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• Rivers Casino To Offer Unique Wedding Reception Packages

  27-01-2017 23:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s one of the most special occasions in anyone’s life — when family and friends gather to celebrate the union of two people.
  But a wedding reception at a casino?
  “We have the staff to put on a very special day for the bride and groom,” says Craig Clark, general manager of the Rivers Casino.
  Clark told KDKA money editor Jon Delano that wedding receptions at casinos are not uncommon, and the Rivers Casino is now open for that special occasi
  
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• Gov. Wolf To Seek Consolidation Of 4 Health Agencies

  27-01-2017 23:23
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is notifying state officials and employees that he wants to consolidate four state agencies into a single department as the first-term Democratic governor deals with a massive budget deficit.
  An email sent to state employees late Friday afternoon said the departments of Human Services, Health, Aging and Drug and Alcohol Programs would become one new agency.
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• Mylan CEO Wants To Be ‘Catalyst For Change’ In Pharmaceutical Pricing

  27-01-2017 23:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pharmaceutical giant Mylan, which is based in Canonsburg, was at the center of criticism last year over rising drug prices.
  Mylan came under scrutiny after news broke that the price of its EpiPen increased by nearly 500 percent over seven years. But, now, the company’s CEO, Heather Bresch, says she wants to be a catalyst for change.
  Last September, Bresch was called before Congress to explain why EpiPen’s price had skyrocketed and took an earful from lawmake
  
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• Iceoplex owner's attempt to avoid prison rejected

  27-01-2017 23:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal judge today rejected an attempt by Iceoplex owner Steven Lynch to avoid federal prison, saying the Squirrel Hill attorney is merely trying to postpone having to report to the lockup as he has ordered.
  
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• Police: Restaurant Owner Used Racial Slur At Black Customer, Faces No Charges

  27-01-2017 22:52
  
  ANNVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A central Pennsylvania police chief says no criminal charges will be filed against a chicken wing restaurant owner accused of using a racial slur toward a black customer.
  Annville Police Chief Bernard Dugan said Friday that the Just Wing It owner’s actions were “totally inappropriate” and confirmed he used a slur to describe the customer.
  However, Dugan says he couldn’t confirm co-owner Chris Behney refused to serve the man based on his race.
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• Police Ask For Help Searching For Mother Of Missing Twins

  27-01-2017 22:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are searching for the mother of a pair of twins missing for more than a decade.
  Around 4 p.m. Friday, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office marked Patricia Fowler, 47, as a wanted fugitive.
  Ivon and Inisha Fowler would be 18 now.
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  County social workers raised the question of the twins’ whereabouts last summer after they removed four other children for medical neglect from Fowler’s home. Police say the last anyone saw or
  
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• Mother Of Missing Twins Taken Into Custody After Search

  27-01-2017 22:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mother of twins missing for more than a decade is in custody after police asked for help tracking her down.
  The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office marked Patricia Fowler, 47, as a wanted fugitive on Friday.
  Saturday afternoon she was caught and taken into police custody.
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  Twins Ivon and Inisha Fowler would be 18 now.
  County social workers raised the question of the twins’ whereabouts last summer after they removed four other child
  
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• Tractor-Trailer Loses Control, Crashes On Route 51

  27-01-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A tractor-trailer crash shut down a major Pittsburgh road on Friday.
  The accident occurred on Route 51 near Ensign Avenue around noon.
  Surveillance video shows the tractor-trailer losing control, clipping and oncoming pickup truck and crashing through a fence off the road.
  Another vehicle was damaged after hitting the truck’s axel.
  Mike Tracy was working in his shop across the street and came outside when he heard the accident. He believes it is incredible th
  
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• Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Route 51

  27-01-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A tractor-trailer crash shut down a major Pittsburgh road on Friday.
  The accident occurred on Route 51 near Ensign Avenue around noon. Reports indicate the tractor-trailer went over a hillside.
  Route 51 was closed between Whited Street and Maytide Street for several hours.
  It is not clear if anyone was injured.
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• Out Of Control Tractor-Trailer Crashes On Route 51

  27-01-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A tractor-trailer crash shut down a major Pittsburgh road on Friday.
  The accident occurred on Route 51 near Ensign Avenue around noon.
  Surveillance video shows the tractor-trailer losing control, clipping and oncoming pickup truck and crashing through a fence off the road.
  Another vehicle was damaged after hitting the truck’s axel.
  Mike Tracy was working in his shop across the street and came outside when he heard the accident. He believes it is incredible th
  
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• Keidel: Ranking Bill Belichick Among Great NFL Coaches

  27-01-2017 22:25
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Today marks 17 years since Bill Belichick left his one-day gig as head coach of the New York Jets — or, more famously, HC of the NYJ — trading Gang Green for the red, white and blue of the New England Patriots.
  The colors are quite emblematic, as Belichick has spent the intervening years building an empire, based on the wholly American notion of success — winning. To quote another American monolith Dale Earnhardt, second place is the first loser. No one has come
  
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• PennDOT promises fewer dropped calls inside Pittsburgh's tunnels

  27-01-2017 22:10
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• Bread From Trader Joe’s Recalled

  27-01-2017 21:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Athens Baking Company is issuing a recall of Trader Joe’s Harvest Whole Wheat Bread.
  The recall is due to undeclared cultured whey, which is made from milk.
  Find information about the recall here. 
   
  
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• Deja Vu In Oakland: Pitt Searches For Stability

  27-01-2017 21:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – It’s déjà vu all over again at the University of Pittsburgh, as their Athletic Department finds itself in an unenviably familiar position to where they were just over six years ago.
  Ironically enough, it’s for some of the same disjointed reasons.
  Let’s hop in the DeLorean and head back to December 7th, 2010, the day the Panthers’ football program began its long, slow, descent into a half decade of tepid mediocrity, as Athlet
  
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• Trial begins in Duquesne double slaying

  27-01-2017 20:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sutton Davidson sat on the witness stand, silent.
  
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• Prosecution in Duquesne double homicide trial to focus on eyewitness, DNA evidence

  27-01-2017 20:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Allegheny County prosecutor today outlined for jurors his intentions to rely on DNA, a black bandanna and an alleged witness to link a Duquesne man to a double murder in May 2013.
  
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• Man Fighting Speeding Ticket Asks If Cop Picked Up Deer On Radar

  27-01-2017 20:07
  
  NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts man fighting a speeding ticket in court had a unique explanation – the officer’s radar gun may have picked up a deer.
  The Newburyport Daily News reports that Dennis Sayers, of Haverhill, was clocked going 40 mph in 30 mph zone in West Newbury in November.
  He got a $105 ticket.
  He appealed in court on Thursday, asking Officer Royster Johnson if he was 100 percent sure his radar captured Sayers’ speed or the speed of a deer that cou
  
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• Pa. Town’s Power Surge Fries Computers, Appliances, Siding

  27-01-2017 19:29
  
  BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A power surge in a small western Pennsylvania borough damaged hundreds of homes, causing house fires and burning up computers and appliances.
  The director of Jefferson County’s Department of Emergency Services says 911 calls started pouring in from Brookville on Jan. 20 just after noon. The borough 70 miles northeast of Pittsburgh has a population of about 4,000; at least 500 residents were affected.
  Police Chief Jason Brown says even his department wasn’
  
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• No more lost calls in the tunnels: Enhanced wireless service available in Squirrel Hill and Liberty tunnels

  27-01-2017 18:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Enhanced wireless service is available for most users in the Liberty and Squirrel Hill tunnels and should be available by the end of April in the Fort Pitt Tunnel, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said today.
  
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• 2017 Brings Enhanced Cell Service To Pittsburgh Tunnels

  27-01-2017 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers can look forward to far fewer dropped calls while traveling through tunnels in 2017.
  PennDOT District 11 announced Friday that the distributed antenna system designed to enhance wireless coverage is near completion in the Fort Pitt, Squirrel Hill, and Liberty Tunnels.
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  The project, which began in June 2016, required the addition of antennas across three and a half m
  
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• Officials looking for mother of missing twins charged with concealing their whereabouts

  27-01-2017 18:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman charged with concealing the whereabouts of her twins, who haven't been seen for more than a decade, was being sought by authorities today.
  
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• Tests: Maintenance Workers Killed By Train In Pa. Were On Drugs

  27-01-2017 18:05
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal safety officials say both maintenance workers killed by an Amtrak train in April near Philadelphia were on drugs when the crash happened.
  Toxicology reports released Thursday show backhoe operator Joseph Carter Jr. had cocaine in his system and supervisor Peter Adamovich tested positive for morphine, codeine and oxycodone.
  The workers were struck by a train traveling at 100 mph while performing maintenance along the tracks. Tests show the train’s engineer
  
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• CBS Sports’ Seth Davis Breaks Down UNC-Miami ACC Matchup

  27-01-2017 18:05
  
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  College basketball season rolls along as we draw nearer to March Madness. This past week has been a rough one for teams ranked in the AP’s Top 10, with five of them falling in upsets to conference opponents. Villanova (#1), Kansas (#2), Kentucky (#4), Florida State (#6) and UCLA (#8) all suffered losses to unranked conference foes, opening the door for some movement at the top of the rankings.
  One team looking to capitalize will be last year’s national runner-up, the
  
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• DA: Police to review who knew about school's lead problem

  27-01-2017 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  A prosecutor says state police will try to determine who knew what about problems with high levels of lead in water that forced a Butler Area School District elementary school to close for two days earlier this week.
  
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• DA: Police To Review Who Knew About Butler School’s Lead Problem

  27-01-2017 17:48
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (AP) – A prosecutor says state police will try to determine who knew what about problems with high levels of lead in water that forced a western Pennsylvania elementary school to close for two days earlier this week.
  Butler Area School District Superintendent Dale Lumley apologized to Irate parents of Summit Elementary students on Monday. Students were given bottled water for two days earlier this school year after water tests in August found lead, but the school remained open
  
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• Peduto names Scott Schubert as new police chief for Pittsburgh

  27-01-2017 17:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  Acting Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert has been named permanently to head the city force.
  
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• January 26, 2017Trespass citation: Adnan Al-Ghurairi, 32, of...

  27-01-2017 17:34
  Trespass citation: Adnan Al-Ghurairi, 32, of Pittsburgh, was cited by California police with simple trespass after an argument Jan. 21 at California Terrace.
  
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• Cops: Pa. Man Took Wife, 73, From Nursing Home For Suicide Attempt

  27-01-2017 17:34
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – A 60-year-old Pennsylvania man is jailed on charges he took his 72-year-old wife out of a nursing home for a double-suicide attempt that failed.
  The attorney for Philip Benight, of Conestoga, declined comment on the assisted suicide charge he faces in Lancaster County.
  Police say he took his wife out of the ManorCare Health Services home on Sunday and drove to their home where he crushed up painkillers and tranquilizers that he fed to her in some pudding. Police say B
  
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• Mayor Peduto Appoints Schubert As New Chief Of Police

  27-01-2017 17:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh has a newly appointed police chief.
  Mayor Bill Peduto appointed Acting Chief Scott Schubert as the new chief Friday morning.
  Schubert, who lives in brookline, has been a police officer for 24 years.
  “I am thankful for the faith that Mayor Peduto and Director Hissrich have placed in me,” Schubert said. “My dream has always been to be a Pittsburgh Police Officer, and it is humbling to be considered for the position of chief. I look forward to
  
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• Tostitos’ Party Bag Can Tell When You’ve Been Drinking, Will Call You An Uber

  27-01-2017 17:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heads up for those planning on attending Super Bowl parties. When you head for the snacks, your chip bag might have something to say.
  Adweek reports Tostitos’ has created a limited-edition “Party Safe” bag that can tell when you’ve been drinking and will even work to get you home safely.
  The unique bag comes with a sensor connected to a microcontroller calibrated to detect small amounts of alcohol on your breath.
  If any alcohol is picked up, the
  
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• New York Woman’s Car Seat Poncho Keeps Kids Safe & Warm

  27-01-2017 17:09
  
  NEW YORK (KDKA) – Experts say putting your child in a car seat all bundled up in a winter coat could have deadly consequences.
  As a result, a New York mother came up with a new way to keep your child safe and warm.
  Erica Costello designed car seat ponchos.
  It allows parents to buckle their kids in tight while keeping them warm at the same time.
  Experts say straps might appear snug when you buckle your child into their car seat with a bulky winter coat. But, they’re actually more loos
  
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• Port Authority to add 80-plus spots at Ross park-n-ride

  27-01-2017 16:02 via post-gazette.com
  Port Authority expects to add more than 80 spaces at the lower level of its Ross park-and-ride lot this year.
  
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• Dozens From W. Pa. Head To DC To Participate In March For Life

  27-01-2017 15:57
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA/AP) – Early Friday morning, before the sun rose, dozens of parishioners gathered for Mass at Saint Louise de Marillac in Upper Saint Clair. During the Mass, prayers were offered for those heading to Washington, D.C., for the March for Life – one of the largest pro-life events in the country.
  “I’ve been involved in the pro-life struggle for a long time and it’s very important to show up and speak out for those who can’t speak out for themselves
  
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• DC’s March For Life To Highlight Gains By Abortion Opponents

  27-01-2017 15:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – For the first time in years, abortion opponents will have all the political momentum when they hold their annual rally on the National Mall.
  The March for Life is held each year to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. The group says Vice President Mike Pence will address Friday’s rally. The group adds no president or vice president has ever spoken previously at the event, now in its 44th year.
  One of President Donald Trump&rsq
  
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• Officials Issue Warning About New ‘Can You Hear Me?’ Phone Scam

  27-01-2017 14:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a simple question, but police say answering it could make you the victim of a crime.
  It’s part of a new scam that’s making the rounds.
  Here’s how it works:
  The scammer calls your phone and introduces themselves or their business.
  After the introduction, they will ask “Can you hear me?”
  Your natural response is to say “yes.”
  However, police say scammers record your response and then claim to sign you up for products yo
  
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• Scientists Move Doomsday Clock 30 Seconds Closer To Midnight

  27-01-2017 14:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The keepers of the Doomsday Clock have moved the symbolic countdown to potential global catastrophe 30 seconds closer to midnight based on President Donald Trump’s comments on nuclear weapons and climate change.
  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, in a statement accompanying the move Thursday, cited “wavering public confidence in the democratic institutions required to deal with major world threats.” It says “deception campaigns” by Russia
  
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• TRAFFIC: Tractor-trailer crash closes part of Route 51

  27-01-2017 14:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A tractor-trailer crash has closed a section of Route 51/Saw Mill Run Road in both directions this afternoon.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Route 51 reopens in the South Hills after truck crash

  27-01-2017 14:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Route 51/Saw Mill Run Boulevard has reopened in both directions after a crash in the South Hills this afternoon.
  
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• West View teens arrested in killing over bong theft

  27-01-2017 13:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  An 18-year-old man was fatally shot early Friday in Ben Avon after several armed men broke into his home trying to recover a stolen bong, according to court documents.
  
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• Man, 18, fatally shot after home invasion in Ben Avon

  27-01-2017 13:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  An 18-year-old victim of a home invasion in Ben Avon was fatally shot while chasing the intruders, police said.
  
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• Arrest made in fatal shooting of 18-year-old in Ben Avon home invasion

  27-01-2017 13:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting an 18-year-old following a home invasion in Ben Avon overnight.
  
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• Old prison, new life: The closing of Western Pen brings opportunity

  27-01-2017 12:59
  While the closing will disrupt the lives of hundreds of corrections officers, all will have the opportunity to take work at other prisons, including those in nearby Greene and Fayette counties. Closing the 19th century prison will save $81 million annually, an important consideration for a state facing a budget shortfall of more than $1.5 billion next fiscal year.
  
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• Suspect sought after vehicle crashes into hydrant in Wilkinsburg

  27-01-2017 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are searching for a suspect following a brief chase from the East Hills that ended with his car crashing into a fire hydrant in Wilkinsburg late Thursday.
  
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• Driver sought after vehicle crashes into hydrant in Wilkinsburg

  27-01-2017 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are searching for a suspect following a brief chase from the East Hills that ended with his car crashing into a fire hydrant in Wilkinsburg late Thursday.
  
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• Home Invasion Victim Shot & Killed While Chasing Suspects

  27-01-2017 12:17
  
  BEN AVON (KDKA) – A man has died after being shot while chasing after home invasion suspects in Ben Avon.
  According to police, the shooting happened in the 300 block of Spruce Run Road just after midnight.
  An 18-year-old man was the victim of a home invasion and chased after the suspects. While in pursuit, he was shot at least once.
  The victim was taken to the hospital, were he later died.
  No other information has been released at this time.
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• Home Invasion Victim Shot & Killed While Chasing Suspect

  27-01-2017 12:17
  
  BEN AVON (KDKA) – A man has died after being shot while chasing after home invasion suspects in Ben Avon.
  According to police, the shooting happened in the 300 block of Spruce Run Road just after midnight.
  An 18-year-old man was the victim of a home invasion and chased after the suspects. While in pursuit, he was shot at least once.
  The victim was taken to the hospital, were he later died.
  During the course of their investigation, police determined Gregg Scholze, 19, of West View, was the
  
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• Resident injured in Troy Hill home invasion

  27-01-2017 12:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating an armed home invasion in Troy Hill.
  
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• Charges Filed Against Former Gateway High School Teacher

  27-01-2017 12:03
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Police have charged a former special education teacher at Gateway High School after they say he drove drunk to work and crashed his car on school grounds.
  Michael Mastorovich, 54, is charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest, public drunkenness and criminal mischief.
  Officers were dispatched to Gateway High School just before 7 a.m. Tuesday following reports of an accident. Police found a vehicle in a grassy area that had slammed into a railing
  
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• Police: Man wanted on warrant flees from officers, crashes into fire hydrant

  27-01-2017 08:30
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• Homestead receives grant to improve area around Barrett Elementary School

  27-01-2017 06:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  At Thursday night’s Steel Valley school board meeting, Superintendent Ed Wehrer announced that Homestead Borough has received a $600,000 grant from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority.
  
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