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• District Attorney declines to file charges against Woodland Hills High School principal

  09-01-2017 23:57
  
  The Allegheny County district attorney’s office will not charge the Woodland Hills High School principal accused of threatening to punch a student in an encounter captured on a cell phone recording, but called the man’s actions “inappropriate and threatening” in a letter sent Friday to district Superintendent Alan Johnson. 
  
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• DA declines to file charges against Woodland Hills principal

  09-01-2017 23:57
  
  The Allegheny County district attorney’s office will not charge the Woodland Hills High School principal accused of threatening to punch a student in an encounter recorded on a cell phone, but he called the principal’s actions “inappropriate” in a letter sent Friday to Woodland Hills superintendent Alan Johnson.
  
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• DA declines to charge Woodland Hills principal recorded threatening teen

  09-01-2017 23:57
  
  The Allegheny County district attorney’s office will not charge the Woodland Hills High School principal accused of threatening to punch a student in an encounter recorded on a cell phone, but he called the principal’s actions “inappropriate” in a letter sent Friday to Woodland Hills superintendent Alan Johnson.
  
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• Woman Dead After Falling From Moving Vehicle In Clinton Twp.

  09-01-2017 23:55
  
  CLINTON TWP. (KDKA) — A woman is dead after falling from a vehicle in Clinton Township on Sunday.
  Police say Alexis Arthur, 53, fell out of a moving vehicle while traveling down State Route 228 around 8 p.m.
  She was flown to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition and succumbed to her injuries.
  No foul play is expected.
  No further information has been released.
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• Ex-sheriff's deputy in W.Va. sentenced to federal prison for excessive force

  09-01-2017 23:51
  
  A former sheriff's deputy in a West Virginia county bordering Beaver County was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for beating up a prisoner.
  
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• Virtual Reality Headsets Causing Concern For Some Doctors

  09-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Virtual reality headsets were one of the hottest gifts during the holiday season.
  They clearly give users a cool new experience, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about the technology, especially when it comes to kids using them.
  The headset completely immerses users in a new 3D virtual world.
  “I felt like I was actually there,” said one first-time user.
  “There’s no age limit to this,” said another virtual reality fan.
  But th
  
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• North Side kidnapping case proceeds against two of three charged

  09-01-2017 23:41
  
  A district judge today dismissed all charges against one of three people arrested in connection with an alleged abduction that police said occurred when a heroin deal on Pittsburgh's North Side fell apart, leading the kidnappers to demand cash and drugs as ransom.
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Monroeville Mall Shooting

  09-01-2017 23:33
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Monroeville Police have made an arrest in a shooting that happened in the parking lot of the Monroeville Mall last Friday.
  Police paperwork indicates what happened there was actually a drug deal.
  Authorities say Rodney Taylor, 26, of Brookline came to the parking lot behind Monroeville Mall with a woman to buy some heroin.  According to police, a short time later, another person arrived and the drug deal was done.  That’s when gunshots rang out.
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• Woodland Hills Principal Will Not Face Charges For Alleged Expletive & Threat-Filled Tirade

  09-01-2017 23:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. confirms Woodland Hills High School Principal Kevin Murray will not face charges after a recording surfaced of him allegedly swearing at and threatening a teen student.
  The 14-year-old special education student claimed Principal Murray often harasses him and speaks in a threatening manner.
  The recording was secretly made back in April while the boy was being reprimanded for a previous incident.
  During t
  
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• Liona s Den diner opens in South Fayette

  09-01-2017 22:29
  Raymond and Jessica Hrapczak were required to bring the old gas station up to code after six years of the building being vacant. While that aspiration for the 38-year-old man started as a child, it really took off a few years ago after being approached by a food truck vendor offering a sandwich, bag of chips and a drink for $7.99 in rural West Virginia while he worked at a job in the Mountain State.
  
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• Man pleads to Washington County police chase

  09-01-2017 22:16
  
  A Bridgeville man that led police on a high-speed chase that extended for more than 18 miles was sentenced for 2 1/2 to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty today in Washington County Common Pleas court.
  
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• Keidel: Big Ben, Bell And Brown Roll

  09-01-2017 22:11
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Maybe defense wins championships. But in the increasingly volcanic world of NFL offenses, with the new rules that funnel the football into the end zone, it becomes harder for the immovable object to keep up with the unstoppable force.
  Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Miami Dolphins matchup at Heinz Field was a fine, prime example. Pittsburgh’s pyrotechnic offense overwhelmed Miami’s defense en route to a 30-12 drubbing in the first round of the NFL playoff
  
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• 2017 Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

  09-01-2017 21:57
  
  Pittsburgh’s restaurant week kicks off January 9-15th.Here’s a list of which restaurants will be participating and more information.
  
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• Steelers Asst. Coach Joey Porter Placed On Leave Following Arrest

  09-01-2017 21:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter has been placed on leave following his arrest on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
  Porter was arrested Sunday night outside of a South Side bar, accused of assaulting a doorman and an off-duty police officer working a security detail.
  Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert released a statement Monday, saying Porter has been placed on leave.
  We are continuing to gather information concerning Sunday night’s incident invol
  
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• Police: Woman Struck With Axe During Domestic Dispute

  09-01-2017 21:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say a woman was struck with an axe during a domestic dispute in Allentown this weekend.
  According to a criminal complaint, officers were called to an apartment on Climax Street early Sunday morning. When police arrived, they found the victim holding an axe and bleeding.
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  She reported that Darrell Rankin Jr. threw her infant onto a couch, causing the baby to hit her head. Parame
  
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• Judge appoints former Plum school board member to take back the seat she resigned

  09-01-2017 21:22
  
  A judge today resolved a Plum school board dispute by giving a former director back her seat — just over three months after she resigned right before a controversial vote.
  
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• Stolen Bite From Grilled Cheese Leads Man To Barricade Himself In House

  09-01-2017 21:07
  
  DUNDALK, Md. (AP) – A stolen bite out of his grilled cheese sandwich led a Maryland man to fire a shot inside his house and barricade himself for hours.
  Baltimore County police spokesman Shawn Vinson says the dispute began about 5 p.m. Sunday at a Dundalk home. He says the man was eating with his wife and daughter, and became angry when one of them took a bite from his sandwich, prompting him to fire a shot inside the house.
  The wife and daughter were able to safely leave the house, but th
  
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• Pa. Mom Accused In Teen’s Dismemberment Was Child Welfare Worker

  09-01-2017 20:52
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman charged with dismembering her adoptive daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy previously worked as an adoption supervisor for a children’s welfare agency.
  Sara Packer worked as a supervisor for the Northampton County Children, Youth and Families Division for adoptions from 2003 to 2010, the county said.
  Packer was arraigned Sunday on charges including criminal homicide, rape and abuse of a corpse. Her boyfriend, Jacob Sulliva
  
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• Officers Assaulted In Separate Weekend Incidents In Butler Co.

  09-01-2017 20:20
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Two people are facing multiple charges in separate weekend incidents in Butler County that led to police officers being assaulted.
  The first incident began as a single-vehicle car crash just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 100-block of Morton Avenue in Butler.
  The criminal complaint reports the driver, identified as Asia Basham, smelled of alcohol, was slurring her speech and had red, glassy eyes.
  (Source: Butler County Prison)
  Police say Bashham refused a breathalyzer
  
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• McKeesport man pleads guilty to Wilkinsburg killing

  09-01-2017 19:58
  
  A McKeesport man today pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a Wilkinsburg man.
  
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• Dunlap: Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Got This One Wrong

  09-01-2017 19:47
  
  Mike Tomlin does a whole lot right.That’s why Terry Bradshaw sounded like a jealous fool when he brusquely took a shot at the current Steelers head coach by calling him a “cheerleader” and generally insulting the guy when no insult was needed.But with Tomlin — who undoubtedly is one of the top coaches in the NFL from my vantage — it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing proposition. That is to say, I can think Mike Tomlin is a wonderful coach and the very best
  
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• Parents, Save Up: Cost Of Raising A Child Is More Than $233K

  09-01-2017 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account.
  The Department of Agriculture says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or as much as almost $14,000 annually. That’s the average for a middle-income couple with two children. It’s a bit more expensive in urban parts of the country, and less so in rural areas.
  The estimate released Monday is based on 2015 numbers, so a baby born this y
  
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• Wilkinsburg man, already convicted of kidnapping daughter, pleads guilty to threatening judge in case

  09-01-2017 18:38
  
  A man already serving eight to 22 years in prison for kidnapping his own daughter pleaded guilty this morning to charges that he threatened a witness, the prosecutor and judge on his earlier case.
  
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• Supporters fear imminent deportation for Mexican native living in Pittsburgh

  09-01-2017 18:02
  
  Pittsburgh-area supporters of Martin Esquivel-Hernandez are heading to Cleveland today in a last-ditch effort to stop the deportation of the Mexican native who lacks legal immigration status but whom they say should not be a priority for deportation under federal guidelines.
  
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• Avonworth School District Mourns Loss Of “Special Young Lady”

  09-01-2017 17:59
  
  OHIO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Classes begin as normal at Avonworth School District Monday morning, but it was anything but normal for students who lost one of their classmates in a devastating house fire over the weekend.
  “No one really has answers for a situation like this. It’s honestly about putting one foot in front of the other,” Superintendent of Avonworth School District Dr. Thomas Ralston said.
  Dr. Ralston has seen his fair share of heartbreak as superintendent of the di
  
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• Storm Topples Giant Iconic ‘Tunnel’ Sequoia Tree

  09-01-2017 17:54
  
  CALVERAS COUNTY (CBS) — A beloved giant Sequoia with a tunnel tourists loved to walk through was the latest victim of the big storm that blew through Northern California over the weekend.Strong winds and rain toppled the famous giant Sequoia known as the Pioneer Cabin Tree.
  The centuries-old tree enchanted tourists at Calaveras Big Trees State Park located in Arnold, California for decades when they walked through the tunnel carved in its giant base.
  The tree’s demise was reported by
  
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• Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Killing Of Orlando Officer

  09-01-2017 17:41
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A massive manhunt was underway Monday in the popular tourist destination of Orlando as authorities searched for a man accused of shooting and killing a police officer.
  The Orlando Police Department announced the death of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton on its official Twitter account Monday morning. A short time later, authorities said at a press conference that a second law enforcement officer was killed in a vehicle accident while searching for the suspect in Clayton&rsquo
  
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• ALCOSAN Begins Customer Assistance Program

  09-01-2017 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – There’s good news for people struggling to pay their water bills. A new program is launching to help customers pay for the sewage portion of their bills.
  The Dollar Energy Fund will run ALCOSAN’s Clean Water Assistance Fund.Under the program, a credit of $30 will be applied every three months to the account of an eligible customer.It’s welcome news to Allison Shaw, the Clean Rivers Campaign coordinator for Pittsburgh United. She says Dol
  
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• Driver killed in Fayette County crash

  09-01-2017 16:45
  
  A Fayette County man was killed in a one-car crash early this morning when he veered off the road and his vehicle overturned.
  
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• Woman Dies Of Hypothermia After Heart Issue In Unheated Home

  09-01-2017 16:44
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A coroner says a 60-year-old western Pennsylvania woman died of hypothermia after a heart problem caused her to fall in her home where her furnace wasn’t working.
  Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees says Camilla Farren was found dead in her Johnstown home just after noon Friday, but likely died 36 hours before.
  Lees says the furnace in Farren’s home malfunctioned at a time when temperatures had fallen into the single digits.
  Although Farren hit her head durin
  
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• Police fatally shoot 23-year-old after mom's domestic assault call in Mercer County

  09-01-2017 16:34
  
  SHARON, Pa. — A police officer responding to a reported domestic assault in Mercer County has shot and killed a 23-year-old.
  
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• Dive Team To Resume Lake Erie Search For Missing Plane

  09-01-2017 16:30
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland officials say a tugboat is being used to break up ice on Lake Erie as divers resume their search for a plane carrying six people that disappeared.
  The city said Monday that large pieces of debris have been spotted on the lake bottom and will be brought to the surface from an area searched Friday. The city says it’s unclear if the debris is part of the plane that vanished after takeoff from Burke Lakefront Airport on Dec. 29.
  The plane’s cockpit voice
  
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• Mom’s Domestic Assault Call Leads Police To Kill 23-Year-Old

  09-01-2017 16:21
  
  SHARON, Pa. (AP) – A police officer responding to a reported domestic assault in Mercer County shot and killed a 23-year-old.
  State police say the mother of Sean Marie Hake called 911 shortly before midnight Friday to report an assault at their Tamplin Street residence in Sharon.
  Lt. Eric Hermick says a Sharon officer ended up shooting Hake after the situation “escalated.”
  Authorities haven’t yet detailed what happened. Mercer County District Attorney Miles Karson Jr. say
  
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• WorkZone: New co-working space caters to women

  09-01-2017 15:57
  For several years, Emily Levenson commuted about 30 minutes from Mt. Lebanon in the South Hills to Garfield in the city's East End to connect in person with her business partner, Kate Stoltzfus.
  
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• Streep, Trump Trade Barbs Amid Actress’ Golden Globes Speech

  09-01-2017 15:38
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes turned out to be the opening volley in a war of words with President-elect Donald Trump.
  The actress never mentioned Trump by name, but it was clear who her target was in pointedly saying that a performance from the past year that stunned her came from the campaign trail. She noted an incident where “the person asking to sit in the most respected seat
  
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• Suspects Sought After Armed Robbery In Ambridge

  09-01-2017 14:59
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — Police in Beaver County are investigating an overnight armed robbery.It happened just before midnight at the CoGo’s in the 2300-block of Duss Avenue in Ambridge.
  Two masked suspects reportedly went into the store and got away with cash and cigarettes.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
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• PTL Links: Jan. 9, 2017

  09-01-2017 14:48
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Blues Society of Western Pa.
  Izzazu Salon, Spa and Serata
  Izzazu Salon Makeover Contest
  Animal Friends
  Financial Advisor Rob Wilson
  Rob Wilson’s eBook (Free Download)
  
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• Court documents reveal new details about arrest of Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter

  09-01-2017 14:41
  
  Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter argued with the doorman at a South Side bar Sunday night and then struggled with an officer who tried to intervene, according to court documents.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Team Grades: Steelers Get Revenge In Impressive Win Over Dolphins

  09-01-2017 14:30
  
  By Danny Cox
  The Pittsburgh Steelers had a great regular season with a few ups and downs that made many doubt how they would do in the playoffs. Even more doubt was raised when the Miami Dolphins were announced as their opponents for the Wild Card. These same Dolphins who beat them by two scores earlier this season when running back Jay Ajayi exploded for more than 200 yards on the ground.
  All of that doubt was erased on Sunday as the Steelers routed the Dolphins 30-12 and showed that not only c
  
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• Frigid cold today but warmup expected rest of the week

  09-01-2017 12:45
  
  The bone-chilling cold Pittsburghers woke up to this morning is expected to warm up as the week goes on.
  
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• People on the Move: 1/9/2017

  09-01-2017 09:29
  Burns White LLC hired Nicholas D. Cooper , energy group - focuses his practice on due diligence review, title curative measures, certified title opinions, and landowner disputes and other land-related litigation; Jessica M. Jurasko , health care and long-term care - focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, health care, employment and general liability litigation; Tara Param , health care and long-term care - defends nursing homes, hospitals, physicians and other health care prov
  
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• Iron Mountain's data mine turns to computer servers for expansion

  09-01-2017 06:02
  
  In the tomb-like chill of a dim mine shaft hundreds of feet underground, workers chip away at ribs of limestone with hand tools and a hydraulic jackhammer.
  
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• Iron Mountain's Butler County mine expands to hold data secure

  09-01-2017 06:02
  
  In the tomb-like chill of a dim mine shaft hundreds of feet underground, workers chip away at ribs of limestone with hand tools and a hydraulic jackhammer.
  
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• Two projects to hamper traffic in West End

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  Motorists who use West Carson Street/​Route 51 on Pittsburgh’s South Side will face two traffic disruptions beginning today through the end of the month as crews remove a railroad bridge.
  
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• Tax filers claiming earned income tax credit to face refund delay this year

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  Low-income families who typically receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit — and a tax refund of several thousand dollars — will have to wait longer than usual this year to receive those funds, officials say.
  
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• Shabby Schenley Park golf clubhouse is facing replacement

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  The clubhouse at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park appears to be headed toward demolition with plans in the works for a new, more modern replacement.
  
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• RVs put a new take on ‘roughing it’

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  On the day the Steelers lost the American Football Conference championship in 1995, the annual Pittsburgh RV Show was touting the industry’s latest and greatest: mobile homes equipped with full kitchens and bathrooms.
  
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• Railroad bridge removal to hamper traffic in West End

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  Motorists who use West Carson Street/​Route 51 on Pittsburgh’s South Side will face two traffic disruptions beginning today through the end of the month as crews remove a railroad bridge.
  
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• PEERs program aims to empower nursing home residents

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  It’s the first Thursday of the month at ManorCare Health Services-Greentree, a day always welcomed by Becky Napierski, a longtime nursing home resident. It’s the morning the Allegheny County Library Association bookmobile arrives with carts of new books, DVDs and other materials.
  
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• Obituary: Merle L. DeLuca / His firm supplies furniture to schools

  09-01-2017 06:00
  
  As a young man fresh out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1953, Merle L. DeLuca went to work as a salesman at a company that builds furniture and equipment for K-12 schools, and over the course of 60 years he ended up owning the only company he ever worked for.
  
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