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• Allegheny Co. D.A.: Elizabeth Boro Police Officer’s Actions Were Not Inappropriate

  05-01-2017 23:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One day after a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against an Elizabeth Borough Police officer alleging “excessive and unnecessary force,” the Allegheny County District Attorney Office has weighed in.
  In a written statement released Thursday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. says his office determined that “the arresting officer’s actions were not inappropriate, given the circumstances.”
  Zappala said his office has
  
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• New Treatment Aims To Help People Who Suffer From Cat Allergies

  05-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Chances are, if you have seasonal allergies you’re also allergic to cats.
  “About 30 percent of these patients will have a ‘cat positive’ test if you test them,” says University of Chicago ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr. Fuad Baroody.
  Cat dander is what causes the itchy eyes and runny noses.
  “It’s a whiff of exposure that makes you miserable for a good 24 hours after exposure,” Dr. Baroody says.
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• Body of gunshot victim found in Dormont yard

  05-01-2017 23:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who was found dead in Dormont this morning might have been shot Wednesday night, police said.
  
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• What If The NFL Were Like European Soccer And Had A Loan System?

  05-01-2017 22:43
  
  Tom Bogert, CBS Local Sports
  In European soccer, there are no trades and there is no draft. Players are developed through youth systems, some starting as young as eight years old, or they’re purchased from other clubs. Those are the two dominant methods of roster creation.
  There’s a third spear on this trident: the loaning system. It is exactly what it sounds like; the short-term transfer of a player with the view (typically) that they’ll be returned once the agreement is up in
  
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• Hidden camera found in women's room at North Apollo UPS facility

  05-01-2017 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after a hidden camera was found in the women’s room at a UPS facility in North Apollo, Armstrong County.
  
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• Slain Pennsylvania trooper remembered for heroism

  05-01-2017 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  ALTOONA — Hundreds paid tribute today to a young Pennsylvania state trooper killed in the line of duty after only about a year on the force.
  
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• Join Us For Family SnowBlast At Hidden Valley

  05-01-2017 21:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA-TV) — Want to join KDKA-TV and Pittsburgh’s CW for a snow tubing party or hit the slopes with some of your favorite personalities?!Pack up the family and head on over to Hidden Valley Resort from Thursday, January 12th through Sunday, January 15th for Family Snowblast!
  The last eight years have been so much fun that KDKA-TV and Pittsburgh’s CW are once again partnering with Hidden Valley Resort for the 9th Annual Family Snowblast!
  During fun-filled days, KDKA-T
  
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• Hundreds pay tribute to slain Pennsylvania trooper remembered for heroism

  05-01-2017 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  ALTOONA — Hundreds paid tribute today to a young Pennsylvania state trooper killed in the line of duty after only about a year on the force.
  
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• Governor: Slain Pennsylvania trooper remembered as hero

  05-01-2017 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  ALTOONA — Gov. Tom Wolf says he and all Pennsylvanians are grateful to a 23-year-old state trooper killed in the line of duty for laying his life on the line.
  
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• Richland woman dies of heroin OD with 3-year-old son in apartment

  05-01-2017 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Richland woman died Wednesday in her apartment while injecting heroin, leaving her 3-year-old son alone in the residence until police found him.
  
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• Fiorentino officially named West Chester University president

  05-01-2017 21:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Christopher Fiorentino today was named president of West Chester University, the largest of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities. He has been its interim leader since April.
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Dormont Homicide

  05-01-2017 21:05
  
  DORMONT (KDKA) — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting victim’s body was found in a backyard in Dormont.
  Friday morning, officers were told to be on the lookout for Timothy Bevan, 23. He’s believed to be driving a 1993 blue Cadillac sedan with PA registration KBV-1657.
  Investigators were first called Thursday to the 2700-block of Espy Avenue over reports of an unresponsive man found in a yard.
  Just before noon, the homeowner, who does not want to be identified, sa
  
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• Dormont Homeowner Finds Man Shot To Death In Backyard

  05-01-2017 21:05
  
  DORMONT (KDKA) — A body was found Thursday afternoon in Dormont.
  A homeowner discovered the body in the 2700 block of Espy Avenue.A Dormont homeowner finds a man shot to death in the back yard. pic.twitter.com/zZqF963fS7
  — Lynne Hayes-Freeland (@PghLynne) January 5, 2017
  The victim was reportedly shot to death.
  Neighbors say they heard gunshots Wednesday night, but it is not known if the two incidents are connected.
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• Cops: Man Jailed After Heroin Found Near Child’s Sippy Cup

  05-01-2017 20:56
  
  PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on drug and weapons charges after police say they found heroin sitting out near his child’s sippy cup.
  Thirty-three-year-old Jason Holloway was arraigned early Thursday on charges stemming from his arrest Wednesday in Penn Hills.
  That’s where police say he bought $120 worth of heroin labeled “Earth, Wind & Fire” from undercover Allegheny County detectives.
  Police then searched Holloway’s home where
  
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• 2 Guilty In Slaying That Left Female Jitney Driver Unrecognizable

  05-01-2017 20:27
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Two men have been convicted of second-degree murder in the slaying of a western Pennsylvania jitney driver who suffered such grievous shotgun wounds to the face police couldn’t initially identify her.
  An Allegheny County judge convicted 23-year-olds Timothy Brock, of Pittsburgh, and William McGraw, of McKeesport, on Thursday following non-jury trial. The murder charge, which pertains to any killing committed during another felony, carries a mandatory life
  
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• Sumpter will not seek re-election for Pittsburgh Public Schools board

  05-01-2017 20:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Thomas Sumpter, a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Public Schools board of directors, will not run for re-election this year, he said today.
  
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• Police: Principal Admits Stealing Nude Images From Students

  05-01-2017 19:44
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A fired Kentucky high school principal has admitted to seizing students’ phones so that he could steal pornographic images and trade them online, investigators said.
  Stephen Kyle Goodlett, 36, of Elizabethtown, was indicted Wednesday in Louisville on federal charges of possessing and transporting child pornography. Last month, he pleaded not guilty to 63 state felony child porn charges.
  Goodlett admitted to Kentucky State Police investigators that he has a porn
  
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• Brain-Injury Deaths In High School Football Players Rising

  05-01-2017 19:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A new report says two dozen high school football players died in recent years from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and the annual death count has been growing slightly.
  But such deaths remain rare, and it’s not clear whether the count is rising because of more widespread attention and better reporting.
  The study also counted four such deaths in college football players over the same time span, 2005 through 2014.
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• American Red Cross Reporting Blood, Platelet Shortage

  05-01-2017 19:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – The American Red Cross says it is experiencing a severe blood shortage this season, and is seeking the public’s help.
  “This is an emergency situation,” says Regina Boothe Bratton, External Communications Manager for The American Red Cross.
  The organization says it had about 37,000 fewer donations in November and December than what was needed.  Nearly 100 blood drives were cancelled last month due to inclement weather.
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• Pittsburgh’s Bald Eagle Cameras Return

  05-01-2017 19:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh’s famous bald eagles are returning to their nests as they get ready to lay new eggs.
  That means that both Hays and Harmar bald eagle web cameras are back operating.Millions of people every year tune into the bald eagle webcams.
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  Harmar Bald Eagles Camera
  The webcam at the Hays nest are a collaborative project between PixController and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.“We are excited to be involved with
  
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• Steelers Hottest Ticket In AFC Playoffs On Secondary Market

  05-01-2017 19:27
  
  Bryan Altman
  It’s going to be well below freezing when the Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Miami Dolphins to Heinz Field on Sunday afternoon for the Wild Card Weekend matchup, but tickets for the AFC showdown are the hottest around.
  According to VividSeats.com, tickets for Sunday’s game are currently listed on the secondary market for a median price of $271, while tickets for the Texans-Raiders game taking place the day before in Houston have a median price of $194.
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• Police Searching For Attempted Homicide Suspect

  05-01-2017 19:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Major Crimes Unit is asking for help in catching a man wanted for attempted homicide.
  Timothy Bazemore, 26, is accused in the July shooting of a 51-year-old man in the 1400 block of North Murtland Street.
  Bazemore is known to reside in and frequent the Homewood area. He is approximately 5’7” and weighs 160 lbs.
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• UPS: Hidden Camera Found In Pa. Restroom; Police Investigating

  05-01-2017 19:02
  
  NORTH APOLLO, Pa. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after officials say a hidden mobile camera was found hidden in a women’s restroom at a United Parcel Service satellite facility in western Pennsylvania.
  UPS spokeswoman Kim Krebs said Wednesday the person responsible for the camera found in the North Apollo facility has been identified and fired. Police have begun an investigation into the incident.
  North Apollo is a borough located about 34 miles east of Pittsburgh.
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• WWE 2016 Review And 2017 Predictions

  05-01-2017 19:01
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  In a lot of ways, it’s sad to see 2016 come to a close for WWE. It was a revolutionary 12-month span that saw the return of the heir to the throne, the debut and triumph of a global talent that was never supposed happen and the abrupt retirement of a too-young legend. Then there was the unthinkable relationship between WWE and UFC and the slaying of a beast by a titan absent for a decade. The roster was divided, new championships were created while champions were destroyed
  
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• CBS Analyst Boomer Esiason Says Dolphins Are Heading Into A Hornets Nest On Sunday

  05-01-2017 18:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- NFL on CBS Analyst and former QB Boomer Esiason joined The Cook and Poni Show on Thursday to preview the Steelers/ Dolphins Wild Card game.
  “I think they [Miami] are heading into a hornets nest,” Esiason said. “It’s very difficult to win on Heinz Field this time of year.”
  Boomer says it will be a tough challenge for veteran backup QB Matt Moore who will start in place of injured Ryan Tannehill.
  “If there is one guy this week to go on
  
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• CBS Broadcaster Simms: It’s Going To Be A Different Feeling For Bell On Sunday

  05-01-2017 18:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The Steelers ride a seven-game winning streak into their first round playoff matchup with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Pittsburgh is out for redemption from their 30-15 loss to the Dolphins in Miami back in Week 6, where Le’Veon Bell only had 10 carries for 53 yards and Ben Roethlisberger went down with a torn meniscus.
  The NFL on CBS will be broadcasting Sunday’s game at 1:05 p.m with Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely on the the crew. Sim
  
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• Pittsburgh Fire Bureau: ‘Firefighter’ Asking For Assistance Is An Impostor

  05-01-2017 18:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They’re brave men and women, risking their lives at times to save others.
  But now, it seems someone is playing pretend, trying to trick people into believing he’s hero when he’s really an impostor.
  This picture has been shared now by hundreds of people.  The Pittsburgh Fire Bureau posted the picture on their Facebook page, saying that someone using the name “Ryan Jay” was claiming to be a city firefighter.  The impostor, according
  
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• Evening Pep Rally Planned For Steelers Game Against Dolphins

  05-01-2017 18:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers are looking forward to Sunday’s playoff game against the Miami Dolphins, and no doubt, so are the fans.
  The team has a way for you to celebrate that excitement.
  Come Friday, the place to be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. is at Stage AE for the North Shore play off pep rally and it’s free.
  Ryan Huzjak, the vice president of marketing and sales for the Steelers, says this rally will be like no others. It’s at night, it’s on the North Shore and
  
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• McKeesport man gets 20 to 40 years in fatal shooting

  05-01-2017 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKeesport man will spend 20 to 40 years in prison for killing his estranged wife's boyfriend.
  
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• 'Voice' finalist Josh Gallagher to perform at Steelers pep rally

  05-01-2017 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  "The Voice" finalist Josh Gallagher will be performing at the Steelers pep rally Friday.
  
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• Two guilty of second-degree murder for killing Wilkinsburg jitney driver

  05-01-2017 17:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men were found guilty of second-degree murder this morning in the 2013 shooting death of a Wilkinsburg jitney driver.
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 5, 2017

  05-01-2017 17:46
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Girl Scouts Of Western Pennsylvania
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  Little Earth Productions and Little Earth Steeler Pet Gear & Coupon Code
  Pittsburgh RV Show
  Andy Amrhein/Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
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• Study: Giving Peanut-Based Foods To Babies Early Prevents Allergies

  05-01-2017 17:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The old advice: to avoid peanut allergies, avoid peanuts.That had been the recommendation. But these directions did not yield the desired outcome.
  “Over the course of the next decade, what we saw was an increase in peanut allergy, rather than a decrease, and now the guidelines are steadily changing, and becoming quite the opposite of what we once had,” says allergist Dr. James DeAngelo.Researchers took a closer look. And now the National Institutes of Health
  
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• Giving Peanut-Based Foods To Babies Early Prevents Allergies

  05-01-2017 17:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released Thursday that aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters, too, from developing the dangerous food allergy.
  The new guidelines from the National Institutes of Health mark a shift in dietary advice, based on landmark research that found early exposure dramatically lowers a baby’s chances of becoming allergic.
  The recommendations spell out exactly h
  
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• Slain Pennsylvania State Trooper Lauded For His Service

  05-01-2017 17:06
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – Hundreds paid tribute Thursday to a young Pennsylvania state trooper killed in the line of duty after only about a year on the force.
  At a funeral at the Blair County Convention Center, Trooper Landon Weaver, 23, was remembered as a hero and Gov. Tom Wolf expressed gratitude for Weaver’s service. Outside, several people held a large American flag on a hill overlooking the center.
  “He joined the state police to help to make the lives of all Pennsylvanians saf
  
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• Funeral Set For Trooper Shot During Domestic Incident

  05-01-2017 17:06
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – A funeral is set for a 23-year-old state trooper who was fatally shot last week while investigating a domestic incident in rural central Pennsylvania.
  Hundreds of people paid respects Wednesday at the visitation for Trooper Landon Weaver at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. The funeral will be held there Thursday morning, followed by burial at a cemetery in Martinsburg.
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• Funeral Concludes For Trooper Shot During Domestic Incident

  05-01-2017 17:06
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – The funeral for a 23-year-old Pennsylvania state trooper killed in the line of duty is over and a large motorcade will soon head to the cemetery for his burial.
  The service for Trooper Landon Weaver on Thursday in Altoona was attended by police from around Pennsylvania and other states, the governor and the state police commissioner.
  Police say the first-year officer was shot and killed Friday by 32-year-old Jason Robison, a suspect Weaver was investigating for alleged
  
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• CBS Sports’ Bill Cowher Breaks Down Dolphins-Steelers Wild Card Game

  05-01-2017 16:41
  
  Bryan Altman
  Football fans, rejoice: Wild Card Weekend is upon us. This weekend boasts an impressive set of games to kick off the playoff proceedings, including Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. ET showdown on CBS between playoff stalwarts, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Miami Dolphins, who are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
  The Steelers are heavy favorites over the visiting Dolphins, who enter the contest with a glaring question mark at quarterback. Starter Ryan Tannehil
  
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• Police: Man At Ohio Walmart Used Syringe To Squirt Semen On Women

  05-01-2017 16:26
  
  MARIETTA, Ohio (KDKA) – Police say a West Virginia man repeatedly stalked women inside an Ohio Walmart and used a syringe to spray them with his semen.
  CBS News reports Timothy Blake was charged Dec. 30 with pandering obscenity, sexual imposition and two counts of menace by stalking.
  Officials in Marietta say they first received a report in November from a woman who said she was shopping at Walmart when she noticed a man she described as “’creepy,’ who seemed to be linger
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect Overnight

  05-01-2017 16:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The frigid air has moved in and a fresh blanket of snow coated the region Thursday, making the evening rush hour challenging.
  The flakes started flying in the late morning and early afternoon hours, and picked up south of the city as the night went on.
  The National Weather Service put Fayette, Greene, Somerset and Westmoreland counties all under a Winter Weather Advisory through Friday morning.
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• Winter Weather Advisory Issued As Snow, Cold Moves In

  05-01-2017 16:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Thursday morning began with chilly temperatures and just a few flurries, but colder air is expected to move in throughout the day.
  This deep chill will last through the weekend with morning temperatures in single digits Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
  National Weather Service advisories for Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania predict 1 to 2 inches in and around Pittsburgh, with 3 to 5 inches forecast for counties east and south of the city.
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• 'Fences' film shoot generated $9.4 million for Pittsburgh businesses, hires

  05-01-2017 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The filming of August Wilson’s “Fences” in Pittsburgh generated $9.4 million locally, including the hiring of more than 900 local workers and the payment of $5.6 million in wages, according to Paramount Pictures.
  
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• Cops: Pa. Man Wounds Mom, Then Shoots Self After Pot Argument

  05-01-2017 15:01
  
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Police say an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man fatally shot himself after first wounding his mother after they argued about her finding marijuana in his clothes.
  The Northampton County coroner has ruled Colin Williams’ death early Wednesday a suicide. His body was found in a car along with an unspecified type of gun about 2 a.m. Wednesday in Lower Mount Bethel Township.
  Police believe Williams drove there after arguing with his mother, Carolyn Williams, on Tuesday a
  
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• Report: Pitt, Duquesne Law Professors Protest Trump Nomination For Attorney General

  05-01-2017 14:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Local law professors are joining 1,200 others across the nation in urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nomination for U.S. Attorney General.
  According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, professors from the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University released a letter this week referencing the committee’s 1986 bipartisan vote to reject Sessions’ nomination as a federal judge, after
  
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• Watch: Man Lassos Calf On Tennessee Highway From Cop Car

  05-01-2017 14:42
  
  PARIS, Tennessee (KDKA) — A Tennessee cowboy is wowing the world in a viral video that has racked up millions of views on Facebook.
  The video, posted to Facebook, shows a man lassoing a runaway cow on a highway  in Paris.
  It was posted by Monte Belew from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.“Hats off to my ole buddy David Bevill!!” he posted on Facebook. “We had a calf running down Hwy 79 and he came & helped us.. Bevill rode on the front of my car & rope
  
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• Ambridge Area students, teachers return to school after 3-week strike

  05-01-2017 13:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Students in the Ambridge Area School District returned to school this morning following a teachers strike that began Dec. 12.
  
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• Police: Charges ‘Soon’ In Chicago Beating Aired On Facebook

  05-01-2017 13:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police don’t believe a man beaten in an assault broadcast live on Facebook was targeted because he was white despite profanities made by the accused assailants about white people and President-elect Donald Trump, a police spokesman said Thursday.
  Charges are expected soon against four black suspects, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Associated Press. He acknowledged that the suspects made “terrible racist statements” during the as
  
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• Hate Crime Charges Filed Against 4 Suspects Accused In Videotaped Beating

  05-01-2017 13:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP/KDKA) – Four black people were charged with hate crimes Thursday in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man being beaten and taunted, threatened with a knife and forced to drink from a toilet.
  The assault went on for up to two days, until Chicago police found the victim “in distress” walking along a street, authorities said.
  The suspects, who are in custody, can be heard on the video using profanities against whit
  
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• Winter weather advisory issued for Westmoreland, southern counties

  05-01-2017 13:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of the Pittsburgh region, with up to 5 inches of snow expected in surrounding counties.
  
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• Winter weather advisory issued for Pittsburgh region; schools announce early dismissals

  05-01-2017 13:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of the Pittsburgh region, with up to 2 inches of snow forecast for Allegheny County and even more for surrounding counties.
  
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