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• AFC Championship Game Predictions From KDKA-TV And WBZ-TV

  20-01-2017 23:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots are set to square off on the field Sunday and as you can imagine the predictions for the game are all over the place.The experts at both KDKA-TV and WBZ-TV are now saying what they think will happen Sunday in the AFC Championship.Here’s a look at their picks:Bob Pompeani, KDKA-TV Sports
  Steelers 34, Patriots 27:There are many keys to the game. The biggest is Steelers run game as it relates to time of possession. Le&
  
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• Steelers Fans Living Behind Enemy Lines In Boston Are Staying Positive

  20-01-2017 23:42
  
  BOSTON (KDKA) — The Steelers and Patriots are meeting this weekend in New England to battle for the AFC Championship.
  Both teams are known for their great players, as well as their loyal fans.And some of those loyal Steelers fans are having a rough time in enemy territory this week.
  On the streets of Boston, they are incognito, but they are there.
  “It’s nice to bring a little bit of the ‘Burgh to Boston, and represent,” said Erin Stephan, a graduate of Duquesne Univ
  
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• Pittsburgh Company Works Behind The Scenes At Trump Inauguration

  20-01-2017 22:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Before any speeches, before images were streamed around the world, before hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington, D.C., a Pittsburgh company was there setting up.
  “We are the engineering and technical resource behind the scenes that support the premiere content producers in the world,” NEP CEO Kevin Rabbitt.
  NEP, whose worldwide headquarters is in Harmarville, provides the trucks, cameras, microphones and equipment to make the coverage
  
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• Keidel: NFL Championships All About Offense

  20-01-2017 22:24
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Maybe college basketball coined the phrase Final Four, but it’s hard to find a more eclectic or electric slate of football teams playing on Sunday. The winners, of course, punch their tickets to the Super Bowl in Houston.
  Unlike last year, when Denver’s monolithic defense carried Peyton Manning to a glowing sunset, this year’s gridiron quartet is fueled by pyrotechnic passing and overall offense. The Patriots are the only team that flaunts a decent overall defen
  
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• Locals Watch Trump Inauguration With Hope

  20-01-2017 22:18
  
  CRANBERRY (KDKA) — The lunchtime crowd at the North Park Lounge in Cranberry was intently watching President Trump’s inauguration. Cranberry and the rest of Butler – is Trump Country.
  “I’m excited. This is wonderful for me. I don’t know about others, but for me I’m very excited,” said Lisa Sasala.
  A common theme is change. Many told KDKA they want to country to move in a new direction.
  “America’s changed a lot in my lifetime.
  
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• Local Supporters Watch Trump Inauguration With Excitement

  20-01-2017 22:18
  
  CRANBERRY (KDKA) — The lunchtime crowd at the North Park Lounge in Cranberry was intently watching President Trump’s inauguration. Cranberry and the rest of Butler – is Trump Country.
  “I’m excited. This is wonderful for me. I don’t know about others, but for me I’m very excited,” said Lisa Sasala.
  A common theme is change. Many told KDKA they want to country to move in a new direction.
  “America’s changed a lot in my lifetime.
  
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• Pittsburgh, Penn State chosen as proving ground for self-driving vehicle technology

  20-01-2017 21:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The federal Department of Transportation has designated a collaboration of the city of Pittsburgh and Penn State’s Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute as one of 10 designated proving grounds for testing self-driving vehicle technology.
  
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• Whitehall man sentenced to prison for causing fatal wrong-way crash

  20-01-2017 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Whitehall man who drunkenly veered across the center line of Brownsville Road and caused a fatal wrong-way crash in 2015 was sentenced to prison today.
  
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• Bellevue man convicted in 2015 fatal shooting on North Side

  20-01-2017 21:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Bellevue man charged in a fatal shooting in 2015 on the North Side was convicted today of third-degree murder in a non-jury trial.
  
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• Feds tell judge that 'Dance Moms' star meant to harm creditors by hiding income

  20-01-2017 20:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  The federal government today began its attempt to convince a judge that "Dance Moms" TV star Abby Lee Miller should go to prison for concealing assets from bankruptcy and smuggling money into the U.S.
  
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• Fans criticize Steelers Super Bowl ticket distribution policy

  20-01-2017 20:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Some Pittsburgh Steelers season-ticket holders are upset about the distribution of Super Bowl tickets if the team makes it to the big game and they are selected for tickets by lottery. The team said the tickets will be distributed only in Houston and only to the purchaser with a photo ID.
  
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• Blood Drive To Help Kindergartner Diagnosed With Leukemia

  20-01-2017 20:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) — The North Hills community will hold a blood drive in honor of a kindergartner diagnosed with leukemia.Darran Dunlap, daughter of 93.7 The Fan’s Colin Dunlap, was diagnosed on November 7, 2016.Darran is 5-years-old, and a twin to her brother Declan.
  The Hampton School District has organized a blood drive in Darran’s honor on January 25th from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Hampton High School.
  one of the toughest people on this Earth. pic.twitter.com/vzL7Lb9zBj
  
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• 2017 NBA All-Star Game Starting Lineups

  20-01-2017 20:00
  
  By Rahul Lal
  The NBA All-Star Game starting lineups were announced Thursday evening and instantly drew reactions from fans across the country. Some were positive, but the majority gravitated toward Russell Westbrook being snubbed despite averaging a triple-double 44 games into the season. Other interesting non-starters, such as Joel Embiid and Zaza Pachulia, would’ve been voted in but for a change in traditional fan voting. Neither Embiid nor Pachulia were named starters.
  So who
  
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• Shadyside psychiatrist pleads guilty to drug distribution, fraud

  20-01-2017 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Shadyside psychiatrist today admitted that he trafficked in oxycodone and submitted false claims for prescriptions to health insurance companies.
  
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• 5 Valentine’s Day Activities for Singles

  20-01-2017 19:31
  
  Every year before February 14th, cupid appears to put in overtime plunging arrows into the hearts of hopeless romantics across the world. Those of us who survive the air strike can be left feeling a little singled out on this holiday designed for two. However, love comes in many shapes and sizes and isn’t only limited to celebrating with a significant other. This v-day grab your single friends and celebrate your love for life instead. Any of these activities will no doubt create a memorab
  
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• Ex-UPMC Health Plan executive pleads guilty to $846K in embezzlement

  20-01-2017 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former senior director at UPMC Health Plan claims department waived indictment today and admitted that he arranged for UPMC to hire his wife and another person as ghost employees, costing the medical giant $846,000.
  
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• 2 Butler County cheese companies sentenced for selling fake cheese

  20-01-2017 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two cheese companies in Slippery Rock were sentenced this morning to three years of probation and ordered to forfeit $500,000 for selling imitation cheese and advertising it as real.
  
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• 2 Butler County cheese companies sentenced for deceptive advertising

  20-01-2017 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two cheese companies in Slippery Rock were sentenced this morning to three years of probation and ordered to forfeit $500,000 for selling imitation cheese and advertising it as real.
  
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• AFC Championship Picks: Pittsburgh Steelers Vs New England Patriots

  20-01-2017 19:08
  
  Bryan Altman
  It took 256 regular season games, but we’ve finally whittled down the 32-team NFL field to just 12 teams that have rightfully earned their place in the 2016-17 NFL playoffs. As we did for the first two rounds, we’ll be breaking down both conference championship games right here, with a special emphasis on the most important things, like who might win, why, and most importantly, by how many points. All lines and spreads are courtesy of Westgate Sportsbook.  
  
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• Officials: Passenger volume increases at Pittsburgh International Airport

  20-01-2017 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fueled by a bevy of new flights, Pittsburgh International Airport ended 2016 with its highest traveler volume in eight years.
  
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• CEO: New flights, ultra low-care carriers fueling Authority growth

  20-01-2017 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fueled by a bevy of new flights, Pittsburgh International Airport ended 2016 with its highest traveler volume in eight years.
  
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• High Levels Of Lead Found In Water At Butler Co. School

  20-01-2017 18:53
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) — High lead levels were the talk of parents and grandparents as they came to pick up their kids at the end or the school day at Summit Elementary School in Summit Township, Butler County. Summit is the only school in the Butler Area School District that operates off well water.
  “Someone told me about it and I was in complete shock,” parent Trisha Ayres said.
  Ayres has two daughters in the school.
  “Yesterday, my girls came home with bottles of water and
  
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• High Levels Of Lead Found In Water At Butler Co. County School

  20-01-2017 18:53
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) — High levels of lead have been discovered in the drinking water of a Butler County school.
  According to a statement from schools officials, students and staff at Summit Elementary School were given bottled water Thursday and told not to drink the water from the well on the property.
  Dr. Dale Lumley, superintendent, said this action was taken in response to elevated lead readings from the well.
  The elevated readings were reportedly first detected last September by a maintenan
  
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• Latest Updates: Trump Takes Oath As 45th President Of The United States

  20-01-2017 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States (all times EST):
  1:50 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has arrived at the inaugural luncheon in Capitol – and he immediately walked to Hillary Clinton’s table and shook the hand of the defeated Democratic nominee.
  The menu features three courses and includes Maine lobster, Virginia beef and shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.
  Later, Republican and Democratic congressional leaders
  
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• Donald Trump’s Inaugural Message Aimed At Pennsylvanians

  20-01-2017 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) –  It was a day the political class thought would never happen:  the inauguration of a businessman who has never held political or governmental office who promised Americans he would drain the swamp of Capitol Hill and Washington.
  The swearing-in was comfortably familiar, but the new president had a message sure to jar politicians of all stripes.
  Americans have done this 58 times since 1789 — transferring power peacefully — and this one was no except
  
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• Report: Rivers Casino To Build $35 Million Hotel

  20-01-2017 18:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rivers Casino has plans to build a $35 million hotel on the North Shore.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the 214-room hotel is to be built near the Carnegie Science Center. Construction is estimated to begin in spring and take 12 to 14 months.
  More information is expected on Tuesday when casino officials brief the city planning commission on the proposal.
  The project moves forward after Rivers Casino finally succeeded in having a paper street &
  
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• Bocktown Beer & Grille in North Fayette to close at month's end

  20-01-2017 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A pioneer in the movement to “Drink Beer from Here,” Bocktown Beer & Grill soon will be no more.
  
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• Report: PWSA Tests Continue To Find High Levels Of Lead

  20-01-2017 17:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tests by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority continue to find high levels of lead in drinking water in homes across the city.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the PWSA says about 10 percent of the tap water they sampled in December had levels of lead above the state and federal action level.
  Overall, the tests at 149 residences in the city found lead at 18 parts per billion.
  Tests done last summer found it at 22 parts per billion.
  The
  
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• DC Police Confront Group Of Demonstrators

  20-01-2017 17:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – As Donald Trump and President Barack Obama made their way to the Capitol, police were confronting a group of demonstrators wearing black in downtown Washington and using what appeared to be pepper spray.Police pepper spray protester, others yell at him to stop resisting pic.twitter.com/pddhiHV6cs
  — Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
  Protesters were carrying signs denouncing capitalism and Trump.
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• Cops: Teller Put GPS Device With Money To Thwart Pa. Bank Robber

  20-01-2017 17:21
  
  PILLOW, Pa. (AP) – Police say a quick-thinking bank teller at a central Pennsylvania helped them catch a robbery suspect by tossing a GPS device into the money sack he took.
  Twenty-five-year-old Jacob Snyder, of Coal Township, is set to be arraigned Friday on robbery and other charges in the heist at the BB&T Bank in Pillow.
  Police say Snyder robbed the bank about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday then drove away, but police were able to track him because of the GPS device. He was arrested after a sh
  
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• CBS Sports’ Clark Kellogg Breaks Down Arizona-UCLA Pac-12 Showdown

  20-01-2017 16:30
  
  Bryan Altman
  The college basketball season is heating up as we roll deeper into conference play and closer to March Madness. Each week brings another crucial Top 25 matchup, and this week is no different.
  The biggest matchup this week comes from the West Coast, where No. 3 UCLA will host No. 14 Arizona in a game with huge ramifications for a tight, top-heavy Pac-12 conference.
  UCLA has one blemish on their record, a thrilling last-second loss to No. 11 Oregon back in December. Arizona has t
  
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• Keisel: Key For Steelers Is Getting To Brady

  20-01-2017 16:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Former Steelers defensive end and two-time Super Bowl champion Brett “Da’Beard” Keisel says the key to winning Sunday’s AFC Championship is getting to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
  Even though the Houston Texans lost to the Patriots, they showed the Steelers the blueprint. They were able to hit Brady eight times, sack him twice and Brady only completed 47 percent of his passes.
  “It all stems with pressure. [Last week], Hous
  
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• Police seek suspect in armed bank robbery in Brentwood

  20-01-2017 16:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are searching for a suspect in an armed bank robbery in Brentwood Thursday night.
  
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• Rivers Casino planning $35M hotel

  20-01-2017 15:48
  
  Rivers Casino wants to build a new $35 million hotel on the North Shore, according to the upcoming agenda of the Pittsburgh planning commission, which meets on Tuesday.
  
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• Inauguration Day: Donald Trump Sworn-In As 45th U.S. President

  20-01-2017 15:29
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States, a combative billionaire businessman and TV celebrity elected to lead a profoundly divided country.
  The unorthodox politician and the Republican-controlled Congress are charting a newly conservative course for the nation, vowing to reverse the work of the departing Barack Obama.
  President Trump began his inaugural address by saying that “together we will determine the
  
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• Inauguration Day: Donald Trump Prepares For Swearing-In Ceremony

  20-01-2017 15:29
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – Donald Trump upended American politics and energized voters angry with Washington, and now the real estate mogul and reality television star will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
  Republicans will be in control of the White House for the first time in eight years.
  Ebullient Trump supporters have flocked to the nation’s capital for the inaugural festivities, some wearing red hats emblazoned with his “Make America Great
  
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• Pa. & Mass. Politicians Agree To AFC Championship Game Wagers

  20-01-2017 14:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots are making friendly wagers ahead of the AFC Championship Game.
  For example, the morning news teams at KDKA-TV and WBZ-TV in Boston announced a bet on the air Friday morning.
  But, politicians usually get in on the fun and this matchup is no exception.
  Sen. Pat Toomey and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have agreed to a wager involving some local suds.
  When the Steelers win, Sen. Warren will send Sen. Toomey a case of Sam Ada
  
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• Prosecutor: ‘Dance Mom’ Should Be Imprisoned For Fraud

  20-01-2017 13:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A prosecutor on Friday urged a federal judge to sentence “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller to prison instead of probation for bankruptcy fraud.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Melucci called witnesses to buttress his contention that the reality TV show star tried to avoid repaying hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt by hiding about $775,000 in income from a bankruptcy court.
  Miller’s attorneys will call witnesses when the hearing continues Feb. 24,
  
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• ‘Dance Moms’ Star To Face Sentencing Hearing

  20-01-2017 13:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – “Dance Moms” reality TV star Abby Lee Miller is scheduled to appear in federal court in Pittsburgh on Friday for the start of her sentencing hearing in her bankruptcy fraud case.
  The two-day hearing won’t wrap up until Feb. 24. It was scheduled so that numerous witnesses could address a key question: Did Miller intend to cheat her creditors when she hid $775,000 in income from a bankruptcy court?
  Prosecutors are seeking up to 30 months in prison, while t
  
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• Pittsburghers Head To D.C. For Trump’s Inauguration

  20-01-2017 12:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Close to 1 million people are expected to be in Washington, D.C. for Donald Trump’s inauguration today.
  Making up part of that audience will be a group of local Trump supporters who boarded a bus at 3 a.m. in Monroeville.
  For some, witnessing an inauguration is a bucket list item, while others were simply excited to see history be made in person.
  A few people on the bus worked on the campaign and received an invitation from Trump.
  “Just after a whole year of
  
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• KDKA & CBS Boston Make AFC Championship Bet

  20-01-2017 12:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When the Steelers and Patriots meet Sunday, more than the AFC Championship will be on the line.
  KDKA-TV has made a friendly wager with WBZ-TV in Boston, and you can be part of it too. Here’s how it works.
  If Steelers win:
  WBZ makes a donation to the KDKA-TV Turkey Fund.
  WBZ morning anchors must take a video Monday morning of themselves in a public place wearing Steelers gear and holding a sign that reads “I’m wearing this because the Steelers beat
  
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• TRAFFIC: HOV lanes to remain closed this afternoon on Parkway North

  20-01-2017 11:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The HOV lanes on the Parkway North/Interstate 279 will remain closed this afternoon due to an equipment problem, according to PennDOT.
  
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• TRAFFIC: HOV lanes closed on Parkway North due to equipment problem

  20-01-2017 11:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The HOV lanes on the Parkway North/Interstate 279 are closed this morning due to an equipment problem, according to PennDOT.
  
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• Big companies wanted: Lack of anchor tenants reveals a recruitment need

  20-01-2017 07:08
  While there has been high demand for office space in and around Downtown, there are few companies big and brawny enough to be anchor tenants in a major project. That has caused a delay in the Pittsburgh Penguins' development of the former Civic Arena site, and now, it has led Oxford Development Co.
  
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• Gov. Wolf: Pa. Taking Lead In Confronting Opioid Epidemic

  20-01-2017 06:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf, speaking at a legislative reception Thursday night in Pittsburgh, said Pennsylvania has taken the lead in confronting the heroin-opioid epidemic and recognizing the problem as a disease.
  The governor said there were 2,500 fatal drug overdoses in 2014 and 2,500 in 2015.And while the final numbers aren’t in yet, he expects at least 4,500 drug deaths in 2016.
  To help combat the problem, Gov. Wolf credited the opening of dozens of new treatment centers
  
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• New App Taking Snack Orders, Delivering In Less Than 30 Minutes

  20-01-2017 06:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This isn’t your typical pizza or Chinese food delivery service.It’s called “goPuff” and it made its official debut in Pittsburgh a week ago.
  “We deliver over 3,000 products ranging from snacks, drinks, ice cream, household items. Anything you can think of. We deliver in 30 minutes or less,” goPuff Head of Marketing Jake Levin said.
  Jake Levin is the head of marketing at goPuff, which is based in Oakland.
  “Pittsburgh is our 15th
  
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• Wilkinsburg raises garbage collection fee

  20-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wilkinsburg residents will pay $10 more for garbage and recycling collection this year.
  
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• Westmoreland Heritage Trail moving ahead on two fronts

  20-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Westmoreland County will be able to begin design work on the next section of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail this year while it builds the portion from Trafford to Murrysville.
  
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• Urgent care center in Pine sees increase in patients

  20-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since opening one year ago, the walk-in urgent care center in Pine operated by Genesis Medical Associates Inc. has seen a 20 percent increase in walk-in patients, and that number continues to rise. 
  
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• Suit alleging DA violated rights of Whitaker officer is dismissed

  20-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal judge has ruled that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office and one of its detectives did not violate the rights of a part-time Whitaker police officer charged and acquitted of lying in a search warrant and extorting a young woman after a traffic stop.
  
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