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• Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto meets with relatives of man killed in officer-involved shooting

  24-01-2017 23:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and acting police Chief Scott Schubert today met with relatives and friends of a man killed after police opened fire at his Larimer home this weekend.
  
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• Peduto meets with relatives of man killed in officer-involved shooting

  24-01-2017 23:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and acting police Chief Scott Schubert met Tuesday with relatives and friends of a man killed after police opened fire at his Larimer home this weekend.
  
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• Officials Pushing For Additional State Film Tax Credits

  24-01-2017 23:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Film Office is brimming with pride after the Academy Awards nominations came out this morning.
  One movie, which was shot right here in Pittsburgh, received four nominations. Based on that success, the Pittsburgh Film Office hopes more projects will be made here in the future.
  “To have Denzel Washington come in, buy the cycle of plays from August Wilson, turn this into the movie ‘Fences’ — and now, to be recognized by the Academy wi
  
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• New Diabetes Medications Having Positive Effect On Patients’ Hearts

  24-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You could call them double-duty drugs.
  Doctors are finding some new medications to treat diabetes are also having positive effects on patients’ hearts.
  Anthony Gallo has had diabetes for nearly seven years.
  He also has high cholesterol and high blood pressure, which are all risk factors for heart disease. In fact, he did have a scare.
  “I was having chest pain,” Gallo said.
  The stress test was normal. But, his blood sugars had been higher than ideal, so
  
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• Moon Twp. Road Closed Due To Landslide

  24-01-2017 23:12
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A section of a Moon Township road is closed Tuesday due to a landslide.
  PennDOT says southbound lanes of University Boulevard between Stoops Ferry Road (Route 51) and Campus Drive will be closed until further notice.
  Crews are working to clear debris from the road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The posted detour for drivers is along Stoops Ferry Road.
  From North of the Slide
  Continue northbound on Route 51 (Stoops Ferry Road)
  Turn left onto Flaugherty Run Road (Route 3089)
  Tu
  
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• “Disney On Ice Presents: ‘Dream Big'” 2017 Contest

  24-01-2017 22:40
  
  Enter to win tickets to see Disney On Ice Presents: "Dream Big" when the show comes to Pittsburgh in February.
  
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• Pitt Panthers Football 2017 Schedule Released

  24-01-2017 22:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Panthers have released their 2017 football schedule.The Panthers will play 12 games featuring eight teams who made it to the postseason in 2016.
  Seven of those games will be played at Heinz Field.
  Oklahoma State who finished number 11 in the final polls will make a visit on September 16.
  There will be a Thursday night primetime game featuring the Panthers and North Carolina on November 9th.The game will be national televised.
  Pitt will also host Miami on
  
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• As The Southside Turns: Ben Exerts Control Over Steelers Yet Again

  24-01-2017 21:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – As a kid, my grandmother would call me in from a morning of street hockey, wiffle ball, and “release” on Ruthwood Avenue in Baldwin around noon every day for lunch. I’d dutifully sit there and enjoy some nice tuna salad on toast as she hummed to herself and the KDKA-TV noon news murmured in the background, Ray Tannehill and Patti Burns updating us on the latest mill closing. At 12:30 though, whether I was interested or not, Ray & Patti gave
  
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• Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated films

  24-01-2017 20:42
  A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed. Part of "Moonlight" was shot in Jimmy's Eastside Diner in Miami.
  
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• Could The Steelers Consider Trading Antonio Brown?

  24-01-2017 20:14
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been the center of media attention over the course of the last two weeks for largely the wrong reasons. First, it was Brown’s live streaming of coach Mike Tomlin’s post-game locker room speech that got the receiver publicly chastised by his coach and quarterback along with being fined prior to the team’s game against the Patriots last weekend.
  Today, a report from NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala states that there are som
  
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• Pittsburgh Marathon Changing Courses Due To Bridge Work

  24-01-2017 18:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bridge work has taken some of the bite out of this year’s Pittsburgh Marathon.
  Marathon officials on Tuesday announced new courses for the marathon and half marathon to be run May 7.
  The new courses will be slightly flatter and, therefore, faster.
  Runners in both races will pass the city’s baseball and football stadiums on the city’s North Shore – PNC Park and Heinz Field.
  Click Here To See The Full Marathon MapClick Here To See The Half Marathon M
  
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• Foster: NFL Is Partly To Blame For Brown’s Social Media Antics

  24-01-2017 18:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The Steelers rode a nine-game winning streak into their AFC Championship Game matchup with New England, only to have it snapped rather handily by the Patriots 36-17 in Foxborough.
  There have been a lot of questions from fans and media alike in the aftermath about some of the game-planning, key decision-making and play-calling that was displayed throughout from the Steelers. As he has all season, Steelers guard Ramon Foster joined “The Fan Morning Show” in h
  
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• Portable Sinks Being Installed After Lead Found In Water At Butler Co. School

  24-01-2017 18:17
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – An elementary school in Butler County is closed for two days after the water tested positive for lead.Parents say the district allowed their children to continue drinking the water for months after the positive test results came back.
  Now, those parents say they want the problem to fixed and they want answers.
  This morning, the parking lot outside of Summit Township Elementary School was mostly barren. That’s because there’s no school today or tomorrow. The supe
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger Uncertain About Future, Will Consider All Options This Offseason

  24-01-2017 17:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – It was a Pro Bowl season for Ben Roethlisberger that just came to an end and the quarterback continues to play at a high level, but when he joined The Cook and Poni Show for the final #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show, he was very cryptic about his future in the NFL.
  “I’m going to take this offseason to evaluate, to consider all options,” Ben told us. “To consider health, and family and things like that and just kind of take some time aw
  
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• Cops: Man Choked Mom To Unconsciousness For Changing Channel

  24-01-2017 17:09
  
  BATH, Pa. (AP) – Police say a Pennsylvania man beat his mother and choked her to the point of unconsciousness for changing the TV channel.
  Forty-two-year-old David Cantrell was jailed on assault and harassment charges after the argument Sunday night at their home.
  Moore Township police say Cantrell punched his mother in the mouth, lifted her up and then slammed her on the floor. They say he also choked her until she lost consciousness, saying, “I hope you die.”
  Police say the w
  
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• Dramatic Video: Suspect Dangles From Window After Trying To Escape From Deputies

  24-01-2017 17:05
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) – Dramatic moments caught on video as a suspect in his underwear tries to escape from deputies by jumping out a third story window.Jason Millward was wanted for skipping his trial for assaulting a Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Deputy.Westmoreland County Sheriff’s deputies went to arrest him at an apartment building in Adamsburg Borough.
  That’s when Millward climbed out a window and tried to jump.A deputy grabbed Millward’s arm and tried to
  
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• Best Comedy Shows Coming To Pittsburgh In Spring 2017

  24-01-2017 17:00
  
  By Jessica Wasik
  If you’re still fighting a bit of the winter blues, tickets to an upcoming comedy show can be the perfect way to lighten your mood and bring some laughter into your world. There is no shortage of hilarious performers bringing their best acts to the ‘Burgh this spring. No matter your sense of humor, there’s a show for you. Get your tickets early to these must-see comedy shows making a stop in Pittsburgh this spring.
  Sebastian Maniscalo
  Heinz Hall600 Penn Ave.Pi
  
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• Rockslide Closes Part Of Road In Penn Hills

  24-01-2017 16:51
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) – Crews are working to clear a rockslide that has shut down a road in Penn Hills.
  According to officials, all lanes of Allegheny River Boulevard, near Nadine Road, are blocked.
  There is no timeframe for the road to reopen at this time.
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• CBS To Air ‘NCAA March Madness Bracket Preview Show’ On February 11th

  24-01-2017 16:48
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Believe it or not, we’re a little over a month and a half away from the start of the NCAA Tournament. For avid college basketball fans, the next month leading up to the bracket reveal on Selection Sunday will be filled with debate about who the top seeds will be and which teams will make the tournament.
  Now, fans will have something more to debate while also gleaning a little insight into where the top teams stack up in the eyes of the committee when CBS airs the first ever NCAA
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Tallest Building, US Steel Tower, For Sale

  24-01-2017 16:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh’s tallest building is for sale, and the U.S. Steel Tower could go for a sky-high price.
  Real Estate Alert, a trade publication that first reported the listing, says the 64-story, triangular office building could fetch $350 million. The current owner, 601W Cos., a New York holding company, paid $250 million for the building in 2011.
  The owners have spent $60 million upgrading the building and boast two major tenants, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Ce
  
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• Cab Driver Decked Out In Pittsburgh Gear Names Elway His Top QB, Doesn’t Realize He’s Driving Him

  24-01-2017 16:25
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — A cab driver wearing black and gold had a hilarious chance encounter with former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.
  The video showing cab driver Sam Snow chauffeuring Elway in the Washington, D.C. area has now gone viral.During the trip Snow was asked to name his top three quarterbacks of all-time, driver Sam Snow picked Elway without even realizing the Broncos great was sitting in his back seat.
  Philanthropists Glenn and Mindy Stearns, who were in the cab with the
  
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• PA Senators Question Fast Track Plan To Close SCI Pittsburgh

  24-01-2017 15:41
  
  HARRISBURG – (News Radio 1020 KDKA/AP) – To save money in another difficult budget year, the Wolf administration, bolstered by a declining prison population, has announced plans to close two of five state prisons located in Allegheny, Luzerne, Mercer, Schuylkill and Wayne Counties.
  Corrections officials say they’re trying to save money and that they expect the inmate population to continue dropping.
  During a hearing Monday, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel defended the move.
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• Pittsburgh-Filmed ‘Fences’ Nominated For 4 Oscars

  24-01-2017 14:57
  
  BEVERLY HILLS (KDKA/AP) – Denzel Washington’s fiery August Wilson adaption “Fences” received four Academy Awards nominations Tuesday morning, including a nod for best picture.
  Washington is nominated for best actor in a motion picture. He also directed “Fences”, which was filmed in Pittsburgh last summer.
  Viola Davis is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in “Fences”. Davis won a Golden Globe Award for the same role earlier this mont
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 24, 2017

  24-01-2017 14:29
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Pittsburgh Film Office
  Lights! Glamour! Action!
  Cupid’s Undie Run
  McDonald’s
  Mall At Robinson
  
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• Cleveland police officer killed in hit and run on highway

  24-01-2017 14:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland police union official says an officer was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic on Interstate 90.
  
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• Work Crews Patch More Than 150 Potholes In Pittsburgh

  24-01-2017 13:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Officials in Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration have announced that work crews filled in more than 150 potholes in the western Pennsylvania city over the weekend.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports 47 crews used approximately 112 tons of hot asphalt and cold fill material to patch a total of 155 potholes this past Saturday and Sunday.
  Public Works Director Mike Gable says the unseasonably warm weather conditions and minimal traffic combined to provide th
  
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• Butler County school closed after increased lead levels found in water supply

  24-01-2017 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Summit Elementary School in the Butler Area School District is closed today and Wednesday after high levels of lead were detected in the school’s water supply last summer.
  
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• Officials: Repeal Of Medicaid Expansion ‘Disastrous’ For PA

  24-01-2017 12:09
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – State officials are preparing for “disastrous” consequences in Pennsylvania should President Donald Trump repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion Program.
  Key members of Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration expressed concern on Monday that more than 670,000 Pennsylvanians would lose their health insurance if the provision is eliminated.
  Treasurer Joe Torsella said there will be “irreparable harm” if the Medicaid expansio
  
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• Penn State Spring 2017 Construction Update

  24-01-2017 11:49
  
  As always, with a new semester comes new construction. Since Penn State's student population is growing and its campus is aging, cranes and construction fences always seem to be a staple.
  
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• Mindfulness practices help students deal with stress, behavior

  24-01-2017 07:49
  A focus on breathing is one of the first steps in yoga and mindfulness classes being taught among children and teens and their teachers in schools throughout the Pittsburgh area. "It's empowering, using your own body and your own breath," says Yoga in the Schools founder Joanne Spence.
  
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• Summit Twp. Elementary Shutting Down Over High Lead Levels In Water

  24-01-2017 06:46
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — An elementary school in Butler County is being shut down, for at least the next two days, while the district deals with a problem involving lead in the water.
  “You need to apologize to all of the children and to all of the parents, and you need to step down, because obviously, you are not fit to hold the position that you have,” said one parent.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Parents in the Butler Area School District are irate that their children were allowed to dri
  
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• Parents Irate After Learning Students Drank Lead-Tainted Water For Months

  24-01-2017 06:46
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — An elementary school in Butler County is being shut down, for at least the next two days, while the district deals with a problem involving lead in the water.
  Parents in the Butler Area School District are irate that their children were allowed to drink water at Summit Elementary School for months after testing showed higher levels of lead than are allowed.
  “You need to apologize to all of the children and to all of the parents, and you need to step down, because
  
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• Pittsburgh delivers: Donations to local milk bank are helping babies

  24-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Denise O’Connor opens the lid on a giant freezer, packed to the top with 5,000 ounces of frozen breast milk in small plastic bags. In an adjoining room, three milk bank employees decked in lab coats, plastic face guards and blue hair nets pour pasteurized defrosted milk into glass vials to be combined into small bottles to be distributed.
  
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• Donations to Pittsburgh milk bank help babies in need

  24-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Denise O’Connor opens the lid on a giant freezer, packed to the top with 5,000 ounces of frozen breast milk in small plastic bags. In an adjoining room, three milk bank employees decked in lab coats, plastic face guards and blue hair nets pour pasteurized defrosted milk into glass vials to be combined into small bottles to be distributed.
  
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• Doctor not guilty of reckless driving in 2014 crash that left Wexford woman severely injured

  24-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ciana Cahill, a 4.0 student studying criminal justice at LaRoche College, was driving to the airport to pick up her sister about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 14, 2014.
  
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• A robust response: Donations to Pittsburgh milk bank are helping babies

  24-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Denise O’Connor opens the lid on a giant freezer, packed to the top with 5,000 ounces of frozen breast milk in small plastic bags. In an adjoining room, three milk bank employees decked in lab coats, plastic face guards and blue hair nets pour pasteurized defrosted milk into glass vials to be combined into small bottles to be distributed.
  
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• New Details Emerging About Man Fatally Shot By Police In Larmier

  24-01-2017 05:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man shot and killed by Pittsburgh Police Sunday at his home in Larimer never should have had a gun in his hands.
  Online criminal court records in Allegheny County show Christopher Thompkins went to prison for shooting and killing someone in 1994.That conviction means he should not have been in possession of a firearm on Sunday when investigators believe he was firing the gun to scare off an intruder.
  In November of 1994, police were called to an apartment building o
  
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• New Details Emerging About Man Fatally Shot By Police In Larimer

  24-01-2017 05:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man shot and killed by Pittsburgh Police Sunday at his home in Larimer never should have had a gun in his hands.
  Online criminal court records in Allegheny County show Christopher Thompkins went to prison for shooting and killing someone in 1994.That conviction means he should not have been in possession of a firearm on Sunday when investigators believe he was firing the gun to scare off an intruder.
  In November of 1994, police were called to an apartment building o
  
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• Man turns himself in for shooting death of 19-year-old found in vacant Homewood lot

  24-01-2017 05:43
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• Suspect Surrenders In Carrick Man’s October Shooting Death

  24-01-2017 05:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A young man has turned himself into police in connection with the fatal shooting of another man, whose body was found last October in a vacant lot in Homewood.
  Pittsburgh Police say 18-year-old Floyd Beard from Homewood surrendered at the Zone 5 police station and was taken into custody Monday night.
  He was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old John Davern of Carrick back on Oct. 22.
  Davern was found dead in a vacant lot between two occupied homes
  
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• Homewood man arrested in October homicide

  24-01-2017 05:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Police have made an arrest in an October murder.
  
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• Sierra Nevada Brewery Issues 36-State Recall Of Select Beers

  24-01-2017 04:23
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KDKA/AP) – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has announced a recall of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA’s and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.
  In a statement Sunday, it said the recall applies to eight different types of its craft beers purchased in 36 states across the Midwest, the South and East Coast of the United States.
  Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are included on that list.
  
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• Pets parade down Hamilton Avenue in Homewood for opening of new shelter

  24-01-2017 02:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five dogs and two puppies had their day today, parading down the middle of Hamilton Avenue from their old shelter in Larimer to the new $15 million shelter in Homewood that will be operated by the two merged shelters now known as Animal Rescue League/Western PA Humane Society.
  
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• Steelers Clean Out Lockers After Crushing Loss To Patriots

  24-01-2017 01:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers’ playoff run came to a crushing end Sunday night, just one game away from the Super Bowl.
  While the season may have ended in disappointment, the players aren’t giving up hope.Many of the younger players on the roster believe the team could be very good next year.
  There was a somber mood in the visiting locker room following the loss, but spirits were a little higher Monday afternoon at Steelers headquarters on the South Side.
  The game will be a
  
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• ‘Parade Of Future Pets’ Takes Place In Homewood

  24-01-2017 01:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Drizzle fails to dampen the spirits of staff and volunteers of the Animal Rescue League.A parade of animals leaves the old building, for the short walk down Hamilton Avenue. The Rescue League and Humane Society of Western Pennsylvania have joined forces, under one umbrella.
  “Now that we have two facilities, we are able to move some of our animals, our overflow, from this facility to the North Shore one,” says Dan Rossi, executive director of the ARL and loca
  
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• City tackles potholes during repair blitz

  24-01-2017 01:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh city crews worked on 155 potholes during a weekend blitz, Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration said today.
  
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• At Least 1 Dead In Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Ohio

  24-01-2017 00:55
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – A tractor-trailer has crashed and burst into flames on a highway in central Ohio, killing at least one person.
  Dublin police Lt. Steve Farmer says authorities believe the driver is the only person killed in the crash Monday morning in the Columbus suburb.Police say the truck carrying gasoline caught fire after the driver hit a guardrail at the exit from the U.S. 33 bridge to Interstate 270. Burning gasoline then spread down the ramp. Parts of both roads were closed for
  
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• Some Taxpayers May Experience A Delay In Getting Tax Refunds

  24-01-2017 00:49
  
  PITTSBUGH (KDKA) — Monday, January 23, is the first day that the Internal Revenue Service begins to process those tax returns due from all of us on April 15.
  Many file early to get a refund back quickly, but this year, some early filers will experience a delay.
  Around 153 million tax returns will be filed between now and April 15, and most of those who file early do so to get a refund.
  “Most refunds, nine out of ten, will get to taxpayers in 21 days or less,” IRS spokesperson R
  
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• Flood Advisory Issued Locally As Snow Brings Turnpike To Halt In Higher Elevations

  24-01-2017 00:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rainy, wet day prompted a Flood Advisory for several parts of the area, while a snowstorm slowed traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in other parts of the region.
  The National Weather Service issued the Flood Advisory for Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 12:15 a.m. Tuesday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “This is primarily for some of the rain that has and continues to fall, and to keep a close eye on streams and creeks for any possi
  
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