beard says Friday that Chief Craig Foust’s leave is a “precautionary measure for everybody’s protection.” The city planned a news conference later in the afternoon.
  The officer, whose name hasn’t been released, has also already been placed on paid administrative leave fol
  
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• ‘I’m Committed’: Island Die-Hards Won’t Evacuate For Matthew

  07-10-2016 20:46
  
  TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – The mayor of tiny Tybee Island, Georgia, was so worried about his constituents that he was calling them personally, pleading with them to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But the beer kept flowing at Calvin Ratterree’s bar, where about a dozen holdouts gathered for lunch.
  “I’m worried, but we’ve got friends across the street with a third-floor condo,” said Ratteree, who owns Nickie’s 1971 bar about a block from Georgia’
  
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• School nurse robbed as she gets money from Oakland ATM

  07-10-2016 20:44
  
  It was just past noon, as Janice George was handling money outside a PNC Bank on Fifth Avenue, when a man reached over and stole her cash.
  
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• Former teen actress from Pittsburgh asks court to revive Cosby lawsuit

  07-10-2016 19:48
  
  A woman who accuses Bill Cosby of molesting her asked a federal appeals court Friday in Pennsylvania to revive her defamation lawsuit against the comedian, whose lawyer calls her new accounts "fantastical," "ridiculous," ''illogical" and beyond "absurd."
  
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• Residents, officials celebrate first phase reconnecting former Civic Arena site, Downtown

  07-10-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  As a child, Brenda Tate remembers navigating Wylie Avenue in the lower Hill District on her way to Downtown. Her 96-year-old aunt Margaret Watson recalls the days of working in a restaurant owned by late singer Lena Horne's father on the same street.
  
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• Residents, city officials celebrate first phase reconnecting former Civic Arena site, Downtown

  07-10-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  As a child, Brenda Tate remembers navigating Wylie Avenue in the lower Hill District on her way to Downtown. Her 96-year-old aunt Margaret Watson recalls the days of working in a restaurant owned by late singer Lena Horne's father on the same street.
  
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• Ceremony marks reopening of link between Downtown and Hill District

  07-10-2016 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  While the first streets are now in place, don’t expect the much anticipated redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site to follow any time soon.
  
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• First Niagara Banks Changing To KeyBank This Weekend

  07-10-2016 19:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A big change is coming for First Niagara Bank customers.
  The branches will make the switch to KeyBank this weekend.
  First Niagara branches will close at 3 p.m. Friday and re-open Tuesday morning under the new name.
  First Niagara customers will have access to ATMs, but won’t be able to make deposits.
  Online bill pay is currently unavailable and other online and mobile banking will go down at 6 p.m.
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• Liberty Bridge Contractor Denies Fire Chief’s Claims About Improper Permits

  07-10-2016 18:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A contractor didn’t obtain a key safety permit before welding caused plastic pipe and a construction tarp to burn on the Liberty Bridge last month, resulting in a 24-day shutdown of a primary artery into downtown Pittsburgh, the city’s fire chief said.
  Officials with Joseph B. Fay Co. acknowledge they didn’t have the permit for “hot” work – like welding – but said that’s because city officials never told the company it neede
  
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• Braddock man sentenced in 2015 fatal shooting on Parkway East

  07-10-2016 18:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  A judge today sent a Braddock man to prison for two to five years for fatally shooting a man on the Parkway East during a 2015 drug deal.
  
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• Vehicle crash closes portion of Greentree Road

  07-10-2016 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A vehicle crash has closed a portion of Greentree Road this afternoon.
  
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• Report: Boy Posing As ‘Killer Clown’ Charged With Threats To Pa. Schools

  07-10-2016 18:47
  
  BETHLEHEM (KDKA) — A 14-year-old who allegedly pretended to be a “killer clown” has been arrested for allegedly making online threats against two Pennsylvania schools.
  According to the Morning Call, the boy made a Facebook account and named himself “Danny Sosa (Aka killer clown).” He reportedly used the account to make threats toward Freedom and Liberty high schools in Bethlehem.
  In one post, he allegedly wrote “October 10th liberty high school be ready we com
  
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• First Niagara Bank becomes KeyBank this weekend

  07-10-2016 18:47
  
  Branches throughout the Pittsburgh area will close early on Friday afternoon. Online and mobile banking won't be available until the switchover is complete.
  
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• Steelers To Say ‘So Long’ To Bumblebee Jerseys For Good, Players Weigh In

  07-10-2016 18:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This Sunday will be the last time fans see the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 1934 throwback jerseys.
  The matchup against the New York Jets at Heinz Field will be the final viewing for the bumblebee stripes.
  “This will be the last time we wear them,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “Next year, we will not have a throwback jersey to wear. We are evaluating what we will do in the future. We have some ideas and plans, but we’re really not ready
  
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• Steelers To Say ‘So Long’ To Bumblebee Jerseys For Good

  07-10-2016 18:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This Sunday will be the last time fans see the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 1934 throwback jerseys.
  The matchup against the New York Jets at Heinz Field will be the final viewing for the bumblebee stripes.
  “This will be the last time we wear them,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “Next year, we will not have a throwback jersey to wear. We are evaluating what we will do in the future. We have some ideas and plans, but we’re really not ready
  
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• Teacher drags student by hair, caught on video

  07-10-2016 18:15
  
  A video on social media from Greenville, Mississippi has gone viral.
  
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• Police: Boy torches Ligonier Beach swim resort, steals cash, drains beer taps

  07-10-2016 17:34
  
  A 13-year-old boy is charged with setting a fire that damaged a popular swimming resort on Route 30 in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County.
  
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• Woman robbed as she takes money out of Oakland ATM

  07-10-2016 17:21
  
  The robbery happened in the middle of Thursday's lunch rush.
  
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• Report: Dozens Of Retailers To Close On Thanksgiving

  07-10-2016 16:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The trend is growing…
  More stores are choosing to close their doors on Thanksgiving, so that employees may spend more time with their families.
  Some stores have even committed to staying shut down on Black Friday, a historically important day for sales.
  According to bestblackfriday.com, the follow stores will close for Thanksgiving:
  A.C. Moore (Allow employees to spend time with family)
  American Girl
  AT&T (Customer Service Closed; Select Retail Locations Clos
  
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• Liberty Bridge contractor cited for failing to have proper work permits

  07-10-2016 16:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The general contractor on the Liberty Bridge rehabilitation project is disputing the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire’s claim that it didn’t have the proper permit to do the type of “hot work” that caused a fire that closed the bridge for 24 days last month.
  
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• Fire chief: Liberty Bridge crew lacked permit before fire

  07-10-2016 16:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh’s fire chief says a contractor didn’t have a key permit before welding caused plastic pipe and a construction tarp to burn on the Liberty Bridge, which was shut down for 24 days as a result.
  
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• Contractor cited for failure to get permits for work that caused Liberty Bridge fire

  07-10-2016 16:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire has filed a citation against the contractor for the Liberty Bridge because the company didn’t have a permit to due the type of “hot work” that caused a fire that closed the bridge for 24 days.
  
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• Police: Uber Driver Trapped Pa. Woman In His Car

  07-10-2016 16:43
  
  SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Police say an Uber driver wouldn’t let a Pennsylvania woman out of his car because he wanted her to give him her phone number.
  WGAL-TV reports 46-year-old Vincent Messan, of McConnelsburg, was flirting with the 22-year-old woman and asking her to date him.
  When she tried to get out of his car, she couldn’t because he’d activated the child safety locks on the doors. The woman told police Messan would let her out “after she provided her phone
  
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• Scientists: Children Inherit Intelligence From Mothers, Not Fathers

  07-10-2016 16:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Scientists say when it comes to smarts, it’s the mother that makes the difference.
  According to the Independent, a new study shows a mother’s genetics determine how clever her kids are, but the father makes no difference.
  Why? Women are more likely to transmit intelligence gene to children because they are carried on the X chromosome. Women have two of these while men have just one.
  Additionally, researchers now believe genes for advanced cognitive functions
  
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• Dad Killed Minutes After Watching Daughter’s Soccer Game In Pa.

  07-10-2016 16:10
  
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Police say a New Jersey man was killed by a car minutes after he watched his daughter’s college soccer game in eastern Pennsylvania.
  Bethlehem police say they’re still investigating the accident in which 64-year-old Charles Nasta of Morris Plains died Wednesday night.
  He had just watched his sophomore daughter, Gabby, play for Moravian College. Moravian beat King’s College 3-1.
  As Nasta was crossing a street near the soccer field he was hit by a car.
  
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• Photo: Stork Seeks Shelter From Hurricane Matthew In Zoo Bathroom

  07-10-2016 16:00
  
  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) – Humans aren’t the only ones hunkering down as Hurricane Matthew batters Florida. A stork has apparently found refuge in a zoo bathroom.
  The St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park has shared a photo of a marabou stork inside a bathroom at the facility. The zoo’s Facebook page jokes in the caption, “no species discrimination in this bathroom!”Join The Conversation On The KDKA Facebook Page
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• Pennsylvania clown mask suspect: I'm not guilty, it's just a misunderstanding

  07-10-2016 15:54
  
  For weeks, police have been fielding reports of suspicious clowns across Pennsylvania. And now, one of them is speaking up and saying he's not guilty.
  
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• Fire chief said Liberty Bridge contractor didn't have a permit for cutting steel

  07-10-2016 15:54
  Pittsburgh fire officials are saying that a Liberty Bridge contractor didn't have a permit for the type of work that was being done on the structure when it caught fire Sept.
  
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• Creepy Uber driver arrested: He locked the car, wouldn't let woman out

  07-10-2016 15:31
  
  Police say an Uber driver wouldn't let a Pennsylvania woman out of his car because he wanted her to give him her phone number.
  
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• Toddler says 'Mommy dead,' leads police to overdose victim

  07-10-2016 14:53
  
  Police revived a western Pennsylvania overdose victim after they were led to the woman by a young child who had been honking a car horn for about 20 minutes and told them, "Mommy dead."
  
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• Armed man robs Carrick Uni-Mart on Brownsville Road

  07-10-2016 14:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man armed with a gun robbed five people and a convenience store in Carrick early this morning.
  
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• Southern Airways to offer Altoona-Baltimore flights

  07-10-2016 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  BALTIMORE — Southern Airways is set to begin flying to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with daily flights from Altoona, Pa., and Hagerstown.
  
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• Toddler Says ‘Mommy Dead’ & Leads Police To Overdose Victim

  07-10-2016 14:41
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Police were able to revive a Pennsylvania overdose victim after they were led to the woman by a toddler saying, “Mommy dead.”
  Johnstown police say 39-year-old Constance McCausland was unconscious and they were able to revive her Wednesday.
  She’s now jailed on charges including endangering the child and possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia.
  Police were called after someone saw the child playing unattended in a parked car. The caller told police the
  
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• Man in critical condition after pickup truck crashes, catches fire in West End

  07-10-2016 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man was critically injured early this morning after his pickup truck crashed in the West End and caught fire.
  
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• PTL Links: Oct. 7, 2016

  07-10-2016 14:28
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
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