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• Wyoming Police To Dole Out Donated Money For Good Deeds

  04-12-2016 23:37
  
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) – A good deed could turn into a $50 tip from Jackson law enforcement officials who will dole out donated money ahead of the holidays.
  The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that Teton County Sheriff Jim Whalen says anonymous donors have contributed enough for deputies, officers and troopers to give $50 to $100 gifts.
  Whalen said the money could be given out for almost anything, including good drivers or people who are simply down on their luck.
  He said the cash gifts ar
  
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• WATCH: Lawrence Timmons Makes Beautiful Interception At Goal Line

  04-12-2016 23:36
  
  Bryan Altman
  The Steelers’ defense continues to prove that it’s back.
  In an early, yet potentially critical moment of Sunday afternoon’s game against the New York Giants, the defense — and specifically linebacker Lawrence Timmons — made a spectacular play to keep the Giants off the scoreboard and put the Steelers’ offense back on the field to increase their 5-0 lead.
  The Giants drove down the field following a Steelers field goal and seemed poised to at least
  
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• Feds Block Route Of Dakota Access Pipeline

  04-12-2016 22:50
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.
  Corps spokeswoman Moria Kelley said in a news release Sunday that the administration will not allow the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline to be built under Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir where construction had been on hold.
  Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy said her decision was based on the need to “expl
  
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• Army Corps Blocks Route Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline

  04-12-2016 22:50
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.
  The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site, who’ve said for months that the four-state, $3.8 billion project would threaten a water source and cultural sites.
  The pipeline is largely complete except for the now-blocked segment underneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir. Acco
  
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• One Woman Shot In McKees Rocks

  04-12-2016 22:48
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — A woman was injured in a McKees Rocks shooting on Sunday.
  It happened in the 400 block of Island Avenue around 4 p.m.
  The victim was taken to UPMC Mercy in unknown condition.
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• Report: Pa. Woman Gave 4-Year-Old Opiates To ‘Help Her Sleep’

  04-12-2016 22:46
  
  CONEWAGO TWP. (KDKA) — A woman in York County is accused of forcing her 4-year-old daughter to consume opiates.
  According to the York Daily Record, 27-year-old April Renee Rose of Conewago Township faces charges of drug possession, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
  Officers got involved when a “suspicious incident” was reported to the York County Office of Children, Youth and Families.
  Police say the child’s grandmother overhea
  
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• Florida Man Dubbed ‘Grinch’ Arrested Again By Police

  04-12-2016 22:15
  
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Hours after a man described by police as a Christmas “Grinch” was released from a Florida jail, he is back in the slammer.
  The Boyton Beach Police Department says Francis Keller was arrested Sunday for holding up a fast-food restaurant and pointing a gun at patrons. The 56-year-old Keller was charged with armed robbery and armed carjacking.
  The alleged robbery occurred just hours after Keller was released from jail on charges that he tried to steal pa
  
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• ‘Dying Of Boredom’: 89-Year-Old British Veteran Starts New Job

  04-12-2016 21:52
  
  LONDON (AP) – An 89-year-old army veteran who made national headlines in Britain with a newspaper ad seeking work has started his new job.
  The Cantina Kitchen & Bar in the seaside town of Paignton in southwestern England announced on its Facebook page that Joe Bartley was starting work Sunday.
  The widower, whose wife died two years ago, placed the ad because he was “dying of boredom.” He says his building has a community area but “not a soul comes in,” and when
  
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• Pitt To Play Northwestern In Pinstripe Bowl

  04-12-2016 21:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Panthers are headed to New York City!
  It was announced Saturday that Pitt will face off with Northwestern at Yankee Stadium in the 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl.OFFICIAL: We are excited to announce @NUFBFAMILY and @Pitt_FB will play in the 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl! pic.twitter.com/2Yv6xTompX
  — NewEraPinstripeBowl (@PinstripeBowl) December 4, 2016No. 22 #Pitt is proud to accept an invitation to play in the 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Northwestern
  
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• Police May Seek Arrests Over Penn State Celebration, Damage

  04-12-2016 21:02
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Police in State College are weighing possible arrests after the celebration of Penn State’s Big Ten championship caused minor property damage.
  Lt. Bradley Smail on Sunday says the damage included broken streetlamps and signposts in the off-campus area dubbed Beaver Canyon.
  Smail says his department used pepper spray but not tear gas to disburse the crowd sometime before 3 a.m.
  Police say a large crowd of students and fans gathered as the team rallied late Sa
  
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• Road Rage Confrontation Sends Man In His 70s To Hospital

  04-12-2016 20:27
  
  FRANKLIN PARK (KDKA) — A man in his 70s was sent to the hospital after a confrontation with an aggressive driver in Franklin Park on Friday.
  The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Friday on Brandt School Road near the intersection with Route 910.
  KDKA’s Ralph Iannotti reports that a man in his 70s got out of his car to confront an aggressive SUV driver, and the SUV driver shoved the man to the pavement.
  The victim was hospitalized with a head injury.
  The SUV driver is described as a
  
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• Man shot on Chauncey Drive in the Hill District

  04-12-2016 20:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 25-year-old man was shot while standing outside along Chauncey Drive in the Hill District.
  
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• Dylann Roof To Judge: Let Lawyers Back On Death Penalty Case

  04-12-2016 20:01
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church wants to stop acting as his own lawyer, at least for now.
  The request filed Sunday comes a week after a federal judge allowed Dylann Roof to represent himself in the June 2015 slayings at Emanuel AME Church.
  In a handwritten request, the 22-year-old Roof asks U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel to bring his defense team back on board for the guilt phase of his federal d
  
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• Committee Picks Alabama, Washington, Ohio State And Clemson

  04-12-2016 19:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama will play Washington and Ohio State is set to face Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
  The selection committee stayed with the same top four as it had going into championship weekend, leaving out Penn State even though the Nittany Lions won the Big Ten title game and beat Ohio State earlier in the season.
  The Buckeyes are the first team to reach the playoff in its three-year history without winning its conference.
  The unbeaten Crimson Tide is in the
  
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• Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Washington In The College Football Playoff

  04-12-2016 18:44
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Today’s the day. After 14 weeks of college football, the results for every team (save Army-Navy next week) are in. The conference championships have been handed out and the committee has met to decide who will be in the third edition of the College Football Playoff. Without further ado, here are the four teams who will be competing for the national championship trophy.
  1) Alabama (13-0)
  2) Clemson (12-1)
  3) Ohio State (11-1)
  4) Washington (12-1)
  Alabama was a given after fi
  
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• Warehouse Fire Death Toll Climbs To 33, And Includes Teens

  04-12-2016 18:35
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing.
  Less than half of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies as they advanced, Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
  Officials said they have identified seven p
  
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• Death Toll In Warehouse Fire Rises To 24, With More Expected

  04-12-2016 18:35
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Officials say the death toll has risen to 24 in a fire that ripped through a late-night dance party in a converted warehouse in Oakland, California, and they expect that number to climb as the search continues.
  Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly announced the new figure early Sunday. Only about 20 percent of the charred remains of the building have been searched. Oakland Battalion Fire Chief Melinda Drayton says fire crews worked through the night to clear
  
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• Death Toll Hits 30 In Inferno At Art Studio ‘Horror House’

  04-12-2016 18:35
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party jumped to 30 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing.
  Only a fraction of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies as they advanced, Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
  Anxious family members who feared the worst
  
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• Franklin Park police investigating road-rage incident

  04-12-2016 18:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Franklin Park Borough Police today are requesting the public's help in connection with a road-rage incident from Friday.
  
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• Man fatally shot in Wilkinsburg may have been from out of town

  04-12-2016 17:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities are investigating the homicide of a 27-year-old man who was shot to death late Saturday.
  
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• Man fatally shot in Wilkinsburg identified

  04-12-2016 17:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities are investigating the homicide of a 27-year-old man who was shot to death late Saturday in Wilkinsburg.
  
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• One Man Dead In Wilkinsburg Shooting

  04-12-2016 16:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One man was killed Saturday night in a Wilkinsburg shooting.
  It happened just before 11:15 p.m. in the 800-block of Rebecca Avenue.
  According to police, first responders were dispatched to the area for a report of shots fired. When they arrived on the scene, they found a 27-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The victim has not yet been identified, but police say they do not believe he was from the area.
  
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• Gun-Rights Backers Vow To ‘Go On Offense’ During Trump Years

  04-12-2016 16:32
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Firearms enthusiasts who embraced Donald Trump’s campaign and his full-throated support of the Second Amendment are expecting a sweeping expansion of gun rights under his administration and a Congress firmly in Republican hands.
  Among their priorities: eliminating gun-free zones at schools, reducing requirements for background checks and ensuring that concealed carry handgun permits from one state are recognized everywhere in the U.S.
  “This is our histori
  
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• Police searching for suspect in armed robbery at New Castle convenience store

  04-12-2016 15:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are asking the public's help in solving an armed robbery.
  
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• Man Kicks State Trooper While Being Arrested For DUI

  04-12-2016 14:58
  
  INDIANA COUNTY (KDKA) — A man kicked a state trooper as he was being placed under arrest for DUI in Brush Valley Township on Saturday afternoon.
  It happened just before 12:30 p.m. on Snyder Road.
  State police say 57-year-old Bradley Hay, of Rockwood was driving erratically on SR-56. Troopers pulled Hay over, and he was found to be intoxicated.
  According to state police, as troopers were attempting to place Hay under arrest, he resisted and kicked one of the troopers.
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• Police Tell Armed Robbery Suspect ‘We WILL Find You’ On Facebook

  04-12-2016 13:21
  
  BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) — Bridgeville Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery that took place on Thanksgiving, and they sent the suspect a direct warning on their Facebook page.
  The robbery took place at the Gulf gas station on Railroad Street on Thanksgiving Day.
  Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Robert Leroy Watkins III for his involvement in the robbery.
  According to police, Watkins is from Meadville, Pa., and may be going there. He is also known to f
  
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• Slippery Rock Twp. Store Robbed At Gunpoint

  04-12-2016 12:49
  
  SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Slippery Rock Township convenience store at gunpoint Saturday night.
  It happened at the Tic Toc Convenience Store located at 2135 Ellwood Road around 9:30 p.m.
  State police say the suspect entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the two clerks behind the counter. They gave him an undetermined amount of cash from the register, and he fled the scene on foot.
  The suspect is described as a white
  
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• Police Searching For Armed Robbery Suspect In Slippery Rock Twp.

  04-12-2016 12:49
  
  SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Slippery Rock Township convenience store at gunpoint Saturday night.
  It happened at the Tic Toc Convenience Store located at 2135 Ellwood Road around 9:30 p.m.
  State police say the suspect entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the two clerks behind the counter. They gave him an undetermined amount of cash from the register, and he fled the scene on foot.
  The suspect is described as a white
  
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• Green Party To Seek Emergency Federal Court Order For Pa. Recount

  04-12-2016 12:25
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Green Party’s quest for a statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 presidential election – and, perhaps more importantly, an examination for malware inside of voting machines or systems – has been met with stiff resistance, even before a judge hears the case.
  County after county has rejected the idea in recent days of performing the kind of software examination that the Green Party’s lawyers and computer scientists who have long st
  
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• Green Party Taking Bid For Election Recount To Federal Court

  04-12-2016 12:25
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is taking her bid for a statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 presidential election to federal court.
  After announcing Stein and recount supporters were dropping their case in state court, lawyer Jonathan Abady said they will seek an emergency federal court order Monday.
  “Make no mistake – the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a statewide recount in Pennsylvania,” Abady said in a state
  
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• Lincoln Park receives recognition as a Title I Distinguished School

  04-12-2016 07:47
  Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School has been recognized as a Title I Distinguished School for the 2015-16 school year based on exceptional performance. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs, will honor Lincoln Park as a Distinguished Title I School at the 2016 Title I Improving Schools' Performance Conference set Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Geeks who brunch: Pittsburgh women's group unites, breaks down barriers

  04-12-2016 07:47
  She and her boyfriend had struggled to make friends in an upstate New York town for two years. Ms. Codner, 28, said there was no youth culture, not even with a large university nearby.
  
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• 21st birthday is a special celebration for one waiting list family

  04-12-2016 06:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tejus Sharathchandra stands in front of the room, a “Happy 21st Birthday” balloon tied to his jeans, wearing a bright orange “21 years of being awesome!” T-shirt.
  
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• Police question using 'stop sticks' at every traffic stop

  04-12-2016 06:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s recommendation to reduce deadly police chases — deploying a device called a “stop stick” during every traffic stop — isn’t receiving a warm welcome from police chiefs and training officials across the county.
  
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• 'Juvenile lifer' Jeffrey Cristina released from prison

  04-12-2016 06:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  At approximately 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Jeffrey Cristina walked out of the State Correctional Institution at Somerset into brisk temperatures and overcast skies.
  
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• Goodfellows: Spread holiday cheer to children in need

  04-12-2016 06:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since 1947, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Goodfellows Fund has sought to ensure that children in struggling families enjoy the magic of the holiday season. Your donations support the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program and the Salvation Army’s Treasures for Children.
  
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• Obituary: John "Chummy" Lignelli / Longtime Donora mayor also lifted people up

  04-12-2016 06:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Longtime Donora mayor John “Chummy” Lignelli, who dedicated decades to his Mon Valley community, died Thursday evening of congestive heart failure at Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was 95.
  
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• A midnight deal: PSO concerts resume after two-month labor dispute

  04-12-2016 06:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  As their final meeting finished, the people responsible for resolving the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s long and bitter labor dispute stood up from their chairs and shook hands. The contract they had just brokered wasn’t so much an eleventh-hour deal as it was a midnight one.
  
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• After three years, UPMC Health Plan, Highmark see reversal in marketplace fortunes

  04-12-2016 06:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the law’s marketplace health coverage for uninsured individuals has never looked more vulnerable. What that means for Highmark and UPMC Health Plan — the only two remaining insurers offering marketplace plans in the Pittsburgh region — isn’t yet clear, but, then, the first few years of the program haven’t exactly been predictable.
  
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• Learning the art of civil argument in an uncivil time

  04-12-2016 06:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  In an age of Internet trolls, Twitter shaming, fake news and TV talking heads who shout each other down, discourse in America seems anything but civil.
  
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• Penn State Rallies To Beat No. 6 Wisconsin 38-31

  04-12-2016 05:57
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Trace McSorley threw four touchdown passes Saturday night and No. 8 Penn State stunned No. 6 Wisconsin 38-31, rallying from a 21-point first-half deficit to claim its first conference title in eight years with the greatest comeback in Big Ten title game history.
  Now the East Division champs must wait to see if the selection committee rewards them with one of the four coveted playoff spots on Sunday.
  If the committee was impressed with the turnaround, it just might give
  
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• Late Night Tailgating: Italian Beef Sandwiches

  04-12-2016 05:35
  
  Add a little spice to your next tailgating party with this great recipe!
  This week on “Steelers Late Night,” we’re cooking up Italian Beef Sandwiches!
  STEELERS LATE NIGHT “Late Night Tailgating Recipes”: Italian Beef Sandwiches
  COOKING TIME: 20-30 Minutes
  SERVING SIZE: 4 People
  INGREDIENTS:
  2 containers Smith’s ox roast
  1 packet Italian seasoning
  1 jar pepper rings
  8 slices Italian bread, thick cut
  8 slices sharp provolone
  1 tbsp. olive oil
  2 teaspoons white b
  
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• Kessel Helps Penguins Rally Past Red Wings 5-3

  04-12-2016 04:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Phil Kessel scored twice, including one of Pittsburgh’s four goals in the third, and the Penguins rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday night.
  Nick Bonino, Justin Schultz and Matt Cullen also scored in the third, helping Pittsburgh win back-to-back games for the first time in a month. Marc-Andre Fleury had 28 saves in his second straight start.
  Detroit had recorded at least a point in five straight games. Henrik Zetterberg scored his 314th career goa
  
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• Kempton, Price Pace Lehigh Past Robert Morris 64-58

  04-12-2016 02:58
  
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Tim Kempton scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, blocked three shots and sank a late free throw that gave Lehigh the final lead in a tight win over Robert Morris 64-58 on Saturday.
  Kahron Ross and Kyle Leufroy each scored 11 points and Austin Price 10 for the Mountain Hawks (3-4). Price had seven of Lehigh’s 14 assists.
  Isaiah Still led Robert Morris (2-7) with 17 points and Kavon Stewart added 13.
  In a game that saw nine lead changes and nine ties, Kempton conver
  
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• Warrant Issued For Sharon Bank Robbery Suspect

  04-12-2016 02:19
  
  SHARON (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a PNC Bank in Sharon.
  The robbery occurred Friday just before noon on East State Street.
  Police say a black male told a teller to give him all the money in her drawer and not to trip any alarm or he would shoot her. The teller complied and police say the suspect escaped with $3,000.
  Numerous calls came in, identifying the suspect as Dana L Haynes.
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• Overnight House Fire In Ohio Kills 2 Adults, 2 Children

  04-12-2016 02:06
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – An overnight house fire has killed two adults and two young girls in Akron, Ohio.
  Multiple media reports say the fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a caller reported people were trapped inside the house.
  Media reports say one 12-year-old girl was rescued and a woman escaped by jumping from an attic window in the three-story house.
  City spokeswoman Ellen Lander says the adults were a man and woman and the girls were about 7 or 8 years old.
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• Officials: No Smoke Detectors In Ohio Deadly Home Fire

  04-12-2016 02:06
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials say no smoke detectors were found in a house where a fire killed two adults and two young girls in Akron.
  The Akron Fire Department says the investigation continues into the blaze that apparently started on the first floor and was reported about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
  The fire killed a man and a woman and the two girls, ages 8 and 9. A 12-year-old girl was rescued and a woman escaped by jumping from an attic window in the three-story house.
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• No. 14 West Virginia Beats Baylor 24-21

  04-12-2016 01:43
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Skyler Howard threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and No. 14 West Virginia held on for a 24-21 victory over Baylor on Saturday night in their Big 12 regular-season finale.
  Justin Crawford rushed for 209 yards to help the Mountaineers (10-2, 7-2) to their first 10-win regular-season since 2007. They came from 11 points down in the first half to hand Baylor (6-6, 3-6) its sixth straight loss after a 6-0 start.
  Baylor held the momentum for nearly thr
  
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• Penn State Beats Wright State 72-50

  04-12-2016 01:19
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Shep Garner scored 17 points, Payton Banks added 15 and Penn State beat Wright State 72-50 on Saturday.
  Josh Reaves and Lamar Stevens added 12 points apiece for the Nittany Lions (6-3) who won their fourth straight. Tony Carr grabbed 12 rebounds.
  Mark Alstork led Wright State (6-3) with 15 points while Justin Mitchell and Steven Davis added nine each. Mitchell led the Raiders with 11 rebounds.
  The Nittany Lions led for all but 56 seconds and pulled away after lead
  
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