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• NFL Picks Week 10: Patriots Top Seahawks In Super Bowl XLIX Rematch While Panthers Extend Winning Streak

  10-11-2016 23:52
  
  Bryan Altman
  While it feels like a prerequisite for writers and journalists from all disciplines to start any piece written this week with some sort of vague and ultimately unimportant piece of commentary about the election — if only to prove that we know that the election happened, know that it was kind of important, and can convey that we don’t just have sports on the brain 24/7 — I’m going to forgo all of that. 
  We’re here to talk sports, read about spo
  
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• Report: Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams Undergoes Knee Surgery

  10-11-2016 23:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams has reportedly undergone successful knee surgery.The surgery reportedly happened Tuesday and could keep him out of action for 2-3 weeks.
  Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams could miss 2-3 weeks after undergoing knee surgery https://t.co/BmJEqVdwBO pic.twitter.com/ll19cMdZBW
  — Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) November 10, 2016
  Le’Veon Bell will continue to be the Steelers features running back.
  Fitzgerald Toussaint
  
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• Does It Really Do That? Fast Brite Lens Restore

  10-11-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Does your car have headlights that look cloudy or foggy?
  Fast Brite Lens Restore promises to restore your headlights to showroom new in just 30 seconds.
  Don Holcombe is a man who knows cars. He’s worked at CarXpress Auto Sales along Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Overbrook for 20 years. Lately, he’s been noticing something about the vehicles driving onto the lot.
  He says about 30 percent of them have yellowish-looking headlights.
  “It cuts the vision down, i
  
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• Report: Pirates Discussed Potential McCutchen Trade Last Year

  10-11-2016 23:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – In the middle of the worst season of his professional career, the Pirates talked with the Washington Nationals about a potential deal involving Andrew McCUtchen.Will #Pirates move McCutchen? Per sources, they discussed trading him to #Nationals at non-waiver deadline. Story: https://t.co/w2dzJbcK3G
  — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 10, 2016
  As Rosenthal reported, the Pirates were talking with the Nationals about a deal involving one of their top pr
  
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• Mayor Apologizing For Criticizing Police During Election Protest

  10-11-2016 23:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some heated moments during a protest in East Liberty on Wednesday night have prompted Mayor Bill Peduto to apologize to Pittsburgh Police.
  According to the Tribune Review, Peduto said he was upset that officers put on riot gear and used smoke to disperse a crowd demonstrating over the result of the presidential election.
  The mayor criticized a commander on the scene during the protests, the Trib reports.
  Peduto, who said the protesters were being peaceful, told the Trib
  
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• Beechview attorney, county clerk face charges in alleged estate scheme

  10-11-2016 23:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beechview-based attorney and an employee of Allegheny County's Department of Court Records Wills/​Orphans’ Court Division have been charged criminally today in relation to the filing of an estate that was later voided.
  
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• Angie’s List: Fall Home Maintenance Projects

  10-11-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As many as two-thirds of American homes are under-insulated, which means higher energy costs and less comfort for millions of homeowners.
  With winter on its way, now’s the time to take action with your insulation and with other small, but essential projects.
  As daylight dwindles and the mercury drops, one of the first things to do to prepare for the seasonal change is to check your insulation. If you can see the wood beams in your attic, it’s time to add mor
  
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• Kazarian, Pro Wrestler Turned Rock Star, Takes On ROH, Music

  10-11-2016 22:28
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  For Frankie Kazarian it’s about creativity. Not just in the ring, but in the studio. The long-time professional wrestler is working on a new album with his band VexTemper. And if you’ve never heard of them, you’ve probably still heard them.
  Kazarian, a bassist, convinced Ring of Honor to allow the band to record the entrance music for his tag-team. And for the last year and a half, with his partner, Christopher Daniels, The Addiction has been hitting the ring w
  
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• State Champion Coach Turns Self In On Child Porn Charges

  10-11-2016 22:16
  
  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) – A state championship-winning high school basketball coach and Beaver County probation officer has been charged by police with possession of child pornography.
  Fifty-four-year-old Nicholas Lackovich turned himself in on Thursday and was charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children by knowingly possessing child pornography.
  Authorities say federal agents found five images on the Aliquippa High School coach’s computer after state police executed searc
  
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• What No One Tells You About Medicare Coverage — Phyllis (Vol. 3)

  10-11-2016 21:55
  
  The following is an excerpt from Phillip Moeller’s Get What’s Yours For Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs, out now on Simon & Schuster. This is the final installment of a three-part series on Medicare coverage.
  Let this story be your cautionary guide for the more practical roadblocks that Medicare may erect. Phyllis is pretty much always the sharpest tack in the box. While she loved being a partner in a big corporate law firm, she finally retired from the firm
  
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• Could Hillary Clinton Still Win The Election? There’s One More Chance

  10-11-2016 21:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — After Donald Trump was proclaimed the winner of the 2016 presidential election, there have been protests sprouting up in pockets across the country.
  Now, an online petition has been started asking the electoral college to, when they meet on December 19, withhold their support for Trump, something granted to them in the Constitution.
  The foundation for the petition is the fact that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, something that Trump himself has complained
  
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• Authorities seek two in Castle Shannon bank robbery

  10-11-2016 21:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police and the FBI are looking for two suspects they say acted together in a bank robbery this morning in Castle Shannon.
  
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• Pitt chancellor seeks to calm campus as raw emotions from election run high

  10-11-2016 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Amid protests on and off campus and a wider sense of unease among students, University of Pittsburgh leaders today sought to settle nerves frayed by an extraordinarily divisive national election that propelled Donald J. Trump to the presidency.
  
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• 8 Gluten Free Recipes For Thanksgiving Dinner

  10-11-2016 20:52
  
  This holiday season, you will most likely find that one or more of your guests may have a special dietary restriction. The gluten-free diet was one of the fastest-growing diets in 2016 so it may not be surprising for a guest to request wheat free options this Thanksgiving. Gluten is found in grains like wheat and even unsuspecting foods like turkey. The best way to a successful meal is to plan ahead. Be sure to buy a turkey that doesn’t contain any harmful added gluten ingredients and fol
  
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• Center police officer charged with stealing evidence

  10-11-2016 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Center police officer was charged today with stealing money and narcotics from police evidence.
  
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• Lawrenceville biker gets 15-year sentence in cocaine bust

  10-11-2016 19:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  A biker gang leader and long-time drug dealer from Lawrenceville will spend the next 15 years in federal prison for dealing cocaine and having a gun while doing it.
  
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• Aliquippa basketball coach in 'fighting mode' over child porn charges

  10-11-2016 19:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  An investigation into an illegal dogfighting operation led to charges for the Aliquippa High School varsity basketball coach after authorities discovered child pornography on his computer.
  
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• Aliquippa basketball coach charged with possession of child pornography

  10-11-2016 19:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  The head coach for the Aliquippa High School men’s basketball team was arrested today after authorities found images of child pornography on his computer.  
  
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• Headlines for November 10, 2016

  10-11-2016 19:07
  Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the United States Wednesday to protest the election of Donald Trump, who surged to victory over Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election. In California, at least 13 people were arrested as hundreds blocked traffic on both the 101 and the 110 freeways.
  
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• Canonsburg Officer’s Death Leaves Community In Shock

  10-11-2016 18:41
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – People in Canonsburg were shocked and saddened to learn the news of Officer Scott Bashioum‘s death.
  The Canonsburg community is hurting as investigators piece together the end to a horrific situation.
  Neighbors began to come out of their homes and talk to each other around 9 a.m. Earlier, they had been told to stay inside and away from the windows.
  They learned from newscasts that two officers had been shot and one of them died.
  “At 3:15, I heard four shots
  
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• Boomer Between The Games: Week 10 Preview With Chris Simms

  10-11-2016 18:30
  
  By DJ Sixsmith
  In Week 9 of the NFL season, the Oakland Raiders became a first place team in the AFC West and NFL officiating was once again under fire. 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 with an all-star roster of guest
  
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• CBS Sports’ Evan Washburn On Chiefs-Panthers In Week 10

  10-11-2016 18:06
  
  By Danny Cox
  The NFL season, going into Week 10, has reached a crossroads for many teams. Is it time to turn it on and push for the playoffs or turn toward next year?
  The teams in two key matchups this week — the Chiefs-Panthers and the Dolphins-Chargers — are right in the thick of the playoff hunt. While Kansas City and San Diego face headwinds in a strong AFC West, the Panthers and Dolphins look to overcome early-season losses.
  CBS Sports reporter Evan Washburn, who will be on
  
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• Trump's win shows 'a great deal of anxiety' among voters, Wolf says

  10-11-2016 17:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf said today he would shoulder some of the blame for Democrats' election losses in Pennsylvania, but also said Donald Trump's victory reflects the anger, frustration and worry of voters who feel their elected leaders have not been hearing them.
  
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• Port Authority workers' union rejects fact-finder's contract tweaks

  10-11-2016 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  The union representing 2,200 Port Authority bus drivers, mechanics and secretaries has rejected a fact-finder's recommendation for a new four-year contract, the agency said this morning.
  
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• Trump Heads To The White House For Meeting With Obama

  10-11-2016 17:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is set to welcome his successor, Donald Trump, to the White House, extending an olive branch to the man whom he blasted as unfit to serve as commander in chief and who led the charge to challenge the legitimacy of Obama’s own presidency.
  Thursday’s Oval Office meeting is the symbolic start of the transition of power from Obama, a Democrat who ushered in a sweeping health care law and brokered a landmark nuclear accord with Iran, and Trum
  
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• Pledging Cooperation, Trump Meets Obama At The White House

  10-11-2016 17:11
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KDKA) — President-elect Donald Trump’s plane arrived in Washington, DC to a salute of water cannon.
  Trump and his wife, Melania, exited the plane and motorcaded to what will be their new home for the next four years beginning Jan. 20.
  “I just had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with President-elect Trump,” President Obama told reporters.
  With cameras clicking, President Obama welcomed his successor.
  Gone were the nasty words each had sai
  
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• ‘Excellent’ First Meeting For Obama, Trump

  10-11-2016 17:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – In a cordial beginning to their transfer of power, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House Thursday. Obama called the 90-minute meeting “excellent,” and his successor said he looked forward to receiving the outgoing president’s “counsel.”
  Afterward, Obama said to Trump, “We now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed the country succeeds.”
  The two
  
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• Police, Family Mourning Fallen Canonsburg Officer

  10-11-2016 16:53
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – Dozens of officers gathered at Canonsburg Hospital Thursday morning to mourn the loss of one of their own.
  Canonsburg Police Officer Scott Bashioum, 52, of Washington, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute call around 3:30 a.m.
  He was transported to Canonsburg Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4 a.m.
  After he was brought to the hospital, family members and a number of officers from across the area arrived as well.
  A police procession
  
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• Police, Family Gather At Hospital To Mourn Fallen Officer

  10-11-2016 16:53
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – Dozens of officers gathered at Canonsburg Hospital Thursday morning to mourn the loss of one of their own.
  Canonsburg Police Officer Scott Bashioum, 52, of Washington, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute call around 3:30 a.m.
  He was transported to Canonsburg Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4 a.m.
  After he was brought to the hospital, family members and a number of officers from across the area arrived as well.
  A police procession
  
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• Hillman Library hosts Audubon Day

  10-11-2016 14:49
  Audubon Day, which celebrates the work of John James Audubon, a naturalist and painter, begins Friday morning in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the ground floor of Hillman Library at Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive, University of Pittsburgh campus, in Oakland. Audubon Day, which is free and open to the public, starts at 9:15 a.m. when a National Aviary staff member conducts a meet and greet with a live red-tailed hawk.
  
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• PTL Links: Nov. 10, 2016

  10-11-2016 14:40
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation “Opening Night”
  Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh – Bodies Exhibits
  Doug Oster’s Blog
  Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
  Next Pittsburgh
  
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• BREAKING: 1 Officer Dead, 1 Wounded In Canonsburg Shooting

  10-11-2016 12:27
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – One officer has died and another was wounded in a Canonsburg shooting early Thursday morning.
  According to police, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Woodcrest Drive.
  Police were initially called to the area for a domestic dispute. As the two Canonsburg police officers approached the home, the suspect opened fire.
  “Upon their arrival, the two officers were ambushed. They were shot with an unknown type of firearm,” Trooper Melinda Bond
  
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• 1 Officer Dead, 1 Wounded In Canonsburg Shooting

  10-11-2016 12:27
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – One officer has died and another was wounded in a Canonsburg shooting early Thursday morning. The suspect has also died.
  According to police, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Woodcrest Drive.
  Police were initially called to the area for a domestic dispute. As the two Canonsburg police officers approached the home, the suspect, Michael Cwiklinski, opened fire.
  (Photo Courtesy: PennDOT)
  “Upon their arrival, the two officers were ambush
  
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• One officer shot dead, another wounded in 'ambush' in Canonsburg

  10-11-2016 12:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  One Canonsburg police was shot to death and another wounded in a shooting this morning.
  
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• Officials: Two police officers shot in Canonsburg

  10-11-2016 12:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two police officers have been shot in Canonsburg.
  
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• Officer shot dead, another wounded in 'ambush' in Canonsburg

  10-11-2016 12:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Canonsburg police officer was shot to death and another wounded early this morning when they were attacked while responding to a domestic dispute in what authorities characterized as an ambush.
  
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• Mylan Is Target Of 2 Federal Probes

  10-11-2016 09:39
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of EpiPen emergency allergy injectors, under a microscope for repeatedly jacking up the price of the life-saving device, revealed Wednesday that it’s a target of two price-related probes by federal agencies and has had its premises searched.
  The news, disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, came after Mylan Inc. reported that it swung to a third-quarter loss, mainly due to a big settlement for overcharging the federal governme
  
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• Virtual Reality Brings Memorials To Vets Who Can’t Travel

  10-11-2016 09:35
  
  KINGWOOD, TX (CBS) — Thousands of veterans of World War II and the Korean War have experienced Honor Flights, which bring veterans from around the country to Washington, DC to see the memorials built in their honor.
  But what about veterans who are too frail to make the journey?
  Virtual reality is helping to bring the memorials to them through a program called Honor Everywhere. Veterans are provided with goggles that let them see memorials in 3D.
  This year on Veterans Day, the group will ad
  
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• Pittsburgh police say teen charged in robbery took cash, pizza and wings

  10-11-2016 07:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Side teenager charged in the robbery of a pizza delivery driver was one of three people who accosted the victim at gunpoint, according to Pittsburgh police.
  
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• Airline to offer nonstop service from Pittsburgh to Frankfurt

  10-11-2016 06:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Another international carrier is landing in Pittsburgh, this one bringing with it coveted nonstop service to Frankfurt, Germany.
  
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• A President Trump spells sudden optimism for coal in Pennsylvania

  10-11-2016 06:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  In recent years, coal communities and power plants, coal’s biggest clients, knew which way the industry was headed.
  
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• Displaced workers delivered Pennsylvania to Donald Trump, experts say

  10-11-2016 06:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  ALLENTOWN — Displaced laborers and blue-collar workers in struggling industries made all the difference Tuesday night. And Pennsylvania, with its defunct mills, inactive mines and shuttered manufacturing plants, had enough of them to swing the purple state toward Donald Trump.
  
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• Random Acts of Kindness: Pittsburgh angels in Myrtle Beach

  10-11-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh angels in Myrtle Beach
  
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• June S. Schulberg June 16, 1929 - Nov. 5, 2016 Pioneering family law attorney

  10-11-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  June S. Schulberg, a formidable family law attorney, stood her ground when Judge Lawrence Kaplan admonished her for submitting a brief longer than the 10-page limit.
  
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• Former probation officer ordered to stand trial on sex assault, other charges

  10-11-2016 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A former Allegheny County probation officer was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman he supervised and exchanged nude photographs with another.
  
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• Anti-Trump Protesters March Through East Liberty

  10-11-2016 05:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Organizers called Wednesday’s emergency meeting “Let’s Unite to Stop President Trump,” basically a movement for people who do not support President-Elect Donald Trump.
  This meeting gave people the chance to talk about their concerns and fears. Then, folks took to the streets in East Liberty to peacefully protest against the future president of the United States.
  “NO TRUMP, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA” was what the marchers were chanting as
  
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• Police Find Bank Robber Hiding In Sewer Pipeline

  10-11-2016 05:34
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Police say a local man robbed a bank, claiming he had a bomb, but it’s how he tried to hide from officers that really surprised them.
  Forty-seven-year-old Gregory Magee, of Pittsburgh, was arrested late Tuesday after police said he held up the S&T Bank on Broadway Boulevard in Monroeville.
  A short time earlier, he had allegedly walked into the bank with his face covered, carrying a maroon bag. Once inside, he said, “I have a bomb.”
  When nobody ack
  
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• Thousands Join Anti-Trump Protests Around Country

  10-11-2016 04:37
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful.
  From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast, many thousands of demonstrators carried flags and anti-Trump signs, disrupting traffic and declaring that they refused to accept Trump’s triumph.
  In Chicago, w
  
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• Man Wanted In Connection To California Borough Shooting

  10-11-2016 04:15
  
  CALIFORNIA, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man who is wanted in connection to a shooting that happened in California Borough on Sunday.
  The shooting took place at the California Terrace on Sunday night.
  California Borough Police say Vincent Knight, Jr., fired three rounds after an altercation occurred.
  Knight is considered armed and dangerous. According to police, he is often at California Terrace and apartments in the business district. Police say he does not have a permanent res
  
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