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• Safety concerns over Trump recordings change school schedule before rally

  09-10-2016 23:57
  
  The Ambridge school district announced that junior and senior high school students will be dismissed early Monday, prior to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s scheduled rally in the school’s gym.
  
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• Frost advisory issued for multiple counties overnight

  09-10-2016 22:40
  
  A frost advisory is in effect from the National Weather Service Sunday night into Monday in multiple counties.
  
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• Roethlisberger Throws For 4 TDs, Steelers Blow By Jets 31-13

  09-10-2016 22:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger passed for 380 yards and four touchdowns and the surging Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away in the second half for a 31-13 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
  Sammie Coates caught six passes for a career-high 139 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard catch-and-run for a score on Pittsburgh’s opening drive as the Steelers moved the ball at will against a secondary missing injured star Darrelle Revis.
  Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell rack
  
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• Police: Rejected Job Seeker Fires 11 Shots In Air

  09-10-2016 22:02
  
  HALIFAX, Pa. (AP) – State police are seeking a man who reportedly asked about a job at a central Pennsylvania nightclub and then fired almost a dozen shots in the air when he was rejected.
  Police in Dauphin County told PennLive.com that the 29-year-old man went to the Cabin Night Club in Reed Township at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday and asked about applying for a job but was told that no job was available.
  Police said he then went into the passenger side of a sedan, raised a semi-automatic han
  
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• WATCH: Big Ben Hits Antonio Brown To Extend Steelers Lead

  09-10-2016 21:33
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Coming off a dominant performance on Sunday night against the Chiefs last week, the Steelers offense had the chance to face a depleted Jets defense as top corner Darrelle Revis was inactive for the game. Big Ben and friends took advantage ripping off multiple big plays including a 72-yard touchdown to Sammie Coates in the first half.
  However, the game was still close in the second half before Roethlisberger was able to find his favorite target, Antonio Brown for a short touchdown pass
  
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• Girl, 15, grazed by bullet in Pittsburgh shooting

  09-10-2016 21:15
  Police officers and paramedics were called after a 15-year-old girl from Mount Oliver went into a convenience store after being grazed by the shot just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the city's Mount Washington neighborhood. Investigators said the shot was fired by a group of three males dressed in black.
  
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• Traffic backups reported around Pittsburgh Zoo for RADical Day

  09-10-2016 19:48
  
  The final weekend of RADicals Days is attracting many people to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
  
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• Sammie Coates Skies 72 Yards For Early Touchdown

  09-10-2016 19:39
  
  By Rahul Lal
  Ben Rothlisberger and his receivers are picking up right where they left off last weekend. After demolishing a respected Chiefs defense to the tune of 43-14, the Steelers get to stay home to take on a lacking New York Jets secondary.
  Let’s just say that Sammie Coates got the message in pregame warmups today. Watch as he skies downfield and hooks up with Big Ben for a 72 yard touchdown.
  Big Ben goes DEEP.
  That's Sammie Coates.
  That's 6 points. #NYJvsPIT #HereWeGo https://t.co/h
  
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• AP news guide: Vaccination rates among Pennsylvania's kids

  09-10-2016 19:38
  
  The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows larger percentages of Pennsylvania's children were vaccinated when entering kindergarten last school year compared to national averages.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Police Horse Retired After 10 Years With Department

  09-10-2016 19:19
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — An Allegheny County police mounted unit horse was retired Sunday after serving the department for 10 years.
  Allegheny County police say King, a 25-year-old thoroughbred, joined the Allegheny County Police Department in 2006 at age 15. The department has used King for crowd control during events such as the G-20 and the Super Bowl and Stanley Cup parades.
  King is being retired due to a ruptured bursa in his knee. He will join three other retired Allegheny County po
  
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• One Shot At Indiana Apartment Complex

  09-10-2016 18:44
  
  INDIANA (KDKA) — A man was shot at an apartment complex in Indiana late Saturday night.
  The shooting took place just before 11 p.m. at the Carriage House Apartments on Oakland Avenue.
  According to police, officers responded to a report of shots being fired inside the building.
  When they arrived on the scene, officers found a male victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. He was taken to a Conemaugh hospital for treatment via medical helicopter.
  Police say no suspects have been identified.
  
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• Trump Slams GOP Ahead Of Debate, Raises Clinton Scandals

  09-10-2016 17:52
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – His presidential bid in chaos, a defiant Donald Trump slammed Republicans rushing to revoke their support for him as “self-righteous hypocrites” and signaled he may try to turn Sunday night’s crucial debate against Hillary Clinton into a referendum on her husband’s treatment of women.
  Trump will take the debate stage under enormous pressure. Even before the new revelations of his predatory sexual remarks about women, Trump’s campaign was slump
  
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• Trump Highlights Bill Clinton Accusers Ahead Of Debate

  09-10-2016 17:52
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – In a stunningly brazen move, Donald Trump met Sunday night with several women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape and other unwanted sexual advances, just over an hour before the Republican presidential nominee was stepping on the debate stage with the former president’s wife, Hillary Clinton.
  The Trump pre-debate event was the clearest sign yet that he planned to use Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs to try to distract from the swirling controversy over hi
  
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• Defiant Trump Seizes On Clinton Sex Scandal Before Debate

  09-10-2016 17:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Hours before a critical presidential debate, a damaged but defiant Donald Trump seized on never-proved sexual allegations against Hillary Clinton’s husband as a growing group of Republican leaders called on the New York businessman to abandon his troubled presidential bid.
  The Republican presidential nominee tweeted a link Sunday to an interview with a woman who Trump says “relives brutal rapes.” Juanita Broaddrick’s lawsuit against Bill Clinton ac
  
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• Bloomfield’s Little Italy Celebrates Columbus Day With Annual Parade

  09-10-2016 17:29
  
  BLOOMFIELD (KDKA) — The Saturday before Columbus Day always turns Pittsburgh’s Little Italy into one big celebration.
  It’s affectionately known as “Little Italy,” but there’s nothing small about Bloomfield’s Columbus Day parade. Thousands lined Liberty Avenue to see everyone from Pittsburgh politicians to pint-sized pageant queens.
  “It’s a welcoming [event], not just for Italians, but for all people,” Mayor Bill Peduto said.
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• Bloomfield Celebrates Columbus Day With Annual Parade

  09-10-2016 17:29
  
  BLOOMFIELD (KDKA) — The Saturday before Columbus Day always turns Pittsburgh’s Little Italy into one big celebration.
  It’s affectionately known as “Little Italy,” but there’s nothing small about Bloomfield’s Columbus Day parade. Thousands lined Liberty Avenue to see everyone from Pittsburgh politicians to pint-sized pageant queens.
  “It’s a welcoming [event], not just for Italians, but for all people,” Mayor Bill Peduto said.
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• Police, Parents Concerned About Safety At High School Campus Trump Rally

  09-10-2016 16:56
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — After Sunday’s debate, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is coming to western Pennsylvania for a rally at Ambridge Area High School.
  Though the rally is on Columbus Day, school is in session, which has both police and parents worried about safety.
  According to his website, Donald Trump’s event at the Ambridge high school is scheduled to begin at 3:30 Monday afternoon. The doors open at 12:30 p.m. According to the school district’s website, t
  
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• Teenager grazed by bullet in Mt. Washington

  09-10-2016 16:43
  
  Police are investigating after a teenager was grazed by a bullet in Mt. Washington Saturday.
  
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• Police: Man facing charges after shooting wife

  09-10-2016 16:26
  
  A man is facing multiple charges after police say he shot his wife in Fayette County on Saturday.
  
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• 1 killed in Fayette County crash

  09-10-2016 16:19
  
  A person was killed in a crash in Fayette County early Sunday morning.
  
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• Man injured in shooting in Indiana County apartments

  09-10-2016 16:07
  
  A man was injured in a shooting near the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania late Friday night.
  
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• Man working on car killed when vehicle rolls on top of him identified

  09-10-2016 15:58
  
  A man was killed when working on his car in Green Tree Saturday afternoon.
  
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• In Gayle Forman's 'Leave Me,' an overwhelmed wife and mother flees to the 'Burgh

  09-10-2016 15:23
  Gayle Forman wastes little time introducing the medical crisis at the heart of "Leave Me." Within the novel's first sentence, it's clear that Maribeth Klein, an overscheduled 44-year-old wife and mother of preschool-aged twins, is having a heart attack.
  
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• Brian O'Neill: Saluting Col. Sweitzer, North Sider in Gettyburg

  09-10-2016 11:33
  I spent an hour listening to a man enthrall an audience with the story of how a previous owner of my North Side home came under heavy rifle fire. That attack didn't happen on the North Side.
  
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• Eyewitness 1916: 'Fighting Tenth' returns from the Mexican border

  09-10-2016 07:46
  Thousands of people waited for hours at the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad station for the "Fighting Tenth" infantry regiment to arrive back from service on the Mexican border in 1916. More than 1,300 citizen-soldiers from Western Pennsylvania were among thousands of National Guard troops called up by President Woodrow Wilson following repeated cross-border raids by supporters of Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
  
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• Penn Hills hoodie ban lifted, but questions remain

  09-10-2016 06:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Penn Hills School District announced a short-term lifting of its ban on hoodies in class that had resulted in 41 recent suspensions for violating the policy. But the about-face Friday afternoon seems to have left some even more puzzled.
  
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• Buyers snap up things airport travelers leave behind

  09-10-2016 06:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s a snapshot into the forgotten things that travelers leave behind while they wait to catch their flights: watches, phone chargers, fitbits, belts, umbrellas, even cars abandoned by their owners.
  
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• Pittsburgh-area schools invested big money in crumb rubber fields. But how safe are they for your kids?

  09-10-2016 06:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dominic Kimmerle dives and slides across the field. Anything to prevent the other team from scoring against his Golden Eagles. He stops the soccer ball. He kicks it back to his teammates. Black pellets spray from the goalie’s cleats.
  
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• Will 2005 tape hurt Donald Trump's chances of winning Pennsylvania?

  09-10-2016 06:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incendiary release Friday of a 2005 videotape in which Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks lewdly about women could profoundly affect the presidential race in Pennsylvania, a key swing state, and down-ticket battles, including the hotly contested election for U.S. Senate.
  
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• Online voter registration surges in Pennsylvania

  09-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Voter registration is surging in Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
  
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• Musicians say quality at heart of PSO strike

  09-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The management and musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are at odds over many aspects of the players’ prospective contract — salary, retirement packages and orchestra size among them.
  
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• Frontiers Conference to draw Obama, top scientists and researchers to Pittsburgh

  09-10-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  President Barack Obama is coming here Thursday, along with hundreds of the country’s most prominent scientists, technologists and researchers.
  
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• Late Night Tailgating: Ox Roast French Dip Pizzas

  09-10-2016 05:35
  
  Treat your friends to this delicious at your next tailgating party!
  This week on “Steelers Late Night,” we’re cooking up Ox Roast French Dip Pizzas!
  STEELERS LATE NIGHT “Late Night Tailgating Recipes”: Ox Roast French Dip Pizzas
  COOKING TIME: 40-50 minutes
  SERVING SIZE: 6-8 people
  INGREDIENTS:
  1 tub Smith’s Ox Roast
  3 balls of fresh pizza dough
  2 red peppers, sliced
  2 green peppers, sliced
  2 cups shredded jack cheese
  1 onion, sliced
  PREPARATION:
  1. Set oven to
  
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• Teenage girl grazed by bullet in Mt. Washington

  09-10-2016 04:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 15-year-old girl was grazed on her arm by a bullet this evening in Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Man dies while working on car in Green Tree

  09-10-2016 04:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Green Tree man died Saturday morning when he was crushed beneath a vehicle he was working on, authorities said.
  
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• Man Says 4-Year-Old Son Likely Started Fire With Lighter

  09-10-2016 01:56
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A New Castle man says his 4-year-old son likely started a fire at his home Saturday morning.
  The fire broke out just after 10 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 200-block of West Lincoln Avenue.
  According to New Castle assistant fire chief David Joseph, a man was in the laundry room on the first floor when he heard a commotion upstairs, and when he went to the second floor, it was full of smoke. The fire was burning in a bedroom, where his 3-year-old daughter and 4-yea
  
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• Aliquippa Community Gathers For Healing After Teens Killed

  09-10-2016 01:46
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — Community leaders in Aliquippa are calling for an end to violence after three teenagers were charged with homicide in connection with the shooting deaths of two of their peers.
  People in Aliquippa gathered Saturday morning for a day of healing and prayer. The city is recovering from a terrible week of violence that has left two people dead and three others facing homicide charges. All of those involved are teenagers.
  “A few of our young people are involved in this,
  
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• Green Tree Man Killed While Working Under Car

  09-10-2016 00:36
  
  GREEN TREE (KDKA) — A Green Tree man was killed Saturday afternoon while he was working under his car.
  The incident happened in the 1200-block of Greentree Road around noon.
  Green Tree Police say the man was working on his car when the jack apparently slipped, and the car fell on top of the man. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office responded to the scene.
  The victim’s identity has not yet been released.
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• Domestic dispute ends in house fire in Washington Township

  09-10-2016 00:27
  
  A man was found Saturday afternoon hours after he had tied up his wife and the couple's home was destroyed by fire, officials and sources said.
  
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• Police Chief: 2 Officers Killed, 1 Hurt; Shooter At Large

  09-10-2016 00:26
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) – Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city’s police chief told reporters.
  A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended.
  “It was a simple family disturbance and he elected to open fire on the guardians of the city,” police Chief Bryan Reyes, his voice breaking,
  
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• Man Apprehended In Slaying Of 2 California Police Officers

  09-10-2016 00:26
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) – Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were killed when a man they had been speaking with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city’s police chief said.
  A third officer was wounded and taken to a hospital.
  Police apprehended the man suspected in the shooting.
  The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identified him Sunday as John Felix. He will be charged with two counts of murder of a police officer.
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• Father: Suspect In Officers’ Slaying Wanted To Shoot Police

  09-10-2016 00:26
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) – In the minutes before three Palm Springs officers were shot, two fatally, the suspected gunman’s father told a neighbor his son was armed, “acting crazy” and wanted to shoot police.
  John Felix, 26, was apprehended early Sunday after a lengthy standoff and faces charges including two counts of murder on a peace officer.
  Police said Felix suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on the officers who had responded to a family disturbance call Satu
  
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• 3 Palm Springs Police Officers Shot; Conditions Unknown

  09-10-2016 00:26
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) – Palm Springs police say three officers have been shot but there’s no word on their conditions.
  A police statement says the shooting occurred Saturday afternoon north of Racquet Club Road and east of Sunrise Way.
  There are no immediate details of the shooting, which comes days after a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant was shot and killed in the high desert town of Lancaster.
  Sgt. Steve Owen was answering a burglary call when sheriff’s offici
  
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• Blue Jackets Top Penguins 5-3 In Preseason Finale For Both

  09-10-2016 00:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams.
  Matt Calvert had a goal and an assist, Brandon Saad and Boone Jenner also scored, and Alexander Wennberg had two assists.
  Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Scott Wilson scored for the Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots.
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