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• Gateway special ed teacher charged with DUI after wrecking vehicle at high school

  26-01-2017 23:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Gateway High School special education teacher has been charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest following an incident Tuesday morning at the campus entrance just before the start of the school day.
  
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• Marathon Organizers See Overwhelming Response To Course Changes

  26-01-2017 23:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We’re nearly three months away from the running of the Pittsburgh Marathon.
  Since race organizers recently announced changes to the course, there’s been a big increase in registrations.
  The Pittsburgh marathon course just got flatter.
  “It will be interesting to see what we get in terms of times,” Race Director Patrice Matamoros said.
  That change means racers could turn in some really fast times in the half marathon. Construction — particula
  
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• Alert Scrapyard Owner Helps Police Catch Copper Thief

  26-01-2017 23:47
  
  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Hundreds of pounds of copper wiring was stolen in Derry Township, costing thousands of dollars in damage, but an alert scrapyard owner helped police make the bust.
  State police say the copper started to disappear en masse in December at C&D Coal Company in Derry. Someone cut a large hole in the side of the building, grabbing a significant amount of high value metals.
  Not long after, state police told local scrap dealers in the area to be on the look-out.
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• Common Sleep Disorder Leaves People ‘Paralyzed’ & Terrified

  26-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Imagine being deep in a good night’s sleep only to wake up scared out of your wits and seemingly paralyzed.
  It’s a disorder that’s more common than you might think.
  “It’s just really terrifying,” Lilly Altamirano recalled.
  “It was probably the [most scared] I’ve ever been,” said Tim Hall.
  Instead of sleeping peacefully, these people say they’re often plunged into a world of terror, waking to a literal nightmare
  
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• Top 5 Reasons You Should Root For The Falcons In Super Bowl LI

  26-01-2017 23:34
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  The Atlanta Falcons have made it to the Super Bowl and will battle the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 5. This is a battle between two great offensive teams, but the big story heading into the Super Bowl is a David vs. Goliath tale. The New England Patriots are always in the position to make it to the Super Bowl, and Tom Brady is one of the most successful playoff quarterbacks of all time. However, the Falcons have a lot to prove in this game, which will make for a very
  
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• Irish writer William Wall wins Drue Heinz Literature Prize

  26-01-2017 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  For the first time, a European will be honored with one of the nation’s most esteemed awards for a book of short stories — the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, which has been issued by the University of Pittsburgh Press since 1981.
  
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• Top 5 Reasons You Should Root For The New England Patriots In Super Bowl LI

  26-01-2017 23:28
  
  By Danny Cox
  A lot of NFL fans consider the season over because their team did not make it to the Super Bowl—or even to the playoffs—in some cases. Hardcore football fans will be happy to watch any game that’s on, but sometimes it’s hard to decide who to root for.
  If you’re on the fence, consider these reasons for rooting for the New England Patriots to defeat the high-flying “Dirty Birds” of Atlanta.
  1. Every Player Makes The Other Better
  Some may think
  
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• Federated reports higher profits

  26-01-2017 23:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Federated Investors today reported improved earnings for the fourth quarter and all of 2016 as the Downtown investment manager benefited from rising interest rates.
  
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• Allegheny River, Montour Trail hailed for drawing attention to state's natural assets

  26-01-2017 22:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Western Pennsylvania is being recognized off the beaten path. During the last three weeks, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated the Allegheny River the state’s River of the Year and dubbed the Montour Trail the state’s Trail of the Year.
  
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• Win a McDonald’s Gift Card

  26-01-2017 22:48
  
  Listen to the KDKA Morning News with Larry Richert and John Shumway for your chance to win a McDonald’s $25 gift card!
  McDonald’s is the Official Coffee of the KDKA Morning News
  
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• Investigators: Laundry Company Source Of UPMC Hospital Mold Outbreak

  26-01-2017 22:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Investigators are saying that a laundry company is to blame for the mold outbreak at UPMC hospitals.
  In late 2015 and throughout 2016, five patients at UPMC hospitals contracted fungal infections and later died.
  Investigators say Paris Laundry, the linen-cleaning company used by UPMC, had mold at one of their cleaning facilities, and contaminated linens were sent to UPMC hospitals.
  Testing showed the same mold was found in a bin of supposedly clean linens that was deliv
  
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• Spokesman Says Trump Seeks 20 Percent Tax On Mexican Imports

  26-01-2017 22:20
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact “great and lasting change” during a party retreat Thursday but offered few details. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border wall.
  The president was greeted by cheers as he took the stage in a hotel ballroom, telling senators and House members, “This Congress is going to be the busiest Congress in decades &ndash
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Royal Rumble 2017

  26-01-2017 22:13
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Who is going to win the Royal Rumble? For the first time in at least a decade there is no clear frontrunner. There are seven or eight viable candidates that could legitimately win this year’s 30-man over-the-top-rope challenge and go on to the main event at WrestleMania. Will Brock Lesnar cost Goldberg his shot at the title? Or will it be vice versa?
  Could WWE have tipped its hat Monday night when the show closed with Undertaker staring them both down in the ring signifyin
  
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• Judge sentences Monroeville Mall shooter to 15 to 30 years in prison

  26-01-2017 21:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old who opened fire on a rival at the Monroeville Mall in 2015 and wounded two bystanders will spend 15 to 30 years in prison, a judge ruled today.
  
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• Local glass engraver has role in inauguration

  26-01-2017 21:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  President Donald Trump might not have much in common with the three presidents who came before him, but one thing has remained the same: They've all been gifted glassware carved by a master engraver from Westmoreland County.
  
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• Monroeville Mall Shooting Suspect Sentenced To Up To 30 Years

  26-01-2017 21:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The suspect in the Monroeville Mall shooting that left three people injured is facing up to 30 years in prison.
  According to the Allegheny County DA’s office, Tarod Thornhill was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison Thursday.
  In November, Thornhill was found not guilty on an attempted homicide charge, but he was found guilty of three counts of aggravated assault.
  Thornhill, who was 17 at the time, was accused of firing six shots inside the Macy’s at the Mon
  
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• Trade publication names Pittsburgh 2017 Airport of the Year

  26-01-2017 20:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  IMPERIAL, Pa.  — A leading trade publication has named Pittsburgh International Airport its 2017 Airport of the Year.
  
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• Something Rotten' on stage at Benedum

  26-01-2017 20:59
  
  Something Rotten' on stage at Benedum
  
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• Pittsburgh International Airport Named 2017 Airport Of The Year

  26-01-2017 20:44
  
  IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) – A leading trade publication has named Pittsburgh International Airport its 2017 Airport of the Year.
  Air Transport World has ranked various aspects of the industry for 43 years, but added the “best airport” category four years ago.
  Pittsburgh is the first U.S. airport to win, after Hong Kong International, London Heathrow and Singapore Changi were previously honored.
  The magazine cited the airport’s gains in air service and community engagement in bes
  
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• Air Transport World Named Pittsburgh 2017 Airport Of Year

  26-01-2017 20:44
  
  IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) – A leading trade publication has named Pittsburgh International Airport its 2017 Airport of the Year.
  Air Transport World has ranked various aspects of the industry for 43 years, but added the “best airport” category four years ago.
  Pittsburgh is the first U.S. airport to win, after Hong Kong International, London Heathrow and Singapore Changi were previously honored.
  The magazine cited the airport’s gains in air service and community engagement in bes
  
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• HACP approves $125,000 for Wood Street Commons

  26-01-2017 20:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh board members unanimously approved a resolution today to either grant or loan $125,000 for the operations of Wood Street Commons, a downtown single room occupancy apartment complex for low-income individuals.
  
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• 5 Reasons Why Ben Roethlisberger Should Return Next Year

  26-01-2017 19:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – It’s no secret the Steelers’ 2016 season failed to end the way fans and the players wanted, with Mike Tomlin raising the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LI.
  Just two days after the Steelers were eliminated from postseason play, Ben Roethlisberger announced he is considering his options, and may retire this offseason.
  Should Roethlisberger decide to return for his 13th season, these five factors may be a reason why:
  Winning that third ring: The
  
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• Police: Woman Abused As Child Had Friend Beat Kids For Her

  26-01-2017 19:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh police say a woman who says she was beaten as a child had a friend hit her two children instead, using belts, a wooden spoon and fly swatters.
  The mother of the children, 33-year-old Heather Kearns, and her friend, 53-year-old Lydia Harden, are charged with two counts each of endangering the welfare of children and simple assault.
  Police say Kearns’ children told them their mother was present but wouldn’t say or do anything to stop Harden’s be
  
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• Food hall trend coming Downtown with plan for Oxford Market

  26-01-2017 18:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cities like New York and Chicago have been bubbling with trendy food halls featuring specialty chefs, sit-down restaurants, and vendors. Now one is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Dunlap: Roethlisberger’s Words Were Absolutely Perfect

  26-01-2017 18:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Some people.
  Man, some people.
  I really cannot believe the way some people condemned Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for his mention on ‘The Cook & Poni Show’ earlier this week that he feels it is prudent to explore his options into next season — including retirement.
  How in the world can you question a man doing his due diligence?
  How in the world do you get off carping about the personal decisions someone else wants to make in the
  
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• Mary Tyler Moore Special To Be Hosted By Gayle King

  26-01-2017 18:37
  
  CBS will be airing a new one-hour special honoring the life and career of Mary Tyler Moore on Thursday, January 26th at 9:00 p.m. EST. “CBS This Morning” co-host, Gayle King will anchor “Mary Tyler Moore: Love Is All Around” as we take a look back through Moore’s amazing 40 plus years in entertainment.
  The special will feature original reporting as well as footage from CBS’ extensive archives to detail the story of this extraordinary pioneer’s career. In
  
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• Mexican President Says He Will Skip Meeting With Trump

  26-01-2017 18:19
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will not attend a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won’t pay for a border wall.
  The U.S. has a 60 billion dollar trade deficit with Mexico. It has been a one-sided deal from the beginning of NAFTA with massive numbers…
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2017
  of jobs and companies lost. If Mexico is unwilli
  
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• Wesco earnings fall in 2016 on weaker sales

  26-01-2017 18:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Weak demand among its customers and a strong dollar were to blame for a decrease in profit for Wesco International Inc. during the last quarter, according to fourth-quarter financial results released Thursday. 
  
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• Farmers Insurance Open Marks Tiger Woods’ Return To PGA Tour

  26-01-2017 17:52
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  CBS Sports begins its 2017 golf coverage this week at the Farmers Insurance Open from Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, California, the first of 22 events on its calendar, continuing its run as the most comprehensive in network television.
  The slate includes 20 PGA Tour events, the Masters and the PGA Championship, plus 10 golf specials. In all, CBS will broadcast nearly 160 hours of golf coverage.
  And in all begins this week at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods will compete in
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court may examine demise of General Assistance program

  26-01-2017 17:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A case before the state Supreme Court examines how the Legislature enacted a law that cut a cash assistance program for the poorest Pennsylvanians.
  
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• Stallings: Players Need To Handle Adversity Differently

  26-01-2017 17:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- Pitt’s 2016 basketball season to this point has been interesting, to say the least. Pitt is coming off its second-worst loss in its history after getting blown out by AP ranked No. 13 Louisville, at home no less, 106-51.
  Of course, many are looking to first-year Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings for answers and are wondering what in the world is going on with the program. Stallings has been very candid to reporters about his team and the relationship that he has wi
  
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• Winter Weather Returns With Snow In Forecast For Next 5 Days

  26-01-2017 16:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It was nice while it lasted wasn’t it? After our two-week spring fling with warmer weather, winter weather returns today.
  According to KDKA-TV Meteorologist Ron Smiley, snow showers are expected to arrive as we are heading into the afternoon hours.
  Some heavier snow showers will push through the area late this afternoon into the evening hours.  Temperatures during this time should remain above the freezing mark in Pittsburgh.
  This, along with the warm te
  
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• Kraft Heinz Launches Campaign To Make Day After Super Bowl A National Holiday

  26-01-2017 16:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kraft Heinz says the Monday after the Super Bowl will be a day off for its salaried employees, and has launched an online – if tongue-in-cheek – campaign to make “Smunday” a national holiday.
  The food producing giant, which is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, has started a Change.org petition. If 100,000 signatures or more are collected at www.smunday.org , Kraft Heinz will send the petition to Congress “in the hopes of making this
  
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• Senator: State To Close SCI Pittsburgh

  26-01-2017 16:04
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A state senator says the Wolf administration plans to close Pittsburgh State Prison to save money at a time when inmate numbers are dropping.
  Sen. Wayne Fontana tells The Associated Press that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf disclosed during a Thursday morning phone call that Pittsburgh was slated for closure.
  The administration had previously said it was considering closing two prisons, but Fontana says the final decision was to shutter just one.
  “Prison populat
  
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• Governor Announces SCI Pittsburgh Will Close

  26-01-2017 16:04
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A state senator says the Wolf administration plans to close Pittsburgh State Prison to save money at a time when inmate numbers are dropping.
  Sen. Wayne Fontana tells The Associated Press that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf disclosed during a Thursday morning phone call that Pittsburgh was slated for closure.
  “I’m very disappointed in the Department of Corrections decision — as well as the hasty and flawed process it used to make its decision,”
  
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• SCI Pittsburgh slated for closure

  26-01-2017 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — The Wolf administration has decided to close the Pittsburgh state prison by the end of the year to help balance the Pennsylvania budget, the Department of Corrections said in a statement Thursday.
  
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• SCI Pittsburgh, sitting on coveted riverfront property, is slated for closure

  26-01-2017 15:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  After more than a century housing inmates, the riverfront State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh has a new life ahead of it, Pennsylvania and local officials believe.
  
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• Pennsylvania Priest Sorry For Sharing ‘Fat Women’ Meme

  26-01-2017 15:42
  
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania priest is apologizing for sharing a Facebook meme mocking “fat women” who participated in Saturday’s post-inauguration march in Washington, D.C.
  The Rev. Patrick McDowell says he impulsively shared the meme showing overweight marchers with the caption, “In one day, Trump got more fat women out walking than Michelle Obama did in 8 years.”
  The 74-year-old pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, in Weston, says at 5-foot-6, 230
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 26, 2017

  26-01-2017 14:53
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  AAA Travel Showcase
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Big Burrito Restaurant Group
  Chef Bill Fuller’s Recipe: Tartare & Salmon
  Herve Tullet’s Art Explosion At Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh
  Kidsburgh
  Next Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Seen” Column
  
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• Obituary: Leon Katz / Famed playwright and professor

  26-01-2017 14:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Leon Katz, a playwright and former professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University, died Monday at his home in California. He was 97.
  
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• Leon Katz: famed playwright and professor

  26-01-2017 14:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Leon Katz, a playwright and former professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University, died Monday at his home in California. He was 97.
  
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• Chef Bill Fuller’s Recipe: Tartare & Salmon

  26-01-2017 14:27
  
  Chef Bill Fuller stopped by PTL to make another delicious recipe that you can recreate in your own home!
  Scottish Salmon, Sea Island red peas, melted leeks, cauliflower, escarole, and thyme
  Serves 4
  1 # Sea Island Red Peas (Or other dried beans, soaked overnight)
  2 ½ qt. Light stock
  1 ea. Bay leaf
  3-4 ea. Garlic cloves
  2 Tbs. Whole butter
  Melted Leeks (see below)
  1-2 Tbs. Olive oil
  2 C. Cauliflower florets, small
  1 C. Escarole, washed and diced large
  2 Tbs. Picked thyme
  2 8 oz. Portions s
  
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• WATCH: Dog Pulls Furry Friend From Fast-Moving Water

  26-01-2017 14:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Videos of dogs are all over the internet, but a new one has gone viral.
  The video was taken in Argentina and shows a black Labrador jump into a stream to chase a stick. As the pup picks up the stick, it is swept away by the fast-moving water.
  Fortunately, its yellow Labrador friend jumped into action. As the black Labrador struggles in the water with the stick still in its mouth, the friend latches onto the stick and drags its furry pal to safety.
  The black Labrador was
  
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• Man found fatally shot on city steps in Spring Garden

  26-01-2017 13:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating an overnight fatal shooting in Spring Garden.
  
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• Authorities identify victim of fatal shooting on city steps in Spring Garden

  26-01-2017 13:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The victim of an overnight fatal shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side has been identified as John Miller, 40, of Fort Loudon, Franklin County.
  
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• Summit Elementary reopens in Butler Area School District amid lead concerns

  26-01-2017 12:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  An elementary school reopens today in the Butler Area School District after concerns over high lead levels in the water shut down the school for two days.
  
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• Man Found Shot To Death In Troy Hill

  26-01-2017 12:25
  
  TROY HILL (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in the city’s Troy Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning.
  According to police, the man was found on a set of city steps in the 1000 block of Vinial Street around midnight.
  It was determined that the man suffered at least one gunshot wound.
  Earlier in the evening, police received a shots fired call. At this point, it is unclear if that call is related to the man’s death.
  No other information has b
  
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• Man Found Shot To Death In Spring Garden

  26-01-2017 12:25
  
  TROY HILL (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in the city’s Spring Garden neighborhood early Thursday morning.
  According to police, the 40-year-old man was found on a set of city steps in the 1000 block of Vinial Street around midnight.
  It was determined that the man suffered at least one gunshot wound. He has been identified as John Miller, 40, of Fort Loudon.
  Earlier in the evening, police received a shots fired call. At this point, it is unclear i
  
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• TRAFFIC: School bus crash reported in Pine; University Blvd in Moon reopens after rock slide

  26-01-2017 11:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A school bus collided with a vehicle in Pine this morning
  
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• TRAFFIC: Daytime West Carson St. closures to continue

  26-01-2017 11:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic in the Fort Pitt Tunnel westbound (outbound) will be stopped briefly tonight for Fort Pitt Tunnel.
  
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