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• Mystery Illness Spreads To Children In 24 States

  13-10-2016 23:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A mystery illness causing pain and weakness in the arms and legs, loss of bowel and bladder control, trouble swallowing, slurred speech — and no one knows what’s causing it.
  This little girl is one of the first cases, which appeared in Colorado and California in 2014. It has now been reported in 24 states and has affected 50 people this year, mostly children. There’s often a fever several days before the weakness begins.
  “It may be a non-specific
  
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• Full list: State sends Narcan overdose antidote to many schools

  13-10-2016 23:46
  
  Doses of the life-saving medication are available to be used on students or anyone who overdoses on school property. Here's a list of western Pennsylvania schools that have it.
  
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• Surveillance Video Released Of Masked Suspect Wanted In General Store Robbery

  13-10-2016 23:41
  
  STRONGSTOWN (KDKA) — Police are releasing surveillance video in hopes that it will help them track down a masked suspect accused of robbing a general store in Indiana County.
  According to state police, the suspect had a mask covering his face and claimed to have a gun when he walked into the Strongstown General Store and demanded cash.
  “Someone come in, said they had a gun, and demanded all the money out of the register,” said Ryan Moyer, the store owner. “It was just a t
  
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• 2016 statewide performance scores released

  13-10-2016 23:39
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Education released the 2016 School Performance Profile (SPP) scores Thursday. 
  
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• Baby Dies After Stroller Plunges Down NYC Elevator Shaft

  13-10-2016 23:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – New York police say a 6-week-old baby has died after a stroller plunged down a Brooklyn elevator shaft.
  The New York Police Department says a woman was waiting with the stroller on the 23rd floor of an apartment building at around 11:40 a.m. Thursday.
  The doors opened and she stepped forward but the elevator was not there and the stroller fell.
  The baby girl, identified as Areej Ali, of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at Coney Island Hospital.
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• Obama nerds out over spacecraft, mini-drones, robotic arms in Pittsburgh

  13-10-2016 23:24
  
  The president has a confession: He's a science geek, and he's not apologizing to anyone. He got a look at some "cool stuff" during the White House Frontiers Conference on Thursday.
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Police Use Of Force Higher During Black Arrests

  13-10-2016 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay is releasing a new report detailing the bureau’s use of force from 2010 to 2015.
  “In keeping with our efforts to build police community trust through data transparency, I directed a 5-year study of our police involved use of force. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police tracks incidents in which an officer uses force with a subject. These Subject Resistance Reports wer
  
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• Angie’s List: Gutter Guard System Eliminates Hassle Of Falling Leaves

  13-10-2016 23:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fall is here and the falling leaves may be fun for the kids, but they can wreak havoc on your home’s gutters.If you don’t like the twice-yearly chore of climbing a ladder and clearing the gutters yourself, a gutter guard system may help.
  Cleaning the gutters is a messy – and potentially dangerous – job, but putting it off too long can lead to clogs that cause your gutters to overflow, which leads to even more problems.
  “It’s washing a
  
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• Man Accused Of Punching Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend In Stomach

  13-10-2016 22:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was just after 9 p.m. Sept. 21 when police were called to a now boarded-up home on Ipswich Court in East liberty.
  A 10-year-old boy had called 911 after hearing his mother’s screams.
  The victim told police 40-year-old Lavaughn Gray, an ex-boyfriend and the father of two of her children had broken into her home by crawling through a window.
  She said Gray began hitting her about the head and face, pulling her hair and punching her in the stomach. At the time, she
  
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• Flight from Allegheny County Airport crashes on landing in Rhode Island

  13-10-2016 22:32
  
  A private jet with six people on board was left tilted sideways on a hill when it came down short of a runway Thursday morning.
  
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• Football game moved, students banned after cheerleaders' anthem protest

  13-10-2016 22:27
  
  A Coraopolis high school where a national anthem protest was staged during a recent visit by war veterans is moving its homecoming game to the afternoon, and only parents' players are allowed to attend.
  
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• School Gets Death Threats After Cheerleaders’ National Anthem Protest In Front Of Vets

  13-10-2016 22:02
  
  CORAOPOLIS (KDKA/AP) – A high school where cheerleaders staged a national anthem protest during a visit by war veterans will play its homecoming football game with only players’ parents in attendance.
  Officials with Cornell School District made the decision to move Friday’s homecoming game to the afternoon and cancel this weekend’s festivities.
  The district has been receiving multiple death threats from around the country.The threats are coming in via email, social media
  
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• Game Rescheduled Due To Backlash Over Cheerleaders’ National Anthem Protest

  13-10-2016 22:02
  
  CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania high school where cheerleaders staged a national anthem protest during a visit by war veterans will play its homecoming football game with only players’ parents in attendance.
  Cornell School District Superintendent Aaron Thomas tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Friday night’s game against Shenango will instead be played in the afternoon.
  The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post provided a color guard at a Sept. 30 game. An online video of th
  
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• Study: Women Prefer Their Smartphone To Their Partner

  13-10-2016 21:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Women spend more time on their smartphones than they do with their partners according to a new study.According to the study, women spend 12-hours more a week checking emails, sending texts, or surfing social media than they do with their loved one.Researchers also found that if people are unable to be on their phones, it leads to stress, anger and panic. A fifth of those surveyed said it would be harder to be without a phone for a week than their partner.Even while they
  
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• Attorneys for man facing retrial in 1995 fatal Bricelyn Street fire seek dismissal of charges

  13-10-2016 21:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Defense attorneys for a man facing retrial for a triple fatal fire believe that the case against him should be dismissed since the government “trampled” on his right to have a fair trial the first time around. 
  
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• Obama to announce tech funding at Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh

  13-10-2016 21:34
  
  President Obama will announce new funding for technology and research and tout innovations like self-driving cars and artificial intelligence during his visit to Pittsburgh Thursday.
  
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• CBS Sports’ Esiason: Nobody Playing Better Than Ben In NFL Right Now

  13-10-2016 20:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – NFL on CBS Analyst and former quarterback Boomer Esiason joined “The Cook and Poni Show” on Thursday to talk Steelers/Dolphins.
  Esiason has been impressed with the play of Ben Roethlisberger and thinks he’s having an MVP-type season.
  “Ben, the last two weeks, has been off the charts,” Esiason said. “He has been about as good as I’ve seen him be.”
  Esiason says Ben and Matt Ryan are running neck and neck right now fo
  
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• Shea-ved Ice: 3 Questions As Pens Begin Title Defense

  13-10-2016 20:37
  
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins begin their defense of the Stanley Cup tonight.
  If it seems like the start of the season came up pretty quick, you’re not alone. It kind of feels like the parade was just last week.
  But, here we are at the dawn of another season and another quest for Lord Stanley’s Holy Grail.
  Before the Penguins raise their fourth championship banner to the rafters at PPG Paints Arena (still getting used to that), here ar
  
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• Michelle Obama Says Trump Comments Have ‘Shaken’ Her To The Core

  13-10-2016 20:22
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Michelle Obama said Thursday that Republican nominee Donald Trump bragging on a 2005 tape about his fame allowing him to “do anything to women” shook her to the core.
  Speaking at a campaign rally in New Hampshire for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Mrs. Obama called the comments “shocking and demeaning.” She also dismissed Trump’s claim that the remarks were simply “locker room talk,” saying they were affront to all wome
  
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• Report: Suspected Meth Lab Found In Car Parked At Walmart

  13-10-2016 20:17
  
  SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — South Strabane Police reportedly discovered a suspected meth lab in a Walmart parking lot.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, the state police Clandestine Laboratory Response Team was called Thursday morning after local officers discovered a suspected portable, one-pot methamphetamine lab in the trunk of a vehicle.
  Officers searched the vehicle with the help of a K-9 unit after the owner initially refused a search.
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• Former Ravens Coach Brian Billick Enjoys Watching The Steelers

  13-10-2016 19:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — NFL Network analyst Brian Billick says he’s really enjoying the show the Pittsburgh Steelers are putting on, especially the play of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.Billick joined The Fan Morning Show Thursday morning to talk about the Steelers quarterback.“I am really enjoying watching the Steelers play. Ben Roethlisberger…is there anybody that does more with fewer throws than Ben Roethlisberger? And [offensive coordinator] Todd Haley is doing
  
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• Donald Trump Says He Can Disprove Sexual Assault Allegations

  13-10-2016 19:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is denying allegations of sexual assault and calls them “coordinated, vicious attack” from the media and Hillary Clinton campaign.
  Trump said Thursday at a rally in Florida that he has evidence to disprove allegations of sexual assault and will release it at the “appropriate time.”
  Several women have come forward in a series of reports claiming that Trump groped or kissed them without their consent and made unwanted advances.
  Trump sai
  
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• Boomer Between The Games: Week 6 Preview With Cris Collinsworth

  13-10-2016 19:36
  
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  In Week 5 of the NFL season, Tom Brady reminded everyone why he is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and the Atlanta Falcons proved they are for real in 2016. 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 Football League and chats
  
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• WATCH: Robot Will Cut Your Grass, Rake Your Leaves, And Shovel Snow

  13-10-2016 19:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — For anyone who hates doing yard work, your new best friend may have arrived.
  A New York startup unveiled Kobi on Thursday, a robot it says can autonomously shovel snow, collect leaves and cut grass.
  “We’re on a mission to help people not spend time on yard work,” said Steven Waelbers, cofounder of The Kobi Company. “We want people to enjoy their free time with their family.”
  Owners will need to reconfigure the robot’s attachment &mdash
  
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• Watch: Impatient BMW Driver Gets Dose Of Instant Karma

  13-10-2016 19:12
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Ouch. Better think that one through next time.
  A YouTube video going viral shows an impatient driver getting an instant dose of karma after he tried to zoom around a vehicle.
  According to WTVR, the incident took place at the intersection of Broadway and I-787 near Quay Street in Albany.
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  The video shows the vehicle equipped with a dashcam slowing down to allow a school bus to merge. The dr
  
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• Extension denied: 9/11 Real ID law may keep many Pennsylvanians off flights

  13-10-2016 18:51
  
  Pennsylvania residents may be barred from boarding commerical flights because of the state's refusal to comply with a federal act that imposes tougher proof-of-identity requirements.
  
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• Pens Fans Celebrating Stanley Cup Title As New Season Begins

  13-10-2016 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tonight is the night.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins will play their first home game of the season at the newly re-named PPG Paints Arena.
  There are several events planned before tonight’s game to celebrate the Pens winning the Stanley Cup.
  “For them to be able to celebrate with them on the ice with the team and see the banner raised to the rafters, it’s gonna be an electric moment,” Pittsburgh Penguins COO Travis Williams said.
  Williams said there&rsqu
  
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• Cops: DNA Proves Bone In Pa. Man’s Yard Belongs To His Co-Worker

  13-10-2016 18:20
  
  SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania man has been arrested on homicide charges after DNA proved that one of several bones dug up in his yard belongs to his co-worker last seen in 2013.
  Prosecutors from Monroe and Lehigh counties were expected to release more information on the arrest of 49-year-old Michael Horvath at a news conference Thursday.
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  Authorities contend he killed 41-year-old
  
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• In wake of cheerleader protest, video, Cornell rescheduling football game, homecoming events

  13-10-2016 18:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cornell High School has moved Friday's home football game to earlier in the day and will reschedule this weekend's homecoming activities in the wake of reaction to a video critical of a protest by cheerleaders who took a knee during the national anthem before a Sept. 30 game.
  
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• Braddock man indicted on bank robbery charges

  13-10-2016 17:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Braddock man accused of robbing two banks in August and an adult entertainment store twice just days apart has been indicted by a federal grand jury today on two counts of bank robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
  
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• Cops: Man Says He Kidnapped 12-Year-Old At Knife Point As A Joke

  13-10-2016 17:46
  
  THOMPSONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – State police say a Pennsylvania man has been charged with kidnapping a 12-year-old boy at knife point and then abandoning him.
  WHP-TV reports police say Julio Luna-Contreras of Mifflintown entered through a window of the boy’s Walker Township home on Tuesday and threatened to kill the child if he didn’t come.
  Police say he drove the child to Montoursville and abandoned him after the boy told Luna-Contreras to drop him off.
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• New York Pharmacy Institutes ‘Man Tax’

  13-10-2016 17:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Manhattan pharmacy is dealing with intense backlash after establishing a so-called “man tax.”
  According to Time, the independent pharmacy began advertising a 7 percent “man tax” on products earlier this week, in an effort to combat the “pink tax.” The “pink tax” refers to reports that women pay more than men on pharmacy products.
  Thompson Chemist owner, Jolie Alony, noted that the “man tax” is actually a disc
  
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• No cash? No problem: Turnpike now takes cards

  13-10-2016 17:38
  
  Cash and E-ZPass are the preferred methods of payment, but turnpike officials say this gives drivers another option, with fewer people today carrying cash.
  
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• Life-Saving Narcan Distributed to 128 Pennsylvania High Schools

  13-10-2016 17:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Governor Wolf announced Thursday that the Department of Health has provided 128 public high schools in Pennsylvania with free Narcan, a life-saving nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.
  “I am grateful to Adapt Pharma, the Department of Health, and participating public schools for doing their part in fighting against the opioid epidemic,” said Governor Wolf. “By equipping trained professionals in schools with this drug, we are provid
  
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• Elizabeth Bloom's Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra strike chat transcript: 10.13.16

  13-10-2016 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Elizabeth Bloom: Welcome to the chat. We'll get started at 1 p.m., but feel free to submit questions now.
  
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• Elizabeth Bloom's Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra strike chat: 10.13.16

  13-10-2016 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Monroeville Mall joins retail operations staying closed on Thanksgiving

  13-10-2016 16:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Monroeville Mall is joining a growing list of retailers who will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. 
  
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• Monroeville Mall joining a list of retailers closed on Thanksgiving Day

  13-10-2016 16:49 via post-gazette.com
  Monroeville Mall is joining a growing list of retail organizations who will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, as management decides that it’s not worth taking employees away from their turkey dinners to run the cash registers.
  
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• Pennsylvania Turnpike Now Takes Credit Cards

  13-10-2016 16:40
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Turnpike now takes plastic.Philly.com reports the turnpike is now accepting credit cards at toll booths across the state.Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission spokesman Carl DeFebo says toll collectors began receiving card readers last month.DeFebo says cash and E-ZPass are still the preferred methods of payment, but with fewer people today carrying cash, this gives drivers another option.
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• LIST: Overdose medication Narcan now available in many Pennsylvania schools

  13-10-2016 16:15
  
  Doses of the life-saving medication have been sent to the following schools, to be used on students or anyone who overdoses on school property.
  
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• Wendy’s Investigating Claim That 4-Year-Old Ate Pot-Laced French Fries

  13-10-2016 16:12
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (KDKA) – Wendy’s is investigating claims that an Ohio woman’s young daughter ate pot-laced French fries.Dezeray Risner says found marijuana in her French fries after her 4-year-old daughter told her mother the fries “tasted funny and were yucky.”
  Risner says her daughter was chewing the food when she noticed there were green flakes in them.The young girl immediately spit the fries out into her mother’s hand.
  “At first I thought it was charre
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to writing threats to Mount Pleasant youth football officials

  13-10-2016 16:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Connellsville woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to helping an angry co-worker write threats to youth football league officials in Mount Pleasant.
  
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• No cash? No problem. Pennsylvania Turnpike now takes cards

  13-10-2016 15:44
  
  Cash and E-ZPass are still the preferred methods of payment, but turnpike officials say this gives drivers another option, with fewer people today carrying cash.
  
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• Morehouse: Penguins No Longer Up For Sale

  13-10-2016 15:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Five months after Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux put the Penguins up for sale, the team is starting their 50th season off the market.
  “We did look at a bunch of different things; one of them included the outright sale of the franchise. We’re not looking at that right now,” Penguins CEO David Morehouse tells he KDKA Morning News. “We couldn’t be luckier to have owners like this in Pittsburgh.”
  Reports said the franchise wa
  
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• Westmoreland Mall, Monroeville Mall Closing On Thanksgiving Day

  13-10-2016 14:45
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – One of western Pennsylvania’s largest indoor shopping malls is closing on Thanksgiving Day.
  The Westmoreland Mall says on its website that it is closing so shoppers and employees can spend time “with family and friends and come fresh and excited to spend Black Friday with us.”
  The mall in Hempfield Township, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh along U.S. Route 30, is home to anchors like J.C. Penney, Bon Ton, and Macy’s, and scores of smaller sh
  
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• Westmoreland Mall Closing On Thanksgiving Day

  13-10-2016 14:45
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – One of western Pennsylvania’s largest indoor shopping malls is closing on Thanksgiving Day.
  The Westmoreland Mall says on its website that it is closing so shoppers and employees can spend time “with family and friends and come fresh and excited to spend Black Friday with us.”
  The mall in Hempfield Township, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh along U.S. Route 30, is home to anchors like J.C. Penney, Bon Ton, and Macy’s, and scores of smaller sh
  
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• Amazon hiring in Pittsburgh as it adds 120,000 workers to meet holiday demand

  13-10-2016 14:45
  
  The positions will be created at fulfillment centers, sorting centers and customer service sites. Pittsburgh is one of the cities where Amazon is hiring.
  
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