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• Clinton Challenges FBI, Declaring, ‘There’s No Case Here’

  31-10-2016 23:54
  
  KENT, Ohio (AP) – Hillary Clinton forcefully challenged the FBI’s new email inquiry Monday, declaring during a campaign rally in battleground Ohio, “There’s no case here.”
  Clinton’s comments were her most pointed yet on the subject, and they underscored her campaign’s decision to fight back aggressively against FBI Director James Comey.
  On Friday – just over a week from Election Day – Comey alerted Congress that the FBI has obtained new mater
  
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• Tractor Trailer Plows Through Traffic Cones, Leads To West End Bridge Line Painting Mess

  31-10-2016 23:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The dividing yellow lines on heavily-traveled roads often fade and need to be repainted.
  That’s exactly what happened on the West End Bridge, but when crews tried to repaint the lines this weekend, the project didn’t go as planned.
  PennDOT’s crews took advantage of the great weather on Saturday and the lighter load of traffic to redo the lines on the bridge.
  Photos show that the crews put out traffic cones to keep vehicles off the fresh paint, and it w
  
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• 6-Figure Salaries Are Very Real For Just 2 Years Of College

  31-10-2016 23:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Let’s face it — a four-year college education is not for everyone.
  First, there’s the cost.
  “Very expensive,” says Jon Zeidler of Center Township.
  And then for many a two-year certificate or associate’s degree is sufficient.
  “It’s all I needed,” adds Connie Lee of Marshall.
  But what about the earning power of these degrees?
  Ask Zeidler, who got his HVAC certificate from the Community College of Allegheny County to re
  
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• City Releases Call Audio Of Pulse Nightclub Gunman

  31-10-2016 23:33
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren’t sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings released Monday after a judge ruled they should be made public.
  The audio recordings between police negotiators and shooter Omar Mateen don’t stray from transcripts of conversations released previously by the city of Orlando. But they do capture something not in the transcript
  
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• City Of Orlando Releases Call Audio Of Pulse Nightclub Gunman

  31-10-2016 23:33
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren’t sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings released Monday after a judge ruled they should be made public.
  The audio recordings between police negotiators and shooter Omar Mateen don’t stray from transcripts of conversations released previously by the city of Orlando. But they do capture something not in the transcript
  
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• City empowers public with new neighborhood computer app

  31-10-2016 23:31
  
  Burgh's Eye View is the new live data resource about all Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
  
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• Two charged in possible kidnapping after family reported ransom call to police

  31-10-2016 22:59
  
  Someone walked into the Zone 6 police station Sunday saying they received a ransom call for an 18-year-old male relative, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Giant Eagle Cuts 350 Jobs From Its Corporate Office

  31-10-2016 22:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Saying it faces a challenging food retail climate, Giant Eagle has cut hundreds of employees in its corporate offices.
  In a statement by Dan Donovan, director of corporate communications, Giant Eagle said, “Approximately 350 total positions have been eliminated as the company streamlines its corporate operations.”
  Giant Eagle says it’s trying to relocate many of these employees.
  None of the employees at Giant Eagle’s 230 supermarkets or 220 GetGo
  
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• At least 2 injured in Rt. 51 collision

  31-10-2016 22:57
  
  A two-car accident has shutdown Route 51, near Harmony Church Road, in Perry Township officials confirm.
  
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• Former North Hills Hotel To Transform Into Senior Retirement Center

  31-10-2016 22:46
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — After a couple generations of family events and visitors, the North Hills building – formerly known as a Holiday Inn and then a La Quinta Inn – is quiet now.
  Perched above the McKnight Siebert Shopping Center, its days as a hotel over, but its days as a senior retirement center are ahead.
  “We’re definitely better off with a fully occupied senior high rise than we are with a half-filled La Quinta or Holiday Inn,” said Ross Township Commis
  
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• Do Expensive Pillows Enhance Your Quality Of Sleep?

  31-10-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Is the key to getting a good night’s sleep your pillow?
  It’s definitely part of it. Plenty of people are seeking just the right pillow. In fact, American’s spent $981 million on pillows last year alone.
  Kristin and Todd Seth splurged on $100 pillows. Unfortunately, they hate them. So, it’s back to the drawing board.
  They are seeking something new on which to rest their heads.
  “If there was a magic pillow that allowed us to get eight hours o
  
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• Rabid raccoon found in Millvale

  31-10-2016 22:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department this afternoon confirmed that a rabid raccoon was found Saturday in Millvale.
  
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• Two-car accident shuts down Rt. 51 in Perry Township

  31-10-2016 22:20
  
  A two-car accident has shutdown Route 51, near Harmony Church Road, in Perry Township officials confirm.
  
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• Two-Vehicle Crash Closes Road In Perry Township

  31-10-2016 22:15
  
  PERRY TWP. (KDKA) — Emergency crews are at the scene of a crash in Perry Township.
  Pittsburgh Road, near Harmony Church Road, is closed after two vehicle crash.
  There were reports of at least one person trapped inside one of the cars and a medical helicopter was seen near the crash site.
  It’s not clear how long the road will be closed.
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• Investigators Believe Vandergrift Restaurant Fire May Be Suspicious

  31-10-2016 22:10
  
  VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) — In Vandergrift, the remains of the Carpenters Cafe on Longfellow Street have finally stopped smoldering.
  Vandergrift Fire Company 2 Chief Steve Potoka was on scene Monday, trying to wrap up loose ends with the building’s owner and others.
  “It was tough, very, very tough. Large amount of fire. It just come at us all in one time,” he said. “We got a lot of structure collapses and stuff its hard to sift through all that stuff.”
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• Man dressed as Freddy Krueger shoots 5 people at Texas party

  31-10-2016 21:56
  
  San Antonio police say an uninvited guest dressed as fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger shot five people at a Halloween party.
  
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• Pittsburgh Says Goodbye To ‘Walking Pirates Encyclopedia’ Sally O’Leary

  31-10-2016 21:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sally O’Leary, a walking encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Pirates, passed away at 82 following a battle with cancer.
  She was knew all the Pittsburgh Pirates of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and probably their wives, kids, and parents, too.
  “It was all one big family, and those people are family today. And you could deal with the players very easily. It was a totally different atmosphere than it is today,” she said in 2010.
  That was 16 years ago when Sally O
  
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• State Launches Website To Find Early Learning Programs

  31-10-2016 21:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services wants to make it easier for your kids to get a head start on school.
  The department has launched a new website to find early learning programs in your neighborhood.
  All you have to do is type in your zip code and sort by “Keystone Star” levels, hours, and other services available.
  In a press release, DHS Secretary Ted Dallas, said:“Families consider their child’s health and safety a first priority in
  
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• Neighborhood trick-or-treat times

  31-10-2016 21:02
  
  It's time for kids to get their candy again. Here are the trick-or-treat times for Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania neighborhoods.
  
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• Trooper Assaulted While Responding To Domestic Dispute

  31-10-2016 20:50
  
  JACKSON TWP. (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania State Trooper was assaulted on Saturday when he responded to a domestic dispute in Jackson Township.
  It happened around 1:15 p.m. on Franklin Road.
  According to a police report, troopers knew there were firearms at the residence prior to arriving.
  Upon arrival, authorities found 41-year-old Michael Allen Marsh in the driveway.
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• Mother facing charges after dropping infant on street during Dollar General theft

  31-10-2016 20:50
  
  Police in Westmoreland County are preparing criminal charges against a woman who stole from a dollar store and dropped her baby during the getaway.
  
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• Giant Eagle confirms layoffs among hundreds of job cuts

  31-10-2016 20:44
  
  The Pittsburgh-area supermarket chain is in cost-cutting mode, faced with falling grocery prices and increased competition from Aldi and other discount stores.
  
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• Giant Eagle cutting 350 corporate jobs with buyouts, layoffs

  31-10-2016 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Giant Eagle is cutting 350 corporate office employees through a mix of voluntary buyouts and layoffs, the O’Hara-based grocery chain said Monday.
  
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• Giant Eagle cutting 350 corporate jobs with buyouts

  31-10-2016 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Giant Eagle is cutting 350 corporate office employees through a mix of voluntary buyouts and layoffs, the O’Hara-based grocery chain said Monday.
  
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• Giant Eagle cutting 350 corporate jobs

  31-10-2016 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Giant Eagle is cutting 350 corporate office employees through a mix of voluntary buyouts and layoffs, the O’Hara-based grocery chain said today.
  
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• Layoffs confirmed as part of Giant Eagle job cuts

  31-10-2016 20:18
  
  The Pittsburgh-area supermarket chain is in cost-cutting mode, faced with falling grocery prices and increased competition from Aldi and other discount stores.
  
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• Burglar found dead in downtown Pittsburgh building

  31-10-2016 20:14
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating the death of a person found Monday morning in a stairwell of a downtown building.
  
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• One Arrested For Firing 20-Plus Shots Into West Mifflin Home

  31-10-2016 20:00
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – A man has been arrested in connection with 20 shots being fired into a West Mifflin home.
  Police officials announced Monday that 25-year-old Christopher Cunningham was in custody. A second suspect, Shawn O’Leary, was expected to surrender to police shortly.
  Officers say Cunningham shot up a house on Glencairn Street after being ripped off for a thousand dollars in a drug deal.
  The homeowner, Eric Chedwick, said he was sleeping on the living room c
  
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• Mom, brother of missing twins feared dead are going to trial

  31-10-2016 19:46
  
  For the first time, police acknowledge they believe Ivon and Inisha -- who caseworkers haven't been able to locate for 10 years -- are dead. Patricia Fowler is ordered to stand trial on charges of lying about the twins' whereabouts.
  
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• Md. winery expanding footprint with new shop in Pittsburgh

  31-10-2016 19:37
  Knob Hall's shop in Pittsburgh will be open noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. fri-sat- 11-10 sun- 12-6 Knob Hall Winery already is the lone Maryland winery to have a tasting room and store in Pennsylvania, with its location on Chambersburg Street in Gettysburg.
  
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• Bryan Cranston to discuss life as murder suspect, 'Breaking Bad' star in Pittsburgh

  31-10-2016 19:37
  In this Oct. 11, 2016 photo, actor Bryan Cranston poses for a portrait at The New York Edition hotel to promote his new memoir, "A Life in Parts," in New York. Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston will discuss his memoir, " A Life in Parts ," during a stop in Pittsburgh on Nov. 20. The "Breaking Bad" star's memoir details his childhood through his adult career as an actor and the various odd jobs that filled the gaps between on-camera roles.
  
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• Route 28 lane restrictions occurring this week in Pittsburgh

  31-10-2016 19:36
  
  PennDOT is announcing lane restrictions on Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday-Wednesday night, October 31-November 2 weather permitting.
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Launches ‘Burgh’s Eye View’ Application

  31-10-2016 19:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh announced Monday a new mobile web application called Burgh’s Eye View.
  In a press release, officials explained the app will give residents “instant visual access to important neighborhood data,” including incidents of crime and other public safety data, building permits and code violations, and 311 service requests.
  “Transparency and openness are essential to ensuring a responsive City government and thriving neighborh
  
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• 2 types of Oreos recalled because of allergen

  31-10-2016 18:55
  
  Mondelez Global LLC announced Monday a nationwide voluntary recall in the United States of certain Oreo products because of to a milk allergen not listed in the ingredient line.
  
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• Human Remains Discovered At Wisconsin Haunted House

  31-10-2016 18:53
  
  ASHWAUBENON, Wi. (KDKA) — Something creepier than usual was found recently at a haunted house in Wisconsin.
  According to CBS affiliate WREG, Terror on the Fox has been scaring people from 20 years, but a recent remodel brought something odd to light.
  Officials recently told reporters that two real human skeletons were discovered in a room called the catacombs.
  Reports indicate the room’s designers were gathering all of the haunted house’s bones for the remodel when she found tw
  
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• Penn Hills mother to face trial on hiding twins' whereabouts

  31-10-2016 18:20 via post-gazette.com
  A Penn Hills woman today was held for trial on charges that she concealed the whereabouts of her twin children, who have been missing for at least a decade and are the subjects of a nationwide search.
  
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• Detective believes missing Penn Hills twins ‘met their demise’

  31-10-2016 18:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  At least one detective investigating the disappearance of a Penn Hills woman’s twins — who vanished at least a decade ago — finds it hard to believe they’re still alive.
  
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• Weatherman ‘Honored’ By Boy’s Halloween Costume, Returns The Favor

  31-10-2016 18:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Call us biased…but here at KDKA we think we’ve nailed down who had the best Halloween costume of 2016.
  Jada Onusko sent in a picture of her brother, Michael, all dressed up as a KDKA weatherman this weekend.
  “You guys are his favorite, he makes sure to watch everyday,” she wrote.
  The forecasters, along with everyone else at KDKA, were inspired by Michael’s awesome costume and his sister’s message.
  Ron Smiley was so impressed, he deci
  
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• Pennsylvania Church Hit With Anti-Trump Graffiti

  31-10-2016 17:56
  
  EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) – State police say an eastern Pennsylvania church has been targeted with graffiti criticizing Donald Trump, as well as obscene sexual and anti-Semitic images.
  Troopers say the Wooddale United Methodist Church was targeted sometime late Saturday into Sunday morning.
  Police haven’t specifically described the words and symbols that were spray-painted on the church in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County. That’s about 50 miles southeast of Scranton.
  
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• While other carriers flee, UPMC Health Plan continues commissions for federal health insurance marketplace

  31-10-2016 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  UPMC Health Plan is paying brokers and agents $16 for new enrollees and $10 for renewing members in the government-subsidized health insurance market for 2017, a book of business that its biggest Pittsburgh competitor has been running away from with double-digit rate hikes and fewer plan options.
  
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• Keidel: Raiders Have Found Franchise QB In Derek Carr

  31-10-2016 17:50
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It seems the Oakland Raiders have a quarterback.
  In a game where the Raiders flashed the gory and the glory — they committed an NFL-record 23 penalties for 200 yards — Derek Carr set a franchise record for passing yards, with 513. That included a game-winning 41-yard TD pass to Seth Roberts in overtime to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-24.
  Oakland also missed several field-goal attempts that would have won the game much earlier. Despite the conflicting aesthet
  
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• Federal judge tosses man's lawsuit over being shot by Pittsburgh police

  31-10-2016 17:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Monte Blair sued Pittsburgh police two years ago for shooting him four times in his SUV, but a federal judge has thrown out his complaint.
  
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• DA: Man who had kids with 14-year-old abused her 5 sisters

  31-10-2016 17:36
  
  A Pennsylvania man accused of fathering two children with a 14-year-old girl gifted to him by her parents was charged Monday with sexually assaulting five other girls in that family, calling them his wives.
  
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• Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain hiring for winter

  31-10-2016 17:17
  
  Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley Resort will hold a job fair to hire hundreds of employees for the ski and snowboard season.
  
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• Police Believe Twins Missing For 10 Years Are Dead

  31-10-2016 17:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Charlene Miller came to court Monday in hopes she would would learn where her twin grandchildren, Ivon and Ineisha Fowler, have been for the past 10 years. But she left heartbroken once again.
  “Tell us where are the kids. They said they changed their names and everything and I told her they’re looking for remains,” Miller said.
  The twins’ mother, Patricia Fowler, did not testify, but police outlined what’s been done to try and fin
  
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• Mom Of Twins Missing For 10 Years Expected To Share Details On Case

  31-10-2016 17:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A mother and son are in court Monday, accused of misleading police when asked about the whereabouts of twins who have not been seen for a decade.
  The twins, who would be teenagers by now, have not been seen since they were toddlers. The twins have been identified as Ivon and Inisha Fowler.
  Their mother, 47-year-old Patricia Fowler, is expected to share details in court Monday on where the children have been. Her son, Datwon Fowler, is also facing charges
  
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• Teal Pumpkin Project Raises Awareness For Food Allergies

  31-10-2016 17:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Pittsburgh-area residents are encouraged to buy teal pumpkins and non-food items for trick-or-treaters.
  Teal pumpkins are not a Halloween tradition, but then again, neither is the number of kids with food allergies.
  The Center for Disease Control reports that from 1997 to 2011, the prevalence of food and skin allergies increased among children under 18 years old.
  “One in 13 kids have food allergies,” says Nancy Gregory, Senior Director of Comm
  
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• Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Hunting Dog, Injures Man

  31-10-2016 16:59
  
  WASHINGTON TWP. (KDKA) — A man was injured and his hunting dog was killed Friday in a hit-and-run crash in Lawrence County.
  The Butler Eagle reports it happened around 7 a.m. on Georgetown Road in Washington Township.
  24-year-old Logan Kind of Slippery Rock was reportedly on the side of the road getting gear out of a truck, as he prepared to go goose hunting with a friend.
  While the two were unloading, Kind’s Labrador retriever ran onto the road and the man bolted from behi
  
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• Consol, Noble Energy end shale partnership

  31-10-2016 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Consol Energy Inc. and Noble Energy Inc. have called it quits on their 5-year-old partnership in the Marcellus Shale.
  
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• Consol, Noble end Marcellus partnership

  31-10-2016 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Consol Energy Inc. and Noble Energy Inc. have called it quits on their 5-year-old partnership in the Marcellus Shale.
  
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