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• ‘They Foiled Me’: Mariah Carey Blames Bungled Performance On Producers

  08-01-2017 23:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mariah Carey is blaming producers for her bungled performance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” saying, “They foiled me.”
  Carey says on her Twitter page that the show’s production team had technical issues and her ear monitors didn’t work. Carey stopped singing during her live New Year’s Eve set as pre-recorded vocals continued to play behind her.
  “Thus it turned into an opportunity to humiliate me
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger In A Walking Boot After Dolphins Game

  08-01-2017 23:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) –  Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in a walking boot after Sunday’s winning game against the Miami Dolphins.
  Roethlisberger hurt his ankle on the final sack of the game, but he is vowing to return next week as the Steelers take on Kansas City.Ben Roethlisberger in a walking boot after the game. Hear from him next LIVE #KDKA #Steelers
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• ‘Big Three’ Power Steelers By Dolphins 30-12

  08-01-2017 22:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Injuries forced Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell to wait three seasons for the chance to run onto the field together in the playoffs. The wait for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Big Three” to do it again won’t be nearly as long.
  Bell ran for a franchise postseason record 167 yards and two scores, Brown caught five passes for 124 yards and a pair of first-quarter touchdowns from Roethlisberger as the Steelers overwhelmed the beate
  
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• Le’Veon Bell Breaks Steelers Postseason Single-Game Rushing Record With 167 Yards

  08-01-2017 22:14
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The Steelers came into their Wild Card match-up with the Dolphins having Le’Veon Bell healthy for a playoff game for the first time in his career. In his first postseason action, Bell made his mark on the Steelers record books, setting the single-game postseason rushing yards record by tallying 167 yards on 29 carries as the Steelers rolled to a 30-12 win.
  Bell added two touchdowns on the day, consistently showing off his patented blend of patience, speed and power on multiple h
  
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• TMZ Releases Video It Says Depicts Florida Airport Shooting

  08-01-2017 22:05
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – TMZ has released video footage that the website says shows the initial seconds of the deadly airport shooting in Florida last week.
  The 20-second recording posted onto TMZ’s website shows a man walking through the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale airport. The man then pulls a handgun from his waistband, starts firing and runs.
  TMZ does not say where it obtained the video, although it appears to be from a surveillance camera.
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• Shocking Video Appears To Show First Shots At Ft. Lauderdale Airport

  08-01-2017 22:05
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A day before the suspect in the Fort Lauderdale airport rampage was to appear in court, a website released footage that appears to show him calmly drawing a pistol and opening fire in the baggage claim area.
  The video recording posted on TMZ’s website appears to show Estaban Santiago walking through baggage claim of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, pulling a handgun from his waistband and then firing several times before runn
  
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• 94-Year-Old Retired Pastor Knits Hundreds Of Hats For Needy

  08-01-2017 21:25
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Shelley Shellenberger sits in a chair by the window in his Landis Homes apartment, wrapping strands of yarn around the pegs of a Knifty Knitter loom.
  After he has wrapped enough yarn and used a hook to pull the colorful strands together and back up over the pegs many times, a multicolored ski cap will emerge from the round loom.
  These hats – the current batch sits in rows on a nearby table – will find their way to warm heads of needy children and adults in
  
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• Annual No Pants Subway Ride Hits Cities Around The World

  08-01-2017 20:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Subway riders in New York City and other places around the world should be ready for an eyeful when their fellow transit users strip down to their underwear.
  The annual No Pants Subway Ride is taking place Sunday.
  The event is organized by the Improv Everywhere comedy collective. It started in 2002 in New York with seven participants.
  Organizers say pants-less subway rides are scheduled to take place this year in dozens of cities around the world. Philadelphia’s versi
  
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• WATCH: Antonio Brown Burns Dolphins Secondary For 2nd TD In First Quarter

  08-01-2017 19:30
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Antonio Brown picked up his first career postseason touchdown on the Steelers first drive of the game against the Dolphins on Sunday. He took a screen pass from Roethlisberger and showed off his speed, sprinting down the sideline 50 yards for a touchdown to put the team up 7-0. It didn’t take very long for him to pick up his second score of the day.
  After forcing the Dolphins to punt, the Steelers took over at their own 10. They worked the ball out to the 38, and, facing a secon
  
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• WATCH: Antonio Brown Takes Screen Pass 50 Yards To The House

  08-01-2017 19:18
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is one of the most prolific wide receivers in the NFL. Yet, entering Sunday’s Wild Card game against the Dolphins, Brown had never recorded a touchdown in the playoffs in his career. That changed on the Steelers first drive against the Dolphins.
  Offensive coordinator Todd Haley came out seemingly determined to get the ball into the hands of his two biggest playmakers in Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell as the duo touched the ball on
  
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• Ryan Shazier Warms Up For Dolphins Game Shirtless Despite Frigid Temperatures

  08-01-2017 18:32
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon in the Wild Card round of the playoffs at Heinz Field. Game time temperatures are expected to be in the teens, which for most people would mean bundle up under plenty of layers. Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier is not one of those people.
  On NFL Network’s pre-game show, the crew showed video of Shazier warming up for the game with no shirt on. Don’t believe me? Watch the video.It's 14 degrees in Pi
  
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• Mother, Boyfriend Charged With Killing Teen In ‘Rape-Murder Fantasy’

  08-01-2017 18:08
  
  NEWTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A woman whose teenage daughter’s dismembered remains were found in the woods last fall has been charged along with her boyfriend with killing the girl in a “rape-murder fantasy” the couple shared, a prosecutor said Sunday.
  “The hours and the days leading up to her murder were probably the most horrible and traumatic that any person should ever have had to experience,” Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said.
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• Mom, Boyfriend Charged In Teen Girl Dismemberment Death

  08-01-2017 18:08
  
  NEWTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman whose dismembered 14-year-old daughter’s remains were found in the woods last fall has been charged along with her boyfriend with killing the girl in what officials are calling a “rape-murder fantasy” the couple shared, a prosecutor said Sunday.
  “The hours and the days leading up to her murder were probably the most horrible and traumatic that any person should ever have had to experience,” said Bucks County District At
  
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• Police investigating attempted robbery, shooting in Allentown

  08-01-2017 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old woman was shot during a robbery that was purported to have been a drug deal, according to police.
  
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• Crews Battle Baldwin House Fire In Frigid Temperatures

  08-01-2017 17:16
  
  BALDWIN (KDKA) — Crews battled a house fire in Baldwin in frigid temperatures Sunday morning.
  The fire started around 10:15 a.m. in the 600-block of Penn Street.
  A second alarm was requested just before 11 a.m., according to the official Allegheny County Twitter account.
  It is unknown if anyone was inside the house at the time of the fire or if anyone was injured.
  Temperatures were in the teens Sunday morning, with wind chill bringing that down into the negatives.
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• Police: Woman Shot After Allegedly Attempting To Rob Female

  08-01-2017 16:10
  
  ALLENTOWN (KDKA) — One woman was shot and two others are facing drug charges after an incident that happened in Allentown on Saturday night.
  It happened around 10:40 p.m.
  Police say paramedics were flagged down on Arlington Avenue. A 19-year-old woman had a gunshot wound on her left side below her ribs. She was sent to UPMC Mercy. Her condition is unknown.
  Around the same time, officers were also dispatched to intersection of Climax Street and Millbridge Street for a report of shots fired.
  
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• Girl, 15, killed in Ohio Township fire remembered for her ‘bright spirit’

  08-01-2017 15:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Christmas morning was a special one this year for 15-year-old Hannah Milbert.
  
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• Avonworth sophomore dies in Ohio Township house fire

  08-01-2017 15:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  A popular Avonworth High School student lost her life in a house fire that remains under investigation by multiple agencies.
  
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• Avonworth 10th-grader dies in Ohio Township house fire

  08-01-2017 15:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  A popular Avonworth High School student lost her life in a house fire that remains under investigation by multiple agencies.
  
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• Raise your spirits this winter with toasty cocktails

  08-01-2017 13:50
  Nothing may be more pleasurable at day's end than a well-crafted cocktail. The clink of ice on glass, the magical mix of sweet, sour and alcoholic - it's a great way to unwind and be merry, especially during the holiday season.
  
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• Police Arrest Man Wanted In Connection To July Shooting

  08-01-2017 12:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man wanted by police in connection to an attempted homicide was arrested in Homewood early Saturday morning.
  According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27-year-old Timothy Bazemore was arrested after a traffic stop around 2:40 a.m. near the intersection of Idlewild Street and North Lang Avenue.
  Police say Bazemore shot and wounded a 51-year-old man last July during a confrontation on North Murtland Street in Homewood.Officers told the Post-Gazette that Bazemore gave tw
  
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• Locals help bring TV show to action: Extra work pays off for would-be actors

  08-01-2017 09:59
  Courtesy photos Extra Mandie Gorsuch , a Roaring Spring native, is shown in a scene from "Thea SOutsiders,"a Sa WGNa Soriginal series that will air later this month. At left is actor David Morse who plays the main character Big Foster Farrell in the show.
  
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• August Wilson's Pittsburgh

  08-01-2017 06:09
  Denzel Washington's filming of "Fences," the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by August Wilson, has once again put Pittsburgh on the cultural map. As well it should, for this tale of Troy Maxson, a frustrated, deeply flawed garbage man, and Rose, his understanding, near-perfect wife, has universal resonance but is grounded in the history of Pittsburgh and Mr. Wilson.
  
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• Pittsburgh billionaire Thomas Tull adds farmer to his list of titles

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Thomas Tull is famous in Pittsburgh as a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and CEO of Legendary Entertainment, the studio that filmed “The Dark Knight Rises” in his adopted hometown.
  
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• Pitt club members investigating the Zodiac murders

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Even with survivors, the suspect’s composite and his DNA, police have never identified the Zodiac, the self-named serial killer who terrorized northern California in the late ’60s and early ’70s. 
  
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• Obituary: Larissa Geiss Osby / Abstract artist who flourished after escaping Ukraine

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In her youth, Larissa Geiss Osby struggled to find freedom in her native Ukraine, but once she escaped from there at age 15 she used her freedom to express herself through art and antiques and inspired others to use their artistic talent.
  
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• Lego robots bring together students' talents at grand championship

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  As building robots goes, Tiago Alfonso Wells, 11, of Swissvale likes programming them, a fact apparent from the zeal with which he thumbed through code on a laptop screen Saturday during a competition at La Roche College.
  
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• Frigid cold to accompany Steelers' playoff game today

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The weather in today’s forecast for the Pittsburgh region promises to hit fans headed to the Steelers’ playoff game this afternoon like James Harrison goes after an opposing quarterback.
  
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• Calls turn developers into donors for Peduto

  08-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh’s top development official has asked developers to contribute to Bill Peduto’s campaign, in a series of calls the administration contends were devoid of deal-making, but which others said are at odds with the spirit of reform the mayor once championed.
  
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• City police arrest man charged in July incidents

  08-01-2017 05:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police early Saturday arrested a Homewood man wanted on two warrants in the city, including one for an attempted homicide in July.
  
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• Late Night Tailgating: Pea & Ricotta Crostini Topped With Grilled Steak

  08-01-2017 05:35
  
  Your friends and family will love this delicious recipe at your next tailgating party!
  This week on “Steelers Late Night,” we’re cooking up Pea & Ricotta Crostini!
  STEELERS LATE NIGHT “Late Night Tailgating Recipes”: Pea & Ricotta Crostini
  INGREDIENTS:
  1 New York strip steak – 8 oz.
  1 package frozen peas
  1 small container ricotta cheese
  1 banquette sliced crosswise
  1 clove garlic shopped
  1 lemon juiced
  8 mint leaves chiffonade
  PREPARATION:
  1. Grill ste
  
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• La Salle Holds Off Duquesne 88-81

  08-01-2017 04:52
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jordan Price scored 18 points with four 3-pointers, Pookie Powell added 16 points and five assists, and La Salle made 20 second-half free throws to beat Duquesne 88-81 on Saturday night to win its second straight.
  B.J. Johnson also scored 18, Isiah Deas scored 11, and Demetrius Henry had 10 with 10 rebounds for the Explorers (8-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10), who made 24 of 25 free throws (96 percent).
  Tied at 36 at halftime, Tony Washington dunked, Price hit a 3 and LaSalle pulle
  
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• Watch Emotional Trailer For Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds Documentary

  08-01-2017 04:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – HBO thought its documentary “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” would be perfect for Mother’s Day. Instead, it has turned into a television memorial service.
  “Life took over and changed the rules,” Sheila Nevins, who runs the network’s documentary unit, said Friday.
  The deaths of Fisher and her mother on two successive days last week compelled HBO to swiftly schedule the film’s television premiere for Saturda
  
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• Program addresses a cultural invisibilitya of women writers

  08-01-2017 04:19
  The Observer-Reporter is excited to announce new digital offerings, including our new e-Edition apps, available for download in the iTunes & Google Play stores.
  
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• Wind Chills To Dip Below Zero In Parts Of Area Over Weekend

  08-01-2017 02:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Wind chills will dip below zero for our region tonight and Sunday morning.
  The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has expanded a wind chill advisory to the higher terrain in Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania along with Preston and Tucker Counties in West Virginia and Garrett County in Maryland.
  The advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday. Winds gusting up to 25 mph combined with temperatures in the single digits will cause dangerousl
  
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• Robert Morris Hangs On To Beat Terriers

  08-01-2017 02:11
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) – Isaiah Still scored 23 points and Robert Morris held on to defeat St. Francis Brooklyn 62-58 on Saturday.
  Still was 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, as did four other Colonials (6-11, 2-2 Northeast), who snapped a two-game losing streak.
  The Colonials kept the lead from the 14:17 mark of the first half and were up by 15, 40-25, with 17:34 remaining in the game when the Terriers rallied to cut the lead to two, the final time with 10 seconds to go on two f
  
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• Crews Battle Flames At Home In Ohio Township

  08-01-2017 01:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Firefighters rushed to Ohio Township Saturday evening.
  A house fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. in the 200-block of Wible Lane. Crews struggled to battle the fire in freezing temperatures.Officials tell KDKA’s Kym Gable that three family members were inside at the time of the fire and one person is unaccounted for.
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• 15-Year-Old Killed In Ohio Township House Fire

  08-01-2017 01:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenage girl was killed in a fire in Ohio Township on Saturday.
  Firefighters were called around 6:15 p.m. to a home in the 200-block of Wible Lane, off Reis Run Road.
  Officials initially told KDKA’s Kym Gable that three family members were inside at the time of the fire and one person was unaccounted for.
  Just before 9:30 p.m., officials confirmed that a female victim’s body was recovered from the home.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has identified the victim
  
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• 1 Dead In Ohio Township House Fire

  08-01-2017 01:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Firefighters rushed to Ohio Township Saturday evening.
  A house fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. in the 200-block of Wible Lane. Crews struggled to battle the fire in freezing temperatures.Officials told KDKA’s Kym Gable that three family members were inside at the time of the fire and one person was unaccounted for.
  Just before 10 p.m., officials reported that a female victim’s body was recovered from the home.
  No additional information was immed
  
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• $100K Raised For Chicago Beating Victim

  08-01-2017 01:08
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – An online effort to raise money for a mentally disabled man whose beating was broadcast live on Facebook in Chicago has brought in more than $100,000.
  The GoFundMe campaign called “Let’s show the Chicago victim love” had a goal of $10,000. As of Saturday the account has reached over $100,000.
  Four black suspects are facing charges of battery, kidnapping and hate crimes in connection with the attack on the 18-year-old victim. The suspects – t
  
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• 20-Car Pileup Closes Part Of Connecticut Highway As Heavy Snow Falls

  08-01-2017 00:30
  
  BOSTON (AP) – A crash involving as many as 20 vehicles has closed a section of a Connecticut highway as heavy snow falls in southern New England.
  The pileup on Interstate 91 in Middletown occurred Saturday afternoon and involved at least three tractor-trailers. No serious injuries were reported.Up to 8 inches of snow was expected in parts of Connecticut, but areas along the southeastern Massachusetts coast could get 1 to 2 feet before the storm moves away later Saturday.
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• Fans Flock To Pittsburgh For Steelers Game, Boosting Local Economy

  08-01-2017 00:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the playoffs and fans from all over the country are here this weekend to support their beloved team.
  “Born and raised in Chicago but I love the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Charles Stanbeck said.
  “I’m from Page, Arizona, mom is from Towanda, Pennsylvania,” Mike Demagone said.
  A home playoff game is always a big boost for the local economy, and visiting fans come here prepared to spend.
  “By the time you fly
  
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• Man Dies Trying To Jump On Moving Train In Pa.

  08-01-2017 00:02
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Officials say a man who was rushing to catch a subway train in Philadelphia died after trying to jump onto the moving train.
  SEPTA Assistant General Manager Fran Kelly tells The Philadelphia Inquirer the doors closed before the man could make it aboard early Saturday at the Olney Transportation Center. He says the man then tried getting on the train by jumping from the platform onto the section between two cars. The man fell and landed on the tracks.
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