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• Dozens Of Local Officers Honored For Heroic Acts

  21-10-2016 23:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than two dozen police officers were recognized at Friday’s Amen Corner John Heinz law enforcement awards luncheon.
  “We wanted to recognize the good work that police do. A lot of times police get some bad publicity over the very, very few who do something negative,” said former Allegheny Commissioner Larry Dunn, the chair of the awards ceremony.
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• 9-year-old girl shot in ankle in Hill District

  21-10-2016 23:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 9-year-old girl was shot in the ankle Friday afternoon in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• New Enlarged Prostate Treatment Showing Positive Results

  21-10-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s something most men don’t want to talk about, so many suffer in silence.
  But, because they don’t talk about it, they also don’t know that a lot of other guys have the same problem.
  As men age, so do their prostate glands. However, there is a new option for treating enlarged prostates.
  “I would have this urge to urinate, and when I’d go it was just like a dribble,” Edward Gallagher said. “I figured, well, I’m gett
  
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• Car Plunges Into Creek After Woman Suffers Medical Emergency

  21-10-2016 23:39
  
  MONONGAHELA (KDKA) — A woman is remarkably okay after her car slid from the road and wound up in a creek.
  It happened near Pangburn Hollow Road in Monongahela around noon Friday. The road was wet from rain.
  Police say Sherry Clauson was behind the wheel of a car that ended up at the bottom of Perry Mill Creek.
  Investigators say Clauson lost control of the vehicle during a medical emergency. She is reportedly diabetic.
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• Cigarette Butt Helps Investigators Solve 1991 Murder Case

  21-10-2016 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For years, police had no suspects very and few clues in the murder of 76-year old Myrtle McGill. She was found shot to death inside her home in White Township in December of 1991.
  Police say her car was stolen but it was recovered in Pittsburgh.
  Inside the car police found a cigarette butt which would one day become a valuable piece of evidence.
  By 2007 the cigarette butt was submitted for DNA evidence. That’s when Charles Cook first became a suspect when A DNA ma
  
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• Fantasy Football: Who To Start, Who To Sit For Week 7

  21-10-2016 23:04
  
  Bryan Altman
  It’s Week 7 of the NFL season and here, once again, to save you from making a costly roster mistake that could very well make or break your fantasy season are CBS Sports’ fantasy football experts, Nick Kostos, Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard.
  If there’s one constant among Dave and Jamey’s picks it’s that you don’t want to be starting any of the Philadelphia Eagles this coming weekend. Both of the guys think that the Minnesota Vikings defense will
  
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• Girl, 9, shot in Bedford Dwellings

  21-10-2016 22:51
  
  Police are investigating a shooting in the 2400 block of Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood. 
  
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• Pennsylvania professors agree to contract, end strike

  21-10-2016 22:48
  
  The union representing striking professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities reached a tentative contract agreement Friday and immediately ended a walkout that was in its third day.
  
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• Attack in Afghanistan killed Illinois soldier, Oklahoma man

  21-10-2016 22:44
  
  A decorated U.S. soldier from Illinois and an Army civilian employee from Oklahoma who both had been deployed multiple times to support military operations in Afghanistan were killed in an attack this week in Kabul, the Defense Department said.
  
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• PSO musicians, management to meet with mediators

  21-10-2016 22:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  The musicians and management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are getting back to the table.
  
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• 9-Year-Old Girl Shot In Hill District

  21-10-2016 22:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A small child was shot Friday afternoon in Middle Hill.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Bedford Avenue.Breaking news. A nine year old girl shot on Bedford Avenue in the Hill district. A live report just minutes away.
  — Lynne Hayes-Freeland (@PghLynne) October 21, 2016
  Officials say the child was a 9-year-old female and she was struck in the ankle.
  She was taken to Children’s Hospital and is expected to recover.
  Eyewitnesses say the child wa
  
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• Man described as 'transient' charged in 25-year-old homicide

  21-10-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marilyn LeResche didn’t know the man who was charged this week in her mother’s shooting death 25 years ago.
  
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• Authorities identify suspect in 1991 Indiana County homicide

  21-10-2016 22:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities in Indiana County have identified a suspect in the killing of a woman who was fatally shot in her White Township home 25 years ago.
  
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• Teen headed to trial in July 4 shootings Downtown

  21-10-2016 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The shooting following the city’s July 4 fireworks celebration Downtown is still under investigation even as a Penn Hills teen was ordered Friday to stand trial in the case.
  
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• Penn Hills teen held for court in July 4 shooting

  21-10-2016 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Penn Hills teen will stand trial on charges he fired a gun and wounded three people following the July 4 fireworks Downtown.
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Squirrel Hill Tunnel closed

  21-10-2016 22:02
  
  Due to a multi-vehicle crash, both lanes of the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel are closed to traffic.
  
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• Crash Closes Outbound Lanes Of Squirrel Hill Tunnel

  21-10-2016 21:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A multi-vehicle crash has shut down both lanes of the outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
  According to PennDOT, emergency personnel are on scene. Injury information has not been provided.
  Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate routes.
  Around 5 p.m., officials announced the crash had been cleared and the tunnel was reopened.
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• Wilkinsburg drug bust nabs several; seizures of drugs and weapons made

  21-10-2016 21:42
  
  Pennsylvania State Attorney General’s Office Task Force Officer’s along with Wilkinsburg Police Detectives executed a search warrant in Wilkinsburg Borough that resulted in several arrests and seizures.
  
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• US Internet Repeatedly Disrupted By Cyberattacks On Friday

  21-10-2016 21:40
  
  LONDON (AP) – Cyberattacks on a key internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The White House described the disruption as malicious.
  Manchester, New Hampshire-based Dyn Inc. said its server infrastructure was hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks, which work by overwhelming targeted machines with junk data traffic. The attack had knock-on effects for users trying to access pop
  
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• Keidel: Can Steelers Win Without Big Ben?

  21-10-2016 21:40
  
  By Jason Keidel
  With one misguided assertion, Jerry Krause went from heralded architect of the greatest NBA dynasty since the ’60s Celtics to an out-of-touch executive who forgot the obvious, parenthetic part of his infamous assertion.
  Organizations win championships. Not so much. Turns out having Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen make winning organizations, not self-involved suits who take credit despite never scoring a point, grabbing a rebound or blocking a shot.
  Of course, that’s
  
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• Temporary Closures Of Parkway East Coming In November

  21-10-2016 21:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works has announced the following updates regarding the Beechwood Boulevard Bridge replacement project.
  Parkway East inbound and outbound lanes will be closed to all traffic on the following dates:
  Friday November 4, at 10 p.m. until Monday, November 7 at 6:00 a.m.• Placement of the steel arches and decking over the Parkway East. If the weekend is successful, both steel arches will be in place by Monday, November 7.
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• Pa. Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Dead Stepdaughter Is Sued

  21-10-2016 21:20
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man who was convicted of murdering his stepdaughter and then having sex with her corpse is being sued by the woman’s family.
  The husband of 33-year-old Jessica Padgett filed a wrongful death lawsuit that names Gregory Graf as the defendant on Thursday in Northampton County Court.
  Graf, now 55, is serving a life sentence in Fayette County after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal November 2014 shooting of Padgett, his stepdaughter.
  
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• Picture Of Preemie Baby With Huge Smile Goes Viral

  21-10-2016 21:15
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (KDKA) — A picture that a Minnesota mother posted on Facebook of her preemie baby’s huge smile has gone viral.
  Lauren Vinje said her first daughter, who was five days old, 3-pound-14-ounces at the time, was “happy to be alive.”She said she often looked at this picture while in the NICU to get her through the ups and downs.
  Vinje finished the post by saying that life is “so precious.”
  The picture has been shared more than 45, 000 times.
  Jo
  
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• American Academy Of Pediatrics Releases New Screen Time Guidelines For Kids

  21-10-2016 21:07
  
  The American Academy of Pediatrics is out with new screen time guidelines for children.
  Experts say the new recommendations address the digital age we live in, but reiterates that limits are necessary.
  The new guidelines recommend children under 18 months should avoid all screen time except video chatting.
  Children ages 2 to 5 should be limited to one hour per day of media.
  Children 6 and older should have consistent time limits on how much time they get.
  For more information and to create a med
  
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• Arrest Warrant Issued After 20-Plus Shots Fired Into West Mifflin Home

  21-10-2016 20:52
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – An arrest warrant has been issued after more than 20 shots were fired into a West Mifflin home last week.
  The incident happened at a home on Glencairn Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 14.
  Now, an arrest warrant has been issued for 25-year-old Christopher Cunningham. He is facing a list of charges including, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
  According to police, the incident started as a result of a drug deal.
  Prior to the s
  
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• Obituary: Mary Magdalene Cavasina / Pioneering female Canonsburg surgeon, polyglot and pilot

  21-10-2016 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  To the scant numbers of practicing female surgeons in the 1950s, Mary Magdalene Cavasina, a lifelong Canonsburg resident and longtime physician at Canonsburg Hospital, was a pioneer.
  
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• Romp n' Roll in Shaler closing its doors Nov. 30

  21-10-2016 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  One of the Pittsburgh area’s remaining roller-skating rinks is closing its doors next month after the property was sold.
  
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• Trump visit to Johnstown attracts big crowd

  21-10-2016 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Donald Trump wouldn't be appearing here until late this afternoon, but by lunchtime a line of several hundred people were lined up outside the Cambria County War Memorial Arena.
  
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• Trump covers familiar territory in Johnstown campaign stop

  21-10-2016 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  JOHNSTOWN — In the same arena where the 1977 film "Slap Shot" once satirized the violence of hockey, Donald Trump gave a typically bare-fisted speech, taking on his rival, the media and President Barack Obama.
  
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• 'The world hates us,' Trump tells Johnstown crowd

  21-10-2016 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  In the same arena where the 1977 film "Slap Shot" once satirized the violence of hockey, Republican Donald Trump gave a typically bare-fisted speech, taking on his rivals, the media, and President Barack Obama.
  
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• Trooper Accused Of Exposing Self To Woman, Takes Own Life

  21-10-2016 19:25
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – A state trooper, accused of exposing himself to a woman on barracks property in Westmoreland County, has taken his own life.
  According to state police, Trooper Eric Zona died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday afternoon.
  He was found in a wooded area along Torrance Road in Derry Township.
  Zona was accused of exposing himself and allegedly performing a sexual act in front of the victim in a building on the grounds of the barracks in Greensburg.
  During a prelimina
  
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• Donegal Residents Cleaning Up After Damaging Storms

  21-10-2016 18:38
  
  DONEGAL (KDKA) – Some powerful storms caused extensive damage in parts of Westmoreland County Thursday night.
  Residents in the Laurel Highlands Campland in Donegal said the storm hit around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
  The powerful storm caused one woman’s garage to overturn on top of her shed.
  Ellen Ritenour said wasn’t home when the storm hit, but a neighbor alerted her to the damage.
  “My neighbor texted me and told me my garage blew away,” Ellen Ritenour said. “I pu
  
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• Inbound Liberty Bridge, Tunnel To Close For Weekend Work

  21-10-2016 17:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Liberty Bridge and tunnel will be closed going inbound this weekend.
  The bridge and tunnel will be closed so that crews can remove barriers from the bridge and restore all four lanes of traffic.
  All four lanes will be back open starting on Monday at 5 a.m.
  “The Department wishes to thank motorists for their patience throughout this year’s deck replacement process,” said District Executive Dan Cessna. “The Liberty Bridge has not been rehabilit
  
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• From Monastero to Genovese, five Pittsburgh mob bosses who made the news

  21-10-2016 16:59
  The Pittsburgh crime family continues to fade into history with the death of one-time underboss Charles "Chucky" Porter Oct. 11, 2016 , who is said to have been the "right-hand" man to former mob boss Michael Genovese. The Mafia's influence over the city began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and has continued throughout much of the next century.
  
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• A man was hospitalized after strong storms hit Donegal

  21-10-2016 16:39
  
  A man was rushed to the hospital after being injured when a strong storm hit Donegal late Thursday night.
  
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• Raising a vegan baby: Parents say abuse cases give a bad rap

  21-10-2016 16:22
  
  There's a right way and a wrong way to raise a baby on vegan food. Those who get it wrong, parents say, give the responsible ones a bad name.
  
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• Pennsylvania jobless rate stays at 5.7 percent in September

  21-10-2016 16:14
  
  Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7 percent in September. The state Labor and Industry Department said Friday that total nonfarm jobs declined 5,300 for the month.
  
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• ‘Wild Thing’ Offers To Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch At World Series

  21-10-2016 16:13
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Wild Thing is warming up for the Indians.
  Actor Charlie Sheen, who played the bespectacled Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League,” has offered to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before one of this year’s World Series games.
  Shortly after Cleveland won the AL pennant on Wednesday in Toronto, fans began posting their wishes on social media to have Sheen – well, Vaughn – be part of the pregame festivities. The Seri
  
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• Trump, Clinton hitting the campaign trail in Pennsylvania

  21-10-2016 16:07
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to Pennsylvania for campaign stops on both ends of the state.
  
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• Heavy rains bring flooding, school closures, evacuations across Pennsylvania

  21-10-2016 15:48
  
  Heavy rains overnight across a stretch of central and western Pennsylvania are bringing flooding, school closures and evacuations.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Inbound Liberty Bridge, Tunnel closed all weekend

  21-10-2016 15:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The inbound (northbound) Liberty Tunnel and Bridge be closed this weekend.
  
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• Missing Man’s Body Found In Wooded Area Of McKees Rocks

  21-10-2016 15:19
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – The body of a missing man was found in McKees Rocks, but foul play is not suspected.
  According to police, the body of Edward McHugh, 58, was found in a wooded area of McKees Rocks Thursday night.
  McHugh, 58, was last seen at his dental practice, Anistranski & McHugh Dentistry, in Brentwood on Oct. 18.
  His vehicle was found parked behind McKees Rocks Dental, his place of secondary employment, on Oct. 19.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner is working to determine
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo Rejoins Twitter Following Harambe Controversy

  21-10-2016 15:07
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The Cincinnati Zoo has rejoined Twitter after a two-month hiatus that was sparked by outrage over the May shooting death of Harambe, the zoo’s 17-year-old gorilla.
  The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the zoo deactivated its account on the popular social media platform on Aug. 21 and resumed tweeting CincinnatiZoo on Tuesday.
  Zoo spokeswoman Michelle Curley says the Twitter account went back up last week. It was abandoned following account hacks that targeted the zoo and
  
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• PTL Links: Oct. 21, 2016

  21-10-2016 14:48
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Glimmer Of Hope
  Salvation Army Garbage Bag Gala
  Camp Erin Purse Gala
  Don’s Appliances
  “Reading In The Dark” By Jessica McCort
  
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• H.S. Teacher Charged With More Than 150 Child Sex Abuse Counts

  21-10-2016 14:39
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania high school social studies teacher has been charged with more than 150 child sex abuse counts after they say she sexually abused two students over a three-year period.
  Prosecutors say 33-year-old Randi Zurenko, of Millerstown, was also charged on Thursday with dozens of counts including institutional sexual assault and unlawful contact with minors.
  Prosecutors say Zurenko sexually abused two Bishop McDevitt High School students while sh
  
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• Professors Strike For 3rd Day At 14 State Universities

  21-10-2016 13:50
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Professors are again manning the picket line at 14 Pennsylvania state universities.
  Friday marks the third day since they walked off their jobs.
  The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education says it didn’t formally negotiate with its faculty union on Thursday, but is working to move toward a fair contract. The system says it’s attempting to debunk untrue claims about negotiations.
  Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University
  
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• 2 Suspects Sought In New Castle Vandalism

  21-10-2016 12:54
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – Police are investigating after two people vandalized a Lawrence County business early Thursday morning.
  According to police, the incident happened at Geno’s Food Mart on North Liberty Street around 3:10 a.m.
  Surveillance video shows two suspects throw an object at the front door of the business, which caused it to shatter.
  The suspects have not been identified, but they were wearing jackets and had their heads covered at the time of the incident.
  The store’s
  
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• Trump campaigning today in Johnstown, Clinton-Kaine in Pittsburgh Saturday

  21-10-2016 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The presidential campaign will again make its rounds in Western Pennsylvania today and this weekend.
  
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• Clinton, Kaine to visit Pittsburgh Allderdice School Saturday; Trump campaigning today in Johnstown

  21-10-2016 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The presidential campaign will again make its rounds in Western Pennsylvania today and this weekend.
  
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• Clinton, Kaine to visit Pittsburgh Allderdice School Saturday

  21-10-2016 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The presidential campaign will again make its rounds in Western Pennsylvania over the next several days.
  
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