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• State Superior Court: Lawsuit against engineering firm in Washington Boulevard flooding can move forward

  09-12-2016 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled today that the families of four people killed in Washington Boulevard flooding in 2011 can refile their complaint against the Moon engineering firm that contracted with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority as their consulting engineer and construction manager.
  
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• New Study Examines Allergy Causes In Schools

  09-12-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For allergies at home, pets and dust mites are common triggers and can lead to asthma attacks. But what about at school?
  Kids may say they’re allergic to school, but is there actually something to this?
  A study in JAMA Pediatrics looked at this issue at 37 inner-city schools in Boston. Nearly 300 students with asthma participated, ages 4 to 13.
  Dust samples at home and in the classroom were collected and analyzed.
  “It showed that mouse could be relevant in s
  
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• Police Substation Planned Downtown, Pleasing Business Owners

  09-12-2016 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — City Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich has looked at several sites, but says the Lantern Building on Liberty Avenue is by far his favorite spot for a police substation. He’s hopeful it will be open to the public and in full use by spring.
  Owner of Ulrich Shoe Repair Rex Streno is ready to see more police in the city.
  “If that presence is here, I think that’s fantastic,” owner of Ulrich Shoe Repair Rex Streno said. “There’s a lot
  
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• Secret Santa pays off $46K in layaways at Bedford County Walmart

  09-12-2016 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  EVERETT, Pa. — Walmrt says a “Secret Santa” paid off 194 layaway accounts worth more than $46,000 at one of its western Pennsylvania stores.
  
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• Steelers Fans Brace For Snowy Commute To Buffalo

  09-12-2016 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We have all seen what winter snow in Buffalo can be like. Come Sunday afternoon, the flakes will be flying alongside the footballs.
  “It’s going to be exciting, it’s another element to make it exciting go out there and play in the snow,” said Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey.
  The wind could make following a pass interesting.
  “When the ball is in the air in 20 mile per hour wind and you have to follow it, it’s still going to a spot but
  
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• Study: Mandatory Military Service Responsible For Israeli Men’s High Life Expectancy

  09-12-2016 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study claims that mandatory military service is indirectly responsible for the high life expectancy of Israeli men.
  The World Health Organization reports that the average life expectancy for Israeli men in 2015 was 80.6 years, far surpassing the worldwide average of 68.5 years.
  Researchers at the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies believe the increase is due to a mandatory 32-month period of military service in the Israeli Defense Forces.
  The study indicates th
  
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• Jeff Hardy Opens Up About TNA Wrestling, Concussion Fears, New Album

  09-12-2016 22:33
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Jeff Hardy is one interesting dude. There really isn’t another way to put it. He’s a modern-day renaissance man: world-champion wrestler, painter, musician, husband, father. His life has played out better than any Hollywood script ever written. He’s gone from on top of the wrestling world to behind bars only to resurrect his career and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes.
  He seems happy now. Perhaps that’s because his life is full. As a wrestler, he and hi
  
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• Report: Judge Denies Officer, Defendant In PFA Case, Use Of Duty Weapon

  09-12-2016 22:20
  
  MT. LEBANON (KDKA) — A judge this week denied a request from a Mt. Lebanon police corporal’s attorney to grant the man access to a firearm during working hours.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, the judge cited three recent deaths in which women had sought protection from abuse orders in Washington County Court.
  Cpl. James Hughes’ estranged wife filed a petition after a Nov. 30 argument at their home in Buffalo Township.
  She said that during the confrontation he moved close t
  
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• Churches Vow To Offer Sanctuary To People In US Illegally

  09-12-2016 22:06
  
  BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) – Hundreds of houses of worship are offering sanctuary to people who could face deportation if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign pledge to remove millions of immigrants living in the country illegally.
  To some churches, sanctuary means spiritual support or legal assistance to fight deportation. Others promise or already are extending physical sanctuary by housing immigrants.
  In Brockton, a poor city of about 95,000 people south of Boston, fou
  
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• Supt.: More Plum Students Show Up Wearing Confederate Flag Clothing

  09-12-2016 21:25
  
  PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) – More students are coming to class wearing Confederate flag attire, according to a statement posted on Plum School District’s website.
  This comes after news of one student wearing the hoodie angered some African-American parents and at least one student.
  The statement, signed by Superintendent Timothy Glasspool, reads in part: “Today three  students  arrived  at  Plum  High  School wearing Confederate Flag clothing and/or accouter
  
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• After More Students Show Up With Confederate Flag Clothing, School Bans It

  09-12-2016 21:25
  
  PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) – More students have come to class wearing Confederate flag attire, according to a statement posted on Plum School District’s website, prompting a ban of the clothing.
  This comes after Robert William’s daughter said she felt threatened by a student wearing a Confederate flag hoodie. 
  “We have a flag, it’s called the U.S. flag, the flag for the United States of America. If you want to wear a flag, wear that flag,” Williams said.
  A sta
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Vying To Hold Army – Navy Game At Heinz Field

  09-12-2016 21:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several cities have expressed interest in holding the Army – Navy game and according to reports Pittsburgh is one of them.
  The Baltimore Business Journal reports that Pittsburgh is one of 10 cities who would like to host the game.This year’s game will be played Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, before returning to Philadelphia in 2017.
  The two military academies have yet to announce where they will play in 2018 and beyond.Ten cities have expressed interest i
  
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• Drunk man convicted of shooting cop wasn't denied a fair trial, Pa. court says

  09-12-2016 21:04
  A drunken man who shot a Pittsburgh police officer during a gun battle can't dodge his 30- to 60-year prison sentence for an attempted murder conviction, a state Superior Court panel has ruled. Tiant R. Mitchell didn't do a very good job of dodging bullets during the October 2012 shoot-out on Millerdale Street, either.
  
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• Plum High School students sent home for wearing Confederate clothes

  09-12-2016 20:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two Plum High School students were asked to leave class today after they refused to remove clothing bearing the Confederate flag in school.
  
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• A Life on the Hill: In a greasy Hill District restaurant, artistic history is born

  09-12-2016 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  To read more about "A Life on the Hill: The journey of Sala Udin mirrors the experience of many African-American Pittsburghers," please visit http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/life-on-the-hill/#chapterTen
  
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• PirateFest Returns To Convention Center

  09-12-2016 20:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PirateFest returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center this weekend.
  Fans can take part in youth clinics, games and meet current and former players including Bill Mazeroski, Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow.
  PirateFest is free, but you have to buy a ticket if you want an autograph.
  The convention runs on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
  Proceeds benefit Pirates Charities.
  For more information on PirateFest, visit their
  
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• Secret Santa Pays Off $46K In Lawaways At Pennsylvania Store

  09-12-2016 20:19
  
  EVERETT, Pa. (AP) – Wal-Mart says a “Secret Santa” paid off 194 layaway accounts worth more than $46,000 at one of its western Pennsylvania stores.
  WJAC-TV says the discount chain announced the gift Friday. It was received Wednesday by employees at a store in Everett, Bedford County. That’s about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
  A company spokesman tells the station that a woman walked into the store on behalf of a “Secret Santa” with a check to pay off the
  
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• Feds Announce Charges In Pittsburgh-Area Prescription Fraud

  09-12-2016 20:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have charged 18 people in 13 separate indictments with fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers from government insurance programs then re-selling them on the street.
  Most of the indictments unsealed Friday deal with illegal prescriptions for oxycodone and oxymorphone, two commonly abused prescription painkillers.
  Some of the suspects are already in custody while others were being rounded up Friday.
  Most were from Pittsburgh or its
  
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• Pittsburgh-Based PPG Cutting 1,700 Of 47,000 Jobs Worldwide

  09-12-2016 20:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh-based PPG says it’s cutting about 1,700 jobs worldwide, or about 3.6 percent of its 47,000 workers worldwide.
  Spokesman Mark Silvey says the cuts will be spread across all geographic regions so there “is expected to be minimal overall impact to any specific region.”
  Without specifying, the company says the cuts will focus on operations and markets where “business conditions are weakest.”
  PPG reported a third-quarter loss of $201 mi
  
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• Paramedics Injured While Helping Patient In Squirrel Hill

  09-12-2016 19:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two paramedics were hurt this afternoon in Squirrel Hill.
  The incident happened in the 2000-block of Wightman Street around 1 p.m.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the paramedics were trying to transport a patient to the hospital when the accident happened.
  There’s been no update on their conditions.
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• Fisher-Price Debunks Fake ‘Happy Hour Playset’ Toy

  09-12-2016 19:40
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (AP) – Fisher-Price has taken to Twitter to debunk any notion it has a bar-themed playset for toddlers.
  The image of a Fisher-Price “Happy Hour Playset” was created and shared on Instagram by meme maker Adam Padilla.
  It shows three toddlers standing at a pretend bar, with one posing as a bartender. Two of the kids are holding what looks like plastic beer bottles.
  The picture prompted some Twitter complaints to Fisher-Price. The toymaker’s account respond
  
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• 'Secret Santas' pay off student meal accounts, $46K in layaways

  09-12-2016 19:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  HERMINIE, Pa. — A secret Santa has paid off the outstanding meal accounts for students at a Westmoreland County elementary school.
  
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• 'Secret Santas' pay off student meal accounts

  09-12-2016 19:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  HERMINIE, Pa. — A secret Santa has paid off the outstanding meal accounts for students at a Westmoreland County elementary school.
  
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• Gov’t: Takata Air Bag Recalls To Cover 42M Cars When Done

  09-12-2016 19:31
  
  DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. government says automakers will end up recalling 42 million vehicles with potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp.
  The National Highway Safety Administration released a schedule for further recalls on Friday.It’s another step toward recalling about 69 million inflators that can potentially explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into people. Some cars will have both the driver side and passenger side air bags replaced.
  Recalls are being
  
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• Officials: South Beach Halts Zika’s Spread, But Risks Remain

  09-12-2016 19:22
  
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Florida’s governor and tourism officials are declaring victory over Zika in South Beach. But the virus remains a risk in Miami-Dade County.
  Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that the popular tourist destination had been cleared of active Zika transmission.
  Officials credited the beginning of South Florida’s cool winter season with suppressing disease-carrying mosquito populations, along with aggressive mosquito control measures.
  Isolated Zika infections
  
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• Deer cull participants can remain private, court rules

  09-12-2016 19:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Commonwealth Court ruled Friday that the names of those who participated in a deer cull in Mt. Lebanon — either by bow hunting or by providing their property to hunters — can stay protected.
  
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• Appellate court says Mt. Lebanon deer cull participants can remain private

  09-12-2016 19:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Commonwealth Court ruled today that the names of those people who participated in a deer cull in Mt. Lebanon — either by bow hunting or by providing their property to hunters — can stay protected.
  
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• Home away from home: Nonprofit provides for people witha

  09-12-2016 18:57
  Amanda Diaz doesn't do her own cooking, nor is she allowed access to the kitchen where food is prepared and stored. But she has her own personal chefs, which she enjoys immensely.
  
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• Clint Hurdle On Andrew McCutchen: “I’m Not Worried”

  09-12-2016 18:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The Pittsburgh Pirates are coming off a 78-win season in 2016, down from the 98 wins the team earned the previous year.This off season has brought with a lot of rumors, including many revolving around trading star center fielder (for now) Andrew McCutchen. But overall, the Pirates have had a quiet winter to this point as far as making actual roster moves.
  Pirates manager Clint Hurdle stopped by the Bowser Nissan Performance Theater on Friday morning for a full hour to
  
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• Stretch of I-90 reopens 24 hours after 17-car pileup

  09-12-2016 18:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A seven-mile stretch of Interstate 90 in Erie County has reopened 24 hours after a 17-car pileup caused by a heavy, lake-effect snowfall shutdown that section of the highway Thursday, PennDOT said.
  
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• Los Angeles Sues 4 Big Retailers Over Alleged Deceptive Ads

  09-12-2016 18:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday sued four national retailers, accusing them of duping shoppers into believing they got bigger discounts than they actually did.
  The separate lawsuits alleging deceptive advertising were filed against J.C. Penney, Sears, Kohl’s and Macy’s, according to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office.
  “Customers have the right to be told the truth about the prices they’re paying – and to know if a bargain is re
  
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• 4 Big Retailers Sued Over Alleged Deceptive Ads

  09-12-2016 18:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (KDKA) – It’s that time of year when almost every store tries to lure you in with claims of slashed prices — you know, 50 percent off the original price!
  But did that product ever sell in a store at the original price?
  “Never, never.  It’s a business. You got to make money,” says Pat Valenti of Cranberry.
  “Do you think some stores sometimes create a fake original price?” KDKA money editor Jon Delano asked one shopper.
  “D
  
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• Feds charge 18, most from Pittsburgh, with health-care fraud, pill distribution scheme

  09-12-2016 18:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Eighteen people, many of them from the Woods Run neighborhood of Pittsburgh, have been charged in a health-care fraud and prescription pill distribution scheme, the U.S. attorney's office announced this morning.
  
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• Woman Hit In The Head With Mallet, Man Jailed

  09-12-2016 17:44
  
  SOUTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing charges for allegedly striking a woman with a mallet during a domestic dispute.
  35-year-old David Hafer, of South Huntingdon, is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment.
  The incident reportedly started as an argument at Hafer’s home on Dutch Hollow Road. Hafer allegedly beat the woman with his fist and choked her in addition to striking her with the mallet.
  The victim suffered a large cut t
  
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• Report: Woman Hit In The Head With Mallet, Man Jailed

  09-12-2016 17:44
  
  SOUTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing charges for allegedly striking a woman with a mallet during a domestic dispute.
  The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports 35-year-old David Hafer, of South Huntingdon, is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment.
  The incident reportedly started as an argument at Hafer’s home on Dutch Hollow Road.
  The Trib reports the woman suffered a large cut to her head and appeared to have read marks around her ne
  
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• McConnell tells coal-state Democrats to accept 4-month deal for miners

  09-12-2016 17:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Coal-state Democrats who are threatening a government shutdown over health benefits for retired miners should “take yes for answer” and stop stalling a short-term spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said today.
  
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• Consumer alert posted at Sichuan Gourmet in Oakland

  09-12-2016 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sichuan Gourmet in Oakland with hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for more than a dozen serious health code violations.
  
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• Keidel: Buccaneers Winning… For Now

  09-12-2016 16:51
  
  By Jason Keidel
  When pondering the NFL’s most essential teams, Tampa Bay is rarely high on the list.
  Yet they’ve had odd growth spurts since entering the league in 1976. The Bucs lost their first 26 games but made the NFC title game in 1979.
  Fast forward 20 years, when Tony Dungy slowly built them into a behemoth. While Dungy didn’t get a chance to feast on the fruits of his labor, Jon Gruden led the Buccaneers to their lone Super Bowl title in 2002.
  But between
  
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• Man Killed In Pleasant Hills Hit & Run, Driver Sought

  09-12-2016 15:46
  
  PLEASANT HILLS (KDKA) — Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run accident in Pleasant Hills that left one man dead.
  According to Pleasant Hills Police, the accident happened Thursday just before 10 p.m. on Curry Hollow Road and Green Street, near the Walgreens.
  Officers say they found the victim lying in the street after he was apparently struck by a vehicle.He has been identified by officials as 43-year-old David Ruiz of Carnegie.
  He was taken to Jefferson Hospital wh
  
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• Clairton High School on brief lockdown after report of shooting

  09-12-2016 15:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Clairton High School was put on a 20-minute lockdown this morning as local police investigated a shooting.
  
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• Shooting Prompts Lockdown At Clairton City School District

  09-12-2016 15:18
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — An early-morning shooting prompted a lockdown at the nearby Clairton City High School.
  The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. in the 700-block of Warrington Avenue near a Dollar General store.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to emergency dispatchers, the victim was shot in the back and a male suspect was reportedly spotted running from the scene.
  Following the incident, the school lockdown was put in place by Clairton Police and school officials as a precaution.
  School dis
  
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• PTL Links: Dec. 9, 2016

  09-12-2016 14:49
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Tamara Tunie at City Theatre
  Rock ‘N Rolldies at Heinz Hall
  Chef Anthony & Don’s Appliances
  Children’s Hospital Free Care Friends
  Bird Safe Pittsburgh
  BIRD SAFE ARTISTS LINKS:
  Ashley Cecil
  Gillian Preston of Broken Plates
  Kim Fox of Worker Bird
  Kirsten Lowe-Rebel of KLoRebel
  Allison Glancey of Strawberryluna
  
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• Weekend forecast calls for brisk weather, but no major snowfall

  09-12-2016 14:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh region today is being hit with its chillest temperatures since last winter, a brisk start to the wintry season that won’t ease up this weekend.
  
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• Police Officer Hospitalized After Motorcycle Crash

  09-12-2016 14:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Police motorcycle officer was injured in an accident this morning along Route 28.
  The crash happened around 7:40 a.m. near the 31st Street Bridge.
  According to a police spokesperson, the officer was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital to be evaluated as a precaution.
  His motorcycle was towed.
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• Pileup Crash On I-90 In Erie Blamed On Lake-Effect Snow

  09-12-2016 14:15
  
  ERIE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – PennDOT says a section of westbound Interstate 90 in northwestern Pennsylvania will probably remain closed through noon as crews clear wreckage from a 15-vehicle pileup being blamed on lake-effect snow.
  State police say the crash closed down the interstate in Erie County early Thursday afternoon. That’s when at least 15 people were hurt in chain reaction crashes near Girard, about 20 miles southwest of Erie.
  The eastbound lanes reopened about midnight, but PennD
  
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• Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in Pleasant Hills

  09-12-2016 14:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident in Pleasant Hills that occurred Thursday night.
  
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• Carnegie man killed in hit-and-run in Pleasant Hills

  09-12-2016 14:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident in Pleasant Hills that occurred Thursday night.
  
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• Cecil Twp. Man Charged For Killing Home Intruder

  09-12-2016 13:42
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A Washington County man has been ordered held without bail after he was arraigned on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of an unarmed intruder last month.
  David Murray, 53, was charged Thursday with 77 drug offenses and criminal homicide in connection with the Nov. 25 shooting death of 52-year-old Nathaniel Gardner.
  Police say Murray told authorities that he shot Gardner after he kicked in the door of his Cecil Township trailer and assaulted him.
  While inv
  
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• Former Penguins’ Star Kevin Stevens Pleads Guilty In Drug Conspiracy

  09-12-2016 13:21
  
  BOSTON (AP) – A two-time Stanley Cup champion hockey player from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge.
  The Boston Globe reports 51-year-old Kevin Stevens entered the plea Thursday in a Boston federal court to a charge of conspiring with another man to sell oxycodone.
  Prosecutors say Stevens and another man were involved in a scheme to sell the painkiller from August 2015 through at least March 2016 in several cities. A plea agreement says Stevens was responsible for 17
  
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• A Life on the Hill: After a son’s death, Sala asks, 'Was he in the streets looking for his father?'

  09-12-2016 13:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  To read more about "A Life on the Hill: The journey of Sala Udin mirrors the experience of many African-American Pittsburghers," please visit http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/life-on-the-hill/#chapterNine
  
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